Bible Commentary

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 19. know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost ] See note on ch. 1Co 3:16, and cf. 2Co 6:16; Eph … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 6:19”

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 18. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body ] That is, every other sinful act which affects the body approaches it from without and affects particular members. But this sin … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 6:18”

But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. 17. he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit ] Literally, cleaveth to the Lord. No words, save perhaps those in St John 17, could more forcibly express the closeness of the union between Christ and His faithful disciple. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 6:17”

What? know ye not that he which is joined to a harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. 16. for two, saith he, shall be one flesh ] No words could more plainly shew than these and the preceding, what a monstrous perversion the sin here mentioned is of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 6:16”

Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make [them] the members of a harlot? God forbid. 15. Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? ] This solemn truth, that by our calling as Christians we are so closely … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 6:15”

And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. 14. and will also raise up us ] Unlike the belly, whose functions shall cease, the body, through its Lord, is destined to an enduring life. We are taught in Rom 8:11, in ch. 15, and by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 6:14”

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body [is] not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. 13. Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats ] This is a matter of comparatively trifling importance. Meat is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 6:13”

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 12 20. The guilt of the Fornicator 12. All things are lawful unto me ] In this and the next two verses the main argument of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 6:12”

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. 11. but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified ] The past tense is employed in the original ‘ye … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 6:11”

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 10. nor covetous ] See note on ch. 1Co 5:10. nor drunkards, nor revilers ] Here, as in ch. 1Co 5:11, where the same word is translated railer, we have the inevitable conjunction between drunkenness and strife. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 6:10”