1 Corinthians 4:15
For though ye have ten thousand teachers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begot you through the gospel.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
14I write not these things to shame you, but I am warning you as my beloved children.
16I exhort you therefore, be ye imitators of me.
Cross References
Acts 18:4And he discoursed in the synagogue every sabbath, and endeavored to persuade both Jews and Greeks.
1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the growth.
1 Corinthians 9:1Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not ye my work in the Lord?
1 Corinthians 9:14In like manner also did the Lord ordain that they who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:23And I do all for the sake of the gospel, that I may with others partake of it.
Galatians 4:19My children, with whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you,—
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 4:15-17
Paul's Tenderness and Affection. ( a. d. 57.) 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. Here Paul challenges their regard to him as their father. He tells them, 1. That what he had written was not for their reproach, but admonition; not with the gall of an enemy, but the bowels of a… Read the whole commentary →