1 Corinthians 4:13-15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
13 when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the world’s garbage, like the dirt everyone scrapes off their sandals.(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 can have 10,000 instructors in Christ, but you can’t have many fathers. For I became your father(C) in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
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1 Corinthians 4:13-15
New International Version
13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage(A) of the world—right up to this moment.
Paul’s Appeal and Warning
14 I am writing this not to shame you(B) but to warn you as my dear children.(C) 15 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father(D) through the gospel.(E)
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