1 Corinthians 4:13
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.”
παρακαλέω
To comfort, to exhort, to encourage. Parakaleo. The God of all comfort who comforts us in all our troubles. He does not just send comfort. He is the God who comforts personally.
περικάθαρμα
the] scum
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περικάθαρμα
Refuse, scum, offscouring. Perikatharma. Paul used this word to describe what the apostles had become in the world's eyes, scraped off and discarded. The world's verdict on you is not God's verdict on you.
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κόσμος
earth
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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γίνομαι
we have become,
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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πᾶς
of all the
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πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
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περίψωμα
refuse
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περίψωμα
Scum, off-scrapings, the discarded filth. Perípsōma. Paul used this word to describe what the apostles had become in the eyes of the world. Embrace the low place. God works through the discarded.
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ἕως
until
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ἕως
Until, up to, as far as. Heōs. God's purposes press forward until every promise reaches its appointed end. Trust the distance between here and there.
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