Revised Version 1895

1 Corinthians 4

1LetG3049amanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444soG2532accountG3049ofG2316us,asὡςhōsG5613ofG2316ministersofG2316ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andG2532stewardsοἰκονόμουςoikonomousG3623ofG2316theG2532mysteriesμυστηρίωνmustēriōnG3466ofG2316Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

2HereὯδεHōdeG5602, moreover,itG2147is requiredinἐνenG1722stewardsοἰκονόμοιςoikonomoisG3623,thatἵναinaG2443amanG5100beG5100foundG2147faithfulπιστόςpistosG4103.

3ButG1161withεἰςeisG1519meG1473itG1161isG1510aG1510veryG1646smallG1646thingG1646thatG2443IG1473shouldG2443beG1510judgedofG2250youG5210,orἢēG2228ofG2250man’s judgment: yea,IG1473judgeG350notοὐδὲoudeG3761mineG1473ownG1683self.

4ForγὰρgarG1063IG1473knownothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762againstἐνenG1722myselfG1683;yetG1161amG1510IG1473notοὐκoukG3756herebyjustifiedδεδικαίωμαι·dedikaiōmaiG1344:butG1161heG3778thatG3778judgethmeG1473isG1510theὁhoG3588LordκύριόςkuriosG2962.

5WhereforejudgeκρίνετεkrineteG2919nothingμὴmēG3361beforeπρὸproG4253theG3588timeκαιροῦkairouG2540,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theG3588Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962comeἔλθῃelthēG2064,whoG3739willG2316bothG2532bringG5461toG2064lightφωτίσειphōtiseiG5461theG3588hiddenκρυπτὰkruptaG2927thingsG3739ofG575darknessσκότουςskotousG4655,andG2532makeφανερώσειphanerōseiG5319manifestG5319theG3588counselsofG575theG3588heartsκαρδιῶν·kardiōnG2588;andG2532thenG2532shallG2532eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538manτιtiG5100havehisG3739praiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868fromG575Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6Nowδέ,deG1161theseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,IἐμαυτὸνemautonG1473haveinG1722a figure transferredtoG1519myselfG1683andG2532ApollosἈπολλῶνApollōnG625forG1519yourG2532sakesG1223;thatG3739inG1722usG1519yemightG2532learnμάθητεmathēteG3129notμὴmēG3361toG1519gobeyondG5228theτὸtoG3588thingsG3778whichG3739arewrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125;thatG3739noμὴmēG3361oneεἷςheisG1520ofG1223youG5210beG2532puffedupG1519forG1519theτοῦtouG3588oneἑνὸςhenosG1520againstκατὰkataG2596theτοῦtouG3588otherἑτέρου.heterouG2087.

7ForγάρgarG1063whoG3739maketh theetoG2532differ?andG2532whatG5101hast thouthatG3739thou didstnotG3756receiveἔλαβες;elabesG2983?butG1161ifG1487thou didstreceiveἔλαβες,elabesG2983itG1161,whyG5101dost thougloryκαυχᾶσαιkauchasaiG2744,asὡςhōsG5613ifG1487thou hadstnotG3756receivedλαβών;labōnG2983itG1161?

8AlreadyἤδηēdēG2235areG1510yefilledκεκορεσμένοιkekoresmenoiG2880,alreadyἤδηēdēG2235yeareG1510becomeG4147richG4147, yehaveG1510reignedἐβασιλεύσατε·ebasileusateG936withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565us: yeaandG2532IG1473wouldG2532thatG2443yedidG1510reignἐβασιλεύσατε,ebasileusateG936,thatG2443weG2249alsoG2532mightG2532reignG936withG2532youG5210.

9ForG1063,IG1473thinkδοκῶdokōG1380,GodθεὸςtheosG2316hathsetG1096forthusἀπέδειξενapedeixenG584theὁhoG3588apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652lastἐσχάτουςeschatousG2078ofG2316allτοὺςtousG3588,asὡςhōsG5613menG444doomedtoG2532deathἐπιθανατίους,epithanatiousG1935:forG1063weG2249aremadeG1096aspectacleθέατρονtheatronG2302untotheτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,andG2532toG2532angelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32,andG2532toG2532menG444.

