1 Corinthians 4:2

1 Corinthians 4:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
• New International Version (NIV)Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.

Context of 1 Corinthians 4:2

1So let each one think of us in this way—as Messiah’s helpers and stewards of the mysteries of God. In this case, moreover, what is required of stewards is to be found trustworthy. 3But to me it matters very little to be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. 4For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this. It is the Lord who judges me.

1 Corinthians 4:2 word by word

Ὧδε λοιπὸν ζητεῖται ἐν τοῖς οἰκονόμοις ἵνα πιστός τις εὑρεθῇ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Moreoverλοιπόνloipon · henceforthG3063
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• it is requiredζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• stewardsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• stewardsοἰκονόμοςoikonomos · managerG3623
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• a manτιςtis · oneG5100
• be foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 4:2

• 1 Corinthians 4:17For this reason I have sent you Timothy, my dearly loved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Messiah, just as I teach everywhere in every community.
• 1 Corinthians 7:25Now concerning virgins I have no command from the Lord, but I give an opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
• Numbers 12:7Not so with My servant Moses. In all My house, he is faithful.
• Proverbs 13:17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
• Matthew 25:21His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful with a little, so I’ll put you in charge of much. Enter into your master’s joy!’
• Luke 12:42And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their food portion at the proper time?
• Luke 16:10“One who is faithful in the smallest matters is also faithful in much, and the one unjust in the smallest matters will likewise be unjust in much.
• 2 Corinthians 2:17For we are not like many, peddling the word of God. Rather, in Messiah we speak in the sight of God with sincerity, as persons sent from God.
• 2 Corinthians 4:2Instead, we renounced the hidden shameful ways—not walking in deception or distorting the word of God, but commending ourselves before God to everyone’s conscience by the open proclamation of the truth.
• Colossians 1:7You learned it from Epaphras—our dearly loved fellow slave, who is a faithful servant of Messiah on our behalf.
• Colossians 4:7Tychicus—a dearly loved brother and trustworthy servant and fellow slave to the Lord—will tell you all the news about me.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 4:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Moreover … - The fidelity required of stewards seems to be adverted to here, in order to show that the apostles acted from a higher principle than a desire to please man, or to be regarded as at the head of a party; and they ought so to esteem them as bound, like all stewards, to be faithful to the master whom they served. It is required … - It is expected of them; it is the “main” or “leading” thing in their office. Eminently in that office fidelity is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Paul highlights his loyalty and sincere intentions as an apostle of Christ. However, only God can judge a person's heart.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Moreover--The oldest manuscripts read, "Moreover here" (that is, on earth). The contrast thus is between man's usage as to stewards (1Co 4:2), and God's way (1Co 4:3). Though here below, in the case of stewards, inquiry is made, that one man be found (that is, proved to be) faithful; yet God's steward awaits no such judgment of man, in man's day, but the Lord's judgment in His great day. Another argument against the Corinthians for their partial…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 4:2

• Faithfulness
• Minister, Christian
• Servant
• Steward
• Zeal, Religious

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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