New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 4

Servants of Christ

1Let a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444regardλογιζέσθωlogizesthōG3049us in thisG3779mannerG3779, asservantsὑπηρέταςhupēretasG5257of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547andstewardsοἰκονόμουςoikonomousG3623ofthe mysteriesμυστηρίωνmustēriōnG3466of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

2In thisG5602caseG5602,moreoverG3062,it is requiredG523of stewardsοἰκονόμοιςoikonomoisG3623that oneτιςtisG5100be foundεὑρεθῇ.heurethēaG2147trustworthyπιστόςpistosG4103.

3But to me it is a veryG1646smallG1646thingG1646that I may be examinedἀνακριθῶanakrithōG350by you, orἢēG2228by anyhumanἀνθρωπίνηςanthrōpinēsG442courtἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250;in factἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,I do not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761examineἀνακρίνω.anakrinōG350myselfG1683.

4For IamG4924consciousG4924of nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762against myselfG1683,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I am not by thisτούτῳtoutōG3778acquittedδεδικαίωμαι·dedikaiōmaiG1344;but the one who examinesἀνακρίνωνanakrinōnG350me is the LordκύριόςkuriosG2962.

5ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620do not go onpassingG2919judgmentG2919beforeπρὸproG4253the timeκαιροῦkairouG2540, but waituntilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962comesἔλθῃelthēG2064whoὃςhosG3739will bothG2532bringG5461to lightφωτίσειphōtiseiG5461the thingsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927hiddenG2927in the darknessσκότουςskotousG4655and discloseφανερώσειphanerōseiG5319the motivesβουλὰςboulasG1012of men’sheartsκαρδιῶν·kardiōnG2588;and thenτότεtoteG5119eachG1538man’sG1538praiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868will comeγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096to him from Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6Nowδέ,deG1161theseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,I have figurativelyG3345appliedG3345to myselfG1683and ApollosἈπολλῶνApollōnG625for your sakesδι᾽di᾽G1223,soἵναinaG2443that in us you may learnμάθητεmathēteG3129not to exceedὑπὲρhuperG5228whatἃhaG3739is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,soἵναinaG2443that noG3361oneεἷςheisG1520of you will becomearrogantφυσιοῦσθεphusioustheG5448in behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228of oneἑνὸςhenosG1520againstκατὰkataG2596the otherἑτέρου.heterouG2087.

7For whoτίςtisG5101regardsG1252you as superiorG1252?WhatτίtiG5101do you haveἔχειςecheisG2192that you did not receiveἔλαβες;elabesG2983?And ifεἰeiG1487you did receiveἔλαβες,elabesG2983it, whyτίtiG5101do you boastκαυχᾶσαιkauchasaiG2744as ifὡςhōsG5613you had not receivedλαβών;labōnG2983it?

8You arealreadyἤδηēdēG2235filledκεκορεσμένοιkekoresmenoiG2880,you have alreadyἤδηēdēG2235becomeG4147richG4147,you have becomeG936kingsG936withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565us; and indeedγεgeG1065, IwishὄφελόνophelonG3785that you had becomeG936kingsG936soἵναinaG2443that we alsoG2532might reignσυμβασιλεύσωμεν.sumbasileusōmenG4821with you.

9For, I thinkδοκῶdokōG1380,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has exhibitedἀπέδειξενapedeixenG584us apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652lastἐσχάτουςeschatousG2078of allG2078,as menG1935condemnedG1935to deathG1935;becauseὅτιhotiG3754wehave becomeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096a spectacleθέατρονtheatronG2302to the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,bothG2532to angelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32and to menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.

10We arefoolsμωροὶmōroiG3474for Christ’sΧριστὸνChristonG5547sakeδιὰdiaG1223, butyou are prudentφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429in ChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547;we are weakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772,but you are strongἰσχυροί·ischuroiG2478;you are distinguishedἔνδοξοιendoxoiG1741,but we are withoutG820honorἄτιμοι.atimoiG820.

11To thisτῆςtēsG3588presentἄρτιartiG737hourὥραςhōrasG5610we are bothG2532hungryπεινῶμενpeinōmenG3983and thirstyδιψῶμενdipsōmenG1372,and are poorlyG1130clothedG1130,and are roughlyG2852treatedG2852,and are homelessἀστατοῦμενastatoumenG790;

12and we toilκοπιῶμενkopiōmenG2872,workingἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038with our ownἰδίαιςidiaisG2398handsχερσίν·chersinG5495; when we arereviledλοιδορούμενοιloidoroumenoiG3058,we blessεὐλογοῦμεν,eulogoumenG2127; when we arepersecutedδιωκόμενοιdiōkomenoiG1377,we endureἀνεχόμεθα,anechomethaG430;

13when we are slanderedG1426, we try toconciliateπαρακαλοῦμεν,parakaloumenG3870; we havebecomeἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096as the scumπερικαθάρματαperikatharmataG4027of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,the dregsπερίψημαperipsēmaG4067of allG3956thingsG3956, evenuntilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτι.artiG737.

14I do not writeγράφωgraphōG1125theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778toshameἐντρέπωνentrepōnG1788you, but to admonishνουθετῶν.nouthetōnG3560you as my belovedἀγαπητὰagapētaG27childrenτέκναteknaG5043.

15For ifἐὰνeanG1437you were to haveἔχητεechēteG2192countlessμυρίουςmuriousG3463tutorsπαιδαγωγοὺςpaidagōgousG3807in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235you would not havemanyπολλοὺςpollousG4183fathersπατέρας·paterasG3962, for inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424IbecameG1080your fatherG1080throughδιὰdiaG1223thegospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767I exhortΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870you, beimitatorsμιμηταίmimētaiG3402of me.

17For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223Ihave sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992to youTimothyΤιμόθεον,TimotheonG5095,whoG3739is mybelovedἀγαπητὸνagapētonG27and faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103childτέκνονteknonG5043in the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,and he will remindἀναμνήσειanamnēseiG363you of my waysὁδούςhodousG3598which are in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as I teachδιδάσκω.¶didaskōG1321everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837in everyπάσῃpasēG3956churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577.

18NowδέdeG1161someτινες·tinesG5100have becomearrogantἐφυσιώθησάνephusiōthēsanG5448,as thoughὩςHōsG5613I were notcomingἐρχομένουerchomenouG2064to you.

19But Iwill comeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064to you soonταχέωςtacheōsG5030,ifἐὰνeanG1437the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962willsθελήσῃ,thelēsēG2309,and I shall findγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097out, not thewordsλόγονlogonG3056of thoseG3588who arearrogantπεφυσιωμένωνpephusiōmenōnG5448but their powerδύναμιν.dunaminG1411.

20For the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316does not consist inwordsλόγῳlogōG3056but in powerδυνάμει.¶dunameiG1411.

21WhatΤίTiG5101do you desireθέλετε;theleteG2309?Shall I comeἔλθωelthōG2064to you with a rodῥάβδῳrhabdōG4464,orἢēG2228with loveἀγάπῃagapēG26and a spiritπνεύματίpneumatiG4151of gentlenessG4240?

Servants of Christ

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 4