Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
1 Corinthians 1:6
Even as the testimony of Christ. — The testimony which St. Paul bore to Christ, and from Christ, was confirmed among them by this full bestowal of spiritual gifts.
Even as the testimony of Christ. — The testimony which St. Paul bore to Christ, and from Christ, was confirmed among them by this full bestowal of spiritual gifts.
Verse 1 Corinthians 1:6. _AS THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST_, c.] The testimony of Christ is the _Gospel_ which the apostle had preached, and which had been _confirmed_ by various gifts of the Holy Spirit, a...
EVEN AS - Καθώς Kathōs. The force of this expression seems to be this, “The gospel of Christ was at first established among you by means of the miraculous endowments of the Holy Spirit. Those same e...
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...
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...
AN APOSTOLIC INTRODUCTION (1 Corinthians 1:1-3)...
TESTIMONY. Greek. _marturion._ Always rendered "testimony", save Matthew 24:14.Acts 4:33; Acts 7:44.James 5:3. In these "witness". CHRIST. App-98.
_even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: so that ye come behind in no gift_ The testimony of Christ is St Paul's preaching concerning Christ. It was -confirmed" by the outpouring of His...
1 Corinthians 1:1-9. SALUTATION AND INTRODUCTION...
ΚΑΘΏΣ. INASMUCH AS. The ground of the former assertion is here given. Ye were enriched, because the testimony of Christ was made sure unto you. Cf. ch. 1 Corinthians 5:7; Romans 1:28; Ephesians 1:4, &...
_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...
ΚΑΘΏΣ (G2531) так как, постольку поскольку. Не столько проводит явную параллель, сколько объясняет предшествующее (RP). ΤΌ ΜΑΡΤΎΡΙΟΝ ΤΟΫ́ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΎ (G3588; G3142: 3836: 5986) свидетельство Христа. _Ge...
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...
CONFIRMED IN YOU— _Among you._ Doddridge. As they could not but know that they had received these gifts by the hand of St. Paul, this expression suggests a rational and tender argument to reduce them...
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...
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...
Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: According as the testimony of (of and concerning) Christ (who is both the object and author of this testimony) (; ; ) was confirmed among you -...
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...
THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST] The Apostle's witness to Christ's person and power and saving work was verified by its effects upon the Corinthians....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
τοῦ Χριστοῦ is objective gen [83] to τὸ μαρτύριον “the witness to Christ,” coming from both God and man (1 Corinthians 15:3-11; 2 Thessalonians 1:10); otherwise in 1 Corinthians 2:1; _cf._...
§ 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...
(9) Even as the testimony of Christ was (e) confirmed in you: (9) He shows that the true use of these gifts consists in this, that the mighty power of Christ might be set forth in them, that hereafte...
_As the testimony of Christ, what Christ testified and taught was confirmed in you, that is, your faith in Christ hath been confirmed by those graces and gifts which you received from the Holy Ghost a...
This verse may be understood in two ways: some (Meyer, Edwards, etc.) regard it as indicating the _cause_ of that abundance of gifts which has just been mentioned. They then apply the term ἐβεβαιώθη,...
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...
“I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you in Jesus Christ; 5. That in everything ye were enriched in Him, in every kind of utterance, and in every kind of knowledg...
(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...
_THE WITNESS CONCERNING CHRIST_ ‘The testimony of Christ was confirmed in you.’ 1 Corinthians 1:6 Christianity means, first of all, the testimony of Christ; that is to say, the witness concerning C...
6._Even as the testimony_, etc. Erasmus gives a different rendering, to this effect, “that by these things the testimony of Christ was confirmed in them;” that is, by knowledge and by the word. The wo...
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...
EVEN AS THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST WAS CONFIRMED IN YOU. By "the testimony of Christ" is meant the Gospel of Christ, which bears a testimony to his deity, his incarnation, his obedience, sufferings, and...
Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: Ver. 6. _The testimony of Christ_] The gospel, called also the testimony, Isaiah 8:20. To the law, and to the testimony....
_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...
EVEN AS THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST WAS CONFIRMED IN YOU; as much as to say, Your utterance and knowledge of the gospel are in accordance with its truth, as it was preached by me among you. For the Corint...
The thanksgiving of the apostle:...
EVEN AS THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST WAS CONFIRMED IN YOU,...
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...
EVEN AS THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST WAS CONFIRMED IN YOU: 'testimony of Christ' -'concerning Christ' (NASV), i.e. the gospel message. 'CONFIRMED IN YOU' -side ref., or "among you". (NASV) 'CONFIRMED'...
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...
By which _knowledge_ and _utterance the testimony of Christ, _ that is, the gospel, which containeth both the testimony which Christ had given of himself, and which the apostles had given concerning C...
even as the testimony of [about] _Christ was confirmed in you_ [Paul here asserts that the miraculous gifts of the Spirit which characterized the times when he preached to them and converted them, wer...
1 Corinthians 1:6 as G2531 testimony G3142 Christ G5547 confirmed G950 (G5681) in G1722 you G5213 the testimony -...
‘ 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 1:6. EVEN AS THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST WAS CONFIRMED IN YOU, by its marvellous transformation of one of the un likeliest communities (2 Corinthians 3:1-3)....
EVEN AS (καθως). In proportion as (1 Thessalonians 1:5) and so inasmuch as (Philippians 1:7; Ephesians 1:4).THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST (το μαρτυριον του Χριστου). Objective genitive, the testimony...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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...
HAS BECOME SO FIRMLY FIXED IN you. The reality and truth of it were clearly shown to them. Compare 1 Thessalonians 1:5-6 and note....
_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...
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 Corinthi
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...
_Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you i.e._, by which, as by two testimonies, the Christian faith was founded and established in you. For the Greeks interpret the Greek _καθώς_, _i.e.,...
_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 2:1; 1 Corinthians 2:2; 1 John 5:11; 1 Timothy 2:6;...
Witness of Christ [μ α ρ τ υ ρ ι ο ν τ ο υ χ ρ ι σ τ ο υ]. Testimony concerning Christ. See on John 1:7. Compare Acts 1:8; 2 Timothy 1:8....
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...
The testimony of Christ — The gospel. Was confirmed among you — By these gifts attending it. They knew they had received these by the hand of Paul: and this consideration was highly proper, to revive...