New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Corinthians 4

Servants of Christ

1ThisG3779isG3779theG3779wayG3779anypersonἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is to regardλογιζέσθωlogizesthōG3049us: asservantsὑπηρέταςhupēretasG5257of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547andstewardsοἰκονόμουςoikonomousG3623ofthe mysteriesμυστηρίωνmustēriōnG3466of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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

3But to me it is an insignificantG1646matterG1646that I would be examinedἀνακριθῶanakrithōG350by you, orἢēG2228by anyhumanἀνθρωπίνηςanthrōpinēsG442courtἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250;inG235factG235,I do not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761examineἀνακρίνω.anakrinōG350myselfG1683.

4For IamG4924not awareG4924of anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762against myselfG1683;howeverἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I am notvindicatedδεδικαίωμαι·dedikaiōmaiG1344by thisτούτῳtoutōG3778,but the one who examinesἀνακρίνωνanakrinōnG350me is the LordκύριόςkuriosG2962.

5ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620do not go onpassingG2919judgmentG2919beforeπρὸproG4253thetimeκαιροῦkairouG2540, but waituntilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,whoὃςhosG3739will bothG2532bringG5461toG5461lightφωτίσειphōtiseiG5461the thingsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927hiddenG2927in the darknessσκότουςskotousG4655and discloseφανερώσειphanerōseiG5319the motivesβουλὰςboulasG1012of humanheartsκαρδιῶν·kardiōnG2588;and thenτότεtoteG5119praiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868will comeγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096to eachG1538personG1538from Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6Nowδέ,deG1161theseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,I have figurativelyG3345appliedG3345to myselfG1683and ApollosἈπολλῶνApollōnG625onG1223your accountδι᾽di᾽G1223,soG2443thatG2443in us you may learnμάθητεmathēteG3129not to exceedG5228whatἃhaG3739is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,soG2443thatG2443noG3361oneεἷςheisG1520of you will becomearrogantφυσιοῦσθεphusioustheG5448inG5228behalfG5228of oneἑνὸςhenosG1520againstκατὰkataG2596the otherἑτέρου.heterouG2087.

7For whoτίςtisG5101considersG1252you asG1252superiorG1252?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 becomeG936kingsG936soἵναinaG2443thatG2443we alsoG2532might reignσυμβασιλεύσωμεν.sumbasileusōmenG4821with you!

9For I thinkδοκῶdokōG1380,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has exhibitedἀπέδειξενapedeixenG584us, the apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652,lastἐσχάτουςeschatousG2078ofG2078allG2078as menG1935condemnedG1935toG1935deathG1935,becauseὅτιhotiG3754wehave becomeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096a spectacleθέατρονtheatronG2302to the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,bothG2532to angelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32and to mankindἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.

10We arefoolsμωροὶmōroiG3474on accountδιὰdiaG1223of ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547, butyou are prudentφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429in ChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547!We are weakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772,but you are strongἰσχυροί·ischuroiG2478!You are distinguishedἔνδοξοιendoxoiG1741,but we are withoutG820honorἄτιμοι.atimoiG820!

11UpG891toG891thisτῆςtēsG3588presentἄρτιartiG737hourὥραςhōrasG5610we are bothG2532hungryπεινῶμενpeinōmenG3983and thirstyδιψῶμενdipsōmenG1372,and are poorlyG1130clothedG1130and roughlyG2852treatedG2852and homelessἀστατοῦμενastatoumenG790;

12and we laborκοπιῶμενkopiōmenG2872,workingἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038with our ownἰδίαιςidiaisG2398handsχερσίν·chersinG5495; when we areverballyG3058abusedG3058,we blessεὐλογοῦμεν,eulogoumenG2127; when we arepersecutedδιωκόμενοιdiōkomenoiG1377,we endureἀνεχόμεθα,anechomethaG430it;

13when we are slanderedG1426, wereplyG3870asG3870friendsG3870; 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 urgeΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870you, beimitatorsμιμηταίmimētaiG3402of me.

17For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223Ihave sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992to youTimothyΤιμόθεον,TimotheonG5095,whoG3739is mybelovedἀγαπητὸνagapētonG27and faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103childτέκνονteknonG5043in the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,and he will remindἀναμνήσειanamnēseiG363you of my waysὁδούςhodousG3598which are in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,justG2531asG2531I teachδιδάσκω.¶didaskōG1321everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837in everyπάσῃpasēG3956churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577.

18NowδέdeG1161someτινες·tinesG5100have becomearrogantἐφυσιώθησάνephusiōthēsanG5448,asG5613thoughG5613I were notcomingἐρχομένουerchomenouG2064to you.

19But Iwill comeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064to you soonταχέωςtacheōsG5030,ifἐὰνeanG1437the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962willsθελήσῃ,thelēsēG2309,and I shall findG1097outG1097, not thewordsλόγονlogonG3056of thoseG3588who arearrogantπεφυσιωμένωνpephusiōmenōnG5448,but their powerδύναμιν.dunaminG1411.

20For the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is not inwordsλόγῳlogōG3056,but in powerδυνάμει.¶dunameiG1411.

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

Servants of Christ

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 4