1 Corinthians 4:14-21
The Ministry of Apostles
14 I do not write these things to shame you, but o as my beloved children I warn you. 15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for p in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you, q imitate me. 17 For this reason I have sent r Timothy to you, s who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will t remind you of my ways in Christ, as I u teach everywhere v in every church. 18 w Now some are 1 puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. 19 x But I will come to you shortly, y if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. 20 For z the kingdom of God is not in word but in a power. 21 What do you want? b Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?