1 Corinthians 4:18 Meaning and Explanation
“Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.”
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Read Full Chapter →Some in Corinth had grown arrogant, presuming that Paul would never actually come to confront them.
What Does 1 Corinthians 4:18 Mean?
Paul names a problem behind the boasting. Certain members had become inflated with pride, emboldened by the assumption that he would stay away and never call them to account in person.
Distance can breed false confidence. Imagining the absent authority will not return, the proud grow bolder in their self-importance. Paul exposes the illusion before it hardens. His mention of sending Timothy was not a sign that he himself would keep his distance. The verse quietly warns that pride often thrives on the belief that no reckoning is coming, a belief the gospel everywhere unsettles, for the Lord Himself will surely come.
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What does 1 Corinthians 4:18 mean?
Some in Corinth had grown arrogant, presuming that Paul would never actually come to confront them.