Revised Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 4

1LetG3049a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444soΟὕτωςHoutōsG3779accountG3049of usG1473,asὡςhōsG5613of the ministersὑπηρέταςhupēretasG5257of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532stewardsοἰκονόμουςoikonomousG3623of the mysteriesμυστηρίωνmustēriōnG3466of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

2G1161MoreoverλοιπὸνloiponG3063G3739it is requiredζητεῖταιzēteitaiG2212inἐνenG1722stewardsτοῖς οἰκονόμοιςtois oikonomoisG3588 G3623,thatἵναinaG2443a manτιςtisG5100be foundεὑρεθῇ.heurethēaG2147faithfulπιστόςpistosG4103.

3ButδὲdeG1161with meG1473itεἰςeisG1519isἐστινestinG1510a very small thingἐλάχιστόνelachistonG1646thatἵναinaG2443I should be judgedἀνακριθῶanakrithōG350ofὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,orἢēG2228ofὑπὸhupoG5259man’sἀνθρωπίνηςanthrōpinēsG442judgmentἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250:yeaἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,I judgeἀνακρίνω.anakrinōG350notοὐδὲoudeG3761mine own selfG1683.

4ForγὰρgarG1063I knowG4894nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762by myselfG1683;yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235am IG1344notοὐκoukG3756herebyτούτῳtoutōG3778ἐνenG1722justifiedG1344:butδὲdeG1161heὁhoG3588that judgethἀνακρίνωνanakrinōnG350meἐμαυτῷemautōG1473isἐστιν.estinG1510the LordκύριόςkuriosG2962.

5ὁhoG3588ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620judgeκρίνετεkrineteG2919τιtiG5100nothingμὴmēG3361beforeπρὸproG4253ἂνanG302the timeκαιροῦkairouG2540,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the Lordκύριος, τὰkurios taG3588 G2962comeἔλθῃelthēG2064,whoὃςhosG3739bothκαὶkaiG2532will bring to lightφωτίσειphōtiseiG5461the hidden thingsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927of darknessτοῦ σκότουςtou skotousG3588 G4655,andκαὶkaiG2532will make manifestφανερώσειphanerōseiG5319the counselsτὰς βουλὰςtas boulasG3588 G1012of the heartsτῶν καρδιῶν·tōn kardiōnG3588 G2588:andκαὶkaiG2532thenτότεtoteG5119shallG1096every manἑκάστῳhekastōG1538haveG1096praiseὁ ἔπαινοςho epainosG3588 G1868ofἀπὸapoG575Godτοῦ θεοῦ.¶tou theouG3588 G2316.

6τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588Andδέ,deG1161these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,I have in a figure transferredμετεσχημάτισαmeteschēmatisaG3345toεἰςeisG1519myselfG1683andκαὶkaiG2532toApollosἈπολλῶνApollōnG625forδι᾽di᾽G1223your sakesὑμᾶς,humasG4771;thatἵναinaG2443ye might learnμάθητεmathēteG3129inἐνenG1722usἐμαυτὸνemautonG1473notμὴmēG3361to thinkG5426of menaboveὑπὲρhuperG5228that whichἃhaG3739is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,thatἵναinaG2443noμὴmēG3361oneεἷςheisG1520of you be puffed upφυσιοῦσθεphusioustheG5448forὑπὲρhuperG5228oneἑνὸςhenosG1520againstκατὰkataG2596anotherἑτέρου.heterouG2087.τοῦtouG3588

7ForγάρgarG1063whoτίςtisG5101makethG1252theeσεseG4771to differG1252from another?andδὲdeG1161whatτίtiG5101hast thouἔχειςecheisG2192thatὃhoG3739thou didstG2983notοὐκoukG3756receiveG2983?nowδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532thou didst receiveG2983it,whyτίtiG5101dost thou gloryκαυχᾶσαιkauchasaiG2744,as ifὡςhōsG5613thou hadstG2983notμὴmēG3361receivedG2983it?

8NowἤδηēdēG2235ye areἐστέ,esteG1510fullκεκορεσμένοιkekoresmenoiG2880,nowἤδηēdēG2235ye are richἐπλουτήσατε,eploutēsateG4147,ye have reigned as kingsἐβασιλεύσατε·ebasileusateG936withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565usG1473:andκαὶkaiG2532I would to GodὄφελόνophelonG3785γεgeG1065ye did reignἐβασιλεύσατε,ebasileusateG936,thatἵναinaG2443weG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532might reignσυμβασιλεύσωμεν.sumbasileusōmenG4821with youὑμῖνhuminG4771.

