1 Corinthians 4
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1Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
1 Corinthians 4:1
2Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
1 Corinthians 4:2
3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
1 Corinthians 4:3
4For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
1 Corinthians 4:4
5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
1 Corinthians 4:5
6And 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.
1 Corinthians 4:6
7For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
1 Corinthians 4:7
8Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
1 Corinthians 4:8
9For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
1 Corinthians 4:9
10We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
1 Corinthians 4:10
11Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
1 Corinthians 4:11
12And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
1 Corinthians 4:12
13Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
1 Corinthians 4:13
14I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
1 Corinthians 4:14
15For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
1 Corinthians 4:15
16Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
1 Corinthians 4:16
17For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
1 Corinthians 4:17
18Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
1 Corinthians 4:18
19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
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20For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
1 Corinthians 4:20
21What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
1 Corinthians 4:21
Chapter 4
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:1
1 Peter 4:10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, a...Titus 1:7For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon...1 Timothy 3:9Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.2 Corinthians 4:5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your serva...Ephesians 6:19And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly...
1 Corinthians 4:2
Matthew 25:21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast bee...Luke 12:42And the Lord said,Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shal...Luke 16:10He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that...Matthew 25:23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been fai...Proverbs 13:17A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
1 Corinthians 4:3
1 Corinthians 2:15But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.John 7:24Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.1 Corinthians 3:13Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because i...1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of...
1 Corinthians 4:4
Psalms 143:2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man livi...1 John 3:20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all thin...Psalms 130:3If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?Proverbs 21:2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.2 Corinthians 1:12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity a...
1 Corinthians 4:5
James 5:7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husband...2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may re...1 Corinthians 3:13Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because i...Hebrews 4:13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things...2 Corinthians 10:18For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
1 Corinthians 4:6
2 Corinthians 11:4For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if...2 Corinthians 12:19Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ...2 Corinthians 12:6For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the tr...Colossians 2:18Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of...Romans 12:3For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not...
1 Corinthians 4:7
John 3:27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from h...1 Peter 4:10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, a...James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the F...1 Chronicles 29:11Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory,...Romans 12:6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether...
1 Corinthians 4:8
Proverbs 13:7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himsel...1 Corinthians 1:5That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowled...Luke 1:51He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagina...1 Thessalonians 2:19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the pres...2 Corinthians 13:9For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, eve...
1 Corinthians 4:9
Hebrews 10:33Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; an...Romans 8:36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted...2 Corinthians 4:8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in...Revelation 6:9And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them t...Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall...
1 Corinthians 4:10
1 Corinthians 2:3And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.Acts 26:24And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art...Acts 17:18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him...1 Corinthians 3:18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this worl...2 Corinthians 13:9For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, eve...
1 Corinthians 4:11
Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, o...Philippians 4:12I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all t...2 Corinthians 11:23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abu...Matthew 8:20And Jesus saith unto him,The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nes...2 Timothy 3:11Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra;...
1 Corinthians 4:12
1 Peter 3:9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing;...Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all...1 Peter 4:12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as...Romans 12:14Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.Luke 6:28Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:1
1 Peter 4:10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, a...Titus 1:7For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon...1 Timothy 3:9Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.2 Corinthians 4:5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your serva...Ephesians 6:19And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly...
1 Corinthians 4:2
Matthew 25:21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast bee...Luke 12:42And the Lord said,Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shal...Luke 16:10He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that...Matthew 25:23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been fai...Proverbs 13:17A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
1 Corinthians 4:3
1 Corinthians 2:15But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.John 7:24Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.1 Corinthians 3:13Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because i...1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of...
1 Corinthians 4:4
Psalms 143:2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man livi...1 John 3:20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all thin...Psalms 130:3If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?Proverbs 21:2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.2 Corinthians 1:12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity a...
1 Corinthians 4:5
James 5:7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husband...2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may re...1 Corinthians 3:13Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because i...Hebrews 4:13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things...2 Corinthians 10:18For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
1 Corinthians 4:6
2 Corinthians 11:4For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if...2 Corinthians 12:19Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ...2 Corinthians 12:6For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the tr...Colossians 2:18Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of...Romans 12:3For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not...
1 Corinthians 4:7
John 3:27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from h...1 Peter 4:10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, a...James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the F...1 Chronicles 29:11Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory,...Romans 12:6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether...
1 Corinthians 4:8
Proverbs 13:7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himsel...1 Corinthians 1:5That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowled...Luke 1:51He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagina...1 Thessalonians 2:19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the pres...2 Corinthians 13:9For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, eve...
1 Corinthians 4:9
Hebrews 10:33Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; an...Romans 8:36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted...2 Corinthians 4:8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in...Revelation 6:9And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them t...Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall...
1 Corinthians 4:10
1 Corinthians 2:3And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.Acts 26:24And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art...Acts 17:18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him...1 Corinthians 3:18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this worl...2 Corinthians 13:9For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, eve...
1 Corinthians 4:11
Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, o...Philippians 4:12I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all t...2 Corinthians 11:23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abu...Matthew 8:20And Jesus saith unto him,The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nes...2 Timothy 3:11Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra;...
1 Corinthians 4:12
1 Peter 3:9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing;...Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all...1 Peter 4:12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as...Romans 12:14Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.Luke 6:28Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.