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Selected Verse: 1 Corinthians 4:4 - King James

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1Co 4:4 King James For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
by myself--Translate, "I am conscious to myself of no (ministerial) unfaithfulness." BENGEL explains the Greek compound, "to decide in judgments on one in relation to others," not simply to judge.

am I not hereby justified--Therefore conscience is not an infallible guide. Paul did not consider his so. This verse is directly against the judicial power claimed by the priests of Rome.
 
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26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
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