# 1 Corinthians 4.17 **Book:** [1 Corinthians](/codex/1-corinthians/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 15. For though ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the gospel. 16. I beseech you therefore, be ye imitators of me. > > **17. 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.** > > 18. Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. 19. But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of them that are puffed up, but the power. (1 Corinthians 4:15-19, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 15. For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News. 16. I beg you therefore, be imitators of me. > > **17. Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.** > > 18. Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. 19. But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. (1 Corinthians 4:15-19, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 15. For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16. Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. > > **17. 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.** > > 18. Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you. 19. But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. (1 Corinthians 4:15-19, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 15. for if a myriad of child-conductors ye may have in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus, through the good news, I, I did beget you; 16. I call upon you, therefore, become ye followers of me; > > **17. 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.** > > 18. And as if I were not coming unto you certain were puffed up; 19. but I will come quickly unto you, if the Lord may will, and I will know not the word of those puffed up, but the power; (1 Corinthians 4:15-19, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - [G1577 - ekklesia](/codex/g1577-ekklesia/), *ekklesia*, Strong's G1577 - [G5547 - christos](/codex/g5547-christos/), *christos*, Strong's G5547 - [G2962 - kyrios](/codex/g2962-kyrios/), *kyrios*, Strong's G2962 - [G3956 - pas](/codex/g3956-pas/), *pas*, Strong's G3956 ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.