1 Corinthians 4:4 Cross References - Thomson

⁴ For though I am not conscious to myself of an' thing amiss, yet even in that case I am not justified; but he who trieth me is the Lord.

² Of a truth I know that it is so. For how can a mortal be righteous with the Lord? ³ For were it his pleasure to come to trial with him; he could not join issue to answer one charge of his in a thousand.

²⁰ For if I am righteous shall my mouth be wicked?

¹⁴ For who being mortal can be irreprehensible? Or can the offspring of woman be righteous?

⁴ For how can a mortal be just before the Lord or any offspring of woman make himself clean?

⁶ And for asserting my righteousness I make no apology; for I am not conscious to myself of having done amiss.

⁴ Why should I continue the debate any further? I stand corrected for commencing a suit against the Lord. On hearing such things, what answer can I, who am nothing, make to Thee? I will lay my hand on my mouth.

³ Lord, my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands: ⁴ if I have requited them evil who did me wrong; let me fall by mine enemies as a Worthless man: ⁵ let mine enemy pursue my soul and take it; let him tread down my life to the earth and lay my honour in the dust.

¹² Who can understand his errors? Cleanse thou me from those of mine which are hid;

¹² My foot hath been stedfast in rectitude: in assemblies, I will bless thee, O Lord.

⁶ and let the heavens declare his righteousness. "Because God is judge,

³ Shouldst thou, Lord, mark iniquities; Lord, who can subsist?

² and enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight no man living can be justified.

² Every man appeareth righteous in his own eyes: but the Lord directeth hearts.

¹⁷ He saith to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved that he said to him, the third time, "Lovest thou me," and he said to him, Lord thou knowest all things. Thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep.

¹ Then Paul having fixed his eyes on the Sanhedrim said, Men, brethren, I have conducted myself with an entire good conscience as a subject of God even to this day.

¹³ For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified;

¹⁹ Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world stand convicted before God. ²⁰ Because no flesh can be justified before him by works of law; for by law there is a knowledge of sin,

² for if Abraham was justified because of works he hath matter of boasting. But he hath not before God.

⁵ So pass no judgment prematurely, until the Lord come, who will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and expose to view the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise for every one will be from God.

¹² For this is the matter of our boasting; the testimony of our conscience, that with simplicity and godly sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and more especially towards you.

¹⁰ For we must all appear before the judgment seat of the Christ, that every one may receive according to what he hath done in this bodily state, whether good or evil.

²⁰ in respect to what things soever our heart condemneth us, that God is greater than our hearts, and that he knoweth all things. ²¹ Beloved, if our heart doth not condemn us, we have confidence towards God,