1 Corinto 4
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Mga Apostol ni Cristo
4 Kaya dapat ituring ninyo kami ni Apolos bilang mga lingkod ni Cristo na pinagkatiwalaan ng Dios na mangaral ng katotohanang inilihim niya noong una. 2 At ang katiwalaʼy dapat maging tapat. 3 Hindi mahalaga sa akin kung ano ang iniisip ninyo o ng sinuman sa akin, ni hindi ko nga pinapahalagahan ang sarili kong opinyon. 4 Kung sabagay, malinis ang aking konsensya, pero hindi ito nangangahulugan na wala akong kasalanan. Ang Panginoon lang ang makapagsasabi kung tama o mali ang aking ginagawa. 5 Kaya huwag kayong humatol nang wala sa takdang panahon. Hintayin ninyo ang pagbabalik ng Panginoon. Pagdating niya, ilalantad niya ang lahat ng mga sekreto at motibo ng bawat isa. At sa panahong iyon, tatanggapin ng bawat isa ang papuring mula sa Dios na ayon sa kanyang ginawa.
6 Mga kapatid, ginamit kong halimbawa ang aking sarili at si Apolos upang matutunan ninyo ang ibig sabihin ng kasabihang, “Huwag ninyong higitan ang sinasabi ng Kasulatan.” Kaya huwag ninyong ipagmalaki ang isa at sabihing mas mabuti siya kaysa sa iba. 7 Bakit sinasabi ninyong nakakahigit kayo sa iba? Ano ba ang mayroon kayo na hindi nagmula sa Dios? Kung ang lahat ng nasa inyoʼy nagmula sa Dios, bakit nagmamalaki kayo na parang galing mismo sa inyo ang mga ito?
8 Inaakala ninyo na nasa inyo na ang lahat ng inyong kailangan, na mayayaman na kayo at naghahari na sa kaharian ng Dios nang wala kami. Sana ngaʼy naghahari na kayo nang makapaghari naman kaming kasama ninyo. 9 Sa tingin ko, kaming mga apostol ay ginawa ng Dios na parang pinakahamak sa lahat ng tao. Para kaming mga taong nahatulan nang mamatay, na ipinaparada sa harap ng buong mundo, sa mga tao at pati sa mga anghel. 10 Dahil sa pangangaral namin tungkol kay Cristo, itinuturing kaming mga hangal. Ngunit kayo naman ay nag-aakalang marurunong dahil nakay Cristo kayo. Kami ay mahihina, at sa palagay ninyo ay malalakas kayo. Iginagalang kayo ng mga tao, habang kami naman ay hinahamak. 11 Maging sa oras na ito, kami ay nagugutom at nauuhaw, hindi makapanamit nang maayos, pinagmamalupitan, at walang matuluyan. 12 Nagtatrabaho kami nang husto upang mabuhay. Kung nilalait kami ng mga tao, pinagpapala namin sila. Kung kami ay inuusig, tinitiis na lang namin ito. 13 Kung kami ay sinisiraan, mahinahon kaming sumasagot. Hanggang ngayon, itinuturing kaming mga basura sa mundo.
14 Hindi ko sinusulat ang mga ito upang ipahiya kayo, kundi upang paalalahanan kayo bilang mga minamahal kong mga anak. 15 Sapagkat kahit marami ang nag-aalaga sa inyong pamumuhay Cristiano, iisa lamang ang inyong ama sa pananampalataya. At ako ang inyong ama, dahil naging anak ko kayo sa pananampalataya kay Cristo Jesus sa pamamagitan ng Magandang Balita na ipinangaral ko sa inyo. 16 Kaya nakikiusap ako na tularan ninyo ako sa aking pamumuhay. 17 At dahil nga rito, pinapapunta ko riyan si Timoteo, ang aking minamahal at tapat na anak sa Panginoon. Ipapaalala niya sa inyo ang tungkol sa pamumuhay ko kay Cristo Jesus, na siya ring itinuturo ko sa lahat ng iglesya saan mang lugar.
18 Ang ilan sa inyo ay nagmamataas na dahil akala nilaʼy hindi na ako pupunta riyan. 19 Ngunit kung loloobin ng Panginoon, pupunta ako riyan sa lalong madaling panahon. At titingnan ko kung ano ang magagawa ng mga tao riyan na mayayabang magsalita. 20 Sapagkat malalaman natin kung ang isang tao ay pinaghaharian ng Dios sa pamamagitan ng kanyang mga gawa at hindi sa salita lamang. 21 Ngayon, ano ang gusto ninyo: darating ako nang galit sa inyo, o darating nang mahinahon at may pag-ibig?
