ISB ~ 1 Corinthians 4 v4

I am not thereby acquitted:Or, “I am not justified by this.” Paul’s conscience is clear in the face of criticisms, though not necessarily correct. The final verdict pronounced on his ministry must await the Judgment, when God lays bare the secrets of the “heart” (4:5; cf. Rom 2:16; CCC 678). Before then, pronouncing a definitive judgment on the work of others—and even ourselves—can be hazardous and quite inaccurate.