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1 Corinthians 4:13-15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Corinthians 4:13-15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 when slandered, we speak kindly. We have become like the rubbish of the world, the dregs of all things, to this very day.
Fatherly Admonition
14 I am not writing this to make you ashamed but to admonish you as my beloved children. 15 For though you might have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers. Indeed, in Christ Jesus I fathered you through the gospel.(A)
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1 Corinthians 4:13-15
New International Version
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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