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We are often beaten and have no home. <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and buffeted and homeless, <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> As far as the present hour, we both hunger and thirst, and are poorly clad, and are buffeted, and wander homeless, <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/4.htm">King James Bible</a> Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; <a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/4.htm">New King James Version</a> To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. <a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Up to this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty, and are poorly clothed and roughly treated and homeless; <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> To this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty, and are poorly clothed, and are roughly treated, and are homeless; <a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> To this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty, and are poorly clothed, and are roughly treated, and are homeless; <a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> To this present hour we hunger and thirst, and are poorly clothed, and roughly treated, and homeless; <a href="/amp/1_corinthians/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> To this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty; we are continually poorly dressed, and we are roughly treated, and wander homeless. <a href="/csb/1_corinthians/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Up to the present hour we are both hungry and thirsty; we are poorly clothed, roughly treated, homeless; <a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Up to the present hour we are both hungry and thirsty; we are poorly clothed, roughly treated, homeless; <a href="/asv/1_corinthians/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place; <a href="/cev/1_corinthians/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Even today we go hungry and thirsty and don't have anything to wear except rags. We are mistreated and don't have a place to live. <a href="/erv/1_corinthians/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place; <a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> To this moment, we are hungry, thirsty, poorly dressed, roughly treated, and homeless. <a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> To this very moment we go hungry and thirsty; we are clothed in rags; we are beaten; we wander from place to place; <a href="/isv/1_corinthians/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> We are hungry, thirsty, dressed in rags, brutally treated, and homeless, right up to the present. <a href="/msb/1_corinthians/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. <a href="/net/1_corinthians/4.htm">NET Bible</a> To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, poorly clothed, brutally treated, and without a roof over our heads. <a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place. <a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Even to this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place; <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> To this very moment we endure both hunger and thirst, with scanty clothing and many a blow. <a href="/web/1_corinthians/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> to the present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are battered, and wander, <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> As far as the present hour, we both hunger and thirst, and are poorly clad, and are buffeted, and wander homeless, <a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> unto the present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and wander about, <a href="/slt/1_corinthians/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Until this present hour we also hunger, and thirst, and we are naked, and are cuffed, and are unsteady.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Even unto this hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no fixed abode; <a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Even to this very hour, we hunger and thirst, and we are naked and repeatedly beaten, and we are unsteady. <a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/4.htm">New American Bible</a> To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clad and roughly treated, we wander about homeless <a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed and beaten and homeless,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Even to this very hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked and mistreated and have no permanent home; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Until this hour we are hungry and we are thirsty, we are naked, we are abused, and we have no dwelling place,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and are poorly clothed, and are maltreated, and wander about without a home, <a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> until this hour we both hunger and thirst, and suffer for insufficient clothing, and are buffeted; and we tramp, <a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For even to this present hour we undergo hunger and thirst and nakedness, and are buffeted about, and have no settled abode; <a href="/mace/1_corinthians/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> to this very day we suffer both hunger, thirst, and penury: we are buffeted from place to place, as vagabonds: <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> To this very moment we endure both hunger and thirst, with scanty clothing and many a blow. <a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Even until this present hour, we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place; <a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Even to this present time we suffer both hunger, and thirst, and nakedness, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling: <a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=731" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/4.htm">Fools for Christ</a> …10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored. 11<a href="/greek/891.htm" title="891: achri (Prep) -- As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to.">To</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">this</a> <a href="/greek/737.htm" title="737: arti (Adv) -- Now, just now, at this moment. Adverb from a derivative of airo through the idea of suspension; just now.">very</a> <a href="/greek/5610.htm" title="5610: hōras (N-GFS) -- Apparently a primary word; an hour.">hour</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3983.htm" title="3983: peinōmen (V-PIA-1P) -- To be hungry, needy, desire earnestly. From the same as penes; to famish; figuratively, to crave.">we are hungry</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1372.htm" title="1372: dipsōmen (V-PIA-1P) -- To thirst for, desire earnestly. From a variation of dipsos; to thirst for.">thirsty,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1130.htm" title="1130: gymniteuomen (V-PIA-1P) -- To be poorly clad; To be habitually wearing an under-garment only. From a derivative of gumnos; to strip, i.e. go poorly clad.">we are poorly clothed,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2852.htm" title="2852: kolaphizometha (V-PIM/P-1P) -- To strike with the fist, buffet; hence: I mistreat violently. From a derivative of the base of kolazo; to rap with the fist.">we are brutally treated,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/790.htm" title="790: astatoumen (V-PIA-1P) -- To be unsettled, have no fixed abode, lead a vagabond life. To be non-stationary, i.e. homeless.">we are homeless.