What does 1 Corinthians 1:8 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ."
1 CORINTHIANS 1:8 @Cristou/# {C} The absence of Cristou/ from both î46 and B is noteworthy. The presence of VIhsou/ Cristou/ in the preceding and following verses might be thought reason enough for P...
Verse 1 Corinthians 1:8. _WHO SHALL - CONFIRM YOU_] As the testimony of Christ was _confirmed_ among you, so, in conscientiously believing and obeying, God will _confirm_ you through that testimony. S...
WHO SHALL ALSO CONFIRM YOU - Who shall establish you in the hopes of the gospel. He shall make you “firm” (βεβαιώσει bebaiōsei) amidst all your trials, and all the efforts which may be made to shake...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD. SEPARATION AND TESTIMONY. Chapter S 1-10 What Grace has Done and the Assurance Grace Gives. 1:1-9. CHAPTER 1 In the opening verse of this epistle...
1 CORINTHIANS 1-4. THE PARTIES IN THE CORINTHIAN CHURCH. 1 Corinthians 1:1. The epistle is sent in the joint names of Paul and Sosthenes, who may have been the ruler of the synagogue mentioned in Act...
AN APOSTOLIC INTRODUCTION (1 Corinthians 1:1-3)...
ALSO, &C. = confirm you also. UNTO. until. Greek. _heos._ Compare Philippians 1:1; Philippians 1:6. END. Greek. _telos._ See Matthew 10:22. BLAMELESS. Greek. _anengkletos._ Here, Col 1:22. 1 Timoth...
_blameless_ is the exact equivalent of the Greek, which signifies _free from reproach_. It is worthy of remark that "blame," though the Saxon termination "less" has been appended to it, is itself a wo...
1 Corinthians 1:1-9. SALUTATION AND INTRODUCTION...
_THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE SON OF GOD 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-9:_ Paul was chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. God used him to write several New Testament books. Sosthenes was a brother that also ha...
ΒΕΒΑΙΏΣΕΙ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΒΕΒΑΙΌΩ (G950) укреплять (_см._ 1 Corinthians 1:6). ΈΩ (G2193) до, пока, ΤΈΛΟΣ (G5056) конец, цель. Значение этой фразы от временного плавно переходит к идее завершенно...
DISCOURSE: 1929 THE BLESSINGS IMPARTED BY THE GOSPEL 1 Corinthians 1:4. _I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; that in every thing ye are enri...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Salutation and Thanksgiving_ (1-9) _Commentary Text_ 1 Corinthians 1:1-9. Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 2 u...
Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. WHO - God (), not Jesus Christ (), in which case it would be, 'in His day.' UNTO THE END -...
1 This is not the first time the apostle has written to the Corinthians. He had written a letter to them (1Co_5:9) and they had written one in return (1Co_7:1). This epistle is partly a reply to their...
GREETING AND THANKSGIVING. PARTISANSHIP IN THE CHURCH St. Paul, after greeting the Church and giving thanks for its spiritual gifts, rebukes the preference for various teachers which was prevalent am...
SERVANTS OF CHRIST 1 CORINTHIANS _HILDA BRIGHT_ ABOUT THIS LETTER CORINTH Corinth was an important city. It was on a very narrow section of land (called an ‘isthmus’) in the southern part of Gre...
WHO. — The use of the words “day of our Lord Jesus Christ,” instead of “His day,” has been regarded by some as a sufficient evidence that “who” does not refer to Christ. This by itself would scarcely...
CHAPTER 2 THE CHURCH IN CORINTH In the year 58 A.D., when Paul wrote this Epistle, Corinth was a city with a mixed population, and conspicuous for the turbulence and immorality commonly found in sea...
§ 2. THE THANKSGIVING. The Pauline thanksgiving holds the place of the _captatio benevolentiœ_ in ancient speeches, with the diff [68] that it is in solemn sincerity addressed to _God_. The Ap. thanks...
ENRICHED AND UNITED IN CHRIST 1 Corinthians 1:1 It was pleasant to the church at Corinth to realize that one of their own number was associated with the Apostle in his great ministry. Compare 1 Cori...
The epistle is to the Church. Its messages are only for those who have been brought into fellowship with Jesus Christ. The character of the Church is indicated in the words, "sanctified in Christ Jesu...
Words of Encouragement Paul used a Christian approach to the typical greetings in letters of that day. He wanted them to experience all of God's unmerited favor, or grace. Notice, Paul says that grac...
(11) Who shall also confirm you unto the end, [that ye may be] (g) blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. (11) He testifies that he hopes that things go well with them from now on, that they...
THE THANKSGIVING. 1:4-9. The Epistle to the Galatians is the only one in which the apostle passes directly from the address to the handling of his subject, without interposing a thanksgiving. This is...
(4) I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; (5) That in everything ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; (6) Even as th...
As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
_THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST CONFIRMED_ ‘I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; that in every thing ye are enriched by Him, in all utterance, and i...
8._Who will also confirm you. _The relative here refers not to Christ, but to God, though the word _God _is the remoter antecedent. For the Apostle is going on with his congratulation, and as he has t...
I will now turn back to take up the thread of the contents of this epistle from the beginning. Paul was an apostle by the will of God. That was his authority, however it might be with others. Moreover...
