1 Corinthians 4:17

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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.

21 What do you want? ^aShall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

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American Standard Version
For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who shall put you in remembrance of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every church.

Amplified® Bible
For this very cause I sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and trustworthy child in the Lord, who will recall to your minds my methods of proceeding {and} course of conduct {and} way of life in Christ, such as I teach everywhere in each of the churches.

Contemporary English Version
That's why I sent Timothy to you. I love him like a son, and he is a faithful servant of the Lord. Timothy will tell you what I do to follow Christ and how it agrees with what I always teach about Christ in every church.

Darby English Version
For this reason I have sent to you Timotheus, who is my beloved and faithful child in [the] Lord, who shall put you in mind of my ways [as] they [are] in Christ, according as I teach everywhere in every assembly.

Good News Bible
For this purpose I am sending to you Timothy, who is my own dear and faithful son in the Christian life. He will remind you of the principles which I follow in the new life in union with Christ Jesus and which I teach in all the churches everywhere.

International Standard Version
That's why I sent Timothy to you. He is my dear and dependable child in the Lord and will help you remember my way of life in Christ Jesus as I teach it everywhere in every church.

King James Version
For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

New American Standard Bible
For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every church.

New International Version
For this reason I am sending 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.

New King James Version
For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who has become my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which dwell in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every church.

Young's Literal Translation
because of this I sent to you Timotheus, who is my child, beloved and faithful in the Lord, who shall remind you of my ways in Christ, according as everywhere in every assembly I teach.

New English Translation
For this reason, I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and faithful son in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ,¹ as I teach them everywhere in every church.

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