| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. | 1One should think about us this way--as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. |
| 2Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. | 2Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful. |
| 3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. | 3So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. |
| 4For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. | 4For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord. |
| 5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who 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 praise of God. | 5So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God. |
| 6And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. | 6I have applied these things to myself and Apollos because of you, brothers and sisters, so that through us you may learn "not to go beyond what is written," so that none of you will be puffed up in favor of the one against the other. |
| 7For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? | 7For who concedes you any superiority? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as though you did not? |
| 8Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you. | 8Already you are satisfied! Already you are rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you had become kings so that we could reign with you! |
| 9For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. | 9For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to die, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to people. |
| 10We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised. | 10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored! |
| 11Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; | 11To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, poorly clothed, brutally treated, and without a roof over our heads. |
| 12And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: | 12We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure, |
| 13Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day. | 13when people lie about us, we answer in a friendly manner. We are the world's dirt and scum, even now. |
| 14I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. | 14I am not writing these things to shame you, but to correct you as my dear children. |
| 15For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. | 15For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. |
| 16Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. | 16I encourage you, then, be imitators of me. |
| 17For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church. | 17For this reason, I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and faithful son in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church. |
| 18Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you. | 18Some have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you. |
| 19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. | 19But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power. |
| 20For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. | 20For the kingdom of God is demonstrated not in idle talk but with power. |
| 21What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness? | 21What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline or with love and a spirit of gentleness? |
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