1 Korintus 4:1

The Apostles’ Ministry

4:1 One ¹  should think about us this way – as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

1 Korintus 4:18

4:18 Some have become arrogant, ²  as if I were not coming to you.

1 Korintus 14:13-14

14:13 So then, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret. 14:14 If ³  I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unproductive.

1 Korintus 14:36

14:36 Did the word of God begin with you, ⁴  or did it come to you alone?

[4:1]  ¹ tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is both indefinite and general, “one”; “a person” (BDAG 81 s.v. 4.a.γ).

[4:18]  ² tn Grk “puffed up”; “inflated.”

[14:14]  ³ tc ‡ Most witnesses, including some important ones (א A D^s Ψ 048 Ï lat sy bo), have γάρ (gar, “for”) here, while an equally impressive array of witnesses lack the conjunction (Ì⁴⁶ B F G 0243 1739 1881 sa). This conjunction was frequently added by scribes in epistolary literature as a clarifying word, making the connection with the preceding more explicit. As such, it has the earmarks of being a motivated reading and thus should be rejected. NA²⁷ places the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[14:36]  ⁴ tn Grk “Did the word of God go out from you.”