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Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be [a]judged of you, or of man’s [b]judgment: yea, I [c]judge not mine own self. For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that [d]judgeth me is the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 4:3 Or, examined
  2. 1 Corinthians 4:3 Greek day. See 3:13.
  3. 1 Corinthians 4:3 Or, examine
  4. 1 Corinthians 4:4 Or, examineth

The Nature of True Apostleship

This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants(A) of Christ and as those entrusted(B) with the mysteries(C) God has revealed. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. My conscience(D) is clear, but that does not make me innocent.(E) It is the Lord who judges me.(F)

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