1 Corinthians 4:5

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Therefore	ὥστε hōste	G5620	so too · conjunction
judge	κρίνετε krinete	G2919	by implication · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
nothing	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
before	πρὸ pro	G4253	"fore" · preposition
time	καιροῦ kairou	G2540	an occasion · noun — genitive singular masculine
until	ἕως he'ōs	G2193	a conjunction · preposition
Lord	κύριος, kurios	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
come	ἔλθῃ elthē	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
who	ὃς hos	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
both	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
light	φωτίσει phōtisei	G5461	to shed rays · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person singular
things	κρυπτὰ krupta	G2927	concealed · adjective — accusative plural neuter
darkness	σκότους skotous	G4655	shadiness · noun — genitive singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
manifest	φανερώσει phanerōsei	G5319	to render apparent (literally or figuratively) · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person singular
counsels	βουλὰς boulas	G1012	volition · noun — accusative plural feminine
hearts	καρδιῶν· kardiōn	G2588	the heart · noun — genitive plural feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
then	τότε tote	G5119	the when · adverb
shall	γενήσεται genēsetai	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — future middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
man	ἑκάστῳ hekastō	G1538	each or every · adjective — dative singular masculine
have	γίνομαι gínomai	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate)
praise	ἔπαινος epainos	G1868	laudation · noun — nominative singular masculine
of	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
God	θεοῦ.¶ theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

James 5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath lo…
2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath…
1 Corinthians 3:13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every ma…
Hebrews 4:13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have…
Romans 2:16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
2 Corinthians 10:18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Romans 2:1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 4:1-6

Here, I. The apostle challenges the respect due to him on account of his character and office, in which many among them had at least very much failed: Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God (Co1 4:1), though possibly others might have valued them too highly, by setting him up as the head of a party, and professing to be his disciples. In our opinion of ministers, as well as all other things, we should be careful to avoid extremes. Apostles themselves were, 1. Not to be overvalued, for they were ministers, not masters; stewards, not lords. They were servants of Christ, and no more, though they were servants of the highest rank, that had…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 4:5

Disproving the judicial power claimed by the Romish priesthood in the confessional. Therefore--as the Lord is the sole Decider or Dijudicator. judge--not the same Greek word as in Co1 4:3-4, where the meaning is to approve of or decide on, the merits of one's case. Here all judgments in general are forbidden, which would, on our part, presumptuously forestall God's prerogative of final judgment. Lord--Jesus Christ, whose "ministers" we are (Co1 4:1), and who is to be the judge (Joh 5:22, Joh 5:27; Act 10:42; Act 17:31). manifest . . . hearts--Our judgments now (as those of the Corinthians respecting their teachers) are necessarily defective; as we only see the outward act, we cannot…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 4:5

Judge nothing before the time - God, the righteous Judge, will determine every thing shortly: it is his province alone to search the heart, and bring to light the hidden things of darkness. If you be so pure and upright in your conduct, if what you have been doing in these divisions, etc., be right in his sight, then shall you have praise for the same; if otherwise, yourselves are most concerned. Some refer the praise to St. Paul and his companions: Then shall every one of us apostles have praise of God.

The Church Fathers

From Him also shall "praise be had by every man," from whom proceeds, as from a judge, the opposite also of praise.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book V

God will judge in his own good time. A judge is insulted if a servant presumes to pronounce a verdict before the judge makes the decision known.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

"And the hidden things of darkness He will Himself bring to light," even by Christ; for He has promised Christ to be a Light, and Himself He has declared to be a lamp, "searching the hearts and reins.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book V

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Judgment, The final — The sentence that will be passed on our actions at the last day (Matt. 25; Rom. 14:10, 11; 2 Cor. 5:10; 2 Thess. 1:7-10). The judge is Jesus Christ, as mediator. All judgment is committed to him…
Charitableness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Christ Is God · As God, the judge — As God, the judge
Darkness · .OF SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS — .OF SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS
Judgment · THE GENERAL — THE GENERAL
Judgment, The · Thoughts — Thoughts
Second Coming Of Christ, The · The purposes of, are to: Bring to light the hidden things of darkness — The purposes of, are to: Bring to light the hidden things of darkness
Secret · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Uncharitableness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Corinthians 4:5

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 4:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 4:5

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 4:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 4:5

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 4:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 4:5

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 4:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 4:5

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 4:1-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 4:5