1 Corinthians 4:13-17

New King James Version

¹³ being defamed, we ^[a]entreat. ^(A)We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.

Paul’s Paternal Care

¹⁴ I do not write these things to shame you, but ^(B)as my beloved children I warn you. ¹⁵ For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for ^(C)in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. ¹⁶ Therefore I urge you, ^(D)imitate me. ¹⁷ For this reason I have sent ^(E)Timothy to you, ^(F)who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will ^(G)remind you of my ways in Christ, as I ^(H)teach everywhere ^(I)in every church.