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1 Corinthians 4:8

WEB

8You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign with you!

KJV

8Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

BSB

8Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!

FBV

8You think you have all you need. You think you're so wealthy. You think you're kings already, and don't need us.[+] I wish you were really ruling as kings, so we could rule with you!

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Extra References

Proverbs 13:7

7There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.


Galatians 6:3

3For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.


Romans 12:3

3For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.


1 Corinthians 1:5

5that in everything you were enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge


Luke 6:25

25Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.


1 Corinthians 5:6

6Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?


2 Corinthians 13:9

9For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray for this: your becoming perfect.


Luke 1:51-53

51He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly. 53He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.


Romans 12:15-16

15Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep. 16Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.


Revelation 5:10

10and made us kings and priests to our God; and we will reign on the earth.”