Berean Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 4
3IG1473care very littleἐλάχιστόν ἐστινelachiston estinG1510G1646,howeverδὲdeG1161εἰςeisG1519,ifἵναinaG2443I am judgedἀνακριθῶanakrithōG350byὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259youὑμῶνhumōnG4771orἢēG2228byὑπὸhupoG5259any humanἀνθρωπίνηςanthrōpinēsG442courtἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250.In factἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,I do not even judgeοὐδὲ ἀνακρίνω.oude anakrinōG3761G350myselfG1683.
5ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620judgeκρίνετεkrineteG2919nothingμὴ τιmē tiG3361G5100beforeπρὸproG4253theappointed timeκαιροῦkairouG2540; waituntilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962ἂνanG302comesἔλθῃelthēG2064. HeὃςhosG3739καὶkaiG2532will bring to lightφωτίσειphōtiseiG5461what isτὰtaG3588hiddenκρυπτὰkruptaG2927τοῦtouG3588in darknessσκότουςskotousG4655andκαὶkaiG2532will exposeφανερώσειphanerōseiG5319theτὰςtasG3588motivesβουλὰςboulasG1012ofτῶνtōnG3588men’sheartsκαρδιῶν·kardiōnG2588καὶkaiG2532.At that timeτότεtoteG5119eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538will receiveγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096hisὁhoG3588praiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868fromἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.
6δέ,deG1161Brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,I have appliedμετεσχημάτισαmeteschēmatisaG3345these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778toεἰςeisG1519myselfG1683andκαὶkaiG2532ApollosἈπολλῶνApollōnG625for your benefitδι᾽ ὑμᾶς,di᾽ humasG1223G4771,so thatἵναinaG2443you may learnμάθητεmathēteG3129fromἐνenG1722usἐμαυτὸνemautonG1473τὸtoG3588notμὴmēG3361to gobeyondὑπὲρhuperG5228whatἃhaG3739is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125.ThenἵναinaG2443you will not take prideμὴ εἷς φυσιοῦσθεmē heis phusioustheG3361G1520G5448inὑπὲρhuperG5228τοῦtouG3588oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manoverκατὰkataG2596anotherτοῦ ἑτέρου.tou heterouG3588G2087.
7ForγάρgarG1063whoτίςtisG5101makes you so superiorσε διακρίνει;se diakrineiG1252G4771δὲdeG1161?WhatτίtiG5101do you haveἔχειςecheisG2192thatὃhoG3739you did not receiveοὐκ ἔλαβες;ouk elabesG3756G2983?AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487you did receiveκαὶ ἔλαβες,kai elabesG2532G2983it,whyτίtiG5101do you boastκαυχᾶσαιkauchasaiG2744as thoughὡςhōsG5613you did notμὴ λαβών;mē labōnG3361G2983?
8AlreadyἤδηēdēG2235you have all you wantκεκορεσμένοι ἐστέ,kekoresmenoi esteG1510G2880.AlreadyἤδηēdēG2235you have become richἐπλουτήσατε,eploutēsateG4147.WithoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565usG1473,you have become kingsἐβασιλεύσατε·ebasileusateG936καὶkaiG2532.How I wishὄφελόνophelonG3785you really were kingsγε ἐβασιλεύσατε,ge ebasileusateG1065G936,so thatἵναinaG2443weG1473καὶkaiG2532might be kings withσυμβασιλεύσωμεν.sumbasileusōmenG4821youὑμῖνhuminG4771!
9ForγάρgarG1063it seems to meδοκῶdokōG1380thatὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has displayedἀπέδειξενapedeixenG584usG1473τοὺςtousG3588apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652at the endἐσχάτουςeschatousG2078of the procession,likeὡςhōsG5613prisonersappointed for deathἐπιθανατίους,epithanatiousG1935ὅτιhotiG3754.We have becomeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096a spectacleθέατρονtheatronG2302to theτῷtōG3588whole worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889καὶkaiG2532,to angelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32as well asκαὶkaiG2532to menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.
10WeG1473arefoolsμωροὶmōroiG3474forδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,butδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771arewiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547.WeG1473areweakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772,butδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771arestrongἰσχυροί·ischuroiG2478.YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771arehonoredἔνδοξοιendoxoiG1741,butδὲdeG1161weG1473aredishonoredἄτιμοι.atimoiG820.
11ToἄχριachriG891thisτῆςtēsG3588veryἄρτιartiG737hourὥραςhōrasG5610καὶkaiG2532we are hungryπεινῶμενpeinōmenG3983andκαὶkaiG2532thirstyδιψῶμενdipsōmenG1372καὶkaiG2532,we are poorly clothedγυμνιτεύομενgumniteuomenG1130καὶkaiG2532,we are brutally treatedκολαφιζόμεθαkolaphizomethaG2852καὶkaiG2532,we are homelessἀστατοῦμενastatoumenG790.
12καὶkaiG2532We work hardκοπιῶμεν ἐργαζόμενοιkopiōmen ergazomenoiG2872G2038withταῖςtaisG3588ourownἰδίαιςidiaisG2398handsχερσίν·chersinG5495.When we are vilifiedλοιδορούμενοιloidoroumenoiG3058,we blessεὐλογοῦμεν,eulogoumenG2127;when we are persecutedδιωκόμενοιdiōkomenoiG1377,we endureἀνεχόμεθα,anechomethaG430it;
13when we are slanderedG1426,we answer gentlyπαρακαλοῦμεν,parakaloumenG3870.Up toἕωςhe'ōsG2193this momentἄρτι.artiG737we have becomeἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096ὡςhōsG5613thescumπερικαθάρματαperikatharmataG4027of theτοῦtouG3588earthκόσμουkosmouG2889, therefuseπερίψημαperipsēmaG4067ofπάντωνpantōnG3956the world.
Paul’s Fatherly Warning
15EvenγὰρgarG1063ifἐὰνeanG1437you haveἔχητεechēteG2192ten thousandμυρίουςmuriousG3463guardiansπαιδαγωγοὺςpaidagōgousG3807inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, you donotοὐouG3756havemanyπολλοὺςpollousG4183fathersπατέρας·paterasG3962;forγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424IἐγὼegōG1473became your fatherὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα.¶humas egennēsaG1080G4771throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098.
17That is whyδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223G3778G846I have sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992youὑμῖνhuminG4771TimothyΤιμόθεον,TimotheonG5095ὅςhosG3739ἐστίνestinG1510,myG1473belovedἀγαπητὸνagapētonG27andκαὶkaiG2532faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103childτέκνονteknonG5043inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962. HeὃςhosG3739will remindἀναμνήσειanamnēseiG363youὑμᾶςhumasG4771of myG1473τὰςtasG3588way of lifeὁδούςhodousG3598τὰςtasG3588inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,which is exactly whatκαθὼςkathōsG2531I teachδιδάσκω.¶didaskōG1321everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837inἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577.
19ButδὲdeG1161I will comeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771shortlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030,ifἐὰνeanG1437theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is willingθελήσῃ,thelēsēG2309,andκαὶkaiG2532thenI will find outγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097notοὐouG3756onlywhatτὸνtonG3588theseτῶνtōnG3588arrogantπεφυσιωμένωνpephusiōmenōnG5448peopleare sayingλόγονlogonG3056,butἀλλὰallaG235whatτὴνtēnG3588powerδύναμιν.dunaminG1411they have.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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