Keraia
1 Corinthians 4

1 Corinthians 4:11

Servants of Christ · 1 Corinthians 4:1–13
Read 1 Corinthians 4

Translations

Modern
To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.
Traditional
Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
Literal
As far as the present hour, we both hunger and thirst, and are poorly clothed, and are battered, and wander homeless,
Latin
Usque in hanc horam et esurimus, et sitimus, et nudi sumus, et colaphis cædimur, et instabiles sumus,

Original

Greek
English
To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.

Notes

1 Corinthians 4:11–13

Paul reminds the Corinthians of the hardships he endured for Christ (see 2 Corinthians 6:4–5; 11:23–28).

1 Corinthians 4:8–13

Paul points out the difference between himself and the Corinthians. Their attitudes show worldly wisdom, while his shows God's wisdom. The Corinthians were proud and thought they had achieved everything, but they still had much to learn (see Revelation 3:17–18; compare with Philippians 3:12–14). If they had truly achieved everything, they would share in Paul's suffering (1 Corinthians 4:11–13). Unlike the Corinthians, who were proud of their achievements and the respect they received, the apostles faced scorn and contempt.

1 Corinthians 4:6–21

Paul criticizes the Corinthian Christians for their arrogance (1 Corinthians 4:6–13) and then advises them like a father (4:14–21).

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) Paul’s Role as an Apostle

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) First Letter to the Corinthians

Topics

Christian Minister: Character and Attributes of Christian Minister: Trials and Persecutions of Persecution of the Righteous Religious Zeal: Exemplified by Paul