10WeG2249arefoolsμωροὶmōroiG3474forG1223Christ’sΧριστὸνChristonG5547sakeG1223,butδὲdeG1161ye arewiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547;weG2249areweakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772,butδὲdeG1161ye arestrongἰσχυροί·ischuroiG2478; ye havegloryἔνδοξοιendoxoiG1741,butδὲdeG1161weG2249have dishonour.

11EvenG2532untothisτῆςtēsG3588presentἄρτιartiG737hourὥραςhōrasG5610weG2532bothG2532hungerπεινῶμενpeinōmenG3983,andG2532thirstδιψῶμενdipsōmenG1372,andG2532are naked,andG2532are buffeted,andG2532have no certain dwelling place;

12andG2532weG2532toilκοπιῶμενkopiōmenG2872,workingG2872withG2532ourG2532ownἰδίαιςidiaisG2398handsχερσίν·chersinG5495: beingreviledλοιδορούμενοιloidoroumenoiG3058,weG2532blessεὐλογοῦμεν,eulogoumenG2127; beingpersecutedδιωκόμενοιdiōkomenoiG1377,weG2532endureἀνεχόμεθα,anechomethaG430;

13beingG1096defamed,weG5613entreatπαρακαλοῦμεν,parakaloumenG3870:weG5613aremadeG1096asG5613theG3956filthofG3956theG3956worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,theG3956offscouringofG3956allG3956thingsG3956,evenG2193untilG2193nowἄρτι.artiG737.

14IG1473writeγράφωgraphōG1125notοὐκoukG3756theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778toG3778shameG1788youG5210,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toG3778admonishνουθετῶν.nouthetōnG3560youG5210asὡςhōsG5613myG1788belovedἀγαπητὰagapētaG27childrenτέκναteknaG5043.

15ForγὰρgarG1063thoughἐὰνeanG1437ye should havetenμυρίουςmuriousG3463thousandG3463tutorsπαιδαγωγοὺςpaidagōgousG3807inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235have yenotοὐouG3756manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183fathersπατέρας·paterasG3962:forγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424IἐγὼegōG1473begatyouG5210throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098.

16IG1473beseechyouG5210thereforeοὖνounG3767,beG1096yeimitatorsμιμηταίmimētaiG3402ofG1096meG1473.

17ForG1223thisG3778causehaveG1510IG1473sentG3992untoyouG5210TimothyΤιμόθεον,TimotheonG5095,whoG3739isG1510myG3956belovedἀγαπητὸνagapētonG27andG2532faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103childτέκνονteknonG5043inG1722theG3956Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,whoG3739shallG3778putG3992youG5210inG1722remembranceofG1223myG3956waysὁδούςhodousG3598whichG3739beG1510inG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531IG1473teachδιδάσκω.¶didaskōG1321everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837inG1722everyG3956churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577.

18NowδέdeG1161someτινες·tinesG5100are puffedupG2064,asG5613thoughG5613IG1473werenotμὴmēG3361comingG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youG5210.

19ButG1161IG1437willG2962comeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youG5210shortlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030,ifG1437theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962willG2962;andκαὶkaiG2532IG1437willG2962knowγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097,notοὐouG3756theτὸνtonG3588wordG3056ofG3056themwhichτῶνtōnG3588are puffedupG2064,butG1161theτὴνtēnG3588powerδύναμιν.dunaminG1411.

20ForγὰρgarG1063theG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofG932GodθεοῦtheouG2316isnotοὐouG3756inἐνenG1722wordλόγῳlogōG3056,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722powerδυνάμει.¶dunameiG1411.

21WhatG5101willG5101ye? shallIG5101comeἔλθωelthōG2064untoyouG5210withἐνenG1722arodῥάβδῳrhabdōG4464,orἢēG2228inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26andG2064aspiritπνεύματίpneumatiG4151ofG4151meeknessG4240?

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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