1 Corinthians 4:18
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As if I would not come to you, so some are puffed up.

Context
Paul Warns his Children
17For this cause have I sent to you Timothy, who is my dearest son and faithful in the Lord. Who will put you in mind of my ways, which are in Christ Jesus: as I teach every where in every church. 18As if I would not come to you, so some are puffed up. 19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will: and will know, not the speech of them that are puffed up, but the power.…
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:6
But these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollo, for your sakes: that in us you may learn that one be not puffed up against the other for another, above that which is written.

1 Corinthians 4:21
What will you? Shall I come to you with a rod? Or in charity and in the spirit of meekness?

2 Corinthians 10:2
But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence wherewith I am thought to be bold, against some who reckon us as if we walked according to the flesh.

2 Corinthians 12:20
For I fear lest perhaps, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found by you such as you would not. Lest perhaps contentions, envyings, animosities, dissensions, detractions, whisperings, swellings, seditions, be among you.

Lexicon
Some [of you]
τινες (tines)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

have become arrogant,
ἐφυσιώθησάν (ephysiōthēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5448: From phusis in the primary sense of blowing; to inflate, i.e. make proud.

as if
Ὡς (Hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

I
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

were not coming
ἐρχομένου (erchomenou)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

you.
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.


Additional Translations
Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.

Now some have become puffed up, as if I were not coming to you.

Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.

Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.

But some have been puffed up, as if I were not coming to you;

Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.

Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.

But some of you have been puffed up through getting the idea that I am not coming to Corinth.

Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.

And as if I were not coming unto you certain were puffed up;
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