1 Corinthians 4:5
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.”
σκότος
Darkness, obscurity, ignorance. Skotos. The people living in darkness have seen a great light. Darkness is the condition before Christ. Light is the reality after. Choose the light.
καρδία
hearts;
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καρδία
Heart, inner self, the seat of life. Kardia. Create in me a pure heart O God. The heart is the control centre of life. What God changes in the heart changes everything else.
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κύριος
Lord,
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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θεός
God.
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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γίνομαι
will come
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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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κρίνω
do judge
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κρίνω
To judge, to decide, to determine. Krino. Judge not that you be not judged. The standard you use for others will be used for you. Mercy shown returns as mercy received.
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ἔρχομαι
may have come
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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καιρός
time
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καιρός
A season, an appointed time. In due season we shall reap if we do not give up. God has appointed the right time for everything in your life.
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φωτίζω
will bring to light
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φωτίζω
to shed rays, i.e. to shine or (transitively) to brighten up (literally or figuratively)
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ἕως
until
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ἕως
a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
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ὥστε
So then
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ὥστε
so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
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τότε
then
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τότε
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
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βουλή
motives
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βουλή
volition, i.e. (objectively) advice, or (by implication) purpose
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πρό
before the
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πρό
"fore", i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to
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φανερόω
will make manifest
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φανερόω
to render apparent (literally or figuratively)
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ἔπαινος
praise
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ἔπαινος
laudation; concretely, a commendable thing
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τὶς
anything
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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κρυπτός
hidden things
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κρυπτός
concealed, i.e. private
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ἕκαστος
to each
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ἕκαστος
each or every
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