Bible Commentary

Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and [that] no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. 3. Wherefore ] The connection of thought is as follows. When you were heathen you were carried hither and thither by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 12:3”

Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 2. that ye were Gentiles ] Most modern editors read ‘that when ye were Gentiles’ here. The similarity of and , and the fact that the introduction of the former produces an unfinished construction, may have led to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 12:2”

And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come. 34. that ye come not together unto condemnation ] Rather, as margin, judgment. The same word is used here as in 1Co 11:29. And the rest will … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 11:34”

Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. 33. Wherefore, my brethren ] The conclusion of the whole subject Every one is to wait till a fair and orderly distribution of the food has been made; and each is to remember that this is not an ordinary meal for the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 11:33”

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. 32. chastened ] Cf. Psa 94:12; Pro 3:11-12; Heb 12:5-11. that we should not be condemned with the world ] A clear proof that damnation is an incorrect translation in 1Co 11:29. ‘The world’ here … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 11:32”

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. 31. For if we would judge ourselves ] Perhaps better, with Dean Stanley, if we had judged ourselves, these judgments (i.e. weakness, sickness, death) would not have fallen upon us (though the rendering in the text is grammatically accurate). Such consequences are surely serious … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 11:31”

For this cause many [are] weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. 30. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you ] If the body be the temple of the Lord (ch. 1Co 6:19), we can well understand how a crime against His Body and Blood ( 1Co 11:27) would deprive the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 11:30”

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 29. damnation ] Rather judgment, as in the margin. Wiclif, dome (as in ch. 1Co 6:4). Luther, gericht. Vulgate, judicium, “The mistranslation in our version has, says Dean Alford, “done infinite mischief.” Olshausen reminds us how in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 11:29”

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup. 28. examine himself ] Preve, Wiclif. Probet, Vulgate. That is, test himself, ascertain his own condition (Gal 6:4). The same word is used of the weather, and of God’s times and seasons (St Luk 12:56); of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 11:28”

Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink [this] cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 27. and drink this cup ] Literally, or drink the cup. Many Protestant translators have evaded the force of the or, from a fear lest they should thereby be countenancing … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 11:27”