1 Corinthians 4
1SoΟὕτωςusἡμᾶςlet regardλογιζέσθωa manἄνθρωποςasὡςservantsὑπηρέταςof ChristΧριστοῦandκαὶstewardsοἰκονόμουςof the mysteriesμυστηρίωνof Godθεοῦ.
2In this caseὧδεmoreoverλοιπὸνit is requiredζητεῖταιinἐνtheτοῖςstewardsοἰκονόμοιςthatἵναfaithfulπιστόςoneτιςshall be foundεὑρεθῇ.
3Meἐμοὶhoweverδὲtoεἰςthe smallest matterἐλάχιστόνit isἐστιν,thatἵναbyὑφ’youὑμῶνI be examinedἀνακριθῶorἢbyὑπὸa humanἀνθρωπίνηςcourtἡμέρας·In factἀλλ’neitherοὐδὲmyselfἐμαυτὸνdo I examineἀνακρίνω·
4Nothingοὐδὲνforγὰρagainst myselfἐμαυτῷI am conscious ofσύνοιδα,yetἀλλ’notοὐκbyἐνthisτούτῳhave I been justifiedδεδικαίωμαι,the [One]ὁhoweverδὲjudgingἀνακρίνωνmeμε[the] Lordκύριόςisἐστιν.
5So thenὥστεnotμὴbefore [the]πρὸtimeκαιροῦanythingτιjudgeκρίνετε,untilἕωςἂνshall have comeἔλθῃtheὁLordκύριος,whoὃςbothκαὶwill bring to lightφωτίσειtheτὰhidden thingsκρυπτὰτοῦof darknessσκότουςandκαὶwill make manifestφανερώσειtheτὰςmotivesβουλὰςof theτῶνheartsκαρδιῶν,andκαὶthenτότεtheὁpraiseἔπαινοςwill comeγενήσεταιto eachἑκάστῳfromἀπὸτοῦGodθεοῦ.
6These thingsΤαῦταnowδέ,brothersἀδελφοί,I have appliedμετεσχημάτισαtoεἰςmyselfἐμαυτὸνandκαὶApollosἈπολλῶνon account ofδι’youὑμᾶς,so thatἵναinἐνusἡμῖνyou may learnμάθητετό·notΜὴbeyondὑπὲρwhatἃhas been writtenγέγραπται,thatἵναnotμὴoneεἷςforὑπὲρτοῦoneἑνὸςyou be puffed upφυσιοῦσθεoverκατὰtheτοῦotherἑτέρου.
7Whoτίςforγάρyouσεmakes differentδιακρίνει;Whatτίnowδὲhave youἔχειςwhichὃnotοὐκyou did receiveἔλαβες;Ifεἰnowδὲalsoκαὶyou did receive [it]ἔλαβες,whyτίboast youκαυχᾶσαιasὡςnotμὴhaving received [it]λαβών;
8AlreadyἬδηsatiatedκεκορεσμένοιyou areἐστέ,alreadyἤδηyou have been enrichedἐπλουτήσατε,apart fromχωρὶςusἡμῶνyou reignedἐβασιλεύσατε·andκαὶI wish thatὄφελόνreallyγεyou did reignἐβασιλεύσατε,so thatἵναalsoκαὶweἡμεῖςyouὑμῖνmight reign withσυμβασιλεύσωμεν.
9I thinkδοκῶforγάρ,ὁGodθεὸςusἡμᾶςτοὺςapostlesἀποστόλουςlastἐσχάτουςhas exhibitedἀπέδειξενasὡςappointed to deathἐπιθανατίους,becauseὅτιa spectacleθέατρονwe have becomeἐγενήθημενto theτῷworldκόσμῳbothκαὶto angelsἀγγέλοιςandκαὶto menἀνθρώποις.
10Weἡμεῖς[are] foolsμωροὶon account ofδιὰChristΧριστόν,youὑμεῖςhoweverδὲwiseφρόνιμοιinἐνChristΧριστῷ·weἡμεῖςweakἀσθενεῖς,youὑμεῖςhoweverδὲstrongἰσχυροί·Youὑμεῖςhonoredἔνδοξοι,weἡμεῖςhoweverδὲwithout honorἄτιμοι.
11As far asἄχριtheτῆςpresentἄρτιhourὥραςbothκαὶwe hungerπεινῶμενandκαὶthirstδιψῶμενandκαὶare poorly cladγυμνιτεύομενandκαὶare buffetedκολαφιζόμεθαandκαὶwander homelessἀστατοῦμεν
12andκαὶwe toilκοπιῶμενworkingἐργαζόμενοιwith [our]ταῖςownἰδίαιςhandsχερσίν·Being reviledλοιδορούμενοιwe blessεὐλογοῦμεν,being persecutedδιωκόμενοιwe endureἀνεχόμεθα,
13being slanderedδυσφημούμενοιwe entreatπαρακαλοῦμεν·Asὡς[the] scumπερικαθάρματαof theτοῦearthκόσμουwe have becomeἐγενήθημεν,of all [the]πάντωνrefuseπερίψημαuntilἕωςnowἄρτι.
14NotΟὐκshamingἐντρέπωνyouὑμᾶςdo I writeγράφωthese thingsταῦτα,butἀλλ’asὡςchildrenτέκναmyμουbelovedἀγαπητὰadmonishing [you]νουθετῶν·
15Ifἐὰνforγὰρten thousandμυρίουςguardiansπαιδαγωγοὺςyou should haveἔχητεinἐνChristΧριστῷ,yetἀλλ’notοὐmanyπολλοὺςfathersπατέρας,inἐνforγὰρChristΧριστῷJesusἸησοῦthroughδιὰtheτοῦgospelεὐαγγελίουIἐγὼyouὑμᾶςhave begottenἐγέννησα.
16I exhortπαρακαλῶthereforeοὖνyouὑμᾶς,imitatorsμιμηταίof meμουbecomeγίνεσθε.
17On account ofδιὰthisτοῦτοI sentἔπεμψαto youὑμῖνTimothyΤιμόθεον,whoὅςisἐστίνmyμουchildτέκνονbelovedἀγαπητὸνandκαὶfaithfulπιστὸνin [the]ἐνLordκυρίῳ,whoὃςyouὑμᾶςwill remind ofἀναμνήσειtheτὰςwaysὁδούςof meμουthat [are]τὰςinἐνChristΧριστῷJesusἸησοῦ,asκαθὼςeverywhereπανταχοῦinἐνeveryπάσῃchurchἐκκλησίᾳI teachδιδάσκω.
18As toὡςnotμὴcomingἐρχομένουnowδέof meμουtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςhave become puffed upἐφυσιώθησάνsomeτινες·
19I will comeἐλεύσομαιhoweverδὲshortlyταχέωςtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶς,ifἐὰνtheὁLordκύριοςwillsθελήσῃ,andκαὶI will find outγνώσομαιnotοὐtheτὸνtalkλόγονof thoseτῶνbeing puffed upπεφυσιωμένωνbutἀλλὰtheτὴνpowerδύναμιν,
20Notοὐforγὰρinἐνwordλόγῳtheἡkingdomβασιλείατοῦof God [is]θεοῦbutἀλλ’inἐνpowerδυνάμει.
21Whatτίdesire youθέλετε;Withἐνa rodῥάβδῳI should comeἔλθωtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶς,orἢinἐνloveἀγάπῃa spiritπνεύματίthenτεof gentlenessπραΰτητος;