1 Corinthians 4

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 4 of 16

¹ Let a man count us as under-servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

² For the rest, it is sought among stewards that one be found faithful.

³ But to me it is a small thing that I should be judged by you, or by a man’s day. But I do not even judge myself.

Chapter Summary

1 In what account the ministers ought to be had. 9 The apostles spectacles to the world, angels, and men: 15 yet our fathers in Christ.

Key Greek Words

οἰκονόμος steward G3623

μυστήριον mystery G3466

ἀνακρίνω judge, examine G350

ἀπόστολος apostle G652

θέατρον spectacle G2302

μιμητής imitator G3402

People & Context

Paul

Apostle who fathered the Corinthians in Christ; urges them to be imitators of him

Apollos

Fellow minister; Paul applied the lessons to himself and Apollos for the readers' sake

Timothy

Paul's beloved, faithful child, sent to remind them of Paul's ways in Christ

Jesus Christ

The Lord whose under-servants the apostles are; the one who judges Paul

Timeline

Apostles as Spectacles

Paul details the severe hardships faced by the apostles, describing them as fools for Christ and the offscouring of the world, and urges the puffed-up Corinthians to imitate him [14-16].

1 Corinthians 4:1-21

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