9ForγάρgarG1063I thinkδοκῶdokōG1380thatG3754Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath set forthἀπέδειξενapedeixenG584usG1473the apostlesτοὺς ἀποστόλουςtous apostolousG3588 G652lastἐσχάτουςeschatousG2078,as it wereὡςhōsG5613appointed to deathἐπιθανατίους,epithanatiousG1935:forG3754we are madeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096a spectacleθέατρονtheatronG2302unto the worldτῷ κόσμῳtō kosmōG3588 G2889,andκαὶkaiG2532to angelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32,andκαὶkaiG2532to menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.

10WeG1473arefoolsμωροὶmōroiG3474forδιὰdiaG1223Christ’s sakeΧριστὸνChristonG5547,butδὲdeG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771arewiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547;weG1473areweakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772,butδὲdeG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771arestrongἰσχυροί·ischuroiG2478;yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771arehonourableἔνδοξοιendoxoiG1741,butδὲdeG1161weG1473aredespisedἄτιμοι.atimoiG820.

11τῆςtēsG3588Even untoἄχριachriG891this presentἄρτιartiG737hourὥραςhōrasG5610weG3983bothκαὶkaiG2532hungerπεινῶμενpeinōmenG3983,andκαὶkaiG2532thirstδιψῶμενdipsōmenG1372,andκαὶkaiG2532are nakedγυμνιτεύομενgumniteuomenG1130,andκαὶkaiG2532are buffetedκολαφιζόμεθαkolaphizomethaG2852,andκαὶkaiG2532have no certain dwellingplaceἀστατοῦμενastatoumenG790;

12ταῖςtaisG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532labourκοπιῶμενkopiōmenG2872,workingἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038with our ownἰδίαιςidiaisG2398handsχερσίν·chersinG5495:being reviledλοιδορούμενοιloidoroumenoiG3058,we blessεὐλογοῦμεν,eulogoumenG2127;being persecutedδιωκόμενοιdiōkomenoiG1377,we suffer itἀνεχόμεθα,anechomethaG430:

13Being defamedG987,we intreatπαρακαλοῦμεν,parakaloumenG3870:we are madeἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096asὡςhōsG5613the filthπερικαθάρματαperikatharmataG4027of the worldτοῦ κόσμουtou kosmouG3588 G2889, and arethe offscouringπερίψημαperipsēmaG4067of all thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956untoἕωςhe'ōsG2193this dayἄρτι.artiG737.

14I writeγράφωgraphōG1125notοὐκoukG3756these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778to shameἐντρέπωνentrepōnG1788youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613myG1473belovedἀγαπητὰagapētaG27sonsτέκναteknaG5043I warnνουθετῶν.nouthetōnG3560you.

15ForγὰρgarG1063thoughἐὰνeanG1437ye haveἔχητεechēteG2192ten thousandμυρίουςmuriousG3463instructorsπαιδαγωγοὺςpaidagōgousG3807inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235have yenotοὐouG3756manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183fathersπατέρας·paterasG3962:forγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424IἐγὼegōG1473have begottenἐγέννησα.¶egennēsaG1080youὑμᾶςhumasG4771throughδιὰdiaG1223the gospelτοῦ εὐαγγελίουtou euangeliouG3588 G2098.

16WhereforeοὖνounG3767I beseechΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,be yeγίνεσθε.ginestheG1096followersμιμηταίmimētaiG3402of meG1473.

17ForδιὰdiaG1223this causeτοῦτοtoutoG3778have I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771TimothyΤιμόθεον,TimotheonG5095,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστίνestinG1510myG1473belovedἀγαπητὸνagapētonG27sonτέκνονteknonG5043,andκαὶkaiG2532faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103inἐνenG1722the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,whoὃςhosG3739shall bringG363youὑμᾶςhumasG4771intoremembranceG363of myG1473waysτὰς ὁδούςtas hodousG3588 G3598which beτὰςtasG3588inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531I teachδιδάσκω.¶didaskōG1321every whereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837inἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956AssemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577.

18NowδέdeG1161someτινες·tinesG5100are puffed upἐφυσιώθησάνephusiōthēsanG5448,as thoughὩςHōsG5613IG1473wouldG2064notμὴmēG3361comeG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

19ButδὲdeG1161I will comeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771shortlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030,ifἐὰνeanG1437the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962willθελήσῃ,thelēsēG2309,andκαὶkaiG2532will knowγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097,notοὐouG3756the speechτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of them whichτῶνtōnG3588are puffed upπεφυσιωμένωνpephusiōmenōnG5448,butἀλλὰallaG235the powerτὴν δύναμιν.tēn dunaminG3588 G1411.

20ForγὰρgarG1063the kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316isnotοὐouG3756inἐνenG1722wordλόγῳlogōG3056,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722powerδυνάμει.¶dunameiG1411.

21WhatΤίTiG5101will yeθέλετε;theleteG2309?shall I comeἔλθωelthōG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withἐνenG1722a rodῥάβδῳrhabdōG4464,orἢēG2228inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,andτεteG5037inthe spiritπνεύματίpneumatiG4151of meeknessG4240?

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