1 Corinthians 4:6 BSB

1 Corinthians 4:6

Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.

BSB

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ASV

Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye might learn not to go beyond the things which are written; that no one of you be puffed up for the one against the other.

KJV

And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

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Commentary

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

These things - Mentioned, chap. i, 10, &c. I have by a very obvious figure transferred to myself and Apollos - And Cephas, instead of naming those particular preachers at Corinth, to whom ye are so fondly attached. That ye may learn by us - From what has been said concerning us, who, however eminent we are, are mere instruments in God's hand.

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Original language & word study

29 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ταῦτα	Tauta	These things	G3778 →
δέ,	de	now,	G1161 →
ἀδελφοί,	adelphoi	brothers,	G80 →
μετεσχημάτισα	meteschēmatisa	I have applied	G3345 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
ἐμαυτὸν	emauton	myself	G1473 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἀπολλῶν	Apollōn	Apollos	G625 →
δι᾽	di᾽	on account of	G1223 →
ὑμᾶς,	humas	you,	G4771 →
ἵνα	ina	so that	G2443 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ἡμῖν	hēmin	us	G3165 →
μάθητε	mathēte	you may learn	G3129 →
τὸ	to	<the>	G3588 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ὑπὲρ	huper	beyond	G5228 →
ἃ	ha	what [things]	G3739 →
γέγραπται	gegraptai	has been written	G1125 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
εἷς	heis	one	G1520 →
ὑπὲρ	huper	for	G5228 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
ἑνὸς	henos	one	G1520 →
φυσιοῦσθε	phusiousthe	you be puffed up	G5448 →
κατὰ	kata	over	G2596 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
ἑτέρου.	heterou	other.	G2087 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 12:3
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure…
leads to
- Galatians 6:3
  If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
- Philippians 2:3–8
  Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
- Proverbs 26:12
  Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- 1 Peter 5:5
  Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Romans 12:16
  Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
Through
2 Corinthians 11:4
For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you…
leads to
- Galatians 1:6–8
  I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
- 1 Corinthians 3:11
  For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Through
Colossians 2:18
Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual…
leads to
- Colossians 2:8
  See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.