ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 4 v4

NOT ACQUITTED. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH: Through the wrongdoings of others I become a better disciple, but I am not thereby acquitted. EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS 5.

UNAWARE OF ANYTHING AGAINST HIMSELF. ORIGEN: Paul knew that even if his heart was still prone to sin, his deeds were upright. COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.18.49-51.

BLAMING UNREASONABLY. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul may have committed certain sins without knowing that they are sins. His purpose here is not to say that he is blameless but to stop the mouths of those who were blaming him unreasonably. God is our judge, because only he knows for sure what is going on in our hearts. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 9.3.

UNABLE TO JUDGE MYSELF. THEODORET OF CYR: If I am unable to judge myself, how shall I presume to judge others? COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 187.

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