1 Corinthians 4:15 Suppose you had 10,000 believers in Christ watching over you. You still wouldn’t have many fathers. I became your father by serving Christ Jesus and telling ...

4:15 NIrV

逐节对照

New International Reader's Version - Suppose you had 10,000 believers in Christ watching over you. You still wouldn’t have many fathers. I became your father by serving Christ Jesus and telling you the good news.
新标点和合本 - 你们学基督的，师傅虽有一万，为父的却是不多，因我在基督耶稣里用福音生了你们。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 虽然你们在基督里有无数的导师，却没有许多父亲，因我是在基督耶稣里用福音生了你们。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 虽然你们在基督里有无数的导师，却没有许多父亲，因我是在基督耶稣里用福音生了你们。
当代译本 - 你们虽然在基督里有千万个导师，却没有许多父亲，因为我借着福音在基督耶稣里成为你们的父亲。
圣经新译本 - 纵然你们在基督里有上万的启蒙教师，可是父亲却不多，因为是我在基督耶稣里藉着福音生了你们。
中文标准译本 - 其实就算你们在基督里有上万的导师，却没有很多的父亲，因为是我在基督耶稣里藉着福音生了你们。
现代标点和合本 - 你们学基督的，师傅虽有一万，为父的却是不多，因我在基督耶稣里用福音生了你们。
和合本（拼音版） - 你们学基督的，师傅虽有一万，为父的却是不多，因我在基督耶稣里用福音生了你们。
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.
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.
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.
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.
New American Standard Bible - 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.
New King James Version - For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you 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].
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.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - 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.
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.
新標點和合本 - 你們學基督的，師傅雖有一萬，為父的卻是不多，因我在基督耶穌裏用福音生了你們。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 雖然你們在基督裏有無數的導師，卻沒有許多父親，因我是在基督耶穌裏用福音生了你們。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 雖然你們在基督裏有無數的導師，卻沒有許多父親，因我是在基督耶穌裏用福音生了你們。
當代譯本 - 你們雖然在基督裡有千萬個導師，卻沒有許多父親，因為我藉著福音在基督耶穌裡成為你們的父親。
聖經新譯本 - 縱然你們在基督裡有上萬的啟蒙教師，可是父親卻不多，因為是我在基督耶穌裡藉著福音生了你們。
呂振中譯本 - 在基督裏、你們縱然有上萬的童年導師，父親卻不多；因為是我在基督耶穌裏、藉着福音生了你們。
中文標準譯本 - 其實就算你們在基督裡有上萬的導師，卻沒有很多的父親，因為是我在基督耶穌裡藉著福音生了你們。
現代標點和合本 - 你們學基督的，師傅雖有一萬，為父的卻是不多，因我在基督耶穌裡用福音生了你們。
文理和合譯本 - 爾宗基督、雖有萬師、而無多父、蓋我在基督耶穌中、以福音生爾、
文理委辦譯本 - 爾宗基督、雖萬師、無多父、我傳基督耶穌福音、以重生爾、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 爾於基督雖有萬師、無有多父、蓋我以福音生爾於耶穌基督、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 爾在同道中儘有千萬之導師、第愛爾以父母之愛者、恐亦不可多得耳。夫以福音之道使爾等因基督而得神生者、非我也耶？
Nueva Versión Internacional - De hecho, aunque tuvieran ustedes miles de tutores en Cristo, padres sí que no tienen muchos, porque mediante el evangelio yo fui el padre que los engendró en Cristo Jesús.
현대인의 성경 - 여러분이 그리스도 안에서 스승은 얼마든지 모실 수 있으나 아버지는 많이 모실 수 없습니다. 나는 여러분에게 기쁜 소식을 전함으로 그리스도 예수님 안에서 여러분의 아버지가 되었습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Хотя у вас тысячи учителей во Христе, у вас, все же, не много отцов. Я же стал вашим отцом через Радостную Весть об Иисусе Христе.
