고린도전서 4

1사람이 마땅히 우리를 그리스도의 일꾼이요 하나님의 비밀을 맡은 자로 여길지어다 2그리고 맡은 자들에게 구할 것은 충성이니라 3너희에게나 다른 사람에게나 판단 받는 것이 내게는 매우 작은 일이라 나도 나를 판단치 아니하노니 4내가 자책할 아무 것도 깨닫지 못하나 그러나 이를 인하여 의롭다 함을 얻지 못하노라 다만 나를 판단하실 이는 주시니라 5그러므로 때가 이르기 전 곧 주께서 오시기까지 아무 것도 판단치 말라 그가 어두움에 감추인 것들을 드러내고 마음의 뜻을 나타내시리니 그 때에 각 사람에게 하나님께로부터 칭찬이 있으리라 6형제들아 내가 너희를 위하여 이 일에 나와 아볼로를 가지고 본을 보였으니 이는 너희로 하여금 기록한 말씀 밖에 넘어가지 말라 한 것을 우리에게서 배워 서로 대적하여 교만한 마음을 먹지 말게 하려 함이라 7누가 너를 구별하였느뇨 네게 있는 것 중에 받지 아니한 것이 무엇이뇨 네가 받았은즉 어찌하여 받지 아니한 것 같이 자랑하느뇨 8너희가 이미 배부르며 이미 부요하며 우리 없이 왕 노릇 하였도다 우리가 너희와 함께 왕 노릇 하기 위하여 참으로 너희의 왕 노릇 하기를 원하노라 9내가 생각건대 하나님이 사도인 우리를 죽이기로 작정한 자 같이 미말에 두셨으매 우리는 세계 곧 천사와 사람에게 구경거리가 되었노라 10우리는 그리스도의 연고로 미련하되 너희는 그리스도 안에서 지혜롭고 우리는 약하되 너희는 강하고 너희는 존귀하되 우리는 비천하여 11바로 이 시간까지 우리가 주리고 목마르며 헐벗고 매맞으며 정처가 없고 12또 수고하여 친히 손으로 일을 하며 후욕을 당한즉 축복하고 핍박을 당한즉 참고 13비방을 당한즉 권면하니 우리가 지금까지 세상의 더러운 것과 만물의 찌끼 같이 되었도다 14내가 너희를 부끄럽게 하려고 이것을 쓰는 것이 아니라 오직 너희를 내 사랑하는 자녀 같이 권하려 하는 것이라 15그리스도 안에서 일만 스승이 있으되 아비는 많지 아니하니 그리스도 예수 안에서 복음으로써 내가 너희를 낳았음이라 16그러므로 내가 너희에게 권하노니 너희는 나를 본받는 자 되라 17이를 인하여 내가 주 안에서 내 사랑하고 신실한 아들 디모데를 너희에게 보내었노니 저가 너희로 하여금 그리스도 예수 안에서 나의 행사 곧 내가 각처 교회에서 가르치는 것을 생각나게 하리라 18어떤 이들은 내가 너희에게 나아가지 아니할 것 같이 스스로 교만하여졌으나 19그러나 주께서 허락하시면 내가 너희에게 속히 나아가서 교만한 자의 말을 알아 볼 것이 아니라 오직 그 능력을 알아 보겠노니 20하나님의 나라는 말에 있지 아니하고 오직 능력에 있음이라 21너희가 무엇을 원하느냐 내가 매를 가지고 너희에게 나아가랴 사랑과 온유한 마음으로 나아가랴

1So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants, and stewards of God’s mysteries. 2Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful. 3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man’s judgment. Yes, I don’t judge my own self. 4For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord. 5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God. 6Now these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to think beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one another. 7For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it? 8You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign with you. 9For, I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men. 10We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor. 11Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place. 12We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure. 13Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now. 14I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children. 15For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News. 16I beg you therefore, be imitators of me. 17Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly. 18Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. 19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. 20For the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. 21What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

1Alzo houde ons een ieder mens, als dienaars van Christus, en uitdelers der verborgenheden Gods. 2En voorts wordt in de uitdelers vereist, dat elk getrouw bevonden worde. 3Doch mij is voor het minste, dat ik van ulieden geoordeeld worde, of van een menselijk oordeel; ja, ik oordeel ook mijzelven niet. 4Want ik ben mijzelven van geen ding bewust; doch ik ben daardoor niet gerechtvaardigd; maar Die mij oordeelt, is de Heere. 5Zo dan oordeelt niets voor den tijd, totdat de Heere zal gekomen zijn, Welke ook in het licht zal brengen, hetgeen in de duisternis verborgen is, en openbaren de raadslagen der harten; en alsdan zal een iegelijk lof hebben van God. 6En deze dingen, broeders, heb ik op mijzelven en Apollos bij gelijkenis toegepast, om uwentwil; opdat gij aan ons zoudt leren, niet te gevoelen boven hetgeen geschreven is, dat gij niet, de een om eens anders wil, opgeblazen wordt tegen den ander. 7Want wie onderscheidt u? En wat hebt gij, dat gij niet hebt ontvangen? En zo gij het ook ontvangen hebt, wat roemt gij, alsof gij het niet ontvangen hadt? 8Alrede zijt gij verzadigd, alrede zijt gij rijk geworden, zonder ons hebt gij geheerst; en och, of gij heerstet, opdat ook wij met u heersen mochten! 9Want ik acht, dat God ons, die de laatste apostelen zijn, ten toon heeft gesteld als tot den dood verwezen; want wij zijn een schouwspel geworden der wereld, en den engelen, en den mensen. 10Wij zijn dwazen om Christus' wil, maar gij zijt wijzen in Christus; wij zijn zwakken, maar gij sterken; gij zijt heerlijken, maar wij verachten. 11Tot op deze tegenwoordige ure lijden wij honger, en lijden wij dorst, en zijn naakt, en worden met vuisten geslagen, en hebben geen vaste woonplaats; 12En arbeiden, werkende met onze eigen handen; wij worden gescholden, en wij zegenen; wij worden vervolgd, en wij verdragen; 13Wij worden gelasterd, en wij bidden; wij zijn geworden als uitvaagsels der wereld en aller afschrapsel tot nu toe. 14Ik schrijf deze dingen niet om u te beschamen, maar als mijn lieve kinderen vermaan ik u. 15Want al hadt gij tien duizend leermeesters in Christus, zo hebt gij toch niet vele vaders; want in Christus Jezus heb ik u door het Evangelie geteeld. 16Zo vermaan ik u dan: zijt mijn navolgers. 17Daarom heb ik Timotheus tot u gezonden, die mijn lieve en getrouwe zoon is in den Heere, welke u zal indachtig maken mijn wegen, die in Christus zijn, gelijkerwijs ik alom in alle Gemeenten leer. 18Doch sommigen zijn opgeblazen, alsof ik tot ulieden niet komen zou. 19Maar ik zal haast tot u komen, zo de Heere wil, en ik zal dan verstaan, niet de woorden dergenen, die opgeblazen zijn, maar de kracht. 20Want het Koninkrijk Gods is niet gelegen in woorden, maar in kracht. 21Wat wilt gij? Zal ik met de roede tot u komen, of in liefde en in den geest der zachtmoedigheid?