1 Corinthians 4:8-21

Paul gets a little sarcastic here — and it's worth feeling the sting of it. The Corinthians are acting like they've already arrived, already reigning, already sitting in comfort. Meanwhile Paul and the other apostles are hungry, homeless, beaten, and treated like the world's garbage. He's not writing this to guilt them — he's writing it as a father who loves his kids and is genuinely worried about them. Timothy is coming, and Paul himself may follow. How he comes depends on them.