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Stewards of the Mysteries of God

1 Let a man so consider us, as aservants of Christ band stewards of the mysteries of God.  
2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.
3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human1 court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.  
4 For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord.
5 aTherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to blight the hidden things of darkness and creveal the counsels of the hearts. dThen each one’s praise will come from God.  

Fools for Christ’s Sake

6 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 be1 puffed up on behalf of one against the other.  
7 For who1 makes you differ from another? And awhat do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?  
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1 Corinthians 4:3

But with me (emoi de). The ethical dative of personal relation and interest, "as I look at my own case." Cf. Philippians 1:21.

It is a very small thing (eiv elaxiston estin). This predicate use of eiv is like the Hebrew, but it occurs also in the papyri. The superlative elaxiston is elative, very little, not the true superlative, least. "It counts for very little with me."

That I should be judged of you (ina uf umwn anakriqw). Same use of ina as in verse I Corinthians 4:2. For the verb (first aorist passive subjunctive of anakrinw) see on I Corinthians 2:14 f. Paul does not despise public opinion, but he denies "the competency of the tribunal" in Corinth (Robertson and Plummer) to pass on his credentials with Christ as his Lord.

Or of man's judgement (h upo anqrwpinhv hmerav). Or "by human day," in contrast to the Lord's Day (der Tag) in I Corinthians 3:13. "That is the tribunal which the Apostle recognizes; a human tribunal he does not care to satisfy" (Robertson and Plummer).

Yea, I judge not mine own self (all oude emauton anakrinw). Alla here is confirmatory, not adversative. "I have often wondered how it is that every man sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others" (M. Aurelius, xii. 4. Translated by Robertson and Plummer). Paul does not even set himself up as judge of himself.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 Corinthians 4:3:

1 Corinthians 9:3
1 Corinthians 14:24
James 3:4

 

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