1 Corinthians 4:6

1 Corinthians 4:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
• New International Version (NIV)Now, brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, “Do not go beyond what is written.” Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over against the other.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up on behalf of one against the other.

Context of 1 Corinthians 4:6

4For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this. It is the Lord who judges me. 5Therefore do not judge anything before the time—wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the things hidden in darkness and also make clear the motives of the hearts. Then the praise for each one will come from God. Now I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers and sisters, so you might learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then none of you will be puffed up in favor of one against the other. 7For who makes you different? And what do you have that you did not receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it? 8Already you are full! Already you have become rich! Without us you have become kings! Indeed, I wish you were kings, so we also might be kings with you!

1 Corinthians 4:6 word by word

Ταῦτα δέ, ἀδελφοί, μετεσχημάτισα εἰς ἐμαυτὸν καὶ Ἀπολλῶν δι᾽ ὑμᾶς, ἵνα ἐν ἡμῖν μάθητε τὸ μὴ ὑπὲρ ἃ γέγραπται ἵνα μὴ εἷς ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἑνὸς φυσιοῦσθε κατὰ τοῦ ἑτέρου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• I have in a figure transferredμετασχηματίζωmetaschēmatizō · to transformG3345
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• myselfἐμαυτοῦemautou emautō emauton · myselfG1683
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōs · ApollosG625
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• your sakesσύsu · youG4771
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ye might learnμανθάνωmanthanō · to learnG3129
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• notμήmē · notG3361
• to thinkφρονέωphroneō · to reasonG5426
• aboveὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• that whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of you be puffed upφυσιόωphusioō · to inflateG5448
• againstκατάkata · according toG2596
• anotherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 4:6

• 1 Corinthians 1:12I say this because you are each saying, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Kefa,” or “I follow Messiah.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:4For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere humans?
• 2 Corinthians 10:7Look at what is before your eyes. If anyone is confident in himself that he belongs to Messiah, let him reconsider that just as he belongs to Messiah, so also do we.
• 2 Corinthians 11:4For if someone comes and proclaims another Yeshua whom we did not proclaim, or if you receive a different spirit that you did not receive, or a different “good news” that you did not accept, you put up with that well enough!
• 1 Corinthians 9:23I do it all for the sake of the Good News, so that I might be a fellow partaker of it.
• 2 Corinthians 4:15For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace that is spreading through more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow—to the glory of God.
• 2 Corinthians 12:19All along you’ve been thinking that we are defending ourselves to you. It is before God that we’ve been speaking in Messiah—and all for building you up, loved ones.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:5because our Good News did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and with complete certainty—just as you know what kind of men we proved to be while among you for your sake.
• 2 Timothy 2:10Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the chosen, so they might obtain the salvation that is in Messiah Yeshua with eternal glory.
• Job 11:11For He knows deceitful men; when He sees wickedness, does he not consider it?
• Psalms 8:4When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You established—
• Psalms 146:3Do not put your trust in princes— in man, in whom there is no salvation.
• Isaiah 2:22Stop trusting in mankind —whose breath is in his nose— for what is he really worth?
• Jeremiah 17:5Thus says Adonai: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, and depends on flesh as his arm, and whose heart turns from Adonai.
• Matthew 23:8“But you are not to be called rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.
• Romans 12:3For through the grace given me, I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think—but to use sound judgment, as God has assigned to each person a measure of faith.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 4:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6These things - Which I have written, 1 Corinthians 3:5, etc. I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos - I have written as if myself and Apollos were the authors of the sects which now prevail among you; although others, without either our consent or knowledge, have proclaimed us heads of parties. Bishop Pearce paraphrases the verse thus: "I have made use of my own and Apollos' name in my arguments against your divisions, because I would…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And these things - The things which I have written respecting religious teachers 1 Corinthians 2:5-6, 1 Corinthians 2:12, and the impropriety of forming sects called after their names. I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos - The word used here ́ meteschēmatisadenotes, properly, to put on another form or figure; “to change” (Philemon 3:21, “who shall change our vile body”); to “transform” (2 Corinthians 11:13, “transforming themselves into…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7After comparing human and spiritual wisdom, Paul addresses the divisions in the Corinthian church (see 1 Corinthians 1:10–12), especially their undue loyalty to him and Apollos.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. And--"Now," marking transition. in a figure transferred to myself--that is, I have represented under the persons of Apollos and myself what really holds good of all teachers, making us two a figure or type of all the others. I have mentioned us two, whose names have been used as a party cry; but under our names I mean others to be understood, whom I do not name, in order not to shame you [Estius]. not to think, &c.--The best manuscripts omit "think."…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 4:6

• Boasting
• Pride
• Strife
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Apollos
• Account
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Instructor
• Offscouring
• Rod
• Shame
• Steward
• Against
• Apostle

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