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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 4:6-13

Paraphrase. 'In speaking of the folly of these divisions I have used only the names of Apollos and myself; but the same principles apply to your attitude to all your teachers. (7) Why do some of you pride yourselves on being better than others? None of you has anything that he did not receive. (8) You boast as if you had all possible wisdom. Would that it were so, that we might share it. (9) It looks as if we who are Apostles were the least worthy of all God's servants, a spectacle for men and angels. (10) You are wise and honourable; we are foolish and contemptible. (11-13) We suffer and toil, returning blessing for cursing; and are looked upon as outcasts to this day.'

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