Ministers of Christ (υπηρετας Χριστου). Paul and all ministers (διακονους) of the New Covenant (1 Corinthians 3:5) are…

First Corinthians CHAPTER 4

This chapter is a continuation of the subject discu ed in the preceding ones, and of the argument that closes th…

Man.—In a generic sense means “every one” (as in 1 Corinthians 11:28, and Galatians 6:1).

Us—<…

Everyone should count Paul and other Christian workers as “servants” (GK 5677) of Christ, fully responsible to him and not to the Corinthians. The …

Let a man so account of us. Since it was a matter of considerable importance to see the Church in this manner torn by corrupt factions, ar…

Let a man so account of us
Though the apostle had before said that he, and other ministers of the Gospel, were not a…

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 …

Having rebuked the Corinthians for glorying in certain ministers, the Apostle now confronts them for looking down on other ministers. In this regar…