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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.
Reference
Greek: κριτής (kritḗs)
a judge (genitive case or specially)
Hebrew: ʼădargâzêr
a chief diviner, or astrologer
Hebrew: bᵉlîymâh
(as indefinitely) nothing whatever
Greek: πρῶτον (prōton)
firstly (in time, place, order, or importance)
Hebrew: ṭᵉrôwm
not yet
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: môneh
properly, something weighed out, i.e. (figuratively) a portion of time, i.e. an instance
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: ἐνίστημι (enístēmi)
to place on hand, i.e. (reflexively) impend, (participle) be instant
Hebrew: mᵉṭâʼ
to arrive, extend or happen
Greek: ἀμφότερος (amphóteros)
(in plural) both
Hebrew: shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἀποφέρω (apophérō)
to bear off (literally or relatively)
Hebrew: gûwz
properly, to shear off; but used only in the (figuratively) sense of passing rapidly
Greek: φωστήρ (phōstḗr)
an illuminator, i.e. (concretely) a luminary, or (abstractly) brilliancy
Hebrew: mechĕzâh
a window
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: σκότος (skótos)
shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: ʼôphel
dusk
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Hebrew: pâlaç
properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally)
Greek: ἔκδηλος (ékdēlos)
wholly evident
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Greek: τίς (tís)
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ἔπαινος (épainos)
laudation; concretely, a commendable thing
Hebrew: mahălâl
fame
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Judgment
2 Corinthians 5:10
Romans 2:16
Romans 2:1
Revelation 20:12
Ecclesiastes 12:14
Parallel theme
1 Corinthians 3:13
Hebrews 4:13
References Lord
James 5:7
2 Corinthians 10:18
Resurrection
Romans 2:29
Verse Explanation
Paul tells the Corinthians not to judge people before the proper time, because Christ will return and reveal hidden things, including people's motives, and then God will give each person the praise that is deserved.
History
1st century AD: The expectation of Christ's future return and judgment was a major part of early Christian teaching.