Not that we lord it overyour faith,but are workerswith you for your joy;for in your faithyou are standing firm.
noryet as lording it overthoseallotted to your charge,but provingto be examplesto the flock.
NowI make knownto you, brethren,the gospelwhichI preachedto you, whichalsoyou received,in whichalsoyou stand,
for we walkby faith,not by sight--
For we do not preachourselvesbut ChristJesusas Lord,and ourselvesas your bond-servantsfor Jesus'sake.
Quite right,they were broken offfor their unbelief,but you standby your faith.Do not be conceited,but fear;
throughwhomalsowe have obtainedour introductionby faithinto thisgracein whichwe stand;and we exultin hopeof the gloryof God.
and beginsto beathis fellow slavesand eatand drinkwith drunkards;
Whatthenis Apollos?And whatis Paul?Servantsthroughwhomyou believed,evenas the Lordgave[opportunity] to each one.
that is, that I may be encouraged togetherwith you [while] amongyou, each of us by the other'sfaith,bothyoursand mine.
For you tolerateit ifanyoneenslavesyou, anyonedevoursyou, anyonetakesadvantage of you, anyoneexaltshimself, anyonehitsyou in the face.