1 Corinthians 4:4,7 - Compare All Versions

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My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me.

For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me.

For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?

My conscience is clear, but that doesn’t prove I’m right. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide.

For what gives you the right to make such a judgment? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift?

For I am not conscious of anything against myself, but I am not justified  by this. It is the Lord who judges me.

For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you didn’t receive? If, in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as if you hadn’t received it?

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

For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord.

For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Don’t imagine us leaders to be something we aren’t. We are servants of Christ, not his masters. We are guides into God’s divine secrets, not security guards posted to protect them. The requirements for a good guide are reliability and accurate knowledge. It matters very little to me what you think of me, even less where I rank in popular opinion. I don’t even rank myself. Comparisons in these matters are pointless. I’m not aware of anything that would disqualify me from being a good guide for you, but that doesn’t mean much. The Master makes that judgment.

For who do you know that really knows you, knows your heart? And even if they did, is there anything they would discover in you that you could take credit for? Isn’t everything you have and everything you are sheer gifts from God? So what’s the point of all this comparing and competing? You already have all you need. You already have more access to God than you can handle. Without bringing either Apollos or me into it, you’re sitting on top of the world—at least God’s world—and we’re right there, sitting alongside you!

For I am not aware of anything against myself; however I am not vindicated by this, but the one who examines me is the Lord.

For who considers you as superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

I am aware of nothing against myself and I feel blameless, but I am not by this acquitted [before God]. It is the Lord who judges me.

For who regards you as superior or what sets you apart as special? What do you have that you did not receive [from another]? And if in fact you received it [from God or someone else], why do you boast as if you had not received it [but had gained it by yourself]?

For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.

For who concedes you any superiority? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as though you did not?