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Paul’s Paternal Care

14 I do not write these things to shame you, but aas my beloved children I warn you.  
15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for ain Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.  
16 Therefore I urge you, aimitate me.  
17 For this reason I have sent aTimothy to you, bwho is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will cremind you of my ways in Christ, as I dteach everywhere ein every church.  
18 aNow some are1 puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.  
19 aBut I will come to you shortly, bif the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.  
20 For athe kingdom of God is not in word but in bpower.  
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1 Corinthians 4:16

Wherefore - Since I am your spiritual father.

Be ye followers of me - Imitate me; copy my example; listen to my admonitions. Probably Paul had particularly in his eye their tendency to form parties; and here admonishes them that he had no disposition to form sects, and entreats them in this to imitate his example. A minister should always so live as that he can, without pride or ostentation, point to his own example; and entreat his people to imitate him. He should have such a confidence in his own integrity; he should lead such a blameless life; and "he should be assured that his people have so much evidence of his integrity," that he can point them to his own example, and entreat them to live like himself. And to do this, he should live a life of piety, and should furnish such evidence of a pure conversation, that his people may have reason to regard him as a holy man.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 1 Corinthians 4:16:

1 Thessalonians 1:6
1 Thessalonians 2:1

 

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