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THE MESSAGE
1 Corinthians 4:4
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I don't know of any wrong I have done, but that does not make me right. The Lord is the one who must decide if I have done well or not.
I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me.
I know nought by my selfe: yet am I not therby iustified. It is the Lorde that iudgeth me.
For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
For my conscience is clear,I don't know of anything against myself">[fn] but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who examines me.Job 1:9:2; Psalm 130:3; 143:2; Proverbs 21:2; Romans 3:20; 4:2;">[xr]
For I am not aware of anything against myself; however I am not vindicated by this, but the one who examines me is the Lord.
I know of no wrong I have done, but this does not make me right before the Lord. The Lord is the One who judges me.
For I know nothing against myself; yet I am not hereby justified: but he that judges me is the Lord.
For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me.
For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
For I am not conscious to myself of any thing, yet am I not hereby justified; but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
Though I am not conscious of having been in any way unfaithful, yet I do not for that reason stand acquitted; but He whose scrutiny I must undergo is the Lord.
For Y am no thing ouer trowynge to my silf, but not in this thing Y am iustified; for he that demeth me, is the Lord.
For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
I don't know of anything against me, but that doesn't prove that I am right. The Lord is my judge.
I am aware of nothing against myself and I feel blameless, but I am not by this acquitted [before God]. It is the Lord who judges me.
For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.
I am not aware of anything against me, but this does not make me innocent. The one who is evaluating me is the Lord.
For I am conscious of nothing in myself; but I am not justified by this: but he that examines me is the Lord.
for of nothing in myself am I conscious; but not by this am I justified, but my judge is the Lord.
4 -(For I am not conscious in myself of any thing [fn] ; yet I am not by this justified; for the Lord is my judge.)
For I know nothing by my selfe, yet am I not hereby iustified: but hee that iudgeth me is the Lord.
My conscience is clear, but that doesn't prove I'm right. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide.
As for me, my heart tells me I am not guilty of anything. But that does not prove I am free from guilt. It is the Lord Who looks into my life and says what is wrong.
I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me.
For I know nothing by my selfe, yet am I not thereby iustified: but he that iudgeth me, is the Lord.
For I know nothing of which I am guilty; yet I may not be right in this, for my judge is the LORD.
For, of nothing, to myself, am I conscious: nevertheless, not hereby, am I declared righteous, but, he that doth examine me, is the Lord.
For I am not conscious to myself of anything. Yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
For I knowe nothing by my selfe, yet am I not thereby iustified: but he that iudgeth me is the Lorde.
My conscience is clear, but that does not prove that I am really innocent. The Lord is the one who passes judgment on me.
For I am not conscious of anything against myself, but I am not justified by this. It is the Lord who judges me.
For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
For I am conscious of nothing against myself, but not by this am I vindicated. But the one who judges me is the Lord.
For I know nothing of myself, but I have not been justified by this; but He judging me is the Lord.
for of nothing to myself have I been conscious, but not in this have I been declared right -- and he who is discerning me is the Lord:
I knowe noughte by my selfe, yet am I not therby iustified. It is the LORDE that iudgeth me.
(for though I am not conscious to my self of any unfaithfulness, yet am I not hereby absolved:) but he that is my supreme judge, is the Lord.
For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.
For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord.
My conscience is clear. Now I ain't saying I'm perfect, but the One who will judge me is, and I trust him with my soul.
For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acquitted; but the one who examines me is the Lord.
For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acquitted. But the one who examines me is the Lord.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
For: ץהום [Strong's G3762], דבס [Strong's G1063], ולבץפש [Strong's G1683], ףץםןיהב. "For I am not conscious to myself of any guilt" or neglect of duty. Wetstien has shown, from the classics, that this is the proper signification of ףץםויהוים.
I know: Job 27:6, Psalms 7:3-5, John 21:17, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 1 John 3:20, 1 John 3:21
yet: Job 9:2, Job 9:3, Job 9:20, Job 15:14, Job 25:4, Job 40:4, Psalms 19:12, Psalms 130:3, Psalms 143:2, Proverbs 21:2, Romans 3:19, Romans 3:20, Romans 4:2
but: 1 Corinthians 4:5, Psalms 26:12, Psalms 50:6, 2 Corinthians 5:10
Reciprocal: Numbers 9:8 - I will Deuteronomy 9:4 - Speak not 1 Samuel 12:5 - ye have Job 9:15 - though Job 9:21 - yet would Job 23:5 - know Psalms 7:8 - The Lord Psalms 17:3 - proved Psalms 43:1 - Judge Proverbs 20:9 - General Acts 23:1 - I have Acts 24:16 - General Romans 14:4 - Who 2 Corinthians 5:11 - but 2 Corinthians 5:20 - in Galatians 6:4 - rejoicing 2 Timothy 4:1 - who
Cross-References
Cain left the presence of God and lived in No-Man's-Land, east of Eden.
Cain slept with his wife. She conceived and had Enoch. He then built a city and named it after his son, Enoch. Enoch had Irad, Irad had Mehujael, Mehujael had Methushael, Methushael had Lamech.
Lamech married two wives, Adah and Zillah. Adah gave birth to Jabal, the ancestor of all who live in tents and herd cattle. His brother's name was Jubal, the ancestor of all who play the lyre and flute. Zillah gave birth to Tubal-Cain, who worked at the forge making bronze and iron tools. Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah.
When the sun was down and it was dark, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch moved between the split carcasses. That's when God made a covenant with Abram: "I'm giving this land to your children, from the Nile River in Egypt to the River Euphrates in Assyria—the country of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaim, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites."
