Nowthese things,brethren,I have figuratively appliedto myselfand Apollosfor your sakes,sothat in us you may learnnot to exceedwhatis written,sothat nooneof you will become arrogantin behalfof oneagainstthe other.
Do not trustin princes,In mortalman,in whomthereis nosalvation.
Whatis manthat You takethoughtof him, And the sonof manthat You carefor him?
Stopregardingman,whosebreath[of life] is in his nostrils;For whyshould he be esteemed?
Nowa JewnamedApollos,an Alexandrianby birth,an eloquentman,cameto Ephesus;and he was mightyin the Scriptures.
It happenedthat whileApolloswas at Corinth,Paulpassed throughthe uppercountryand cameto Ephesus,and foundsomedisciples.
For throughthe gracegivento me I sayto everyoneamongyou not to think more highlyof himself thanhe oughtto think;but to thinksoas to have sound judgment,as Godhas allottedto eacha measureof faith.
NowI meanthis,that each oneof you is saying,"I amof Paul,"and "I of Apollos,"and "I of Cephas,"and "I of Christ."
For it is written,"I WILL DESTROYTHE WISDOMOF THE WISE,AND THE CLEVERNESSOF THE CLEVERI WILL SET ASIDE."
sothat, justas it is written,"LET HIM WHO BOASTS,BOASTIN THE LORD."
Loveis patient,loveis kind[and] is not jealous;lovedoes not brag[and] is not arrogant,
For the wisdomof thisworldis foolishnessbeforeGod.For it is written,"[He is] THE ONE WHO CATCHESTHE WISEIN THEIR CRAFTINESS";
So thenlet no oneboastin men.For all thingsbelongto you,
You have become arrogantand have not mournedinstead,sothat the one who had donethisdeedwould be removedfrom your midst.
Your boastingis not good.Do you not knowthat a littleleavenleavensthe wholelump[of dough]?
Nowconcerningthings sacrificed to idols,we knowthat we allhaveknowledge.Knowledgemakes arrogant,but loveedifies.
I doall thingsfor the sakeof the gospel,sothat I may becomea fellow partakerof it.
For we are not boldto classorcompareourselveswith someof thosewho commendthemselves;but when they measurethemselvesby themselvesand comparethemselveswith themselves,they are withoutunderstanding.
not boastingbeyond[our] measure,[that] [is], in other men'slabors,but with the hopethat as your faithgrows,we will be, withinour sphere,enlargedevenmoreby you,
You are lookingat things as they are outwardly.Ifanyoneis confidentin himselfthat he is Christ's,let him considerthisagainwithinhimself,that justas he is Christ's,soalsoare we.
For ifone comesand preachesanotherJesuswhomwe have not preached,oryou receivea differentspiritwhichyou have not received,ora differentgospelwhichyou have not accepted,you bear[this] beautifully.
All this timeyou have been thinkingthat we are defendingourselves to you. [Actually], it is in the sightof Godthat we have been speakingin Christ;and allfor your upbuilding,beloved.
For I am afraidthat perhapswhen I comeI may findyou to be not whatI wishand may be foundby you to be not whatyou wish;that perhaps[there will be] strife,jealousy,angry tempers,disputes,slanders,gossip,arrogance,disturbances;
For ifI do wishto boastI will not be foolish,for I will be speakingthe truth;but I refrain[from] [this], so that noonewill creditme with more thanhe sees[in] me orhearsfrom me.
For all things[are] for your sakes,sothat the gracewhich is spreadingto moreand more people may causethe giving of thanksto aboundto the gloryof God.
Let no onekeep defrauding you of your prizeby delightingin self-abasementand the worshipof the angels,taking his standon [visions] he has seen,inflatedwithout causeby his fleshlymind,
for our gospeldid not cometo you in wordonly,but alsoin powerand in the HolySpiritand with fullconviction;justas you knowwhat kind of menwe provedto be amongyou for your sake.
For thisreasonI endureall thingsfor the sakeof thosewho are chosen,sothat they alsomay obtainthe salvationwhich is in ChristJesus[and] with [it] eternalglory.
