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◄ 1 Corinthians 4:15►
New International Version
Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

New Living Translation
For even if you had ten thousand others to teach you about Christ, you have only one spiritual father. For I became your father in Christ Jesus when I preached the Good News to you.

English Standard Version
For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Berean Standard 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 Literal Bible
For if you should have ten thousand guardians in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

King James Bible
For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yethave ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

New King James Version
For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yetyou do nothave many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

New American Standard Bible
For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yetyou would nothave many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

NASB 1995
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.

NASB 1977
For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yetyou would nothave many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

Legacy Standard Bible
For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yetyou would nothave many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

Amplified Bible
For even if you were to have ten thousand teachers [to guide you] in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers [who led you to Christ and assumed responsibility for you], for I became your father in Christ Jesus through the good news [of salvation].

Christian Standard Bible
For you may have countless instructors in Christ, but you don’t have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For you can have 10,000 instructors in Christ, but you can’t have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
Ten thousand people may teach you about Christ, but I am your only father. You became my children when I told you about Christ Jesus,

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You may have countless Christian guardians, but you don't have many [spiritual] fathers. I became your father in the Christian life by telling you the Good News about Christ Jesus.

Good News Translation
For even if you have ten thousand guardians in your Christian life, you have only one father. For in your life in union with Christ Jesus I have become your father by bringing the Good News to you.

International Standard Version
You may have 10,000 mentors who work for the Messiah, but not many fathers. For in the Messiah Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

NET Bible
For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

New Heart English Bible
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Weymouth New Testament
For even if you were to have ten thousand spiritual instructors--for all that you could not have several fathers. It is I who in Christ Jesus became your father through the Good News.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard 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.

World English Bible
For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, you don’t have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for if a myriad of child-conductors you may have in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus, through the good news, I begot you;

Berean Literal Bible
For if you should have ten thousand guardians in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

Young's Literal Translation
for if a myriad of child-conductors ye may have in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus, through the good news, I -- I did beget you;

Smith's Literal Translation
For if ye have ten thousand preceptors in Christ, but not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus by the good news I begat you.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims 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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, but not so many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, through the Gospel, I have begotten you.

New American Bible
Even if you should have countless guides to Christ, yet you do not have many fathers, for I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

New Revised Standard Version
For though you might have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers. Indeed, in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For though you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you will have not many fathers: for in Jesus Christ I have begotten you through the gospel.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For if you should have 10,000 instructors in The Messiah, however, there are not many fathers, for in Yeshua The Messiah I have begotten you by The Gospel.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet you have not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

Godbey New Testament
For if you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, but you have not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

Haweis New Testament
For though ye may have ten thousand teachers in Christ, yet not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus through the Gospel I have begotten you.

Mace New Testament
for though you may have ten thousand christian preceptors, you cannot have many fathers; since it was I that first instructed you in the gospel of Christ Jesus:

Weymouth New Testament
For even if you were to have ten thousand spiritual instructors--for all that you could not have several fathers. It is I who in Christ Jesus became your father through the Good News.

Worrell New Testament
For, though ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yetye have not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the Gospel.

Worsley New Testament
for if ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yetye have not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you by the gospel.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Paul Warns his Children
14I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.15Evenifyou haveten thousandguardiansinChrist,you do nothave manyfathers;forinChristJesusIbecame your fatherthroughthegospel.16Therefore I urge you to imitate me.…

Cross References
1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children— / encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

Galatians 4:19
My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,

Philippians 2:22
But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.

1 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Titus 1:4
To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Philemon 1:10
I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.

1 Peter 5:13
The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, as does my son Mark.

John 13:13-15
You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am. / So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. / I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you.

Acts 18:11
So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.

Acts 20:31
Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.

2 Corinthians 11:2
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Hebrews 12:9
Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

Matthew 23:9
And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

Proverbs 4:1
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.


Treasury of Scripture

For though you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have you not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

ye have.

2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

for.

1 Corinthians 3:6,10
I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase…

1 Corinthians 9:1,2
Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? …

Acts 18:4-11
And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks…

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1 Corinthians 4
1.In what account the apostles ought to be regarded.
7.We have nothing which we have not received.
9.The apostles spectacles to the world, angels, and men;
13.the filth and offscouring of the world;
15.yet our fathers in Christ;
16.whom we ought to follow.














Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ
Paul uses hyperbole to emphasize the abundance of teachers or guides available to the Corinthians. In the Greco-Roman world, a "guardian" or "tutor" (Greek: paidagogos) was often a slave entrusted with the care and moral guidance of a child. This metaphor highlights the role of these guides as temporary and limited in authority. The term "in Christ" signifies that these guardians are believers, yet their role is distinct from that of a spiritual father. This phrase underscores the importance of discerning true spiritual leadership and authority within the church.

you do not have many fathers
Paul contrasts the multitude of guardians with the scarcity of spiritual fathers. In Jewish and early Christian contexts, a "father" was someone who played a foundational role in one's spiritual life, akin to a mentor or primary teacher. This reflects the unique and intimate relationship Paul had with the Corinthian church, as he was instrumental in their initial conversion and spiritual formation. The concept of spiritual fatherhood is rooted in the Old Testament, where figures like Abraham are seen as patriarchs of faith (Isaiah 51:2).

for in Christ Jesus I became your father
Paul asserts his role as a spiritual father through his ministry and the preaching of the gospel. The phrase "in Christ Jesus" indicates that this fatherhood is not based on personal merit but on his union with Christ and the authority given to him as an apostle. This reflects the transformative power of the gospel, which creates new spiritual relationships and communities. Paul's fatherhood is characterized by love, guidance, and correction, as seen throughout his letters to the Corinthians.

through the gospel
The gospel is the means by which Paul became a spiritual father to the Corinthians. This highlights the centrality of the gospel message in establishing and nurturing faith. The gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection, is the foundation of Christian belief and community. Paul's emphasis on the gospel aligns with his broader theological framework, where the message of Christ crucified is the power and wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:18-24). This underscores the transformative and life-giving nature of the gospel, which brings believers into a new family under God.

Persons / Places / Events
1.Paul the Apostle
The author of the letter to the Corinthians, Paul is addressing the church in Corinth with a paternal tone, emphasizing his role in their spiritual formation.

2.The Corinthian Church
A diverse and often troubled congregation in the city of Corinth, known for its moral and doctrinal challenges, to whom Paul writes to correct and instruct.

3.Guardians in Christ
Refers to the many teachers or instructors the Corinthians might have, highlighting the difference between a teacher and a spiritual father.

4.Christ Jesus
Central to Paul's message, Jesus is the foundation of the gospel and the means through which Paul claims his spiritual fatherhood over the Corinthians.

5.The Gospel
The good news of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection, which Paul preached to the Corinthians, leading to their spiritual birth.
Teaching Points
Spiritual Fatherhood
Paul emphasizes the unique role of a spiritual father, which goes beyond mere instruction to include nurturing and personal investment in spiritual growth.

Value of the Gospel
The gospel is the means by which spiritual fatherhood is established. It is through the message of Christ that believers are born again and nurtured.

Role of Teachers and Mentors
While many may teach, few take on the responsibility of a spiritual father. This calls for discernment in choosing mentors who genuinely care for our spiritual well-being.

Importance of Spiritual Heritage
Recognizing and honoring those who have played a significant role in our spiritual journey is crucial. It encourages gratitude and continuity in faith.

Responsibility of Spiritual Leaders
Those in leadership should strive to emulate Paul's example, investing personally in the lives of those they lead, aiming for their maturity in Christ.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1.What is the meaning of 1 Corinthians 4:15?

2.How does 1 Corinthians 4:15 emphasize the role of spiritual mentorship?

3.What qualities should a spiritual father possess according to 1 Corinthians 4:15?

4.How can we apply the concept of "ten thousand guardians" in our lives today?

5.In what ways does 1 Corinthians 4:15 connect to the Great Commission?

6.How can you become a spiritual mentor in your community or church?

7.What does 1 Corinthians 4:15 mean by "ten thousand instructors" in Christ?

8.How does 1 Corinthians 4:15 define spiritual fatherhood?

9.Why does Paul emphasize his role as a father in 1 Corinthians 4:15?

10.What are the top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 4?

11.What defines a spiritual father's role?

12.What defines a spiritual father's role?

13.How can we effectively preach the gospel today?

14.(Matthew 23:9) How is “call no man father” reconciled with traditions that use fatherly titles for clergy?
What Does 1 Corinthians 4:15 Mean
Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ

Paul opens with a striking contrast, exaggerating the number of “guardians” to make his point. These “guardians” were spiritual guides, mentors, or teachers.

• He is not denying their value—after all, God uses many voices to nurture His people (Ephesians 4:11–12).

• Yet sheer quantity of instructors cannot replace the unique role of a father.

