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Verse 32. _IF, AFTER THE MANNER OF MEN_, c.] Much learned criticism
has been employed on this verse, to ascertain whether it is to be
understood _literally_ or _metaphorically_. Does the apostle mean...
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IF AFTER THE MANNER OF MEN - Margin, “To speak after the manner of
men” (κατὰ ἄνθρωπον kata anthrōpon). There has
been a great difference of opinion in regard to the meaning of these
words. The fo...
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III. RESURRECTION AND THE HOPE OF THE CHURCH AND CONCLUSION:
Chapter S 15-16
1. Resurrection and the Hope of the Church.
CHAPTER 15
_ 1. The Gospel and the Resurrection of Christ. (1 Corinthians 1...
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1 CORINTHIANS 15:29. Many interpretations have been offered. The most
probable remains that given above. A view which deserves mention is
that Paul is referring to those who are baptized for the sake...
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JESUS' RESURRECTION AND OURS (1 Corinthians 15:1-58)
1 Corinthians 15:1-58 is both one of the greatest and one of the most
difficult Chapter s in the New Testament. Not only is it in itself
difficult...
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If there is no resurrection, what will those who are baptized for the
dead do? If the dead are not raised at all, why do people get
themselves baptized for them? Every day I take my life in my hands,...
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AFTER THE MANNER OF MEN. according to (App-104). man.
HAVE. Omit.
FOUGHT WITH BEASTS. Greek. _theriomacheo._ Only here. Figure of speech
_Metaphor._ App-6. Referring to the riot (Acts 19:28). Ignatiu...
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_If after the manner of men After man_, Wiclif. Either (1) as margin,
- _to speak_after the manner of men," or (2) _for purely human and
temporal objects_, like those of men in general. See for this
e...
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ΚΑΤᾺ ἌΝΘΡΩΠΟΝ. From a purely human point of view, one
bounded entirely by the horizon of this world, and excluding the idea
of another life. Cf. ch. 1 Corinthians 3:3, and Romans 3:5; Galatians
1:11;...
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1 Corinthians 15:1-58. THE DOCTRINE OF THE RESURRECTION
This chapter is one of the deepest and most mysterious in the Bible.
It is the one exception to the statement in ch. 3 that St Paul was
unable t...
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_CHRIST'S RESURRECTION AND OUR RESURRECTION 1 CORINTHIANS 15:20-34:_
Paul declared that Jesus had been raised from the dead. His
resurrection assures us that we too will be raised to life after
death....
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ΚΑΤΆ άνθρωπον (G2596; G444) по человеческим
стандартам, согласно представлению
человеческому (Barrett),
ΈΘΗΡΙΟΜΆΧΗΣΑ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΘΗΡΙΟΜΑΧΈΩ
(G2341) сражаться с дикими зверями.
Неизвестно, гов...
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IF AFTER THE MANNER OF MEN, &C.— St. Paul was a Roman citizen, and
pleaded his privilege as such, and therefore the chief captain was
afraid because he had bound him; for, as Cicero says, _Facinus est...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 2
Its Holiness (1 Corinthians 15:12-34)
12 Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some of
you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13But if th...
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If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what
advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to
morrow we die.
Punctuate - "If after the manner of men I...
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12 The resurrection is the very fundamental of fundamentals. The death
of Christ is essential to the evangel, yet it is not enough. A dead
Christ cannot save. The resurrection is not only essential, b...
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15:32 beasts (g-13) The expression 'fought with beasts' is used
figuratively as well as literally. die. (h-38) See Isaiah 22:13 ....
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AFTER THE MANNER OF MEN] i.e. from ordinary human motives, for
applause or money; and with no hope of reward in the resurrection
life. I HAVE FOUGHT WITH BEASTS] probably a strong metaphor (cp. 1
Cori...
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_(F) THE FACT AND THE DOCTRINE OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD_
Some Corinthians disbelieved in the resurrection of the dead—not,
apparently, in Christ's Resurrection, though St. Paul felt this would...
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THE PRACTICAL EFFECTS OF THE DOCTRINE OF THE RESURRECTION. The
Resurrection alone gives an adequate motive for (_a_) baptism for the
dead; (_b_) running risk of death in Christian work; or indeed (_c_...
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SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 15
*RESURRECTION 15:1-58
The reason that Paul was writing about the *resurrection is in verse
12. Some Christians were saying that there i...
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IF AFTER THE MANNER OF MEN... — These words imply here, as elsewhere
(1 Corinthians 3:3), “merely from a human point of view.” What is
the advantage or necessity of my incurring daily risks, if I am m...
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CHAPTER 23
CONSEQUENCES OF DENYING RESURRECTION
IN endeavoring to restore among the Corinthians the belief in the
resurrection of the body, Paul shows the fundamental place occupied in
the Christian...
