1 Corinthians 4:1

Let a man so account of us,.... Though the apostle had before said that he, and other ministers of the Gospel, were not any thing with respect to God, and, with regard to the churches, were theirs,…

Let a man - Let all; let this be the estimate formed of us by each one of you. So account of us - So think of us, the apostles. As the ministers of Christ - As the servants of Christ. Let them form a…

Let a man so account of us - This is a continuation of the subject in the preceding chapter; and should not have been divided from it.

The fourth chapter would have begun better at Co1 4:6, and the…

Here, I. The apostle challenges the respect due to him on account of his character and office, in which many among them had at least very much failed: Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of…

1Co 4:1-7. The true estimation of Christ's ministers and the true criterion of their work

After having pointed out the light in which the teachers of Christianity should be regarded, the Apostle in…