1 Let a man so account of us, as of the
      ministers of Christ, and stewards of the
      mysteries of God.
       2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a
      man be found faithful.
       3 But with me it is a very small thing that I
      should be judged of you, or of man's judgment:
      yea, I judge not mine own self.
       4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not
      hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the
      Lord.
       5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until
      the Lord come, who both will bring to light the
      hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest
      the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every
      man have praise of God.
       6 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure
      transferred to myself and to Apollos for your
      sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of
      men above that which is written, that no one of
      you be puffed up for one against another.
       7 For who maketh thee to differ from another?
      and what hast thou that thou didst not receive?
      now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou
      glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
       8 Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have
      reigned as kings without us: and I would to God
      ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
       9 For I think that God hath set forth us the
      apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for
      we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to
      angels, and to men.
      10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are
      wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong;
      ye are honourable, but we are despised.
      11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger,
      and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and
      have no certain dwellingplace;
      12 And labour, working with our own hands: being
      reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer
      it:
      13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the
      filth of the world, and are the offscouring of
      all things unto this day.
      14 I write not these things to shame you, but as
      my beloved sons I warn you.
      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.
      16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of
      me.
      17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus,
      who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord,
      who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways
      which be in Christ, as I teach every where in
      every church.
      18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not
      come to you.
      19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord
      will, and will know, not the speech of them which
      are puffed up, but the power.
      20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in
      power.
      21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a
      rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?

...to 1st Corinthians chapter 5