--- title: "1 Corinthians 4 - Study King James Bible with commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible" description: "Read 1 Corinthians 4 with commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible commentary. 1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be fo" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/commentary-critical-and-explanatory-on-the-whole-bible/1-corinthians/4" --- [ Read](/kjv/1-corinthians/4)[ Commentary](/study/1-corinthians/4)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/1-corinthians/4) Audio 1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. 3 But 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. 4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. 5 Therefore 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. 6 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. 7 For 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*? 8 Now 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. 9 For 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. 10 We *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. 11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; 12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: 13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, *and are* the offscouring of all things unto this day. 14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn *you*. 15 For 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. 16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. 17 For 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. 18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you. 19 But 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. 20 For the kingdom of God *is* not in word, but in power. 21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and *in* the spirit of meekness? [1 Corinthians 3](/study/1-corinthians/3) [1 Corinthians 5](/study/1-corinthians/5) ## Commentary To verse 1 **1. account . . . us**—Paul and Apollos. **ministers of Christ**—not heads of the Church in whom ye are severally to glory ( :-); the headship belongs to Christ alone; we are but His servants ministering to you ([1 Corinthians 1:13](/kjv/1-corinthians/1/13); [1 Corinthians 3:5](/kjv/1-corinthians/3/5); [1 Corinthians 3:22](/kjv/1-corinthians/3/22)). **stewards**— ([Luke 12:42](/kjv/luke/12/42); [1 Peter 4:10](/kjv/1-peter/4/10)). Not the depositories of grace, but dispensers of it ("rightly dividing" or *dispensing* it), so far as God gives us it, to others. The *chazan,* or "overseer," in the synagogue answered to the *bishop* or "angel" of the Church, who called seven of the synagogue to read the law every sabbath, and *oversaw* them. The *parnasin* of the synagogue, like the ancient "deacon" of the Church, took care of the poor ([1 Peter 4:10](/kjv/1-peter/4/10)- :) and subsequently preached in subordination to the presbyters or bishops, as Stephen and Philip did. The Church is not the appendage to the priesthood; but the minister is the steward of God to the Church. Man shrinks from too close contact with God; hence he willingly puts a priesthood between, and would serve God by deputy. The pagan (like the modern Romish) priest was rather to conceal than to explain "the mysteries of God." The minister's office is to "preach" (literally, "proclaim as a herald," [Matthew 10:27](/kjv/matthew/10/27)) the deep truths of God ("mysteries," heavenly truths, only known by revelation), so far as they have been revealed, and so far as his hearers are disposed to receive them. 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