1. Thus let a person consider us as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries.
2. In this case, moreover, it is sought in stewards that one be found faithful.
3. But to me it is a very little matter that I be judged by you or by a human court, but I do not even judge myself.
4. For I am conscious of nothing against myself, but not by this am I vindicated. But the one who judges me is the Lord.
5. Therefore do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord should come, who will both enlighten the hidden things of darkness and will reveal the counsels of hearts, and then praise will come to each one from God.
6. Now I have applied these things, brothers, to myself and Apollos for your sake, in order that in us you may learn not to go beyond what is written, lest someone be inflated with pride on behalf of one person against the other.
7. For who concedes you superiority? And what do you have that you did not receive? But if indeed you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?
8. Already you are satiated! Already you are rich! Apart from us you reign as kings! And would that indeed you reigned as kings, in order that we also might reign as kings with you!
9. For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as condemned to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to people.
10. We are fools for the sake of Christ, but you are prudent in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored!
11. Until the present hour we are both hungry and thirsty and poorly clothed and roughly treated and homeless,
12. and we toil, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;