1 Corinthians 4:12-14

New International Version - UK

¹² We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; ¹³ when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world – right up to this moment.

Paul’s appeal and warning

¹⁴ I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children.