Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary
1 Corinthians 4:17-21
MISSION OF TIMOTHY, TO BE FOLLOWED, IF INEFFECTUAL, BY STRONG MEASURES ON THE PART OF ST PAUL HIMSELF.
MISSION OF TIMOTHY, TO BE FOLLOWED, IF INEFFECTUAL, BY STRONG MEASURES ON THE PART OF ST PAUL HIMSELF.
1 CORINTHIANS 4:17 Cristw|/ @VIhsou/# {C} Among the several variations presented by the manuscripts, the Western reading of D* F G (“in Lord _[sic]_ Jesus”) is clearly a scribal corruption (k®w® for...
Verse 17. _FOR THIS CAUSE_] That you imitate me, and know in what this consists. _I SENT UNTO YOU TIMOTHEUS_] The same person to whom he wrote the two epistles that are still extant under his name, a...
FOR THIS CAUSE - In order to remind you of my doctrines and my manner of life. Since I am hindered from coming myself, I have sent a fellow laborer as my messenger, well acquainted with my views and f...
CHAPTER 4 _ 1. Servants of Christ and Stewards of the Mysteries of God. (1 Corinthians 4:1)._ 2. Contrast Between Self-Glorification and Humiliation. (1 Corinthians 4:6). 3. Admonition to Beloved Ch...
FATHERLY ADMONITION, ENTREATY, AND WARNING. The tone of mingled severity, irony, and pathos disappears; yet the affection is combined with sternness, and he warns them not to presume on his mildness....
THE THREE JUDGMENTS (1 Corinthians 4:1-5)...
It is not to shame you that I write these things, but to warn you as my beloved children. You may have thousands of tutors in Christ, but you have not many fathers; for, in Christ Jesus, through the g...
FOR THIS CAUSE. On account of (Greek. _dia._ App-104. 1 Corinthians 4:2) this. SENT. App-174. TIMOTHEUS. See 1 Corinthians 16:10. BRING YOU INTO REMEMBRANCE. remind you. Greek. _anamimnesko._ Elsewh...
Mission of Timothy, to be followed, if ineffectual, by strong measures on the part of St Paul himself 17. _For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus_ Literally, I SENT, i.e. before this epistle wa...
_A COMMAND FOR TIMOTHY TO COME 1 CORINTHIANS 4:17-21:_ Paul sent Timothy unto them that they might learn how to imitate him. Their imitation of Paul simply meant that they followed the way of Christ....
ΈΠΕΜΨΑ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΈΜΠΩ (G3992) посылать. Не эпистолярный _aor._, потому что Тимофей еще не приехал в Коринф и не доставлял это письмо, _см._ 1 Corinthians 16:10 (Lietztann). ΆΝΑΜΝΉΣΕΙ _fut....
FOR THIS CAUSE HAVE I SENT—TIMOTHEUS— This he does to shew that what he taught and pressed them to, was not in a pique against his opposer; but to convince them that all he did at Corinthwas the very...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Exasperating (1 Corinthians 4:14-21) 14 I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. 15For though you have countless guides in Chr...
For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every chu...
8 The sharp contrast between the carnal Corinthians and the faithful apostle loses none of its force if we compare him with the church of today. We need not go outside of Protestantism to find churche...
TIMOTHY. See Intro. MY WAYS WHICH BE IN CHRIST] i.e. my manner and conduct as a teacher in Christ's service. IN EVERY CHURCH] He constantly appeals to the practice of other Churches as a check to the...
PARAPHRASE. 'Iwrite not to shame you, but to admonish you; and I have the right to do so, for I am your spiritual father. (16, 17) Follow my example, therefore; and attend to the instructions of Timot...
CHRISTIAN TEACHERS ONLY THE INSTRUMENTS OF GOD The folly and sin of quarrelling about different teachers who are but servants of Christ and responsible to Him....
SERVANTS OF CHRIST 1 CORINTHIANS _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 4 PAUL THE SERVANT 4:1-5 V1 This is how people should think about us. We are Christ’s servants. We are *stewards (keepers) of the secrets...
FOR THIS CAUSE. — When St. Paul contemplated a visit to the churches in Macedonia and Achaia he sent Timothy and Erastus in advance (Acts 19:21). It is to this fact allusion is here made — from 1 Cori...
CHAPTER 7 THE MINISTRY So keenly alive is Paul to the danger and folly of party spirit in the Church, that he has still one more word of rebuke to utter. He has shown the Corinthians that to give the...
§ 14. PAUL'S FATHERLY DISCIPLINE. All has now been said that can be concerning the Divisions at Cor [756] the causes underlying them, and the spirit they manifest and foster in the Church. In their se...
“For this reason” _viz._, to help you to imitate me as your father “I sent to you Timothy, who is a beloved child of mine, and faithful in the Lord”. Timothy had left P. before this letter was written...
TEACHING CONVERTS CHRIST'S WAYS 1 Corinthians 4:14 The relationship between the Apostle and his converts was very tender. They were his children. They might have instructors and tutors, but they coul...
Christian teachers are "ministers of Christ." That defines their responsibility. They are "stewards of the mysteries of God." That defines their work. What dignity does this double statement suggest?...
Paul Loved the Church in Corinth Like a Father Paul did not try to make the brethren feel bad because they added to his problems. Rather, he wanted to warn them so they would change. He wrote to them...
For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my (i) ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every...
I write not. St. Paul here insinuates to the Corinthians, that they ought to blush with shame for neglecting the apostles, who had suffered so many hardships for them, to follow after teachers void of...
“For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved son and faithful in the Lord; he shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every Chu...
are the conclusion of all the apostle has written from 1 Corinthians 1:12. He first makes an explanation about the severe manner in which he has just spoken to them. It is not resentment or enmity whi...
