1 Corinthians 4:3

1 Corinthians 4:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
• New Living Translation (NLT)As for me, it matters very little how I might be evaluated by you or by any human authority. I don’t even trust my own judgment on this point.

Context of 1 Corinthians 4:3

1This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. 2Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. 4My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. 5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.

1 Corinthians 4:3 word by word

ἐμοὶ δὲ εἰς ἐλάχιστόν ἐστιν ἵνα ὑφ᾽ ὑμῶν ἀνακριθῶ ἢ ὑπὸ ἀνθρωπίνης ἡμέρας· ἀλλ᾽ οὐδὲ ἐμαυτὸν ἀνακρίνω.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• with meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• itεἰςeis · towardG1519
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a very small thingἐλάχιστοςelachistos · leastG1646
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• I should be judgedἀνακρίνωanakrinō · to investigateG350
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• youσύsu · youG4771
• orἤē · orG2228
• man’sἀνθρώπινοςanthrōpinos · humanG442
• judgmentἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• yeaἀλλάalla · butG235
• notοὐδέoude · norG3761
• mine own selfἐμαυτοῦemautou emautō emauton · myselfG1683

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 4:3

• 1 Corinthians 2:15The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,
• 1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
• John 7:24Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:13their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 4:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3It is a very small thing that I should be judged of you - Those who preferred Apollos or Kephas before St. Paul, would of course give their reasons for this preference; and these might, in many instances, be very unfavourable to his character as a man, a Christian, or an apostle; of this he was regardless, as he sought not his own glory, but the glory of God in the salvation of their souls. Or of man's judgment - ̔ ̔, literally, or of man's day: but ̔…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3But with me - In my estimate; in regard to myself. That is, I esteem it a matter of no concern. Since I am responsible as a steward to my master only, it is a matter of small concern what men think of me, provided I have his approbation. Paul was not insensible to the good opinion of people. He did not despise their favor or court limit contempt. But this was not the principal thing which he regarded; and we have here a noble elevation of purpose and of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Paul's greatest wish was to be faithful to God. What people thought of him, including his own opinion, did not matter.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. it is a very small thing--literally, "it amounts to a very small matter"; not that I despise your judgment, but as compared with God's, it almost comes to nothing. judged ... of man's judgment--literally, "man's day," contrasted with the day (1Co 3:13) of the Lord (1Co 4:5; 1Th 5:4). "The day of man" is here put before us as a person [Wahl]. All days previous to the day of the Lord are man's days. Emesti translates the thrice recurring Greek for…Read the comment

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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