Восточный перевод - Хотя у вас тысячи учителей, которые следуют путём Масиха, у вас, всё же, не много отцов. Я же стал вашим отцом по вере в Ису Масиха через возвещение Радостной Вести.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Хотя у вас тысячи учителей, которые следуют путём аль-Масиха, у вас, всё же, не много отцов. Я же стал вашим отцом по вере в Ису аль-Масиха через возвещение Радостной Вести.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Хотя у вас тысячи учителей, которые следуют путём Масеха, у вас, всё же, не много отцов. Я же стал вашим отцом по вере в Исо Масеха через возвещение Радостной Вести.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - En effet, même si vous aviez dix mille maîtres dans la foi en Christ, vous n’avez pas plusieurs pères. Car c’est moi qui vous ai fait naître à la foi en Jésus-Christ en vous annonçant l’Evangile.
リビングバイブル - たとえ、キリストについて教えてくれる人が一万人いたとしても、あなたがたの父はこの私だけであることを忘れないでください。福音を伝えてキリストの救いに導いたのは、この私一人なのですから。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἐὰν γὰρ μυρίους παιδαγωγοὺς ἔχητε ἐν Χριστῷ ἀλλ’ οὐ πολλοὺς πατέρας· ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἐὰν γὰρ μυρίους παιδαγωγοὺς ἔχητε ἐν Χριστῷ, ἀλλ’ οὐ πολλοὺς πατέρας; ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα.
Nova Versão Internacional - Embora possam ter dez mil tutores em Cristo, vocês não têm muitos pais, pois em Cristo Jesus eu mesmo os gerei por meio do evangelho.
Hoffnung für alle - Selbst wenn ihr Tausende von Erziehern hättet, die euch im Glauben unterweisen, so habt ihr doch nicht viele Väter. Als ich euch die rettende Botschaft von Jesus Christus brachte und ihr dadurch neues Leben empfingt, bin ich euer Vater geworden.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Dù anh chị em có một vạn thầy giáo trong Chúa Cứu Thế, nhưng chỉ có một người cha. Tôi đã dùng Phúc Âm sinh anh chị em trong Chúa Cứu Thế.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ถึงแม้ว่าท่านมีผู้ปกครองดูแลนับหมื่นในพระคริสต์ แต่ท่านมีบิดาคนเดียว เพราะในพระเยซูคริสต์ข้าพเจ้าได้เป็นบิดาของท่านโดยทางข่าวประเสริฐ
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交叉引用

James 1:18 - God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.
Philemon 1:19 - I’ll pay it back. I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I won’t even mention that you owe me your life.
1 Corinthians 3:6 - I planted the seed. Apollos watered it. But God has been making it grow.
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord? Aren’t you the result of my work for the Lord?
1 Corinthians 9:2 - Others may not think of me as an apostle. But I am certainly one to you! You are the proof that I am the Lord’s apostle.
1 Peter 1:23 - You have been born again by means of the living word of God. His word lasts forever. You were not born again from a seed that will die. You were born from a seed that can’t die.
Philemon 1:10 - I am an old man, and I’m in prison. This is how I make my appeal to you for my son Onesimus. He became a son to me while I was being held in chains.
Philemon 1:11 - Before that, he was useless to you. But now he has become useful to you and to me.
Philemon 1:12 - I’m sending Onesimus back to you. All my love for him goes with him.
2 Timothy 4:3 - The time will come when people won’t put up with true teaching. Instead, they will try to satisfy their own desires. They will gather a large number of teachers around them. The teachers will say what the people want to hear.
Acts 18:4 - Every Sabbath day he went to the synagogue. He was trying to get both Jews and Greeks to believe in the Lord.
Acts 18:5 - Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia. Then Paul spent all his time preaching. He was a witness to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
Acts 18:6 - But they opposed Paul. They treated him badly. So he shook out his clothes in protest. Then he said to them, “God’s judgment against you will be your own fault! Don’t blame me for it! From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
Acts 18:7 - Then Paul left the synagogue and went to the house next door. It was the house of Titius Justus, a man who worshiped God.
