1 Corinthians 4:18
16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
17 That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.
Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.
19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.
20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.
- KJV
- Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
- WEB
- Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.
- ASV
- Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.
- DARBY
- But some have been puffed up, as if I were not coming to you;
- BLB
- Now some were puffed up, as if I were not coming to you⁺.
- ÅB
- Men somme er blitt oppblåst, i den tanke at jeg ikke skulle komme til dere;
- OTB
- Nå har noen blitt innbilske, som om jeg ikke kom til dere.
- B1930
- Men somme er blitt opblåst, i den tanke at jeg ikke skulde komme til eder;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 5:2
And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:6–8
Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:21
Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?
Read in context