Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. Rather belonging to 1 Corinthians 10:1. FOLLOWERS - Greek, 'imitators.' OF CHRIST - who "pleased not Himself" (), but gave Himself for us, laying aside His divine glory, and dying as man (; Philippians 2:4). Follow Christ first, and earthly t... [ Continue Reading ]
Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. Here the chapter ought to begin. YE REMEMBER ME IN ALL THINGS - in your general practice, though in particular instances ye fail. ORDINANCES [ paradoseis (G3862)] - 'traditions;'... [ Continue Reading ]
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. The Corinthian women, on the ground of the abolition of distinction of sex in Christ, claimed equality with men, and, overstepping propriety, came forward to pray... [ Continue Reading ]
Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. PRAYING - in public (). PROPHESYING - preaching in the Spirit (). HAVING - i:e., if he were to have-a supposed case, to illustrate the impropriety in the woman's case. The Greek custom was for men in worship to... [ Continue Reading ]
But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. WOMAN THAT PRAYETH OR PROPHESIETH. This instance of women speaking in public worship is extraordinary, and justified only by the miraculous gifts which such w... [ Continue Reading ]
For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. A woman would not like to be "shorn," or, what is worse, "shaven;" but if she chooses to be unveiled in front, let her be so also behind - i:e., "shorn." A SHAME -... [ Continue Reading ]
For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. Argument from man's more immediate relation to God, and the woman's to man. MAN ... IMAGE AND GLORY OF GOD - being created in God's "image" first, and directly; the... [ Continue Reading ]
For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels. For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels. POWER ON HER HEAD - the kerchief: French, 'couvre-chef,' head-covering, emblem of "power on her head:" the sign of her being under man,... [ Continue Reading ]
Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. The one needs the other in sexual relations; and in respect to Christ ("in the Lord"), the man and the woman together (for neither can be dispensed with) realize the ideal of redeemed humanity repre... [ Continue Reading ]
For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God. As woman was formed out of man, even so is man born by means of woman; but all things (including both man and woman) are from God as their source (; ). They depend each on the other, and both on Him.... [ Continue Reading ]
Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? Appeal to their own sense of decorum. Appeal to their own sense of decorum. A WOMAN PRAY UNTO GOD. By rejecting the emblem of subjection (the head-covering), she passes at one leap, in praying publicly, beyond both man and... [ Continue Reading ]
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? The fact that "nature" has provided woman, and not man, with long hair, proves that man was designed to be uncovered, and woman covered. The Nazarite wore long hair lawfully, as part of a vow sanctioned... [ Continue Reading ]
But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. HER HAIR ... FOR A COVERING - her long hair shows she ought to cover her head as much as possible. The will ought to accord with nature.... [ Continue Reading ]
But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. A summary by appeal to the universal custom of the churches. IF ANY MAN SEEM - `thinks' (fit) [ dokei (G1380)] (Matthew 3:9); if any man chooses (still, after all my arguments) to be contentious; if any... [ Continue Reading ]
Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. IN THIS - which follows. I DECLARE - rather, 'I enjoin,' as the Greek [ parangelloo (G3853)] is always used. A B C f, Vulgate, read 'this I enjoin (you), not praising (you). 'Alep... [ Continue Reading ]
For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. FIRST OF ALL. Instead of secondly, follows "therefore," . The "divisions" (Greek, schisms) of opinion () were the PRIMARY evil, causing, at the Lord's supper, their eating ap... [ Continue Reading ]
For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. HERESIES - not merely 'schisms,' "divisions" (), which are 'recent dissensions through differences of opinion' (Augustine), but also "heresies" - i:e., 'schisms become inveterate:' 'sects' (Gre... [ Continue Reading ]
When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. WHEN ... THEREFORE - resuming the thread of discourse (). THIS IS NOT TO. It is not possible to eat a true Lord's supper where UNITY exists not (); where each is greedily intent on "HIS OWN SUPPER," and some a... [ Continue Reading ]
For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. ONE TAKETH BEFORE OTHER - the rich "before" the poor, who had no supper of their own. Instead of 'tarrying for one another' (; ; ). HIS OWN SUPPER (). "The Lord's supper," the spiritual feast... [ Continue Reading ]
What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. WHAT! - Greek, For. It is disgraceful to act so, "for," etc. HOUSES () - "at home." There satisfy your appetite... [ Continue Reading ]
For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: He shows the unworthiness of such conduct from the dignity of the holy supper. I - emphatic in the Greek. It is not my own, but the Lord's institution. RE... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. BRAKE. The breaking of the bread involves its distribution, and reproves the Corinthians at the love feast: "every one taketh before other his own supper." MY... [ Continue Reading ]
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. WHEN HE HAD SUPPED - Greek, 'after the eating of supper;' namely, the Passover preceding the Lord's supper. So you Corinthia... [ Continue Reading ]
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. FOR - in proof that the Lord's supper is "in remembrance" of Him. SHOW - announce publicly [ katangellete (G2605)]; not dramatically represent, but 'publicly profess each of you, the Lord died FOR M... [ Continue Reading ]
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. EAT ... AND DRINK. So A Delta (Lachmann versus Tischendorf) read. But 'Aleph (') B C G f g, Vulgate, and Cyprian, read 'or.' Romanists quote this in favour of c... [ Continue Reading ]
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. BUT - so much the more; as the guilt of unworthily receiving is so great. EXAMINE, [ dokimazetoo (G1381)] - prove, test his own state of mind as to Christ's death, and his capability of "discerning the Lord... [ Continue Reading ]
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. DAMNATION - a stumblingblock to many as to communicating. Translate, 'judgment.' The judgment described (1 Corinthians 11:30) is temporal. If this failed to reform, then, and not... [ Continue Reading ]
For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. WEAK AND SICKLY. The "weak" [ astheneis (G772)] have naturally no strength; the "sickly" [ arroostoi (G732)] have lost their strength by disease. SLEEP - in death: not a violent death; but the result of sickness, the Lord's cha... [ Continue Reading ]
For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. IF WE WOULD JUDGE OURSELVES. 'Aleph (') A B Delta G f g, Vulgate, read 'But,' not 'For' (which C has). Translate 'if we discriminatingly judged (the same Greek as "discerning," 1 Corinthians 11:29) ourselves, we should not have been judged... [ Continue Reading ]
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. CHASTENED (). WITH THE WORLD - who, being bastards, are without chastening ().... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. TARRY ONE FOR ANOTHER - in contrast to . Not, 'give a share to one another,' for all the viands brought were common property; therefore, they should "tarry" until all met to partake of the common feast of fellowship (Th... [ Continue Reading ]
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. IF ANY MAN HUNGER - so as not to be able to 'tarry for others,' let him satisfy beforehand his hunger at home (). THE REST - `the other questions you asked me... [ Continue Reading ]