Acts 18:8 - Crispus was the synagogue leader. He and everyone living in his house came to believe in the Lord. Many others who lived in Corinth heard Paul. They too believed and were baptized.
Acts 18:9 - One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Keep on speaking. Don’t be silent.
Acts 18:10 - I am with you. No one will attack you and harm you. I have many people in this city.”
Acts 18:11 - So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half. He taught them God’s word.
1 Corinthians 9:18 - Then what reward do I get? Here is what it is. I am able to preach the good news free of charge. And I can do this without using all my rights as a person who preaches the good news.
1 Corinthians 9:14 - So those who preach the good news should also receive their living from their work. That is what the Lord has commanded.
1 Corinthians 9:12 - Others have the right to receive help from you. Don’t we have even more right to do so? But we didn’t use that right. No, we have put up with everything. We didn’t want to keep the good news of Christ from spreading.
2 Corinthians 3:1 - Are we beginning to praise ourselves again? Some people need letters that speak well of them. Do we need those kinds of letters, either to you or from you?
2 Corinthians 3:2 - You yourselves are our letter. You are written on our hearts. Everyone knows you and reads you.
2 Corinthians 3:3 - You make it clear that you are a letter from Christ. You are the result of our work for God. You are a letter written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God. You are a letter written not on tablets made out of stone but on human hearts.
Titus 1:4 - Titus, I am sending you this letter. You are my true son in the faith we share. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.
Romans 15:20 - I have always wanted to preach the good news where Christ was not known. I don’t want to build on what someone else has started.
1 Corinthians 9:23 - I do all this because of the good news. And I want to share in its blessings.
Galatians 4:19 - My dear children, I am in pain for you like I was when we first met. I have pain like a woman giving birth. And my pain will continue until Christ makes you like himself.
1 Corinthians 3:10 - God has given me the grace to lay a foundation as a wise builder. Now someone else is building on it. But each one should build carefully.

逐节对照

交叉引用

New International Reader's Version - Suppose you had 10,000 believers in Christ watching over you. You still wouldn’t have many fathers. I became your father by serving Christ Jesus and telling you the good news.
新标点和合本 - 你们学基督的，师傅虽有一万，为父的却是不多，因我在基督耶稣里用福音生了你们。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 虽然你们在基督里有无数的导师，却没有许多父亲，因我是在基督耶稣里用福音生了你们。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 虽然你们在基督里有无数的导师，却没有许多父亲，因我是在基督耶稣里用福音生了你们。
当代译本 - 你们虽然在基督里有千万个导师，却没有许多父亲，因为我借着福音在基督耶稣里成为你们的父亲。
圣经新译本 - 纵然你们在基督里有上万的启蒙教师，可是父亲却不多，因为是我在基督耶稣里藉着福音生了你们。
中文标准译本 - 其实就算你们在基督里有上万的导师，却没有很多的父亲，因为是我在基督耶稣里藉着福音生了你们。
现代标点和合本 - 你们学基督的，师傅虽有一万，为父的却是不多，因我在基督耶稣里用福音生了你们。
和合本（拼音版） - 你们学基督的，师傅虽有一万，为父的却是不多，因我在基督耶稣里用福音生了你们。
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.
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.
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.
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.
New American Standard Bible - 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.
New King James Version - For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you 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].
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.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - 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.
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.
