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1 Corinthians 4:17 — King James Version← Study notes

For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.


1 Corinthians 4:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 4:1730 words
GreekMeaning
διὰdia
On account ofprepositionG1223
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἔπεμψαepempsa
I sentverbG3992
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
ΤιμόθεονTimotheon
TimothynounG5095
ὅςhos
whorelative pronounG3739
ἐστίνestin
isverbG1510
μουmou
mypronounG1473
τέκνονteknon
childnounG5043
ἀγαπητὸνagapēton
belovedadjectiveG27
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πιστὸνpiston
faithfuladjectiveG4103
ἐνen
in theprepositionG1722
κυρίῳkyriō
LordnounG2962
ὃςhos
whorelative pronounG3739
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
ἀναμνήσειanamnēsei
will remind ofverbG363
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
ὁδούςhodous
waysnounG3598
μουmou
of minepronounG1473
τὰςtas
that arearticleG3588
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ΧριστῷChristō
ChristnounG5547
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
καθὼςkathōs
even aswordG2531
πανταχοῦpantachou
everywhereadverbG3837
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
πάσῃpasē
everyadjectiveG3956
ἐκκλησίᾳekklēsia
churchnounG1577
διδάσκωdidaskō
I teachverbG1321
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 4:17

Consider here also, I entreat, the noble soul, the soul more glowing and keener than fire: how he was indeed especially desirous to be present himself with the Corinthians, thus distempered and broken into parties. For he knew well what a help to the disciples his presence was and what a mischief his absence. And the former he declared in the Epistle to the Philippians, saying, Philippians 2:12. καὶ[] om. in rec. text “Not as in my presence only, but also now much more in my…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 14 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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