This is howΟὕτωςoneἄνθρωποςshould regardλογιζέσθωus:ἡμᾶςasὡςattendantsὑπηρέταςof the MessiahΧριστοῦandκαὶstewardsοἰκονόμουςof the mysteriesμυστηρίωνof God.θεοῦ
Here,ὧδεmoreover,λοιπὸνit is requiredζητεῖταιinἐνstewardsτοῖς οἰκονόμοιςthatἵναoneτιςbe foundεὑρεθῇfaithful.πιστός
Butδὲto meἐμοὶit isἐστινa very small thingεἰς ἐλάχιστόνthatἵναI should be examinedἀνακριθῶbyὑφ’youὑμῶνorἢbyὑπὸa humanἀνθρωπίνηςcourt;ἡμέραςin fact,ἀλλ’I do not evenοὐδὲexamineἀνακρίνωmyself.ἐμαυτὸν
ForγὰρI am conscious ofσύνοιδαnothingοὐδὲνagainst myself,ἐμαυτῷbutἀλλ’I have notοὐκbeen declared righteousδεδικαίωμαιbyἐνthis;τούτῳrather,δὲthe one whoὁexaminesἀνακρίνωνmeμεisἐστινthe Lord.κύριός
Soὥστεdo notμὴjudgeκρίνετεanythingτιbeforeπρὸthe time,καιροῦuntilἕως ἂνthe Lordὁ κύριοςcomes,ἔλθῃwhoὃςwill alsoκαὶbring to lightφωτίσειthe hidden thingsτὰ κρυπτὰof darknessτοῦ σκότουςandκαὶwill make knownφανερώσειthe intentionsτὰς βουλὰςof the hearts;τῶν καρδιῶνandκαὶthenτότεthe praiseὁ ἔπαινοςwill comeγενήσεταιto each oneἑκάστῳfromἀπὸGod.τοῦ θεοῦ
Nowδέthese things,Ταῦταbrothers,ἀδελφοίI have applied figurativelyμετεσχημάτισαtoεἰςmyselfἐμαυτὸνandκαὶApollosἈπολλῶνforδι’your sake,ὑμᾶςso thatἵναinἐνusἡμῖνyou may learnμάθητεthe saying,τόNotΜὴbeyondὑπὲρwhatἃis written,γέγραπταιso thatἵναnone of youεἷςmay be puffed upφυσιοῦσθεin favor ofὑπὲρoneτοῦ ἑνὸςagainstκατὰthe other.τοῦ ἑτέρου
Forγάρwhoτίςmakes you different?σε διακρίνειAndδὲwhatτίdo you haveἔχειςthatὃyou did notοὐκreceive?ἔλαβεςAndδὲifεἰyou didκαὶreceive it,ἔλαβεςwhyτίdo you boastκαυχᾶσαιas ifὡςyou had notμὴreceived it?λαβών
AlreadyἬδηyou are filled!κεκορεσμένοι ἐστέAlreadyἤδηyou have become rich!ἐπλουτήσατεWithoutχωρὶςusἡμῶνyou have reigned!ἐβασιλεύσατεAndκαὶI wishὄφελόν γεyou had reigned,ἐβασιλεύσατεso thatἵναweἡμεῖςalsoκαὶmight reign withσυμβασιλεύσωμενyou!ὑμῖν
ForγάρI thinkδοκῶGodὁ θεὸςhas displayedἀπέδειξενusἡμᾶςapostlesτοὺς ἀποστόλουςas last,ἐσχάτουςasὡςmen sentenced to death,ἐπιθανατίουςbecauseὅτιwe have becomeἐγενήθημενa spectacleθέατρονto the world,τῷ κόσμῳbothκαὶto angelsἀγγέλοιςandκαὶto men.ἀνθρώποις
Weἡμεῖςarefoolsμωροὶfor the sake ofδιὰthe Messiah,Χριστόνbutδὲyouὑμεῖςarewiseφρόνιμοιinἐνthe Messiah;Χριστῷweἡμεῖςareweak,ἀσθενεῖςbutδὲyouὑμεῖςarestrong;ἰσχυροίyouὑμεῖςarehonored,ἔνδοξοιbutδὲweἡμεῖςaredishonored.ἄτιμοι
Toἄχριthisτῆςpresentἄρτιhourὥραςwe hungerπεινῶμενandκαὶthirstδιψῶμενandκαὶare poorly clothedγυμνιτεύομενandκαὶare beatenκολαφιζόμεθαandκαὶhave no fixed home,ἀστατοῦμεν
andκαὶwe toil,κοπιῶμενworkingἐργαζόμενοιwith our ownταῖς ἰδίαιςhands.χερσίνWhen reviled,λοιδορούμενοιwe bless;εὐλογοῦμενwhen persecuted,διωκόμενοιwe endure;ἀνεχόμεθα
when slandered,δυσφημούμενοιwe encourage;παρακαλοῦμενwe have becomeἐγενήθημενlikeὡςthe refuseπερικαθάρματαof the world,τοῦ κόσμουthe scumπερίψημαof all things,πάντωνuntilἕωςnow.ἄρτι
I am notΟὐκwritingγράφωthese thingsταῦταto shameἐντρέπωνyou,ὑμᾶςbutἀλλ’to admonish youνουθετῶνasὡςmyμουbelovedἀγαπητὰchildren.τέκνα
Forγὰρeven ifἐὰνyou haveἔχητεten thousandμυρίουςguardiansπαιδαγωγοὺςinἐνthe Messiah,Χριστῷyou do not haveἀλλ’ οὐmanyπολλοὺςfathers;πατέραςforγὰρinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷJesusἸησοῦIἐγὼfatheredἐγέννησαyouὑμᾶςthroughδιὰthe good news.τοῦ εὐαγγελίου
I urgeπαρακαλῶyou,ὑμᾶςthen,οὖνbecomeγίνεσθεimitatorsμιμηταίof me.μου
Forδιὰthis reasonτοῦτοI sentἔπεμψαyouὑμῖνTimothy,Τιμόθεονwhoὅςisἐστίνmyμουbelovedἀγαπητὸνandκαὶfaithfulπιστὸνchildτέκνονinἐνthe Lord,κυρίῳwhoὃςwill remindἀναμνήσειyouὑμᾶςof myμουwaysτὰς ὁδούςthat areτὰςinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷJesus,Ἰησοῦjust asκαθὼςI teach themδιδάσκωeverywhereπανταχοῦinἐνeveryπάσῃassembly.ἐκκλησίᾳ
Nowδέsomeτινεςhave become puffed up,ἐφυσιώθησάνas thoughὡςIμουwere notμὴcomingἐρχομένουtoπρὸςyou.ὑμᾶς
ButδὲI will comeἐλεύσομαιtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςsoon,ταχέωςifἐὰνthe Lordὁ κύριοςwills,θελήσῃandκαὶI will find outγνώσομαιnotοὐthe talkτὸν λόγονof thoseτῶνwho are puffed upπεφυσιωμένωνbutἀλλὰtheir power.τὴν δύναμιν
Forγὰρthe kingdomἡ βασιλείαof Godτοῦ θεοῦisnotοὐinἐνtalkλόγῳbutἀλλ’inἐνpower.δυνάμει
Whatτίdo you want?θέλετεShall I comeἔλθωtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςwithἐνa rod,ῥάβδῳorἢwithἐνloveἀγάπῃandτεa spiritπνεύματίof gentleness?πραΰτητος