1 Corinthians 4:8

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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.

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  • Rom 12:15-16 : 15 Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing. 16 Be in harmony with one another. Do not have a high opinion of yourselves, but be in agreement with common people. Do not give yourselves an air of wisdom.
  • 1 Cor 1:5 : 5 So that in him you have wealth in all things, in word and in knowledge of every sort;
  • Gal 6:3 : 3 For if a man has an idea that he is something when he is nothing, he is tricked by himself.
  • Rev 5:10 : 10 And have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are ruling on the earth.
  • Phil 1:27 : 27 Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;
  • Phil 2:12 : 12 So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;
  • 1 Thess 2:19-20 : 19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming? 20 For you are our glory and our joy.
  • 1 Thess 3:6-9 : 6 But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you; 7 For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith; 8 For it is life to us if you keep your faith in the Lord unchanged. 9 For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;
  • 2 Tim 2:11-12 : 11 This is a true saying: If we undergo death with him, then will we be living with him: 12 If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us:
  • Rev 3:17 : 17 For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.
  • 1 Cor 3:1-2 : 1 And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ. 2 I gave you milk and not meat, because you were, then, unable to take it, and even now you are not able;
  • 1 Cor 4:18 : 18 Now some are full of pride, as if I was not coming to you.
  • 1 Cor 5:6 : 6 This pride of yours is not good. Do you not see that a little leaven makes a change in all the mass?
  • 2 Cor 11:1 : 1 Put up with me if I am a little foolish: but, truly, you do put up with me.
  • 2 Cor 13:9 : 9 For we are glad when we are feeble and you are strong: and this is our prayer, even that you may be made complete.
  • Num 11:29 : 29 And Moses said to him, Are you moved by envy on my account? If only all the Lord's people were prophets, and the Lord might put his spirit on them!
  • Ps 122:5-9 : 5 For there seats for the judges were placed, even the rulers' seats of the line of David. 6 O make prayers for the peace of Jerusalem; may they whose love is given to you do well. 7 May peace be inside your walls, and wealth in your noble houses. 8 Because of my brothers and friends, I will now say, Let peace be with you. 9 Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will be working for your good.
  • Prov 13:7 : 7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.
  • Prov 25:14 : 14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
  • Isa 5:21 : 21 Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!
  • Jer 28:6 : 6 The prophet Jeremiah said, So be it: may the Lord do so: may the Lord give effect to the words which you have said, and let the vessels of the Lord's house, and all the people who have been taken away, come back from Babylon to this place.
  • Luke 1:51-53 : 51 With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts. 52 He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree. 53 Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;
  • Luke 6:25 : 25 Unhappy are you who are full of food now: for you will be in need. Unhappy are you who are laughing now: for you will be crying in sorrow.
  • Acts 20:29-30 : 29 I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock; 30 And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them.
  • Acts 26:29 : 29 And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.
  • Rom 12:3 : 3 But I say to every one of you, through the grace given to me, not to have an over-high opinion of himself, but to have wise thoughts, as God has given to every one a measure of faith.

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    6My 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.

    7For 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?

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    9For it seems to me that God has put us the Apostles last of all, as men whose fate is death: for we are put on view to the world, and to angels, and to men.

    10We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.

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    6So that we made a request to Titus that, as he had made a start before, so he might make this grace complete in you.

    7And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way.

    8I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.

    9For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth.

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    10As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.

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    14Even as you have been ready, in part, to say that we are your glory, in the same way that you are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

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    7Give attention to the things which are before you. If any man seems to himself to be Christ's, let him keep in mind that we are as much Christ's as he is.

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    4For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.

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    16But now you go on glorying in your pride: and all such glorying is evil.

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    12If others have a part in this right over you, have we not even more? But we did not make use of our right, so that we might put nothing in the way of the good news of Christ.

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    19For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming?

    20For you are our glory and our joy.

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    1And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.

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    24Not that we have authority over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy: for it is faith which is your support.

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    13And I am not saying this so that others may get off free, while the weight comes on you:

    14But so that things may be equal; that from those things of which you have more than enough at the present time their need may be helped, and that if you are in any need they may be a help to you in the same way, making things equal.

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    9For we are glad when we are feeble and you are strong: and this is our prayer, even that you may be made complete.

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    12So that glory may be given to the name of our Lord Jesus through you, and you may have glory in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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    4Seriously requesting us that they might have a part in this grace of being servants to the needs of the saints:

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    5So that in him you have wealth in all things, in word and in knowledge of every sort;

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    15Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.

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    21So let no one take pride in men. For all things are yours;

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    18And in the same way do you be glad and have a part in my joy.

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    13We will not give glory to ourselves in over-great measure, but after the measure of the rule which God has given us, a measure which comes even to you.

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    6And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

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    12So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.

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    13Now to give me back payment of the same sort (I am talking as to my children), let your hearts be wide open to me.

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    8And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

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    6Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.