</a> 12We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-27.htm">2 Corinthians 11:27</a> in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure. <a href="/philippians/4-12.htm">Philippians 4:12</a> I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need. <a href="/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20</a> Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” <a href="/acts/20-34.htm">Acts 20:34</a> You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-4.htm">2 Corinthians 6:4-5</a> Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities; / in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger; <a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-10</a> We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. / We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. <a href="/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? <a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23-25</a> Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death. / Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. / Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea. <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Hebrews 11:37</a> They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. <a href="/2_corinthians/12-10.htm">2 Corinthians 12:10</a> That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-9.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:9</a> Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:8</a> nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you. <a href="/matthew/10-10.htm">Matthew 10:10</a> Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions. <a href="/luke/9-58.htm">Luke 9:58</a> Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” <a href="/acts/18-3.htm">Acts 18:3</a> and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Even to this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place;unto.<a href="/1_corinthians/9-4.htm">1 Corinthians 9:4</a> Have we not power to eat and to drink?<a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8</a> We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;<a href="/2_corinthians/6-4.htm">2 Corinthians 6:4,5</a> But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, … and are naked.<a href="/job/22-6.htm">Job 22:6</a> For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.<a href="/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?and are buffeted.<a href="/acts/14-19.htm">Acts 14:19</a> And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.<a href="/acts/16-23.htm">Acts 16:23</a> And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:<a href="/acts/23-2.htm">Acts 23:2</a> And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.and have.<a href="/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20</a> And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/16-37.htm">Beaten</a> <a href="/matthew/26-67.htm">Buffeted</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/romans/8-35.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-2.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Dwellingplace</a> <a href="/acts/7-46.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/romans/9-22.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-2.htm">Food</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">Home</a> <a href="/romans/13-11.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/romans/12-20.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/romans/12-20.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/matthew/25-44.htm">Ill-Clad</a> <a href="/romans/5-6.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/acts/19-16.htm">Naked</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-21.htm">Poorly</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-22.htm">Present</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-12.htm">Rags</a> <a href="/acts/8-2.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-10.htm">Roughly</a> <a href="/john/6-7.htm">Scanty</a> <a href="/romans/12-20.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/romans/12-20.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/acts/27-3.htm">Treated</a> <a href="/matthew/18-13.htm">Wander</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">Beaten</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-20.htm">Buffeted</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-54.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-27.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-10.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Dwellingplace</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-13.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-12.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-8.htm">Food</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-34.htm">Home</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-13.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-34.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-21.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/james/2-15.htm">Ill-Clad</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-13.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-3.htm">Naked</a> <a href="/james/2-15.htm">Poorly</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-3.htm">Present</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-21.htm">Rags</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-14.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/genesis/42-7.htm">Roughly</a> <a href="/matthew/13-5.htm">Scanty</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-5.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/revelation/7-16.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-23.htm">Treated</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-4.htm">Wander</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 4</div>1. <a href="/1_corinthians/4-1.htm">In what account the apostles ought to be regarded.</a> 7. <a href="/1_corinthians/4-7.htm">We have nothing which we have not received.</a> 9. <a href="/1_corinthians/4-9.htm">The apostles spectacles to the world, angels, and men;</a> 13. <a href="/1_corinthians/4-13.htm">the filth and offscouring of the world;</a> 15. <a href="/1_corinthians/4-15.htm">yet our fathers in Christ;</a> 16. <a href="/1_corinthians/4-16.htm">whom we ought to follow.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/4.