1 Corinthians 4:14-17

Paul’s Appeal and Warning

14 I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children.
15 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
17 For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.

Cross References 9

  • 1. 1 Corinthians 6:5; 1 Corinthians 15:34; 2 Thessalonians 3:14
  • 2. S 1 Thessalonians 2:11
  • 3. S ver 14
  • 4. 1Co 9:12,14,18,23; 1 Corinthians 15:1
  • 5. 1 Corinthians 11:1; Philippians 3:17; Philippians 4:9; 1 Thessalonians 1:6; 2 Thessalonians 3:7,9
  • 6. 1 Corinthians 16:10
  • 7. S Acts 16:1
  • 8. S 1 Timothy 1:2
  • 9. S 1 Corinthians 7:17
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