1 Corinthians 4:13-15

Christian Standard Bible

¹³ when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the scum of the earth, like everyone’s garbage.^(A)

Paul’s Fatherly Care

¹⁴ I’m not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.^{(B) 15} For you may have countless instructors in Christ, but you don’t have many fathers. For I became your father^(C) in Christ Jesus through the gospel.