1 Corinthians 4:5 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁵ Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then every man will receive his commendation from God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ So do not make any hasty or premature judgments before the time when the Lord comes [again], for He will both bring to light the secret things that are [now hidden] in darkness and disclose and expose the [secret] aims (motives and purposes) of hearts. Then every man will receive his [due] commendation from God.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.

Common English Bible

⁵ So don’t judge anything before the right time—wait until the Lord comes. He will bring things that are hidden in the dark to light, and he will make people’s motivations public. Then there will be recognition for each person from God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And so, do not choose to judge before the time, until the Lord returns. He will illuminate the hidden things of the darkness, and he will make manifest the decisions of hearts. And then each one shall have praise from God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ Therefore judge not 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 from God.

1 Corinthians 4:5 Cross References

Job 12:22

He uncovers the deeps out of darkness, and brings deep darkness to light.

Proverbs 12:8

A man is commended according to his good sense, but one of perverse mind is despised.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

Ecclesiastes 12:14

For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Jeremiah 16:17

For my eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hid from me, nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.

Jeremiah 23:25

I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’

Hosea 8:13

They love sacrifice; they sacrifice flesh and eat it; but the Lord has no delight in them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt.

Malachi 3:18

Then once more you shall distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.

Matthew 10:26

“So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

Matthew 24:30

then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory;

Matthew 24:46

Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing.

Matthew 25:21

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.’

Matthew 25:23

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.’

Luke 6:37

“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

John 21:22

Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!”

John 21:23

The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?”

John 5:44

How can you believe, who receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

Romans 14:4

Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Master is able to make him stand.

Romans 2:1

Therefore you have no excuse, O man, whoever you are, when you judge another; for in passing judgment upon him you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, are doing the very same things.

Romans 2:16

on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.

Romans 2:29

He is a Jew who is one inwardly, and real circumcision is a matter of the heart, spiritual and not literal. His praise is not from men but from God.

Romans 2:7

to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;

1 Corinthians 1:7

so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

1 Corinthians 11:16

If any one is disposed to be contentious, we recognize no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

1 Corinthians 11:26

For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

1 Corinthians 15:23

But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:13

each man's work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.

1 Corinthians 3:14

If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward.

1 Corinthians 3:8

He who plants and he who waters are equal, and each shall receive his wages according to his labor.

2 Corinthians 10:18

For it is not the man who commends himself that is accepted, but the man whom the Lord commends.

2 Corinthians 10:9

I would not seem to be frightening you with letters.

2 Corinthians 4:2

We have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways; we refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 5:10

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive good or evil, according to what he has done in the body.

1 Thessalonians 5:2

For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

Hebrews 4:13

And before him no creature is hidden, but all are open and laid bare to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

James 4:11

Do not speak evil against one another, brethren. He that speaks evil against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

James 5:7

Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it until it receives the early and the late rain.

James 5:9

Do not grumble, brethren, against one another, that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the doors.

1 Peter 1:7

so that the genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold which though perishable is tested by fire, may redound to praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 5:4

And when the chief Shepherd is manifested you will obtain the unfading crown of glory.

2 Peter 3:12

waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be kindled and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire!

2 Peter 3:4

and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation.”

Jude 1:14

It was of these also that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with his holy myriads,

Revelation 1:7

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, every one who pierced him; and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.

Revelation 20:12

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Also another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, by what they had done.