Bible Commentary

By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 2. by which also ye are saved ] i.e. are in a state of safety, the verb being in the present tense. The idea includes safety from sin as well as its punishment. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:2”

Let all things be done decently and in order. 40. Let all things be done decently and in order ] Rather, ‘ only let,’ &c. For decently see Rom 13:13, where the same word is translated honestly. Also 1Th 4:12, and ch. 1Co 12:23, where a word of similar derivation occurs, and is translated comeliness. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 14:40”

Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. 39. Wherefore, brethren ] The Apostle, as is his wont, sums up the whole section in a few concluding words. Prophecy is a gift to be earnestly sought (see for covet, the note on ch. 1Co 12:31). Speaking with tongues is a gift … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 14:39”

But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. 38. But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant ] Some editors read ‘ he is ignored ’ instead of ‘ let him be ignorant.’ If we take the reading in the text, which seems preferable, the sense is that St Paul will … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 14:38”

If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. 37. If any man think himself to be a prophet ] Since there were many appointed teachers (see ch. 1Co 12:28-29) who were not prophets, the test … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 14:37”

What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? 36. What? came the word of God out from you? ] The self-assertion of the Corinthians was so great that they needed to be reminded that they had received the doctrine of Christ through the ministry of St Paul, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 14:36”

And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. 35. let them ask their husbands at home ] Rather, ‘their own husbands.’ The women were not only not permitted to teach (see 1Ti 2:11-14) but even to ask … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 14:35”

Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law. 34. Let your women keep silence in the churches ] The position of women in Christian assemblies is now decided on the principles laid down … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 14:34”

For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 33. for God is not the author of confusion, but of peace ] Confusion; literally, unsettlement. Cf. St Jas 3:16. Also St Luk 21:9, where the word is rendered commotion. As in the natural, so in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 14:33”

And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. 32. And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets ] The possession of a special gift from on high has, from Montanus in the second century down to our own times, been supposed to confer on its possessor an immunity from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 14:32”