¹So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants, and stewards of God’s mysteries.

¹Således agte man os; som Kristi Tjenere og Husholdere over Guds Hemmeligheder!

²Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful.

²I øvrigt kræves her af Husholdere, at man må findes tro,

³But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man’s judgment. Yes, I don’t judge my own self.

³Men mig er det såre lidet at bedømmes af eder eller af en menneskelig Ret; ja, jeg bedømmer end ikke mig selv.

⁴For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.

⁴Thi vel ved jeg intet med mig selv, dog er jeg ikke dermed retfærdiggjort; men den, som bedømmer mig, er Herren.

⁵Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

⁵Derfor dømmer ikke noget før Tiden, førend Herren kommer, som både skal bringe for lyset det, som er skjult i Mørket, og åbenbare Hjerternes Råd; og da skal enhver få sin Ros fra Gud.

⁶Now these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to think beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one another.

⁶Men dette, Brødre! har jeg anvendt på mig selv og Apollos for eders Skyld, for at I på os kunne lære dette "ikke ud over, hvad der står skrevet", for at ikke nogen af eder for eens Skyld skal opblæse sig mod en anden.

⁷For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

⁷Thi hvem giver dig Fortrin? og hvad har du, som du ikke har fået givet? men når du virkelig har fået det, hvorfor roser du dig da, som om du ikke havde fået det?

⁸You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign with you.

⁸I ere allerede mættede, I ere allerede blevne rige, I ere blevne Konger uden os, ja, gid I dog vare blevne Konger, for at også vi kunde være Konger med eder!

⁹For, I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.

⁹Thi mig synes, at Gud har fremstillet os Apostle som de ringeste, ligesom dødsdømte; thi et Skuespilere vi blevne for Verden, både for Engle og Mennesker.

¹⁰We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

¹⁰Vi ere Dårer for Kristi Skyld, men I ere kloge i Kristus; vi svage, men I stærke; I hædrede, men vi vanærede.

¹¹Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place.

¹¹Indtil denne Time lide vi både Hunger og Tørst og Nøgenhed og få Næveslag og have intet blivende Sted

¹²We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

¹²og arbejde møjsommeligt med vore egne Hænder. Udskælder man os, velsigne vi; forfølger man os, finde vi os deri;

¹³Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.

¹³spotter man os, give vi gode Ord; som Verdens Fejeskarn ere vi blevne, et Udskud for alle indtil nu.

¹⁴I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

¹⁴Ikke for at beskæmme eder skriver jeg dette; men jeg påminder eder som mine elskede Børn.

¹⁵For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.

¹⁵Thi om I end have ti Tusinde Opdragere i Kristus, have I dog ikke mange Fædre; thi jeg har i Kristus Jesus avlet eder ved Evangeliet.

¹⁶I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.

¹⁶Jeg formaner eder altså, vorder mine Efterfølgere!

¹⁷Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.

¹⁷Derfor har jeg sendt Timotheus til eder, som er mit elskede og trofaste Barn i Herren, og han skal minde eder om mine Veje i Kristus, således som jeg lærer alle Vegne i enhver Menighed.

¹⁸Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.

¹⁸Men nogle ere blevne opblæste, i den Tanke, at jeg ikke kommer til eder;

¹⁹But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.

¹⁹men jeg skal snart komme til eder, om Herren vil, og gøre mig bekendt, ikke med de opblæstes Ord, men med deres Kraft.

²⁰For the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

²⁰Thi Guds Rige består ikke i Ord, men i Kraft.

²¹What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

²¹Hvad ville I? Skal jeg komme til eder med Ris eller med Kærlighed og Sagtmodigheds Ånd?