Bible Commentary

And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me. 4. they shall go with me ] Under no circumstances would St Paul take charge of the money himself. It was, moreover, fitting that members of the Corinthian Church should have the pleasure, as well as the credit, of presenting their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 16:4”

And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by [your] letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem. 3. whomsoever you shall approve by your letters ] The word your is not in the original. The passage may be translated in two ways; (1) as in the text, which follows Tyndale and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 16:3”

Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as [God] hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. 2. Upon the first day of the week ] Some Greek copies read the word translated ‘week’ in the plural. Hence Tyndale renders, in some … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 16:2”

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Ch. 1Co 16:1-24. Sundry practical directions. Conclusion 1. Now concerning the collection for the saints ] i.e. ‘the poor saints (see note on ch. 1Co 1:2) at Jerusalem,’ Rom 15:26. The same subject is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 16:1”

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 58. Therefore, my beloved brethren ] The aim of St Paul is always practical. Even this magnificent passage comes to what from a merely oratorical … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:58”

But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 57. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ ] This sense of having transgressed that righteous law need disturb us no longer. Our shortcomings have been fully atoned for by the Life … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:57”

The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law. 56. the strength of sin is the law ] That the sting of death should be sin is very easy to understand. It is not so easy at first sight to account for the introduction here of St Paul’s favourite doctrine … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:56”

O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory? 55. O death, where is thy sting? ] This quotation follows neither the Septuagint nor the Hebrew of Hos 13:14. The former is ‘Where is thy penalty, O death, where is thy sting, O Hades?’ following, most probably, a different reading from the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:55”

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 54. Death is swallowed up in victory ] The English version translates Isa 25:8, the passage here quoted, by ‘He will … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:54”

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality. 53. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality ] Cf. 2Co 5:4. The Apostle has just said that ‘flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God.’ He now explains in what sense these … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:53”