• Cross references remind us that God often multiplies helpers around His people—Apollos watered where Paul planted (1 Corinthians 3:6), and Timothy served alongside many others (Philippians 2:19–22).

you do not have many fathers

A father occupies a category all his own.

• A father begets life; a tutor shapes it. Spiritual fathers bring the gospel that births new life (James 1:18).

• They nurture, correct, and model Christ (1 Thessalonians 2:11–12).

• Paul stresses rarity: many teachers, few fathers. This echoes Jesus’ words that true shepherds, not hired hands, lay down their lives for the flock (John 10:11–13).

for in Christ Jesus I became your father

Paul is not exalting himself; he is identifying the channel God used.

• “In Christ Jesus” signals that fatherhood is not by personal merit but by union with Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).

• Paul’s labor among the Corinthians—preaching, discipling, suffering—mirrored a father’s sacrificial love (Galatians 4:19).

• His authority is pastoral, not authoritarian; he appeals for imitation founded on relationship (1 Corinthians 4:16).

through the gospel

The gospel is the birth canal of spiritual life.

• No one becomes a child of God by lineage or effort; new birth comes “through the living and enduring word of God” (1 Peter 1:23).

• Paul’s fatherhood is therefore dependent on fidelity to that gospel; twist the message, and the paternity claim dissolves (Galatians 1:8–9).

• This phrase guards against hero-worship: Christ is the source, Paul the servant (1 Corinthians 3:5).

summary

• Teachers abound, but a spiritual father is rare and precious.

• True fatherhood springs from union with Christ and faithfulness to the gospel.

• Paul’s relationship with the Corinthians models sacrificial, nurturing leadership anchored in Scripture.

(15)For.--The reason why he has a right to address them as a father would his children. They may have had since their conversion a host of instructors, but they could have only one father who begot them in Jesus Christ. That father was Paul. "I have begotten you."I, emphatic as opposed to "many." The word rendered "instructors" originally signified the slave who led the child to school, but subsequently had the larger meaning, which we attach to the word pedagogue. (SeeGalatians 3:24-25.) There is a contrast implied between the harsh severity of a pedagogue and the loving tenderness of a father.

Verse 15. -Ten thousand;never so many. The word in Greek is used indefinitely, but here implies a touch of impatience at the itch of teaching which seems to have prevailed at Corinth. Tutors; rather,pedagogues, in a technical sense. We have no exact equivalent in English to thepaidagogos, the slave who led boys to school. The word also occurs inGalatians 3:24, 25. The father loves most, and has the nearer and dearer claim.In Christ. So he says, "The Law was ourpaidagogos to Christ." These guides or guardians were such "in Christ,"i.e. in the sphere of Christian life.Not many fathers. St. Paul felt a yearning desire that his unique claim as thefounder of their Church should not be so ungratefully overlooked, as though it were of no importance (comp.1 Corinthians 3:6;1 Corinthians 9:1, 2;Acts 18:11).I have begotten you. The word is here only used in a secondary and metaphoric sense, as inPhilemon 1:10;Galatians 4:19. In the highest sense we are only begotten by the will of God, by that Word of truth (James 1:18), to which he alludes in the words "through the gospel." The "second birth" is, however a doctrine more dwelt on by St. John (John 3:3;1 John 3:9;1 John 5:1, etc.) than by St. Paul, who, as Mr. Beet observes, only refers to it inTitus 3:5.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Even
γὰρ(gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063:For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

if
ἐὰν(ean)
Conjunction
Strong's 1437:If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

you have
ἔχητε(echēte)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2192:To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

ten thousand
μυρίους(myrious)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3463:Plural of an apparently primary word; ten thousand; by extension, innumerably many.

guardians
παιδαγωγοὺς(paidagōgous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3807:A boy's guardian or tutor, a slave who had charge of the life and morals of the boys of a family, not strictly a teacher.

in
ἐν(en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722:In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

Christ,
Χριστῷ(Christō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547:Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

[you do] not
οὐ(ou)
Adverb
Strong's 3756:No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

[have] many
πολλοὺς(pollous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4183:Much, many; often.

fathers;
πατέρας(pateras)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3962:Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

for
γὰρ(gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063:For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

in
ἐν(en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722:In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

Christ
Χριστῷ(Christō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547:Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦ(Iēsou)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424:Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

I
ἐγὼ(egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473:I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

became your father
ἐγέννησα(egennēsa)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1080:From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.

through
διὰ(dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223:A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

the
τοῦ(tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588:The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

gospel.
εὐαγγελίου(euangeliou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 2098:From the same as euaggelizo; a good message, i.e. The gospel.


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