4. PRIDE THE FIRST CAUSE OF THE EVIL. 4:6-21. Here is the final and general application of the whole first part, relating to the divisions which had arisen in the Church. The apostle, after reminding...
(14) I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. (15) For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have bego...
17._For this cause. _The meaning is: “That you may know what my manner of life is, and whether I am worthy to be imitated, listen to what Timothy has to say, who will be prepared to be a faithful witn...
As for the apostle and the labourers, they were to consider them as stewards employed by the Lord. And it was to Him that Paul committed the judgment of his conduct. He cared little for the judgment m...
FOR THIS CAUSE HAVE I SENT UNTO YOU TIMOTHEUS,.... This is an instance of his care of them, concern for them and respect unto them; that he not only writes unto them, giving his best advice and counse...
For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every chur...
_For this cause_ That you may be better able to trace my steps, and may be animated to do it with the greater care; _I have sent unto you Timotheus, my beloved son_ One whom I love with an entire fath...
MY WAYS; of teaching and living, in which he proposes himself as their example....
FOR THIS CAUSE HAVE I SENT UNTO YOU TIMOTHEUS, WHO IS MY BELOVED SON AND FAITHFUL IN THE LORD, WHO SHALL BRING YOU INTO REMEMBRANCE OF MY WAYS WHICH BE IN CHRIST, AS I TEACH EVERYWHERE IN EVERY CHURCH...
The apostle's fatherly discipline:...
But while we are not to exalt a ministering servant, no more are we to despise him or his work. The apostles should certainly be recognized for what they actually were, "ministers of Christ, and stewa...
FOR THIS CAUSE HAVE. SENT UNTO YOU TIMOTHY, WHO IS MY BELOVED AND FAITHFUL CHILD IN THE LORD, WHO SHALL PUT YOU IN REMEMBRANCE OF MY WAYS WHICH ARE IN CHRIST, EVEN AS. TEACH EVERYWHERE IN EVERY CHURCH...
14-21 In reproving for sin, we should distinguish between sinners and their sins. Reproofs that kindly and affectionately warn, are likely to reform. Though the apostle spoke with authority as a pare...
This Timothy Paul found at Lystra, ACTS 16:1. _His father was a Greek, _ his mother _a Jewess, _ therefore Paul circumcised him; her name was Eunice, the daughter of Lois, 2 TIMOTHY 1:5. Paul took him...
For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who shall put you in remembrance of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every chur...
1 Corinthians 4:17 For G1223 this G5124 reason G1223 sent G3992 (G5656) Timothy G5095 you G5213 who G3739
LET THEM THEN REMEMBER THAT HE FATHERED THEM AND THAT THROUGH HIM GOD'S POWER WAS AND IS REVEALED (4:14-21)...
‘This is the reason why I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every church.' I...
1 Corinthians 4:17. FOR THIS CAUSE HAVE I SENT UNTO YOU TIMOTHY, WHO IS MY BELOVED AND FAITHFUL SON IN THE LORD for he was his spiritual father as well as theirs (see 1 Timothy 1:2; 1 Timothy 1:18;...
HAVE I SENT (επεμψα). First aorist active indicative. Probably Timothy had already gone as seems clear from 1 Corinthians 16:10. Apparently Timothy came back to Ephesus and was sent on to Macedonia...
SON (Greek, "teknon", a "child", "born one")....
CONTENTS: Judgment of Christ's servants not committed to man. Apostolic example of patience and humility. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Apollos, Timothy. CONCLUSION: God's steward awaits no Judgmen...
1 Corinthians 4:1. _Let a man,_ yea every one of you, however biassed by parties, _so account of us,_ though servants for your sakes, _as ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God,_ as...
FOR THIS PURPOSE. Timothy was Paul's "son in the Lord" (Acts 16:1-3). Probably he was already on the way to Corinth (1 Corinthians 16:10), but this letter would arrive first. OF THE PRINCIPLES WHICH I...
_I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you._ PAUL AN EXAMPLE TO PARENTS AND TEACHERS He proceeds-- I. With love. 1. Not as a schoolmaster, but as a father. 2. Not t...
_For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus._ THE VISITATION I. The visitor. 1. Known. 2. Beloved in Christ. 3. Tried. II. His worn;. 1. To remind-- 2. Of old truths. 3. In Christ. III. T...
CHAPTER IV. SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER S. Paul proceeds in his task of uprooting the divisions, the pride, and the boasting of the Corinthians, and especially of some of their teachers who held him in...
_Who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways._ My doctrine and Christian life, say S. Thomas and Anselm. _In Christ._ In Christ's religion....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ 1 Corinthians 4:14.—Irony dropped. Even in 1 Corinthians 4:6 it was “Brothers!” Now, “Beloved children!” Yet surely he did desire to make them ashamed of their bearing towards and est...
EXPOSITION 1 CORINTHIANS 4:1 _Judgments, human and Divine, respecting ministers._ 1 CORINTHIANS 4:1 LET A MAN SO ACCOUNT OF US. Since it is inevitable that Christians should form some estimate of...
Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God (1 Corinthians 4:1). Ministers of Christ, the Greek word there is the under-rowers. They were the guys d...
1 Corinthians 11:16; 1 Corinthians 11:2; 1 Corinthians 14:33; 1 Corinthians 16:1;...
CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP 1 Corinthians 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The names surrounding discipleship. Our chapter presents before us several statements which remind us of the responsibility and privile...
My beloved son — Elsewhere he styles him "brother," 2 Corinthians 1:1; but here paternal affection takes place. As I teach — No less by example than precept....
No sooner had St. Paul planted. church in Corinth, but, by the envy and malice of Satan, most notorious disorders, and scandalous abuses, were cast into it. To obviate which great and growing mischief...