1Cor 4:6 | HCSB | STEP | Now , brothers , I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit , so that you may learn from us the saying: “Nothing beyond what is written .” The purpose is that none of you will be inflated with pride in favor of one person over another .

1 Corinthians 4:6

The Apostles’ Example of Humility

6 Now, ^{▼▼brother(s): The Greek word adelphoi can be used as a reference to males only or to groups that include males and females. It is the context of each usage that determines the proper meaning.}brothers, ^b I have applied these things to myself and Apollos ^c for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the saying: “Nothing beyond what is written.” ^{▼▼The words in quotation marks could = the OT, a Jewish maxim, or a popular proverb.} The purpose is that none of you will be inflated with pride in favor of one person over another.