1 Corinthians 4:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ so I ·beg [urge; encourage; exhort] you, ·please follow my example [^Lbe imitators of me]. ¹⁷ That is why I am sending to you Timothy, my ·dear [beloved] and faithful son in the Lord. He will ·help you remember [remind you about] my way of life in Christ Jesus, just as I teach it in all the churches everywhere.

¹⁸ Some of you have become ·proud [arrogant; puffed up], thinking that I will not come to you again.