1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
1 Corinthians 4:5
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ὥστε μὴ πρὸ καιροῦ τι κρίνετε ἕως ἂν ἔλθῃ ὁ κύριος, ὃς καὶ φωτίσει τὰ κρυπτὰ τοῦ σκότους καὶ φανερώσει τὰς βουλὰς τῶν καρδιῶν· καὶ τότε ὁ ἔπαινος γενήσεται ἑκάστῳ ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ.

  1. ὥστεhōste“So then”
    Conjunction · “so” · Strong's G5620
  2. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  3. πρὸpro“before [the]”
    Preposition · from πρό · “before” · Strong's G4253
  4. καιροῦkairou“time”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from καιρός · “time/right time” · Strong's G2540
  5. τιti“anything”
    Indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
  6. κρίνετεkrinete“do judge”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from κρίνω · “to judge” · Strong's G2919
  7. ἕωςhe'ōs“until”
    Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
  8. ἂνan“when”
    Particle · from ἄν · “if” · Strong's G0302
  9. ἔλθῃelthē“may have come”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  10. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. κύριος,kurios“Lord,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  12. ὃςhos“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  13. καὶkai“both”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. φωτίσειphōtisei“will bring to light”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φωτίζω · “to illuminate” · Strong's G5461
  15. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. κρυπτὰkrupta“hidden things”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from κρυπτός · “hidden” · Strong's G2927
  17. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. σκότουςskotous“of darkness”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from σκότος · “darkness” · Strong's G4655
  19. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. φανερώσειphanerōsei“will make manifest”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φανερόω · “to manifest” · Strong's G5319
  21. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. βουλὰςboulas“motives”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from βουλή · “plan” · Strong's G1012
  23. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. καρδιῶν·kardiōn“hearts;”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from καρδία · “heart” · Strong's G2588
  25. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  26. τότεtote“then”
    Adverb · “then” · Strong's G5119
  27. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  28. ἔπαινοςepainos“praise”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “praise” · Strong's G1868
  29. γενήσεταιgenēsetai“will come”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  30. ἑκάστῳhekastō“to each”
    Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from ἕκαστος · “each” · Strong's G1538
  31. ἀπὸapo“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  32. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  33. θεοῦ.theou“God.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)