1Cor 4:5 | TNotes | STEP | 4:5 don’t make judgments about anyone: Only the Lord can fully know a person’s heart, and when he returns, he will judge. Paul took God’s judgment of his ministry very seriously (see 2 Cor 5:9-10 ; Phil 2:16 ; 1 Thes 2:19-20 ; cp. 2 Cor 1:14 ).

b2 Cor 5:9-10►

cPhil 2:16►

d1 Thes 2:19-20►

e2 Cor 1:14►

‏ 1 Corinthians 4:5

4:5 ^a don’t make judgments about anyone: Only the Lord can fully know a person’s heart, and when he returns, he will judge. Paul took God’s judgment of his ministry very seriously (see 2 Cor 5:9-10 ^b; Phil 2:16 ^c; 1 Thes 2:19-20 ^d; cp. 2 Cor 1:14 ^e).