1 Corinthians 4:4 Parallel Translations

I have a clear conscience, but that doesn't mean I have God's approval. It is the Lord who cross-examines me.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

ASV:

For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

For I am conscious of nothing in myself; but I am not justified by this: but he that examines me is the Lord.

ERV:

For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

WEY:

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.

WBS:

For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

WEB:

For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.

YLT:

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:

1 Corinthians 4:4 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 143:2 And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no man living is righteous.

Acts 23:1 Paul, looking intently at the Council, said, "Brethren, I have lived my life with a perfectly good conscience before God up to this day."

Romans 2:13 for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.

2 Corinthians 1:12 For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

4:4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the {c} Lord.
(c) I submit myself to the Lord's judgment.

PNT:

4:4 For I know nothing by myself. In the Revised Version, against myself. In his own judgment he had been a faithful steward at Corinth, but that did not justify him, for he must be judged by the Lord. To the Lord, then, he must give a satisfactory account.

WES:

4:4 I am not conscious to myself of anything evil; yet am I not hereby justified - I depend not on this, as a sufficient justification of myself in God's account. But he that judgeth me is the Lord - By his sentence I am to stand or fall.

MHC:

4:1-6 Apostles were no more than servants of Christ, but they were not to be undervalued. They had a great trust, and for that reason, had an honourable office. Paul had a just concern for his own reputation, but he knew that he who chiefly aimed to please men, would not prove himself a faithful servant of Christ. It is a comfort that men are not to be our final judges. And it is not judging well of ourselves, or justifying ourselves, that will prove us safe and happy. Our own judgment is not to be depended upon as to our faithfulness, any more than our own works for our justification. There is a day coming, that will bring men's secret sins into open day, and discover the secrets of their hearts. Then every slandered believer will be justified, and every faithful servant approved and rewarded. The word of God is the best rule by which to judge as to men. Pride commonly is at the bottom of quarrels. Self-conceit contributes to produce undue esteem of our teachers, as well as of ourselves. We shall not be puffed up for one against another, if we remember that all are instruments, employed by God, and endowed by him with various talents.

CONC:

Acquitted Anything Aware Clear Conscious Declared Discerning Examines Hereby Innocent Judge Judges Judgeth Justified Myself Nothing Reason Scrutiny Stand Thereby Though Undergo Unfaithful Wrong Yet

Acquitted Aware Clear Conscience Conscious Declared Discerning Examines Hereby Innocent Judges Judgeth Justified Reason Right Scrutiny Stand Thereby Undergo Unfaithful Way Wrong

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