1 Corinthians 4:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment:a yea, I judge not mine own self. ”

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But with me - In my estimate; in regard to myself. That is, I esteem it a matter of no concern. Since I am responsible as a steward to my master only, it is a matter of small concern what men thi...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(3) But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, (4) or of man's (b) judgment: yea, (5) I judge not mine own self. (3) In reprehending others, he sets himself for an example,...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Paul will Accept no Judgment but Christ's. The Fortunate Lot of the Corinthians Contrasted with the Miserable Condition of the Apostles. This section is concerned with the attitude of the Corinthia...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

with . for. a very small . the least. judged . examined. App-122. of . by. App-104. man's judgment . Literally man's day. The day in which man is examining, and "judging", and God is silent....
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. But with me it is a very small thing It remained that he should bring before their view his faithfulness, that the Corinthians might judge of him from this, but, as their judgment was c...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1952 PAUL’S INDIFFERENCE TO MEN’S JUDGMENT 1 Corinthians 4:3-5 . 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 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. It is a very small thing that I should be judged of you - Those who preferre...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I judge not mine own self— That is, "not so as if my case were to be finally determined by my own apprehensions concerning it."
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. It is a very small thing literally 'it amounts to a very small matte...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Paraphrase. 'You have been engaged in strife about the merits and position of your teachers. Consider for a moment what they are. They have no authority of their own; they only bear Christ's messag...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

IV. (1-5) The first five verses of this chapter contain a further argument against party-spirit as it existed in the Corinthian Church — viz., that God alone can judge of any man’s work whether it...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 7 THE MINISTRY So keenly alive is Paul to the danger and folly of party spirit in the Church, that he has still one more word of rebuke to utter. He has shown the Corinthians that to give...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Stewards Responsible to Their Lord 1 Corinthians 4:1-13 At the most the ministers or teachers of God's Gospel are but stewards of the hidden things of God, according to Matthew 13:51-52 . They...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Christian teachers are "ministers of Christ." That defines their responsibility. They are "stewards of the mysteries of God." That defines their work. What dignity does this double statement suggest?...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's 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 found faithful. (3) But with me it is a ver...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But with me it is a very small thing ,.... It stood for little or nothing, was of no account with him, what judgment and censures were passed on him by men with regard to his faithfulness in the min...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 3. But with me it is, &c. ] A good minister reviled, may reply,...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Moreover As for what remains to be done in the discharge of this office; it is required of stewards Since they also, as well as lower servants in the family, are subject to account; that a man b...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

But while we are not to exalt a ministering servant, no more are we to despise him or his work. The apostles should certainly be recognized for what they actually were, "ministers of Christ, and stew...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Stewardship of the Apostles. A. D. 57. 1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers o...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Those who said, I am of Apollos, and I am of Cephas, did at least tacitly judge Paul, and prefer Apollos and Cephas before him; and it is probable, and will appear also from other parts of these...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Faithfulness Required of Christ's Assistants and Stewards (4:1-5). Having summed up all in Christ and in God Paul now comes back to the fact that all men are therefore accountable to God. He s...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES 1 Corinthians 4:1 . So .—Choose between ( a ) a forward reference to “ as ” ( e.g . with Stanley), and ( b ) a backward reference (with, e.g ., Evans, in Speaker , and Beet) to...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 4:3 The judgment of our fellow-creatures upon our acts and our characters is, practically speaking, an inevitable accompaniment of human life. I. Human judgments keep order in the w...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 4:1 . Let a man, yea every one of you, however biassed by parties, so account of us, though servants for your sakes, as ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God,...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. The ministry So keenly alive is Paul to the danger and folly of party-spirit, that he has still o...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 4:1-46 Judgments, human and Divine, respecting ministers. 1 Corinthians 4:1 Let a man so account of us. Since it is inevitable that Christians should for...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Work of the Ministers of Christ. Faithfulness required:
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 2:15 ; 1 Corinthians 3:13 ; 1 Samuel 16:7 ; John 7:24
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Christian Stewardship 1 Corinthians 4:1-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The names surrounding discipleship. Our chapter presents before us several statements which remind us of the responsibility and...
1 Corinthians 4:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Yea, I judge not myself — My final state is not to be determined by my own judgment.

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Corinthians 4:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Corinthians 4:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Corinthians 4:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 4:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 4:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Corinthians 4:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Corinthians 4:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Corinthians 4:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes