the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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1 Corinthians 4:3
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But I don't consider your judgment on this point to be worth anything. Even an opinion from a court of law would mean nothing. I don't even trust my own judgment.
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. I do not even judge myself.
With me is it but a very smal thinge that I shuld be iudged of you ether of (mans daye) No I iudge not myn awne selfe.
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I don't judge my own self.
It is a very small thing to me that I should be examined by you or by any human court. In fact, I don't even examine myself.
But to me it is an insignificant matter that I would be examined by you, or by any human court; in fact, I do not even examine myself.
As for myself, I do not care if I am judged by you or by any human court. I do not even judge myself.
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yes, I do not judge my own self.
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment: yes, I judge not my own self.
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I don't judge my own self.
But it is a very small thing with me, to be judged by you or by any man's judgment; yea, I judge not myself.
I however am very little concerned at undergoing your scrutiny, or that of other men; in fact I do not even scrutinize myself.
And to me it is for the leest thing, that Y be demyd of you, or of mannus dai; but nether Y deme my silf.
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.
I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
it doesn't matter to me if I am judged by you or even by a court of law. In fact, I don't judge myself.
But [as for me personally] it matters very little to me that I may be judged by you or any human court [on this point]; in fact, I do not even judge myself.
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.
But it is a small thing to me that I am judged by you or by man's judging; I am not even a judge of myself.
And it matters very little to me how I am evaluated by you or by any human court; in fact, I don't even evaluate myself.
But for me it is the very smallest matter that I be examined of you or of man's day. Nor do I even examine myself.
But to me it is a little thing to be Judged by you, or by any man; neither do I judge myself,
But to me, it is a light matter to be judged of by you, or by any man whatever; nay, I am no judge of myself.
But with mee it is a very small thing that I should bee iudged of you, or of mans iudgement: yea, I iudge not mine owne selfe.
As for me, it matters very little how I might be evaluated by you or by any human authority. I don't even trust my own judgment on this point.
It is not the most important thing to me what you or any other people think of me. Even what I think of myself does not mean much.
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. I do not even judge myself.
As touching me, I passe very litle to be iudged of you, or of mans iudgement: no, I iudge not mine owne selfe.
But as for me, it is of little importance that I am judged by you or by any one else: because I do not judge myself.
With me, however, it counteth for the very smallest thing, that, by you, I should be examined, or by a human day. Nay! I am not even examining myself,
But to me it is a very small thing to be judged by you or by man’s day. But neither do I judge my own self.
With me it is but a very small thyng that I shoulde be iudged of you, either of mans iudgement: No, I iudge not mine owne selfe.
Now, I am not at all concerned about being judged by you or by any human standard; I don't even pass judgment on myself.
It is of little importance to me that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I don’t even judge myself.
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.
But to me it is a very little matter that I be judged by you or by a human court, but I do not even judge myself.
But to me it is a small thing that I should be judged by you, or by a man's day. But neither do I judge myself.
and to me it is for a very little thing that by you I may be judged, or by man's day, but not even myself do I judge,
It is but a small thinge vnto me, that I shulde be iudged of you, or of mans daye, nether iudge I myne awne selfe.
as for me, it is a matter of no great concern that I should be called to account by you, or any human authority; not that I am my own judge;
So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
But as for me, I don't give two shakes whether you like me or agree with what I do or say. I ain't gonna let you judge me. I won't even judge myself.
But to me it is a very small thing that I may be examined by you, or by any human court; in fact, I do not even examine myself.
But to me it is a very small thing that I may be examined by you, or by any human court. In fact, I do not even examine myself.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
it is: 1 Corinthians 2:15, 1 Samuel 16:7, John 7:24
judgment: Gr. day, 1 Corinthians 3:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 30:15 - General Numbers 16:9 - Seemeth it but 2 Kings 12:15 - for they dealt Job 23:5 - know Psalms 26:1 - Judge Isaiah 11:3 - and he shall not Matthew 7:1 - General Luke 6:37 - Judge John 8:15 - judge Galatians 6:4 - rejoicing
Cross-References
Luke 11:51; Hebrews 11:4; 12:24">[xr] Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, "I have acquired a man from the LORD."
So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
"All the best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and the grain, their firstfruits which they offer to the LORD, I have given them to you.