WHO SHALL ALSO CONFIRM YOU UNTO THE END,.... The author of this blessing of confirmation is not the Lord Jesus Christ, though he is mentioned in the latter part of 1 Corinthians 1:7; and seems to be t...
Who shall also confirm you unto the end, _that ye may be_ blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ver. 8. _In the day of our Lord Jesus_] Eleven times in these first ten verses (as Chrysostom...
_Grace be unto you_, &c. See on Romans 1:7. _I thank my God always_ Whenever I mention you to God in prayer, or on every occasion; _on your behalf_ On your account; _for the grace of God which is give...
CONFIRM YOU; establish and keep you in the faith and practice of the gospel. BLAMELESS IN THE DAY OF OUR LORD; accepted of him, and presented spotless and faultless in the great day. Judges 1:24....
The thanksgiving of the apostle:...
Paul writes here as "a called apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God." As such, it is the authoritative word of God he communicates, that which requires the subjection and obedience of all the Chu...
WHO SHALL ALSO CONFIRM YOU UNTO THE END, THAT YE BE UNREPROVEABLE IN THE DAY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 'confirm you unto the end' -'The believer will never be deserted by Jesus Christ. He will confi...
1-9 All Christians are by baptism dedicated and devoted to Christ, and are under strict obligations to be holy. But in the true church of God are all who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be...
Which _Lord Jesus Christ, _ (mentioned immediately before), or which _God_ who _is faithful, _ (mentioned immediately after, 1 CORINTHIANS 1:9), _shall confirm_ your habits of grace _unto the end, _ a...
who shall also confirm you [assuming that they earnestly desired and labored to be confirmed, or kept stedfast] _unto the end_ [i. e., unto the coming of Christ], _that ye be unreprovable_ [unimpeacha...
1 Corinthians 1:8 who G3739 will G950 also G2532 confirm G950 (G5692) you G5209 to G2193 end G5056 blameless G410 in G1722 day G2250 our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 confirm - Psalms 37:...
‘Who will also confirm you to the end, unreproveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.' Note here...
1 Corinthians 1:8. WHO SHALL ALSO CONFIRM YOU UNTO THE END... UNREPROVEABLE IN THE DAY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, the decisive day of His second coming (Romans 2:16; 2 Corinthians 5:10)....
SHALL CONFIRM (βεβαιωσε). Direct reference to the same word in verse 1 Corinthians 1:6. The relative ος (who) points to Christ.UNTO THE END (εως τελους). End of the age till Jesus comes, final pr...
DAY OF OUR LORD JESUS The expression, "day of Christ," occurs in the following passages: (1 Corinthians 1:8); (1 Corinthians 5:5); (2 Corinthians 1:14); (Philippians 1:6); (Philippians 1:10); (Philip...
1 Corinthians 1:7 Waiting for Christ. I. St. Paul had found the Corinthians in great darkness of mind, worshipping many different gods, of whom they had different fancies and notions, worshipping the...
1. _Paul, called to be an, apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,_ Paul could never have sustained the great weight of responsibility and tribulation which fell u...
CONTENTS: Christians' position in grace. The unspiritual condition of the Corinthian saints. Danger of following human leaders and exulting in human wisdom. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Sosthenes, A...
1 Corinthians 1:1. _Paul, called to be an apostle._ It was proper to mention this, else he would have had no title to address his letter to the Corinthians, and the catholic church, or saints in gener...
KEEP YOU FIRM TO THE END. Compare Philippians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:23. Paul does not say they are _without fault_ now, he hopes they will be _then._...
_Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God._ THE SALUTATION I. The character of Paul. 1. There were two things the apostle knew confidently. (1) That he was “not meet t...
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1 Introduction to the Letter’s Main Themes. The opening verses can be divided into an initial greeting (vv. 1 Corinthians 1:1) and a report to the letter’s recipi...
RANSLATED AND EDITED BY W. F. COBB, D.D. EDINBURGH: JOHN GRANT 31 George IV. Bridge 1908 SAINT PAUL'S FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS EDITORS PREFACE In translating the Comments of Cornelius...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ 1 Corinthians 1:1. CALLED (to be) AN APOSTLE.—Only here and in Romans 1:1. For exact force choose between, (_a_) one of Christ’s “called” ones, who am also, in point of fact, an apost...
EXPOSITION The oldest superscription was probably, "To the Corinthians, the first (Πρὸς Κορινθίους πρώτη)." This is found in א, A, B, C, D. 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1 _The_ _greeting. _An opening salutat...
Let's turn to I Corinthians, chapter 1. Paul introduces himself as the writer with Sosthenes in the first verse. Paul, called an apostle (1 Corinthians 1:1) Notice the words to be are in italics. Th...
1 Peter 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; 2 Corinthians 1:21; 2 Peter 3:10; 2 Peter 3:14; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; Colossia
Confirm. Compare ver. 6. Unto the end. Of the present aeon or period. See on end of the world, Matthew 28:20. Blameless [α ν ε γ κ λ η τ ο υ ς]. Used by Paul only. In apposition with you. Rev., unre...
THE CARNAL CHRISTIAN 1 Corinthians 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We will consider the opening 9 verses of the first chapter of I Corinthians. These verses give us plainly an eightfold standing which we ha...
Who will also — if you faithfully apply to him. Confirm you to the end. In the day of Christ — Now it is our day, wherein we are to work out our salvation; then it will be eminently the day of Christ,...