1 Corinthians 4:15

“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.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for 1 Corinthians 4:15

For though you haue ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet haue yee not many fathers: For in Christ Iesus I haue begotten you through the Gospel.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet {you would} not {have} many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

For even if you had ten thousand teachers in Christ, you have not more than one father: for in Christ Jesus I have given birth to you through the good news.
- Basic English Bible

Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

For if ye should have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus *I* have begotten you through the glad tidings.
- Darby Bible

For if you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, by the gospel, I have begotten you.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

For though ye should have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the gospel.
- English Revised Version

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.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for 1 Corinthians 4:15

Wesley's Notes for 1 Corinthians 4:15


4:15 I have begotten you - This excludes not only Apollos, his successor, but also Silas and Timothy, his companions; and the relation between a spiritual father and his children brings with it an inexpressible nearness and affection.



People's Bible Notes for 1 Corinthians 4:15


1Co 4:15 [Have ye] not many fathers. They might have many tutors, who sought to train them as children, but Paul was their father who had begotten [them] through the gospel; that is, converted them.

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