1 Corinthians 3:18 — 1 Corinthians 4:9
18 Let no one 1adeceive himself; if anyone 2bthinks that he is cwise among you in this age, let him 3become foolish that he may 4become wise.
19 For the wisdom of this world is afoolishness with God; for it is written, b“He grasps the wise in their craftiness”;
20 And again, a“The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are 1vain.”
21 So then let no one aboast in men, for ball things are yours,
22 Whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or alife or death or things present or things to come; 1all are yours,
23 But you are aChrist’s, and Christ is bGod’s.
CHAPTER 4
1 A man should 1account us 2in this way, as 3aservants of Christ and 4bstewards of the cmysteries of God.
2 1Here, furthermore, it is sought in stewards that one be found afaithful.
3 But to me it is a very small thing that I should be 1aexamined by you or by 2man’s day; rather I do not even examine myself.
4 For I am conscious of nothing against myself; but I am not justified in this, but He who examines me is the Lord.
5 So then do not 1ajudge anything 2before the time, until the Lord bcomes, who will both bring to light the chidden things of darkness and make dmanifest the counsels of the hearts, and then there will be epraise to each from God.
6 Now 1these things, brothers, I have 2transferred in figure to myself and aApollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us the matter of not going beyond 3what has been written, that none of you may be bpuffed up on behalf of cone, against the other.
7 For 1who distinguishes you? And what do you have that you did not areceive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though not having received it?
8 1Already you are filled; already you have become arich; you have reigned without us. And I would have it indeed that you did reign, that we also might reign with you.
9 For, I think, God has set forth us the apostles 1last of all as 2doomed to adeath, because we have become a 3bspectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.