I do not mean to imply that we lord it over your faith; rather, we are workers with you for your joy, because you stand firm in the faith.
and he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards,
or rather so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.
That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand only through faith. So do not become proud, but stand in awe.
through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.
Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand,
What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each.
For you put up with it when someone makes slaves of you, or preys upon you, or takes advantage of you, or puts on airs, or gives you a slap in the face.
For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus' sake.
for we walk by faith, not by sight.
Do not lord it over those in your charge, but be examples to the flock.