Verse 1 Corinthians 1:7. _SO THAT YE COME BEHIND IN NO GIFT_] Every gift and grace of God's Spirit was possessed by the members of that Church, some having their gifts after this manner, others after...
SO THAT - God has so abundantly endowed you with his favors. YE COME BEHIND - ὑστερεῖσθαι hustereisthai. You are not missing, or deficient. The word is usually applied to destitution, want, or pover...
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)...
Always I thank my God for you, for the grace of God which has been given to you in Christ Jesus. I have good reason to do so, because in him you have been enriched in everything, in every form of spee...
COME BEHIND. are not (App-105) lacking (Greek. _hustereo)_. See Romans 3:23. NO. Greek. _mideis._. double negative. GIFT. App-184. WAITING FOR. eagerly expecting. Greek. _apekdechomai._ See Romans...
_come behind_ should rather be translated FALL SHORT. No comparison with other Churches seems to have been intended. _the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ_ The word in the original and in the margin of...
ὙΣΤΕΡΕΙ͂ΣΘΑΙ. ARE LACKING. Cf. ἐπλουτίσθητε above. No comparison with other churches is hinted at. The middle voice here seems to decide this point. ΧΑΡΊΣΜΑΤΙ. See ch. 1 Corinthians 7:7; 1 Corinthians...
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...
ΎΣΤΕΡΕΙΣΘΑΙPRAES. _med. (dep.) inf. от_ ΎΣΤΕΡΈΩ (G5302) недоставать, не хватать. _Inf._ с ΏΣΤΕ (G5620) выражает ожидаемый результат (BD, 197-98). Это то, что ожидается от коринфян (RP). ΧΆΡΙΣΜΑ (G548...
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 enrich...
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 un...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 Unity Originates in the Character of God (1 Corinthians 1:1-17) 1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the ch...
So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: YE COME BEHIND - are inferior to other Christians elsewhere. IN NO GIFT - not that all had all gifts, but diff...
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...
1:7 awaiting (d-9) 'Awaiting' expresses actual expectation....
PARAPHRASE. 'I praise God continually because through your spiritual union with Christ you have received the gifts of His grace. (5) I am especially thankful because your knowledge of the truth and yo...
THE COMING OF OUR LORD] cp. 1 Corinthians 4:5; 1 Corinthians 7:29; 1 Corinthians 15:51; 1 Thessalonian
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...
SO THAT YE COME. — Not exactly as in the English, “so that ye come behind” (or, _are wanting_) “in no gift,” but “the result being that ye come behind _others_ in no gift.” You have as fully as any ot...
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 seap...
CHAPTER 3 THE FACTIONS THE first section of this Epistle, extending from the tenth verse of the first chapter to the end of the fourth chapter, is occupied with an endeavour to quench the factious sp...
describes the result of the firm establishment of the Gospel: ὥστε ὑμᾶς μὴ ὑστερεῖσθαι κ. τ. λ. (ὥστε with inf [87] of _contemplated result:_ see Bn [88] §§ 369 ff.), “causing you not to feel behindha...
§ 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 Corin...
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 grace...
So that ye come behind in no gift; (10) waiting for the (f) coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: (10) He says along the way that there is no reason why they should be so pleased in those gifts which they...
VV. 7. “So that ye come behind in no gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.” In the explanation of the preceding verse, which we have rejected, the ὥστε, _so that_, is made to refe...
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...
7._So that ye come behind in no gift _ ̔Υστερεισθαι means to be in want of what you would otherwise stand in need of. (49) He means, therefore, that the Corinthians abound in all the gifts of God, so...
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...
SO THAT YE COME BEHIND IN NO GIFT,.... Ordinary or extraordinary; a detail of the gifts which were bestowed on them is made in 1 Corinthians 12:8; by which it appears that they were not inferior in gi...
So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: Ver. 7. _So that ye come behind, &c._] Yet were babes and carnal, 1 Corinthians 3:2,3, and fell short in many grace...
_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...
YE COME BEHIND; they were inferior to other churches in no spiritual gifts. When called to point out the faults of Christian brethren for the purpose of reforming them, it is wise freely to acknowledg...
The thanksgiving of the apostle:...
SO THAT YE COME BEHIND IN NO GIFT, WAITING FOR THE COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST;...
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...
COMING: _ Gr._ revelation...
SO THAT YE COME BEHIND IN NO GIFT; WAITING FOR THE REVELATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST; 'so that' -'causing that' (McGarvey p. 51) The result of the enrichment just described. 'YE COME BEHIND IN NO...
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...
Not that every one of them was filled with all the gifts of the blessed Spirit; but one excelled in one gift, another excelled in another, as the apostle expounds himself, 1 CORINTHIANS 12:7,8; neithe...
so that [causing that] _ye come behind_ [other churches]_ in no gift_ [or miracle-working power of the Spirit]; _waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ_ [Christ taught all his followers t...
Polycrates of Ephesus It is surely noteworthy that nobody doubted that it was kept by a Christian and Apostolic ordinance. So St. Paul argues from its Christian observance, in his rebuke of the Corin...
1 Corinthians 1:7 that G5620 you G5209 short G5302 (G5745) in G1722 no G3361 G3367 gift G5486 waiting...
‘ I thank God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you in Christ Jesus, that in everything you were enriched in him, in all utterance and in all knowledge, even as the testimo...
1 Corinthians 1:7. SO THAT YE COME BEHIND IN NO GIFT; WAITING FOR THE REVELATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. The _faith_ of His first coming, to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself, and the _hope_...
SO THAT YE COME BEHIND IN NO GIFT (ωστε υμας μη υστερεισθα εν μηδεν χαρισματ). Consecutive clause with ωστε and the infinitive and the double negative. Come behind (υστερεισθα) is to be late (υστερο...
COMING Three words are used in connection with the return of the Lord: (1) Greek, "Parousia", meaning "personal presence," also used by Paul of the "coming" of Stephanas (1 Corinthians 16:17) of Tit...
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, 2. _Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth,_ -Note the humility of Paul in associating with hi...
I am going to speak about the testimony of the apostle Peter concerning his Lord, but we will first read together part of the writings of his «beloved brother Paul,» that we may see how these eminent...
1. _Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,_ This brother had been put to great shame. He was beaten before the judgment-seat, if you remembe...
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...
THAT YOU HAVE NOT FAILED TO RECEIVE. There are no "second-class Christians!" These had the _present truth_ firmly fixed in them, and the Spirit had given gifts to the community of believers (compare E...
_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...
_I thank my God … for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ._ APOSTOLIC THANKSGIVING FOR I. The grace they had received. 1. Freely given. 2. Richly supplied. 3. Amply confirmed. II...
_So that ye come behind in no gift._ GIFT This word plays a large part in this Epistle. As the form of the Greek indicates, it denotes in general every concrete product in which grace is embodied. Th...
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...
_Waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ_, in His second Advent, when you will receive from Christ an abundant supply of all graces, and your consummation in heavenly glory....
_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 salutati...
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 Corinthians 4:5; 1 John 3:2; 1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 4:13; 1 Peter 5:4;
Come behind [υ σ τ ε ρ ε ι σ θ α ι]. See on Luke 14:14, and compare Romans 3:23. Contrast with were enriched. Gift [χ α ρ ι σ μ α τ ι]. See on Romans 1:11. Its prevailing sense in this epistle is that...
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...
THE CHURCH OF GOD AT CORINTH 1 Corinthians 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We propose taking several studies from the First Epistle to the Corinthians. There will be much to consider here which should help...
Waiting — With earnest desire. For the glorious revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ — A sure mark of a true or false Christian, to long for, or dread, this revelation....