And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
But during all this I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Then after certain days I obtained leave from the king,
Gill's Notes on the 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 ministry not even by the Corinthians themselves:
that I should be judged of you; not that the apostle declined, or despised the judgment of a church of Christ, rightly disposed, and met together in the fear of God, to try prove, and judge of his ministry, and his fidelity in it; but he made no account of theirs, and slighted it as being under bad influence, the influence of the false teachers, who had insinuated many things among them to the prejudice of the apostle's character; wherefore he set it at nought and rejected it, and rightly refused to submit to it, and, indeed, to any mere human judgment:
or of man's judgment: it is in the Greek text, "or of man's day": in distinction from the day of the Lord, or the day of judgment; and because that men have their stated days for judgment, and because of the clearness of evidence, according to which judgment should proceed. This is not a Cilicism, as Jerom thought, but an Hebraism; so the Septuagint render ××× ×× ×ש, in Jeremiah 17:16
ημεÏαν ανθÏÏÏÎ¿Ï , "man's day"; and very frequently in the Talmud r is the distinction of ××× × ×©×××, "the judgments of God" and
××× × ×××, "the judgments of men"; the former the apostle was willing to be subject to, but not to the latter; he appealed from men to God; he cared not what any man thought or said, or judged of him; he not only was indifferent to the judgment of the Corinthians concerning him, whether they did or did not praise him, but of any other person; and so the Syriac version renders it,
×× ×× ×× ×ר ×× ×©, "or of any man": he adds,
yea I judge not mine own self; for though as a spiritual man he judged all things, and so himself, his conduct, state, and condition; examined his own heart and ways, and was able to form a judgment of what he was and did; yet he chose not to stand and fall by his own judgment; and since he would not abide by his own judgment, who best knew himself, much less would he be subject to theirs, or any human judgment, who must be greater strangers to him; and this he said, not as conscious to himself of any unfaithfulness in his ministerial work.
r T. Bab Bava Koma, fol. 22. 2. 29. 1. 47. 2. 55. 2. 56. 1. 91. 1. 98. 1. & Bava Metzia, fol. 82. 2.
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 think of me, provided I have his approbation. Paul was not insensible to the good opinion of people. He did not despise their favor or court limit contempt. But this was not the principal thing which he regarded; and we have here a noble elevation of purpose and of aim, which shows how direct was his design to serve and please the master who had appointed him to his office.
That I should be judged - The word rendered âjudgedâ here properly denotes to examine the qualities of any person or thing; and sometimes, as here, to express the result of such examination or judgment. Here it means to âblameâ or âcondemn.â
Of you - By you. Dear as you are to me as a church and a people, yet my main desire is not to secure your esteem, or to avoid your censure, but to please my master, and secure his approbation.
Or of manâs judgment - Of any manâs judgment. What he had just said, that he esteemed it to be a matter not worth regarding, whatever might be their opinion of him, might seem to look like arrogance, or appear as if he looked upon them with contempt. In order to avoid this construction of his language, he here says that it was not because he despised them, or regarded their opinion as of less value than that of others, but that he had the same feelings in regard to all people. Whatever might be their rank, character, talent, or learning, he regarded it as a matter of the least possible consequence what they thought of him. He was answerable not to them, but to his Master; and he could pursue an independent course whatever they might; think of his conduct. This is designed also evidently to reprove them for seeking so much the praise of each other. The Greek here is âof manâs day,â where âdayâ is used, as it often is in Hebrew, to denote the day of trial; the Day of Judgment; and then simply Judgment. Thus, the word ××× yowm âdayâ is used in Job 24:1; Psalms 37:13; Joel 1:15; Joel 2:1; Malachi 4:1.
Yea, I judge not my own self - I do not attempt to pronounce a judgment on myself. I am conscious of imperfection, and of being biased by self-love in my own favor. I do not feel that my judgment of myself would be strictly impartial, and in all respects to be trusted. Favorable as may be my opinion, yet I am sensible that I may be biased. This is designed to soften what he had just said about their judging him, and to show further the little value which is to be put on the judgment which man may form âIf I do not regard my own opinion of myself as of high value, I cannot be suspected of undervaluing you when I say that I do not much regard your opinion; and if I do not estimate highly my own opinion of myself, then it is not to be expected that I should set a high value on the opinions of othersâ - God only is the infallible judge; and as we and our fellow-men are liable to be biased in our opinions, from envy, ignorance, or self-love, we should regard the judgment of the world as of little value.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Corinthians 4:3. It is a very small thing that I should be judged of you — Those who preferred Apollos or Kephas before St. Paul, would of course give their reasons for this preference; and these might, in many instances, be very unfavourable to his character as a man, a Christian, or an apostle; of this he was regardless, as he sought not his own glory, but the glory of God in the salvation of their souls.
Or of man's judgment — Î Ï ÌÏο ανθÏÏÏÎ¹Î½Î·Ï Î·ÌμεÏαÏ, literally, or of man's day: but ανθÏÏÏινη ημεÏα signifies any day set apart by a judge or magistrate to try a man on. This is the meaning of ημεÏα, Psalms 37:13: The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his DAY, ηημεÏα Î±Ï ÏÎ¿Ï , his judgment is coming. Malachi 3:17: And they shall be mine in the DAY, ÎµÎ¹Ï Î·Î¼ÎµÏαν, in the judgment, when I make up my jewels. It has the same meaning in 2 Peter 3:10: But the DAY, the JUDGMENT, of the Lord will come. The word ανθÏÏÏινοÏ, man's, signifies miserable, wretched, woful; so Jeremiah 17:16: Neither have I desired, ××× ×× ×ש yom enosh, the day of man; but very properly translated in our version, the woful day. God's DAYS, Job 24:1, certainly signify God's JUDGMENTS. And the DAY of our Lord Jesus, in this epistle, 1 Corinthians 1:8; 1 Corinthians 5:5, signifies the day in which Christ will judge the world; or rather the judgment itself.
I judge not mine own self. — I leave myself entirely to God, whose I am, and whom I serve.
