L et a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
6 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
7 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
8 Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
9 For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
1 Momma onipa mmu yɛn sɛnea ɛfata saa, sɛ Kristo asomfoɔ, ne Onyankopɔn ahintasɛm ahwɛfoɔ. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
2 Bio nso, nea wɔhwehwɛ firi ahwɛfoɔ hɔ ne sɛ wobehu onipa a ɔdi nokorɛ. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
3 Nanso, ma me deɛ, ɛyɛ ade ketewaa sɛ mo na mobɛbu me atɛn, anaa ɛnam onipa atemmuo so: aane, mennbu me ankasa me ho atɛn. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
4 Efisɛ minnim biribiara a ebu m'atɛn; nanso eyi enti wɔnnbu me bem: na mmom, nea ɔbu me atɛn no ne Awurade. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
5 Enti Monnbu atɛn ansa na bere aduru, kɔsi sɛ Awurade bɛba, ɔno na ɔde esum mu nneɛma ahintaseɛ bɛba hann mu, na ɔbɛda akoma mu nsusuiɛ adi: na ɛno na obiara bɛnya Onyankopɔn hɔ nkamfoɔ. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
6 Na anuanom, saa nneɛma yi, ne Apolo na mede ayɛ nhwɛsoɔ ma mo ho enti, sɛ mobɛsua wɔ yɛn mu sɛ monnwen ntra deɛ wɔatwerɛ no, sɛ mo mu obi nnhoahoa ne ho ntia obi foforɔ. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
7 Efisɛ hwan na ɔma wo yɛ soronko? Na dɛn na wowɔ a ɛnyɛ sɛ woamma? Afei sɛ woamma a, adɛn enti na wohoahoa wo ho sɛ ɛnyɛ sɛ woamma? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
8 Afei moayɛ amee, afei mo yɛ ahonyafoɔ, moadi ahene a mo ne yɛn nni hɔ: na anka me deɛ ɛwɔ Onyankopɔn nkyɛn sɛ modi ahene, sɛnea yɛnso yɛne mo bedi ahene. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
9 Efisɛ mesusu sɛ Onyankopɔn ama yɛn asomafoɔ afra ase sɛ nea wɔasi sɛ yɛnwu: efisɛ wɔayɛ yɛn ahwɛdeɛ ma ewiase, ne abɔfoɔ, ne nnipa. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
10 Yɛyɛ nkwaseafoɔ Kristo enti, nanso mo deɛ, mo yɛ anyansafoɔ wɔ Kristo mu; yɛyɛ mmerɛyɛfoɔ, nanso mo yɛ nnenyafoɔ; mo yɛ animuonyamfoɔ, nanso yɛ deɛ, wɔbu yɛn animtiaa. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
11 Kɔsi saa dɔn yi mpo, ɛkɔm ne osukɔm de yɛn, na yɛ ho da, na wɔbobɔ yɛn, na yɛnni trabea pintinn; Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
12 Na yɛbrɛ, na yɛde yɛn ankasa yɛn nsa yɛ adwuma: sɛ wɔyaw yɛn a, yɛhyira; sɛ wɔtaa yɛn a, yɛnya boterɛ: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
13 Sɛ wɔyi yɛn din a, yɛsrɛ: yɛayɛ sɛ ewiase mu efi, ne nneɛma nyinaa adenhwaso kɔsi ɛnɛ da yi. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
14 Matwerɛ saa nneɛma yi, ɛnyɛ sɛ megu mo anim ase, na mmom, sɛ mma a medɔ mo nti, mitu mo fo. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
15 Efisɛ sɛ mowɔ kyerɛkyerɛfoɔ mpem du wɔ Kristo mu mpo a, agyanom pii deɛ, monni: efisɛ menam asɛmpa so na mawo mo wɔ Kristo Yesu mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
16 Enti mesrɛ mo, monyɛ m'akyidifoɔ. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
17 Eyi enti na masoma Timoteo aba mo nkyɛn, a ɔyɛ me Ba adɔfoɔ, na ɔdi nokorɛ wɔ Awurade mu, ɔno na ɔbɛma mo akae m'akwan a ɛwɔ Kristo mu, sɛnea mekyerɛkyerɛ wɔ baabiara wɔ asɔrekuw biara mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
18 Afei ebinom ahoahoa wɔn ho, sɛnea anka merenba mo nkyɛn. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
19 Nanso mɛba mo nkyɛn ntɛm, sɛ Awurade pɛ a, na mebɛhunu, ɛnyɛ wɔn a wɔrehoahoa wɔn ho no kasa, na mmom wɔn tumi. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
20 Efisɛ Onyankopɔn ahennie nnyɛ asɛnka mu, na mmom tumi mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
21 Ɛdeɛn na mopɛ? Memfa nsa ɔperefoɔ mmra mo nkyɛn anaasɛ ɔdɔ ne ɔbrɛyɛ honhom mu? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn