Study it in the app“Now these things, brothers, I have applied figuratively to myself and Apollos for your sake, so that in us you may learn the saying, Not beyond what is written, so that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against the other.”
Nowδέthese things,Ταῦταbrothers,ἀδελφοίI have applied figurativelyμετεσχημάτισαtoεἰςmyselfἐμαυτὸνandκαὶApollosἈπολλῶνforδι’your sake,ὑμᾶςso thatἵναinἐνusἡμῖνyou may learnμάθητεthe saying,τόNotΜὴbeyondὑπὲρwhatἃis written,γέγραπταιso thatἵναnone of youεἷςmay be puffed upφυσιοῦσθεin favor ofὑπὲρoneτοῦ ἑνὸςagainstκατὰthe other.τοῦ ἑτέρου
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appearsapply figuratively
Present something as an example in someone's person.
Where else “meteschēmatisa” appearsmyself
Myself.
Where else “emauton” appearsApollos
Apollos, a Jew from Alexandria, eloquent and learned in the Scriptures, who later served in Corinth.
Where else “Apollōn” appearslearn
To come to know or understand something by teaching or by experience.
Where else “mathēte” appearsit is written
So the Bible says; a passage is quoted.
Where else “gegraptai” appearsa certain
A certain one, someone; or the first: “the first day of the week.”
Where else “heis” appearspuff up
Puff up; be puffed up with pride.
Where else “physiousthe” appearsother, another
Other, another, different.
Where else “heterou” appearsThe Greek introduces “Not beyond what is written” with the article (“the [saying]”), as a known phrase; its exact sense is not made clear in the text.
5So do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord comes, who will also bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make known the intentions of the hearts; and then the praise will come to each one from God.
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7For who makes you different? And what do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