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CHAPTER 21
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST
I. ITS PLACE IN THE CHRISTIAN CREED
PAUL having now settled the minor questions of order in public
worship, marriage, intercourse with the heathen, and the othe...
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§ 53. THE EFFECT OF UNBELIEF IN THE RESURRECTION. To clinch the
argument for the truth and the necessity of the Christian resurrection
and to bring it home to the readers, the Ap. points out how futil...
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1 Corinthians 15:31-32 _a_. In no slight jeopardy do P. and his
comrades stand; for his part he declares, “Daily _I am dying_; my
life at Ephesus has been that of a combatant with wild beasts in the
a...
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THIS BODY THE SEED OF A GLORIOUS ONE
1 Corinthians 15:29
The anticipation of the final resurrection enabled the early
Christians to endure incredible sufferings. As one rank fell martyred,
another wa...
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The last fact of the "spiritualities" is the resurrection, and the
apostle first gives the proof of the resurrection of Christ. His final
proof was his own experience.
It is evident that there were so...
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Actions Which Cannot Be Explained Without a Resurrection
If there was no life after death, why were people baptized for the
dead. In view of Paul's use of pronouns in this chapter, it appears
there we...
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With beasts at Ephesus. He seems to mean, with men as cruel and brutal
as beasts: for there is not sufficient reason to think that at Ephesus
he was exposed to beasts in the amphitheatre. (Witham) ---...
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I. WITH THE FACT OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY CHRISTIAN SALVATION
RISES OR FALLS. VERS. 1-34.
The apostle's first care is to establish firmly the fact of the
resurrection of Jesus, on which rests...
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“If it is as man that I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what
advantageth it me? If the dead rise not, let us eat and drink; for
to-morrow we die.”
The meaning of the expression κατὰ ἄνθρωπον, _acc...
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1 Corinthians 15:29-34 .
After securing for the resurrection of the body its place among the
great hopes which stir the hearts of all believers, the apostle adds,
as a supplementary argument, a few re...
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(29) Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the
dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? (30)
And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? (31) I protest by your...
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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...
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32._If according to the manner of men _He brings forward a notable
instance of death, from which it might be clearly seen that he would
have been worse than a fool, if there were not a better life in...
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But other evils had found means to introduce themselves into the midst
of the shining gifts which were exercised in the bosom of the flock at
Corinth. The resurrection of the dead was denied. Satan is...
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IF AFTER THE MANNER OF MEN I HAVE FOUGHT WITH BEASTS AT EPHESUS,....
This is one of the particulars of the jeopardy and danger of life he
had been in: some understand this in a figurative sense, and t...
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If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what
advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to
morrow we die.
Ver. 32. _If after the manner, &c._] Paul fo...
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_I protest by your rejoicing_ Greek, νη την υμετεραν
καυχησιν ην εχω, _by the boasting concerning you which I
have_, namely, on account of your faith in Christ Jesus our Lord. So
the clause is interpr...
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FOUGHT WITH BEASTS; exposed myself to instant and violent death.
LET US EAT AND DRINK; if there is no resurrection to eternal life, let
us avoid all the pain and enjoy all the pleasures we can now,
a...
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IF AFTER THE MANNER OF MEN I HAVE FOUGHT WITH BEASTS AT EPHESUS, WHAT
ADVANTAGES IT ME IF THE DEAD RISE NOT? LET US EAT AND DRINK, FOR
TOMORROW WE DIE....
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The effect of unbelief in the doctrine of the resurrection:...
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This chapter itself forms a third division of the book, and deals with
another most serious matter in Corinth. Some among them denied the
resurrection of the dead. But the resurrection of Christ is th...
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AFTER THE MANNER OF MEN:
Or, to speak after the manner of men...
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IF AFTER THE MANNER OF MEN. FOUGHT WITH BEASTS AT EPHESUS, WHAT DOTH
IT PROFIT ME? IF THE DEAD ARE NOT RAISED, LET US EAT AND DRINK, FOR
TO-MORROW WE DIE.
'after the manner of men' -'to use the popul...
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20-34 All that are by faith united to Christ, are by his resurrection
assured of their own. As through the sin of the first Adam, all men
became mortal, because all had from him the same sinful natur...
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Concerning this fight of the apostle with BEASTS AT EPHESUS, there are
two opinions; some thinking that he indeed fought with beasts, and we
know that in those countries such a punishment was in use,...
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If after the manner of men [as a carnal man, having no future hope] _I
fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me?_ [The tense and
words indicate that Paul had become a beast-fighter as a s...
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Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans
From Syria even unto Rome I fight with beasts,[32]
Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans
From Syria even unto Rome I fight with beasts,[38]
Clement of Alexandria Stro...