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>To this very hour This phrase emphasizes the immediacy and ongoing nature of the apostles' struggles. The Greek word for "hour" (ὥρα, hōra) can denote a specific time or season, suggesting that the hardships Paul describes are not just past events but current realities. This highlights the apostles' continuous dedication and endurance in their mission, serving as a powerful reminder of the cost of discipleship and the call to persevere in faith despite ongoing challenges.we are hungry and thirsty The physical needs of hunger and thirst underscore the apostles' willingness to endure deprivation for the sake of the Gospel. The Greek words for "hungry" (πεινῶμεν, peinōmen) and "thirsty" (διψῶμεν, dipsōmen) convey a sense of ongoing lack, not just occasional discomfort. This reflects the sacrificial nature of their ministry, echoing Jesus' own experiences and teachings about reliance on God for provision. It serves as an inspiration for believers to trust in God's provision and to prioritize spiritual nourishment over physical comfort.we are poorly clothed The phrase "poorly clothed" (γυμνιτεύομεν, gymniteuomen) suggests a lack of adequate clothing, symbolizing vulnerability and humility. In the ancient world, clothing was a sign of status and respectability. The apostles' willingness to forego such status for the sake of the Gospel illustrates their commitment to humility and their identification with the marginalized. This challenges modern believers to consider how they might also embrace humility and identify with those in need.we are brutally treated The term "brutally treated" (κολαφιζόμεθα, kolaphizometha) implies being struck or mistreated, often used in the context of physical abuse. This highlights the persecution and suffering faced by the apostles as they spread the Gospel. Historically, early Christians often faced hostility and violence, and this phrase serves as a testament to their courage and resilience. It encourages believers today to stand firm in their faith, even in the face of opposition or persecution.we are homeless The word "homeless" (ἀστατοῦμεν, astatoumen) conveys a sense of instability and lack of a permanent dwelling. This reflects the itinerant nature of the apostles' ministry, as they traveled to spread the Gospel without the security of a home. It symbolizes a life fully surrendered to God's call, prioritizing the mission over personal comfort. For contemporary Christians, it serves as a reminder of the transient nature of earthly life and the call to find our true home and security in Christ.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) We both hunger.--From the strong irony of the last verse, the Apostle here passes, in the pathethic and sad description which occupies <a href="/context/1_corinthians/4-11.htm" title="Even to this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place;">1Corinthians 4:11-13</a>, to show how intensely true that last word "despised" was, as expressing his own position, not only in time past, but at the very hour of his writing. Here still there is an implied contrast between their condition ("full," "rich," "kings," of <a href="/1_corinthians/4-8.htm" title="Now you are full, now you are rich, you have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God you did reign, that we also might reign with you.">1Corinthians 4:8</a>) and that of St. Paul himself.Are naked.--The better reading is, we are in need of sufficient clothing (as <a href="/2_corinthians/11-27.htm" title="In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.">2Corinthians 11:27</a>).Are buffeted--i.e., are treated like slaves, and not like "kings," as you are.Have no certain dwellingplace.--To be without a fixed home was a peculiar sign of want and degradation. (See <a href="/matthew/8-20.htm" title="And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.">Matthew 8:20</a>; <a href="/matthew/10-23.htm" title="But when they persecute you in this city, flee you into another: for truly I say to you, You shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.">Matthew 10:23</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - Unto this present hour. In these three verses he draws a picture of the condition of the apostles, especially of the trials to which he was himself subjected, on which the best comment is in <a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23-27</a>. This letter was written from Ephesus, where he had so much to do and to endure (<a href="/acts/20-31.htm">Acts 20:31</a>). Hunger and thirst. "In hunger and thirst, in fastings often" (<a href="/2_corinthians/11-27.htm">2 Corinthians 11:27</a>). Are naked (<a href="/matthew/25-36.htm">Matthew 25:36</a>; <a href="/james/2-15.htm">James 2:15</a>; and comp. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-27.htm">2 Corinthians 11:27</a>). And are buffeted. The verb means literally, are slapped in the face (comp. <a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">2 Corinthians 12:7</a>). Such insults, together with scourgings, fell to the lot of St. Paul (<a href="/acts/23-2.htm">Acts 23:2</a>, etc.) and the other apostles (<a href="/acts/16-23.htm">Acts 16:23</a>, <a href="/1_peter/2-20.htm">1 Peter 2:20</a>), as well as to that of their Lord (<a href="/matthew/26-57.htm">Matthew 26:57</a>, etc.). It showed the utter contempt with which they were treated; for though St. Paul ought to have been exempt from such violence, both as a freeman and a Roman citizen, he was treated as vilely as if he had been a mere foreign slave. Have no certain dwelling place. This homelessness was among the severest of all trials (<a href="/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20</a>; <a href="/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23</a>). <a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>To ἄχρι (achri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_891.htm">Strong's 891: </a> As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to. [this] τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. very ἄρτι (arti) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_737.htm">Strong's 737: </a> Now, just now, at this moment. Adverb from a derivative of airo through the idea of suspension; just now. hour ὥρας (hōras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5610.htm">Strong's 5610: </a> Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'. we are hungry πεινῶμεν (peinōmen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3983.htm">Strong's 3983: </a> To be hungry, needy, desire earnestly. From the same as penes; to famish; figuratively, to crave. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. thirsty, διψῶμεν (dipsōmen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1372.htm">Strong's 1372: </a> To thirst for, desire earnestly. From a variation of dipsos; to thirst for. we are poorly clothed, γυμνιτεύομεν (gymniteuomen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1130.htm">Strong's 1130: </a> To be poorly clad; To be habitually wearing an under-garment only. From a derivative of gumnos; to strip, i.e. go poorly clad. we are brutally treated, κολαφιζόμεθα (kolaphizometha) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2852.htm">Strong's 2852: </a> To strike with the fist, buffet; hence: I mistreat violently. From a derivative of the base of kolazo; to rap with the fist. we are homeless. ἀστατοῦμεν (astatoumen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_790.htm">Strong's 790: </a> To be unsettled, have no fixed abode, lead a vagabond life. To be non-stationary, i.e. homeless. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">1 Corinthians 4:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">1 Corinthians 4:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">1 Corinthians 4:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">1 Corinthians 4:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">1 Corinthians 4:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">1 Corinthians 4:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">1 Corinthians 4:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">1 Corinthians 4:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">1 Corinthians 4:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">1 Corinthians 4:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 4:11 Even to this present hour we hunger (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 4:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 4:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 4:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 4:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>