1 Corinthians 4:21 - English Standard Version 2016 What do you wish? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness? 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of correction, or with love and in a spirit of gentleness? American Standard Version (1901) What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness? Common English Bible Which do you want? Should I come to you with a big stick to punish you, or with love and a gentle spirit? Catholic Public Domain Version What would you prefer? Should I return to you with a rod, or with charity and a spirit of meekness? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version What will you? shall I come to you with a rod; or in charity, and in the spirit of meekness? |
you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
But I call God to witness against me—it was to spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth.
For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed.
I urged Titus to go, and sent the brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not act in the same spirit? Did we not take the same steps?
For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.
I warned those who sinned before and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that if I come again I will not spare them—
And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all.
Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it.
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.