¶ Let a man so account¹ of us, as of the ministers² of Christ, and stewards³ of the mysteries⁴ of God.

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a⁵ man be found faithful.

But with me it is⁶ a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment⁷: yea, I judge not mine own self.

For⁸ I know⁹ nothing by myself; yet¹⁰ am I not hereby justified: but¹¹ he that judgeth me is the Lord.

Therefore judge¹² nothing before the time, until¹³ the Lord come, who¹⁴ both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise¹⁵ of God.

And these¹⁶ things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for¹⁷ your sakes; that ye¹⁸ might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed¹⁹ up for one against another.

¶ For who²⁰ maketh thee to differ²¹ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why²² dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

Now ye are full²³, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without²⁴ us: and I²⁵ would to God ye did²⁶ reign, that we also might reign with you.

For I²⁷ think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as²⁸ it were appointed to death: for we are²⁹ made a spectacle³⁰ unto the world, and to angels, and to men³¹.

¶ We are fools³² for³³ Christ's sake, but ye are wise³⁴ in Christ; we are weak³⁵, but ye³⁶ are strong; ye are honourable, but we³⁷ are despised.

Even unto³⁸ this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked³⁹, and are buffeted⁴⁰, and have⁴¹ no certain dwellingplace;

And labour⁴², working with our own hands: being reviled⁴³, we bless; being persecuted⁴⁴, we suffer it:

⁴⁵Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.

¶ I write⁴⁶ not these things to shame you, but as my⁴⁷ beloved sons I⁴⁸ warn you.

For though ye have⁴⁹ ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for⁵⁰ in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

⁵¹Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.

¶ For this cause have I sent⁵² unto you Timotheus, who is⁵³ my beloved son, and faithful⁵⁴ in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways⁵⁵ which be in⁵⁶ Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

⁵⁷Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.

But I⁵⁸ will come to you shortly, if⁵⁹ the Lord will, and will know, not⁶⁰ the speech of them which are puffed up, but⁶¹ the power.

¶⁶²For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

What will ye? shall⁶³ I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and⁶⁴ in the spirit of meekness?