Tag Archives: 1 Corinthians 4:6

Ταῦτα δέ, ἀδελφοί, μετεσχημάτισα εἰς ἐμαυτὸν καὶ Ἀπολλὼ δι’ ὑμᾶς, ἵνα ἐν ἡμῖν μάθητε τὸ μὴ ὑπὲρ ὃ γέγραπται φρονεῖν, ἵνα μὴ εἷς ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἑνὸς φυσιοῦσθε κατὰ τοῦ ἑτέρου. (1 Corinthians 4:6)

Now these things, brothers, I have applied to myself and to Apollos for your sake, so that in us you may learn not to think beyond what has been written, so that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another.

The Rhetoric of Self-Application

The opening phrase Ταῦτα δέ, ἀδελφοί (“Now these things, brothers”) introduces a shift of tone from argument to pastoral appeal.… Learn Koine Greek