1 Corinthians 4:2

1 Corinthians 4:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
• New International Version (NIV)Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.

Context of 1 Corinthians 4:2

1A person should think of us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of the mysteries of God. In this regard, it is required that managers be found faithful. 3It is of little importance to me that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I don’t even judge myself. 4For I am not conscious of anything against myself, but I am not justified by this. It is the Lord who judges me.

1 Corinthians 4:2 word by word

Ὧδε λοιπὸν ζητεῖται ἐν τοῖς οἰκονόμοις ἵνα πιστός τις εὑρεθῇ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Moreoverλοιπόνloipon · henceforthG3063
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• it is requiredζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• stewardsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• stewardsοἰκονόμοςoikonomos · managerG3623
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• a manτιςtis · oneG5100
• be foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 4:2

• 1 Corinthians 4:17This is why I have sent Timothy to you. He is my dearly loved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you about my ways in Christ Jesus, just as I teach everywhere in every church.
• 1 Corinthians 7:25Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I do give an opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is faithful.
• Numbers 12:7Not so with my servant Moses; he is faithful in all my household.
• Proverbs 13:17A wicked envoy falls into trouble, but a trustworthy courier brings healing.
• Matthew 25:21“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’
• Luke 12:42The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and sensible manager his master will put in charge of his household servants to give them their allotted food at the proper time?
• Luke 16:10Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.
• 2 Corinthians 2:17For we do not market the word of God for profit like so many. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.
• 2 Corinthians 4:2Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful things, not acting deceitfully or distorting the word of God, but commending ourselves before God to everyone’s conscience by an open display of the truth.
• Colossians 1:7You learned this from Epaphras, our dearly loved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf,
• Colossians 4:7Tychicus, our dearly loved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 4:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Moreover … - The fidelity required of stewards seems to be adverted to here, in order to show that the apostles acted from a higher principle than a desire to please man, or to be regarded as at the head of a party; and they ought so to esteem them as bound, like all stewards, to be faithful to the master whom they served. It is required … - It is expected of them; it is the “main” or “leading” thing in their office. Eminently in that office fidelity is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Paul highlights his loyalty and sincere intentions as an apostle of Christ. However, only God can judge a person's heart.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Moreover--The oldest manuscripts read, "Moreover here" (that is, on earth). The contrast thus is between man's usage as to stewards (1Co 4:2), and God's way (1Co 4:3). Though here below, in the case of stewards, inquiry is made, that one man be found (that is, proved to be) faithful; yet God's steward awaits no such judgment of man, in man's day, but the Lord's judgment in His great day. Another argument against the Corinthians for their partial…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 4:2

• Faithfulness
• Minister, Christian
• Servant
• Steward
• Zeal, Religious

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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