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1 Cor. 4:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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Rev. 3:17• ¹⁷Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: (Rev. 3:17)

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ye are full.

1 Cor. 1:5• ⁵That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; (1 Cor. 1:5)

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1 Cor. 3:1‑2• ¹And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
²I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. (1 Cor. 3:1‑2)

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1 Cor. 5:6• ⁶Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? (1 Cor. 5:6)

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Prov. 13:7• ⁷There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. (Prov. 13:7)

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Prov. 25:14• ¹⁴Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. (Prov. 25:14)

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Isa. 5:21• ²¹Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! (Isa. 5:21)

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Luke 1:51‑53• ⁵¹He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
⁵²He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
⁵³He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. (Luke 1:51‑53)

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Luke 6:25• ²⁵Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. (Luke 6:25)

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Rom. 12:3• ³For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. (Rom. 12:3)

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Rom. 12:16• ¹⁶Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. (Rom. 12:16)

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Gal. 6:3• ³For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. (Gal. 6:3)

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Rev. 3:17• ¹⁷Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: (Rev. 3:17)

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1 Cor. 4:18• ¹⁸Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you. (1 Cor. 4:18)

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Acts 20:29‑30• ²⁹For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
³⁰Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. (Acts 20:29‑30)

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Phil. 1:27• ²⁷Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; (Phil. 1:27)

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Phil. 2:12• ¹²Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. (Phil. 2:12)

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Num. 11:29• ²⁹And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them! (Num. 11:29)

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Acts 26:29• ²⁹And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds. (Acts 26:29)

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2 Cor. 11:1• ¹Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. (2 Cor. 11:1)

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Psa. 122:5‑9• ⁵For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
⁶Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
⁷Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
⁸For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
⁹Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good. (Psa. 122:5‑9)

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Jer. 28:6• ⁶Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the Lord do so: the Lord perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the Lord's house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place. (Jer. 28:6)

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Rom. 12:15• ¹⁵Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. (Rom. 12:15)

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2 Cor. 13:9• ⁹For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection. (2 Cor. 13:9)

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1 Thess. 2:19‑20• ¹⁹For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
²⁰For ye are our glory and joy. (1 Thess. 2:19‑20)

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1 Thess. 3:6‑9• ⁶But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
⁷Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
⁸For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
⁹For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; (1 Thess. 3:6‑9)

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2 Tim. 2:11‑12• ¹¹It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
¹²If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: (2 Tim. 2:11‑12)

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Rev. 5:10• ¹⁰And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. (Rev. 5:10)

• Satan had succeeded in severing them, in walk at least and aims, from the Lord, who nevertheless waits for the time of glory, when He and they shall really reign together. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 4:6-13” by W. Kelly)

• You have been at ease, like kings—a reproach in accordance with their own pretensions, their own reproaches—a reproach that touched them to the quick, if they had any feeling left. (“1 Corinthians 4” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Already ye are filled; already ye have been enriched; ye have reigned without us; and I would that ye reigned, that *we* also might reign with you.

W. Kelly Translation

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Already ye are filled, already ye have been enriched, apart from us ye reigneda; and I would that ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

WK Translation Notes

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Why not "reigned"? No doubt, "have reigned" reflects the perfect rather than the aorist.