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1 Corinthians 15:32 If G1487 manner G2596 men G444 beasts G2341
(G5656) at G1722 Ephesus G2181 what G5101
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'Why do _we_ (emphatic) also stand in jeopardy every hour? I swear
by that glorifying in you, brothers, which I have in Christ Jesus our
Lord, I die daily. If after the manner of men I fought with b...
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FURTHER ARGUMENTS FOR THE NECESSITY OF RESURRECTION (15:29-34).
The assumption behind what follows is the belief among some of the
Corinthians that man was made of both body and spirit, and that the
b...
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1 Corinthians 15:32. IF AFTER THE MANNER OF MEN (if speaking humanly)
I FOUGHT WITH BEASTS AT EPHESUS. To take this literally is most
unnatural. For, besides that as a Roman citizen the apostle would...
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AFTER THE MANNER OF MEN
(κατα ανθρωπον). Like men, for applause, money, etc. (1
Corinthians 4:9; Philippians 3:7).IF I FOUGHT WITH WILD BEASTS AT
EPHESUS
(ε εθηριομαχησα εν Εφεσω). Late verb from...
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1 Corinthians 15:29
I. The first and chief puzzle of this passage is in the twenty-ninth
verse. What is meant by being baptized for the dead? The meaning which
most commends itself at least to the fan...
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1 Corinthians 15:1. _Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye
stand. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory wh...
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1 Corinthians 15:1. _Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye
stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory wh...
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1 Corinthians 15:1. _Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye
stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory wh...
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CONTENTS: The resurrection of Christ and the resurrection of believers
resulting from it.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Cephas, James, Adam.
CONCLUSION: The resurrection of Christ, together with His...
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1 Corinthians 15:1. _I declare unto you the gospel by which also ye
are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you._ We have
here an epitome of the whole gospel, comprising essentially the d...
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I HAVE FOUGHT "WILD BEASTS." Most take these words as figurative of
the opposition he faced from unbelievers. But _MacKnight_ and most of
the ancient scholars think this actually happened just as Paul...
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_And why stand we in Jeopardy every hour?_
THE HOURLY JEOPARDY: THE DAILY DEATH
We have now reached the second of St. Paul’s _argumenta ad hominem_.
The first is the argument for the resurrection fro...
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_If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what
advantageth it me if the dead rise not?_
BEASTS AT EPHESUS
Note here--
I. A low judgment of human nature.
1. There is no good...
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TAMING THE WILD BEASTS
I fought with beasts at Ephesus. 1 Corinthians 15:32.
What did St. Paul mean when he talked about fighting with beasts at
Ephesus? If you turn to the nineteenth chapter of Act...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 15:30 Taking risks to proclaim
the gospel makes no sense if there is no resurrection.
⇐...
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1 CORINTHIANS 15:1 The Futility of Faith If the Dead Are Not Raised.
Many people in the ancient Greco-Roman world believed that death ended
life completely or led to a permanent but shadowy existence...
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CHAPTER 15
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
He proves the resurrection of the dead against the false teachers who
denied it:
I. From the fact of Christ's resurrection. Thus (ver. 12) he gives the
bearing of...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
1 Corinthians 15:20. HATH.—Emphasis here, not on “_now_” or
“_Christ_.” Over against their doubts, and speculations, and
“impossibilities,” Paul sets the one conclusive _fact_.
FIRSTF...
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EXPOSITION
1 CORINTHIANS 15:1
_The doctrine of the resurrection. _This chapter, and the thirteenth,
on Christian love, stand out, even among the writings of St. Paul, as
pre-eminently beautiful and i...
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Let's turn to I Corinthians, chapter 15.
The Corinthian church was a real mess. A lot of carnality that led to
divisions, a lot of party spirit, a real misunderstanding of the
spiritual gifts, a lot o...
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2 Corinthians 1:8; 2 Peter 2:12; Acts 19:1; Acts 19:23; Ecclesi
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After the manner of men [κ α τ α α ν θ ρ ω π ο ν]. As men
ordinarily do, for temporal reward; and not under the influence of any
higher principle or hope.
I have fought with beasts [ε θ η ρ ι ο μ α χ...
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HOW ARE THE DEAD RAISED UP?
1 Corinthians 15:29
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There are two rather startling questions asked and answered in the
opening verses; that is, from 1 Corinthians 15:29
1. The first...
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If to speak after the manner of men — That is, to use a proverbial
phrase, expressive of the most imminent danger I have fought with wild
beasts at Ephesus — With the savage fury of a lawless multitud...
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The apostle had mentioned his sufferings in general, in the former
verses, to testify his belief and hope of. future resurrection: here
he relates one particular kind and manner of suffering; namely,...