Revised Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 4:9-21
9ForγάρgarG1063I thinkδοκῶdokōG1380thatG3754Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316hath set forthἀπέδειξενapedeixenG584usG1473the apostlesτοὺς ἀποστόλουςtous apostolousG3588G652lastἐσχάτουςeschatousG2078,as it wereὡςhōsG5613appointed to deathἐπιθανατίους,epithanatiousG1935:forG3754we are madeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096a spectacleθέατρονtheatronG2302unto the worldτῷ κόσμῳtō kosmōG3588G2889,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 kosmouG3588G2889, and arethe offscouringπερίψημαperipsēmaG4067of all thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956untoἕωςhe'ōsG2193this dayἄρτι.artiG737.
15ForγὰρgarG1063thoughἐὰνeanG1437ye haveἔχητεechēteG2192ten thousandμυρίουςmuriousG3463instructorsπαιδαγωγοὺςpaidagōgousG3807inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235have yenotοὐouG3756manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183fathersπατέρας·paterasG3962:forγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424IἐγὼegōG1473have begottenἐγέννησα.¶egennēsaG1080youὑμᾶςhumasG4771throughδιὰdiaG1223the gospelτοῦ εὐαγγελίουtou euangeliouG3588G2098.
17ForδιὰdiaG1223this causeτοῦτοtoutoG3778have I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771TimothyΤιμόθεον,TimotheonG5095,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστίνestinG1510myG1473belovedἀγαπητὸνagapētonG27sonτέκνονteknonG5043,andκαὶkaiG2532faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103inἐνenG1722the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,whoὃςhosG3739shall bringG363youὑμᾶςhumasG4771intoremembranceG363of myG1473waysτὰς ὁδούςtas hodousG3588G3598which beτὰςtasG3588inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531I teachδιδάσκω.¶didaskōG1321every whereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837inἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956AssemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577.
19ButδὲdeG1161I will comeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771shortlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030,ifἐὰνeanG1437the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588G2962willθελήσῃ,thelēsēG2309,andκαὶkaiG2532will knowγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097,notοὐouG3756the speechτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056of them whichτῶνtōnG3588are puffed upπεφυσιωμένωνpephusiōmenōnG5448,butἀλλὰallaG235the powerτὴν δύναμιν.tēn dunaminG3588G1411.
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
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