1 Corinthians 4:13
being slandered, we entreat. We became as trash of the world, an offscouring of all things, until now.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
12And we toil, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;
14I do not write these things shaming you, but I warn you as my beloved children.
Cross References
Acts 22:22And they heard him until this word. And they lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a man from the earth, for he is not fit to live.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 4:8-14
Caution against Censoriousness; Distressed Condition of the Apostles. ( a. d. 57.) 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… Read the whole commentary →