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1 Corinthians 4:3–5

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1 Corinthians 4:3

3But 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.

1 Corinthians 4:4

4For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

1 Corinthians 4:5

5Therefore 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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DEFINED WORDS

1 Corinthians 4:3

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

judged

Heard and determined; tried judicially; sentenced; censured; doomed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

yea

Yes; truly; an expression of affirmation or emphasis.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

own

Belonging to oneself; peculiar or proper to the person or thing named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

self

A person's own individual being or person, used especially with own for emphasis or identity.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

1 Corinthians 4:4

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

know

To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

myself

A compound of my and self, used after I, to express emphasis, marking emphatically the distinction between the speaker and unother person.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

justified

Declared righteous or acquitted; shown or proved to be right; or made to appear comparatively more righteous, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Skeat 1893 (headword: justify) · Webster 1828 (headword: justify)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

Lord

A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

1 Corinthians 4:5

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

before

Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

time

A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

Lord

A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

light

Visible brightness; something that gives illumination; not heavy; to kindle, illuminate, or come down upon, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

darkness

Absence of light; also obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

manifest

Plainly shown, declared, or revealed; as a verb, to make evident or display openly.

Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hearts

The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

every

Each one of all; all taken separately, without exception in the stated group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

praise

Approval, honour, or commendation expressed in words or song; also to commend, extol, or glorify.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 3

  1. 1 Corinthians 2:15
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  2. John 7:24
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  3. 1 Samuel 16:7
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  4. 1 Corinthians 3:13
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From verse 4

  1. Psalms 143:2
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  2. 1 John 3:20–21
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  3. Proverbs 21:2
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  4. Psalms 130:3
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  5. 2 Corinthians 1:12
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From verse 5

  1. James 5:7
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  2. 2 Corinthians 5:10
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  3. 1 Corinthians 3:13
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  4. Hebrews 4:13
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  5. 2 Corinthians 10:18
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