Bible Commentary

And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you. 2. And ye are (lit. have been) puffed up, and have not rather mourned ] Puffed up. Vulgate, inflati. Tyndale, ye swell. Wiclif, are bolnun, i.e. swollen with pride. It sheds … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 5:2”

It is reported commonly [that there is] fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife. Ch. 1Co 5:1-8. The case of the incestuous person 1. It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you ] This explains the mention … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 5:1”

What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and [in] the spirit of meekness? 21. with a rod ] That is either (1) with some commentators, e.g. Chrysostom, the resolution to deliver the rebellious over to Satan (see next chapter). If this be the case, the word ‘power’ in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 4:21”

For the kingdom of God [is] not in word, but in power. 20. not in word, but in power ] See note on ch. 1Co 1:5, where the word here used is translated utterance. In the last verse it is translated speech. Like our words sermon and discourse, it contains within itself the notion of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 4:20”

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. 19. if the Lord will ] See Jas 4:13-15, who “justly derides that rashness among men, in that they plan what they shall do ten years hence, when they … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 4:19”

Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you. 18. Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you ] See note below, ch. 1Co 5:2. As the whole of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians shews (see for instance, ch. 1Co 10:2), there were those at … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 4:18”

For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church. 17 21. Mission of Timothy, to be followed, if ineffectual, by strong measures on the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 4:17”

Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. 16. be ye followers of me ] Literally, imitators. Vulgate, imitatores. St Paul’s was no spurious humility, such as has too often taken the place of real gospel humility in the Christian Church. He could venture to refer to his own example, where his conscience told … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 4:16”

For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet [have ye] not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 15. yet have ye not many fathers ] We have here an interesting example of the fact that the spirit rather than the letter of Christ’s commands is to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 4:15”

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn [you.] 14. I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you ] The object of the foregoing passage might be mistaken, and therefore the Apostle refers to the mutual relation between himself and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 4:14”