新標點和合本 - 你們學基督的，師傅雖有一萬，為父的卻是不多，因我在基督耶穌裏用福音生了你們。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 雖然你們在基督裏有無數的導師，卻沒有許多父親，因我是在基督耶穌裏用福音生了你們。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 雖然你們在基督裏有無數的導師，卻沒有許多父親，因我是在基督耶穌裏用福音生了你們。
當代譯本 - 你們雖然在基督裡有千萬個導師，卻沒有許多父親，因為我藉著福音在基督耶穌裡成為你們的父親。
聖經新譯本 - 縱然你們在基督裡有上萬的啟蒙教師，可是父親卻不多，因為是我在基督耶穌裡藉著福音生了你們。
呂振中譯本 - 在基督裏、你們縱然有上萬的童年導師，父親卻不多；因為是我在基督耶穌裏、藉着福音生了你們。
中文標準譯本 - 其實就算你們在基督裡有上萬的導師，卻沒有很多的父親，因為是我在基督耶穌裡藉著福音生了你們。
現代標點和合本 - 你們學基督的，師傅雖有一萬，為父的卻是不多，因我在基督耶穌裡用福音生了你們。
文理和合譯本 - 爾宗基督、雖有萬師、而無多父、蓋我在基督耶穌中、以福音生爾、
文理委辦譯本 - 爾宗基督、雖萬師、無多父、我傳基督耶穌福音、以重生爾、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 爾於基督雖有萬師、無有多父、蓋我以福音生爾於耶穌基督、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 爾在同道中儘有千萬之導師、第愛爾以父母之愛者、恐亦不可多得耳。夫以福音之道使爾等因基督而得神生者、非我也耶？
Nueva Versión Internacional - De hecho, aunque tuvieran ustedes miles de tutores en Cristo, padres sí que no tienen muchos, porque mediante el evangelio yo fui el padre que los engendró en Cristo Jesús.
현대인의 성경 - 여러분이 그리스도 안에서 스승은 얼마든지 모실 수 있으나 아버지는 많이 모실 수 없습니다. 나는 여러분에게 기쁜 소식을 전함으로 그리스도 예수님 안에서 여러분의 아버지가 되었습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Хотя у вас тысячи учителей во Христе, у вас, все же, не много отцов. Я же стал вашим отцом через Радостную Весть об Иисусе Христе.
Восточный перевод - Хотя у вас тысячи учителей, которые следуют путём Масиха, у вас, всё же, не много отцов. Я же стал вашим отцом по вере в Ису Масиха через возвещение Радостной Вести.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Хотя у вас тысячи учителей, которые следуют путём аль-Масиха, у вас, всё же, не много отцов. Я же стал вашим отцом по вере в Ису аль-Масиха через возвещение Радостной Вести.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Хотя у вас тысячи учителей, которые следуют путём Масеха, у вас, всё же, не много отцов. Я же стал вашим отцом по вере в Исо Масеха через возвещение Радостной Вести.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - En effet, même si vous aviez dix mille maîtres dans la foi en Christ, vous n’avez pas plusieurs pères. Car c’est moi qui vous ai fait naître à la foi en Jésus-Christ en vous annonçant l’Evangile.
リビングバイブル - たとえ、キリストについて教えてくれる人が一万人いたとしても、あなたがたの父はこの私だけであることを忘れないでください。福音を伝えてキリストの救いに導いたのは、この私一人なのですから。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἐὰν γὰρ μυρίους παιδαγωγοὺς ἔχητε ἐν Χριστῷ ἀλλ’ οὐ πολλοὺς πατέρας· ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἐὰν γὰρ μυρίους παιδαγωγοὺς ἔχητε ἐν Χριστῷ, ἀλλ’ οὐ πολλοὺς πατέρας; ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα.
Nova Versão Internacional - Embora possam ter dez mil tutores em Cristo, vocês não têm muitos pais, pois em Cristo Jesus eu mesmo os gerei por meio do evangelho.
Hoffnung für alle - Selbst wenn ihr Tausende von Erziehern hättet, die euch im Glauben unterweisen, so habt ihr doch nicht viele Väter. Als ich euch die rettende Botschaft von Jesus Christus brachte und ihr dadurch neues Leben empfingt, bin ich euer Vater geworden.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Dù anh chị em có một vạn thầy giáo trong Chúa Cứu Thế, nhưng chỉ có một người cha. Tôi đã dùng Phúc Âm sinh anh chị em trong Chúa Cứu Thế.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ถึงแม้ว่าท่านมีผู้ปกครองดูแลนับหมื่นในพระคริสต์ แต่ท่านมีบิดาคนเดียว เพราะในพระเยซูคริสต์ข้าพเจ้าได้เป็นบิดาของท่านโดยทางข่าวประเสริฐ
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แม้ท่านมีผู้คุ้มกันสักหมื่นคนในพระคริสต์ แต่ท่านมีบิดาเพียงไม่กี่คน ด้วยว่าในพระเยซูคริสต์ ข้าพเจ้าได้กลายเป็นบิดาของท่านทางฝ่ายข่าวประเสริฐ

James 1:18 - God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.
