1 Corinthians 4:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now some are full of pride, as if I was not coming to you.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 4:6-8 : 6 My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother. 7 For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you? but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you? 8 For even now you are full, even now you have wealth, you have been made kings without us: truly, I would be glad if you were kings, so that we might be kings with you.
  • 1 Cor 5:2 : 2 And in place of feeling sorrow, you are pleased with yourselves, so that he who has done this thing has not been sent away from among you.
  • 1 Cor 4:21 : 21 What is your desire? is my coming to be with punishment, or is it to be in love and a gentle spirit?

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    19 But I will come to you in a short time, if it is pleasing to the Lord, and I will take note, not of the word of those who are full of pride, but of the power.

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    6 My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.

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    20 For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

    21 And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.

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    13 You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you (but till now I was kept from it), so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.

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    9 Do your best to come to me before long:

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    5 But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia, for that is my purpose;

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    15 And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;

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    17 For this cause I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and true child in the Lord; he will make clear to you my ways in Christ, even as I am teaching everywhere in every church.

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    21 What is your desire? is my coming to be with punishment, or is it to be in love and a gentle spirit?

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    8 For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:

    9 That I may not seem to have the desire of causing you fear by my letters.

    10 For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.

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    24 But I have faith in the Lord that I myself will come before long.

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