1 Corinthians 4:6

American Standard Version (1901)

Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye might learn not [to go] beyond the things which are written; that no one of you be puffed up for the one against the other.

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  • 1 Cor 1:12 : 12 Now this I mean, that each one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos: and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
  • 1 Cor 13:4 : 4 Love suffereth long, [and] is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
  • 2 Cor 11:4 : 4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or [if] ye receive a different spirit, which ye did not receive, or a different gospel, which ye did not accept, ye do well to bear with [him] .
  • 2 Tim 2:10 : 10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
  • 1 Cor 4:18-19 : 18 Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. 19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of them that are puffed up, but the power.
  • 1 Cor 5:2 : 2 And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he that had done this deed might be taken away from among you.
  • 1 Cor 8:1 : 1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.
  • 1 Cor 9:23 : 23 And I do all things for the gospel's sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof.
  • 1 Cor 5:6 : 6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
  • 1 Cor 1:19 : 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.
  • 1 Cor 1:31 : 31 that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
  • 1 Cor 3:4-7 : 4 For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not men? 5 What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him. 6 I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
  • 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness:
  • 1 Cor 3:21 : 21 Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;
  • Num 11:28-29 : 28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. 29 And Moses said unto him, Art thou jealous for my sake? would that all Jehovah's people were prophets, that Jehovah would put his Spirit upon them!
  • Job 11:11-12 : 11 For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not. 12 But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born [as] a wild ass's colt.
  • Ps 8:4 : 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?
  • Ps 146:3 : 3 Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
  • Isa 2:22 : 22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?
  • Jer 17:5-6 : 5 Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah. 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited.
  • Matt 23:8-9 : 8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren. 9 And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, [even] he who is in heaven. 10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, [even] the Christ.
  • John 3:26-27 : 26 And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.
  • Rom 12:3 : 3 For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.
  • 2 Cor 11:12-15 : 12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. 13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. 15 It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.
  • 2 Cor 12:6 : 6 For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he seeth me [to be], or heareth from me.
  • 2 Cor 12:19 : 19 Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, [are] for your edifying.
  • Col 2:18 : 18 Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
  • 1 Thess 1:5 : 5 how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and [in] much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake.
  • 2 Cor 4:15 : 15 For all things [are] for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound unto the glory of God.
  • 2 Cor 10:7 : 7 Ye look at the things that are before your face. If any man trusteth in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ's, so also are we.
  • 2 Cor 10:12 : 12 For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.
  • 2 Cor 10:15 : 15 not glorying beyond [our] measure, [that is], in other men's labors; but having hope that, as your faith groweth, we shall be magnified in you according to our province unto [further] abundance,

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  • 1 Cor 4:7-8
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    7For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?

    8Already are ye filled, already ye are become rich, ye have come to reign without us: yea and I would that ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

  • 1 Cor 3:3-5
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    3for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men?

    4For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not men?

    5What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him.

  • 21Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;

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    12Now this I mean, that each one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos: and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

    13Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized into the name of Paul?

  • Gal 6:3-4
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    3For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

    4But let each man prove his own work, and then shall he have his glorying in regard of himself alone, and not of his neighbor.

  • 2 Cor 10:7-8
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    7Ye look at the things that are before your face. If any man trusteth in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ's, so also are we.

    8For though I should glory somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame:

  • 6For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he seeth me [to be], or heareth from me.

  • Phil 2:3-4
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    3[ doing] nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

    4not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

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    12For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

    13But we will not glory beyond [our] measure, but according to the measure of the province which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even unto you.

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    15not glorying beyond [our] measure, [that is], in other men's labors; but having hope that, as your faith groweth, we shall be magnified in you according to our province unto [further] abundance,

    16so as to preach the gospel even unto the parts beyond you, [and] not to glory in another's province in regard of things ready to our hand.

  • 16Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.

  • 5For I reckon that I am not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

  • 1 Cor 4:3-5
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    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.

    4For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

    5Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.

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    16I say again, let no man think me foolish; but if [ye do], yet as foolish receive me, that I also may glory a little.

    17That which I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of glorying.

  • 6nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

  • 26Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

  • 2And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he that had done this deed might be taken away from among you.

  • 29that no flesh should glory before God.

  • Rom 12:3-4
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    3For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

    4For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office:

  • 4he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

  • 18Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.

  • 12We are not again commending ourselves unto you, but [speak] as giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have wherewith to answer them that glory in appearance, and not in heart.

  • 19Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, [are] for your edifying.

  • 10Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

  • 13Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother's way, or an occasion of falling.

  • 18Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

  • 1Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

  • 6But from those who were reputed to be somewhat (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth not man's person)--they, I say, who were of repute imparted nothing to me:

  • 4lest by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to shame in this confidence.

  • 18Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

  • 2If any man thinketh that he knoweth anything, he knoweth not yet as he ought to know;

  • 4If then ye have to judge things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the church?

  • 5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

  • 12I beseech you, brethren, become as I [am], for I also [am become] as ye [are] . Ye did me no wrong:

  • 11For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man.

  • 10We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye have glory, but we have dishonor.

  • 6that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in the matter: because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.