Then God sent lightning. The fire cremated the 250 men who were offering the incense.
"On the other hand, you don't redeem a firstborn ox, sheep, or goat—they are holy. Instead splash their blood on the Altar and burn their fat as a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance to God . But you get the meat, just as you get the breast from the Wave-Offering and the right thigh. All the holy offerings that the People of Israel set aside for God , I'm turning over to you and your children. That's the standard rule and includes both you and your children—a Covenant-of-Salt, eternal and unchangeable before God ."
The angel of God stretched out the tip of the stick he was holding and touched the meat and the bread. Fire broke out of the rock and burned up the meat and bread while the angel of God slipped away out of sight. And Gideon knew it was the angel of God! Gideon said, "Oh no! Master, God ! I have seen the angel of God face-to-face!"
Immediately the fire of God fell and burned up the offering, the wood, the stones, the dirt, and even the water in the trench.
When Solomon finished praying, a bolt of lightning out of heaven struck the Whole-Burnt-Offering and sacrifices and the Glory of God filled The Temple. The Glory was so dense that the priests couldn't get in— God so filled The Temple that there was no room for the priests! When all Israel saw the fire fall from heaven and the Glory of God fill The Temple, they fell on their knees, bowed their heads, and worshiped, thanking God : Yes! God is good! His love never quits!
By an act of faith, Abel brought a better sacrifice to God than Cain. It was what he believed, not what he brought, that made the difference. That's what God noticed and approved as righteous. After all these centuries, that belief continues to catch our notice.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For I know nothing by myself,.... Which must be understood with a restriction to the subject he is upon, faithfulness in the ministry; otherwise he knew much by himself of indwelling sin, and the corruption of his nature, which he sometimes found very strong and prevalent in him, and of the daily infirmities of life; but as to his ministerial service, he was pure from the blood of all men; he honestly declared what he knew to be the mind of God, and concealed nothing that might be useful to men; in this he had a clear conscience, void of offence both towards God and men,
Yet am I not hereby justified; from all fault and blame, which might possibly escape his knowledge and observation; for in many things all offend, and no man can understand all his errors; and there might be some mistakes which the apostle was not privy to, or conscious of; and were he even free from all, he declares, that such an unstained integrity, in the discharge of his ministerial work, was not the matter of his justification before God, nor did he depend upon it:
but he that judgeth me is the Lord; either who adjudges me to eternal life, justifying me through the righteousness of his Son, in which alone I desire to be found, living and dying; or he that knows my heart, and all my ways, will be my judge at the last day; and to his judgment I appeal and submit, and sit easy in the mean while under all the censures and calumnies of men. The apostle did, as his Lord and Saviour had done before him, who, when he was reviled and reproached by men, conscious of his own innocence and integrity, committed himself to him that judgeth righteously.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For I know nothing by myself - There is evidently here an ellipsis to be supplied, and it is well supplied by Grotius, Rosenmuller, Calvin, etc. “I am not conscious of evil, or unfaithfulness to myself; that is, in my ministerial life.” It is well remarked by Calvin, that Paul does not here refer to the whole of his life, but only to his apostleship. And the sense is, “I am conscious of integrity in this office. My own mind does not condemn me of ambition or unfaithfulness. Others may accuse me, but I am not conscious of that which should condemn me, or render me unworthy of this office.” This appeal Paul elsewhere makes to the integrity and faithfulness of his ministry. So his speech before the elders of Ephesus at Miletus; Acts 20:18-19, Acts 20:26-27; compare 2Co 7:2; 2 Corinthians 12:17. It was the appeal which a holy and faithful man could make to the integrity of his public life, and such as every minister of the gospel ought to be able to make.
Yet am I not hereby justified - I am not justified because I am not conscious of a failure in my duty. I know that God the judge may see imperfections where I see none. I know that I may be deceived; and therefore, I do not pronounce a judgment on myself as if it were infallible and final. It is not by the consciousness of integrity and faithfulness that I expect to be saved; and it does not follow that I claim to be free from all personal blame. I know that partiality to ourselves will often teach us to overlook many faults that others may discern in us.
He that judgeth me is the Lord - By his judgment I am to abide; and by his judgment I am to receive my eternal sentence, and not by my own view of myself. He searcheth the hearts. He may see evil where I see none. I would not, therefore, be self-confident; but would, with humility, refer the whole case to him. Perhaps there is here a gentle and tender reproof of the Corinthians, who were so confident in their own integrity; and a gentle admonition to them to be more cautious, as it was possible that the Lord would detect faults in them where they perceived none.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Corinthians 4:4. For I know nothing by myself — Ουδεν γαρ εμαυτῳ συνοιδα· I am not conscious that I am guilty of any evil, or have neglected to fulfil faithfully the duty of a steward of Jesus Christ. The import of the verb συνειδειν is to be conscious of guilt; and conscire has the same meaning: so, in Horace, Nil CONSCIRE sibi, to know nothing to one's self, is the same as nulla pellescere culpa, not to grow pale at being charged with a crime, through a consciousness of guilt.
Yet am I not hereby justified — I do not pretend to say that though I am not conscious of any offence towards God I must therefore be pronounced innocent; no: I leave those things to God; he shall pronounce in my favour, not I myself. By these words the apostle, in a very gentle yet effectual manner, censures those rash and precipitate judgments which the Corinthians were in the habit of pronouncing on both men and things-a conduct than which nothing is more reprehensible and dangerous.