Philemon 1:19 - I’ll pay it back. I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I won’t even mention that you owe me your life.
1 Corinthians 3:6 - I planted the seed. Apollos watered it. But God has been making it grow.
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord? Aren’t you the result of my work for the Lord?
1 Corinthians 9:2 - Others may not think of me as an apostle. But I am certainly one to you! You are the proof that I am the Lord’s apostle.
1 Peter 1:23 - You have been born again by means of the living word of God. His word lasts forever. You were not born again from a seed that will die. You were born from a seed that can’t die.
Philemon 1:10 - I am an old man, and I’m in prison. This is how I make my appeal to you for my son Onesimus. He became a son to me while I was being held in chains.
Philemon 1:11 - Before that, he was useless to you. But now he has become useful to you and to me.
Philemon 1:12 - I’m sending Onesimus back to you. All my love for him goes with him.
2 Timothy 4:3 - The time will come when people won’t put up with true teaching. Instead, they will try to satisfy their own desires. They will gather a large number of teachers around them. The teachers will say what the people want to hear.
Acts 18:4 - Every Sabbath day he went to the synagogue. He was trying to get both Jews and Greeks to believe in the Lord.
Acts 18:5 - Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia. Then Paul spent all his time preaching. He was a witness to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
Acts 18:6 - But they opposed Paul. They treated him badly. So he shook out his clothes in protest. Then he said to them, “God’s judgment against you will be your own fault! Don’t blame me for it! From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
Acts 18:7 - Then Paul left the synagogue and went to the house next door. It was the house of Titius Justus, a man who worshiped God.
Acts 18:8 - Crispus was the synagogue leader. He and everyone living in his house came to believe in the Lord. Many others who lived in Corinth heard Paul. They too believed and were baptized.
Acts 18:9 - One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Keep on speaking. Don’t be silent.
Acts 18:10 - I am with you. No one will attack you and harm you. I have many people in this city.”
Acts 18:11 - So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half. He taught them God’s word.
1 Corinthians 9:18 - Then what reward do I get? Here is what it is. I am able to preach the good news free of charge. And I can do this without using all my rights as a person who preaches the good news.
1 Corinthians 9:14 - So those who preach the good news should also receive their living from their work. That is what the Lord has commanded.
1 Corinthians 9:12 - Others have the right to receive help from you. Don’t we have even more right to do so? But we didn’t use that right. No, we have put up with everything. We didn’t want to keep the good news of Christ from spreading.
2 Corinthians 3:1 - Are we beginning to praise ourselves again? Some people need letters that speak well of them. Do we need those kinds of letters, either to you or from you?
2 Corinthians 3:2 - You yourselves are our letter. You are written on our hearts. Everyone knows you and reads you.
2 Corinthians 3:3 - You make it clear that you are a letter from Christ. You are the result of our work for God. You are a letter written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God. You are a letter written not on tablets made out of stone but on human hearts.
Titus 1:4 - Titus, I am sending you this letter. You are my true son in the faith we share. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.
Romans 15:20 - I have always wanted to preach the good news where Christ was not known. I don’t want to build on what someone else has started.
1 Corinthians 9:23 - I do all this because of the good news. And I want to share in its blessings.
Galatians 4:19 - My dear children, I am in pain for you like I was when we first met. I have pain like a woman giving birth. And my pain will continue until Christ makes you like himself.
1 Corinthians 3:10 - God has given me the grace to lay a foundation as a wise builder. Now someone else is building on it. But each one should build carefully.