Aramaic NT Parallel English Translations

 4:1 Thus let us be accounted of you as ministers of the Meshiha, and stewards of the mysteries of Aloha.

 4:1 Let us be so accounted of by you, as the servants of Messiah, and the stewards of the mysteries of God.

 4:2 So now is it required of a steward that he be one found faithful.

 4:2 Now it is required of stewards, that each be found faithful.

 4:3 But to me it is a little thing to be Judged by you, or by any man; neither do I judge myself,

 4:3 But to me, it is a light matter to be judged of by you, or by any man whatever; nay, I am no judge of myself.

 4:4 for of nothing in myself am I conscious; but not by this am I justified, but my judge is the Lord.

 4:4 -(For I am not conscious in myself of any thing [flagrant]; yet I am not by this justified; for the Lord is my judge.)

 4:5 Therefore, do not judge before the time, until the Lord come, who will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the thoughts of hearts. Then will there be praise to each man from Aloha.

 4:5 Therefore pronounce not judgments before the time, [or] until the Lord come, who will pour light upon the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the thoughts of [men's] hearts: and then will each one have [due] praise from God.

 4:6 ¶ BUT these things, my brethren, for your sakes I have applied to the person of myself and of Apolo, that through us you may learn not to think of us beyond what is written; and that one above his neighbour may not be exalted on account of any thing.

 4:6 These things, my Brethren, I have stated concerning the person of myself and of Apollos, for your sakes; that, in us, ye might learn not to think [of men], above what is written; and that no one might exalt himself in comparison with his fellow, on account of any person.

 4:7 For who distinguisheth thee? Or, what hast thou which thou hast not received? And if thou hast received, why dost thou boast as if thou hadst not received?

 4:7 For 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?

 4:8 Now you are satiated, and are rich, and without us have reigned. But I would that you did reign, that we might also reign with you!

 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.

 4:9 But I consider that us, the apostles, Aloha hath set last, as unto death, to be a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men,

 4:9 But 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.

 4:10 We are fools for the sake of the Meshiha, but we are wise in the Meshiha; we are the weak, but you are the mighty; you are glorified, and we abased.

 4:10 We are fools, on account of Messiah; but ye are wise in Messiah! We are feeble; but ye are strong! Ye are lauded, we are contemned.

 4:11 Until this hour we hunger and thirst, we are naked and beaten and have no fixed dwelling;

 4:11 Unto this hour, we hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no permanent home:

 4:12 and we labour, working with our hands. They revile us, and we bless; they persecute us, and we endure;

 4:12 and we toil, working with our own hands: they defame us, and we bless: they persecute us, and we endure it:

 4:13 they maltreat us, and we pray for them; as the refuse of the world are we made and the execration of all men until now.

 4:13 they revile us, and we entreat them: we are as the filth of the world, and the expiation for all men, up to this time.

 4:14 Not as to shame you write I these things, but as my beloved children I admonish (you).

 4:14 I write these things, not to shame you; but I instruct you, as dear children.

 4:15 For if you have ten thousand teachers in the Meshiha, yet not many fathers; for in Jeshu Meshiha I have begotten you through the gospel.

 4:15 For though ye have a myriad of teachers in Messiah, yet not many fathers; for in Jesus Messiah, I have begotten you by preaching.

 4:16 I entreat then of you that you be like me.

 4:16 I beseech you, therefore, that ye be like me.

 4:17 ¶ WHEREFORE I have sent to you Timotheos, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, that he may remind you of my ways in the Meshiha, according to that which I teach in all the churches.

 4:17 For this cause have I sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, that he might bring to your recollection my ways in Messiah, agreeably to what I teach in all the churches.

 4:18 But as if I were not coming to you, some of you are inflated.

 4:18 Now some of you are inflated, as though I would not [dare] come to you.

 4:19 But if the Lord will, quickly come I unto you; and I will know not the words of them who exalt themselves, but their power.

 4:19 But I will come to you speedily, if God be willing: and I will know, not the speech of them who exalt themselves, but their power:

 4:20 For the kingdom of Aloha is not in word, but in power.

 4:20 for the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

 4:21 How are you willing? with a rod shall I come to you, or with love and with the spirit of kindliness?

 4:21 What will ye? Shall I come to you with the rod, or with love and a gentle spirit?