1 Corinthians 4
New King James Version
Stewards of the Mysteries of God
4 Let a man so consider us, as (A)servants of Christ (B)and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. 3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human [a]court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. 4 For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord. 5 (C)Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to (D)light the hidden things of darkness and (E)reveal the [b]counsels of the hearts. (F)Then each one’s praise will come from God.
Fools for Christ’s Sake
6 Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be [c]puffed up on behalf of one against the other. 7 For who [d]makes you differ from another? And (G)what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
8 You are already full! (H)You are already rich! You have reigned as kings without us—and indeed I could wish you did reign, that we also might reign with you! 9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a (I)spectacle [e]to the world, both to angels and to men. 10 We are (J)fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ! (K)We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! 11 To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. 12 (L)And we labor, working with our own hands. (M)Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; 13 being defamed, we [f]entreat. (N)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 (O)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 (P)in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you, (Q)imitate me. 17 For this reason I have sent (R)Timothy to you, (S)who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will (T)remind you of my ways in Christ, as I (U)teach everywhere (V)in every church.
18 (W)Now some are [g]puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. 19 (X)But I will come to you shortly, (Y)if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. 20 For (Z)the kingdom of God is not in word but in (AA)power. 21 What do you want? (AB)Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 4:3 Lit. day
- 1 Corinthians 4:5 motives
- 1 Corinthians 4:6 arrogant
- 1 Corinthians 4:7 distinguishes you
- 1 Corinthians 4:9 Lit. theater
- 1 Corinthians 4:13 exhort, encourage
- 1 Corinthians 4:18 arrogant
1 Corinthians 4
English Standard Version
The Ministry of Apostles
4 This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and (A)stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. 3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. 4 (B)For I am not aware of anything against myself, (C)but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. 5 Therefore (D)do not pronounce judgment before the time, (E)before the Lord comes, (F)who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. (G)Then each one will receive his commendation from God.
6 I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers,[a] that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may (H)be puffed up in favor of one against another. 7 For who sees anything different in you? (I)What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?
8 Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! Without us you have become kings! And would that you did reign, so that we might share the rule with you! 9 For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, (J)like men sentenced to death, because we (K)have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. 10 (L)We are fools for Christ's sake, but (M)you are wise in Christ. (N)We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. 11 To the present hour (O)we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and (P)buffeted and (Q)homeless, 12 and we (R)labor, working with our own hands. (S)When reviled, we bless; (T)when persecuted, we endure; 13 when slandered, we entreat. (U)We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, (V)the refuse of all things.
14 I do not write these things (W)to make you ashamed, but to admonish you (X)as my beloved children. 15 For (Y)though you have countless[b] guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For (Z)I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 16 I urge you, then, (AA)be imitators of me. 17 That is why (AB)I sent[c] you Timothy, (AC)my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ,[d] (AD)as I teach them everywhere in every church. 18 Some are (AE)arrogant, (AF)as though I were not coming to you. 19 But (AG)I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. 20 For (AH)the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power. 21 What do you wish? (AI)Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 4:6 Or brothers and sisters
- 1 Corinthians 4:15 Greek you have ten thousand
- 1 Corinthians 4:17 Or am sending
- 1 Corinthians 4:17 Some manuscripts add Jesus
1 Corinthians 4
New International Version
The Nature of True Apostleship
4 This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants(A) of Christ and as those entrusted(B) with the mysteries(C) God has revealed. 2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 3 I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. 4 My conscience(D) is clear, but that does not make me innocent.(E) It is the Lord who judges me.(F) 5 Therefore judge nothing(G) before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes.(H) He will bring to light(I) what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.(J)
6 Now, brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, “Do not go beyond what is written.”(K) Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over against the other.(L) 7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive?(M) And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
8 Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich!(N) You have begun to reign—and that without us! How I wish that you really had begun to reign so that we also might reign with you! 9 For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like those condemned to die(O) in the arena. We have been made a spectacle(P) to the whole universe, to angels as well as to human beings. 10 We are fools for Christ,(Q) but you are so wise in Christ!(R) We are weak, but you are strong!(S) You are honored, we are dishonored! 11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.(T) 12 We work hard with our own hands.(U) When we are cursed, we bless;(V) when we are persecuted,(W) we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage(X) of the world—right up to this moment.
Paul’s Appeal and Warning
14 I am writing this not to shame you(Y) but to warn you as my dear children.(Z) 15 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father(AA) through the gospel.(AB) 16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me.(AC) 17 For this reason I have sent to you(AD) Timothy,(AE) my son(AF) whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.(AG)
18 Some of you have become arrogant,(AH) as if I were not coming to you.(AI) 19 But I will come to you very soon,(AJ) if the Lord is willing,(AK) and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have. 20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of(AL) talk but of power.(AM) 21 What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline,(AN) or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?
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