1 Corinthians 4:8

Now ye are yourselves full, and enriched; and, without us, are on thrones! And I wish ye were enthroned; that we also might reign with you.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7For who exploreth thee? Or what hast thou, which thou didst not receive? And if thou receivedst it, why gloriest thou, as if thou didst not receive it?

9But I suppose, that God hath placed us legates the last, as for death; since we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men.

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Cross References

Luke 1:51He hath wrought victory with his arm; and hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

Acts 20:29For I know, that after I am gone, fierce wolves will come in among you, and will have no mercy on the flock.

Romans 12:3And, by the grace given to me, I say to you all: Do not carry thoughts, beyond what ye ought to think; but think with modesty, as God hath distributed to each one his measure of faith.

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 →

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