哥林多前书 16:2-3 CUNPSS

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:1-4

Church gifts. There are few interests in human life which can be separated from the consideration of money. Money is the first necessity of governments, and it is the sinews of war. In business, in professional life, in industrial pursuits, pecuniary considerations are prominent, perhaps paramount. It is no otherwise in religion; and, however some superfine Christians may object to associating anything so base as money with what is the loftiest of human interests, no way has been found of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:1-4

Concerning the collection. I. THE NECESSITY OF GIVING . 1. For maintenance of public worship in our own community. Churches should aim at self support. Assuredly there should be no unwillingness to give where we ourselves reap the advantage. And often the return, being spiritual, infinitely exceeds all that we part with. 2. For various works which have for their object the dissemination of the truth or the relief of the needy. Gospel at home is good, but we must see... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:1-5

Charity; its systematic mode of exercise. If these Corinthians shared the thoughts and emotions of St. Paul on love, on the uses of gifts, and on the resurrection, they were well prepared to have practical duties urged on their immediate attention. At that time "the collection for the saints" was a very important matter. These saints were poor disciples in Jerusalem, who needed foreign help, the Church in that city being unable, because of impoverishment, to render them adequate... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:1-18

Directions and arrangements. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:2

Upon the first day of the week. This verse can hardly be said to imply any religious observance of the Sunday, which rests rather on Acts 20:7 ; Revelation 1:10 ; John 20:19 , John 20:26 . Lay by him in store. The Greek phrase implies that the laying up was done at home, but when the money was accumulated, it was doubtless brought to the assembly and handed over to the presbyters. As God hath prospered him; rather, whatsoever he has been prospered in; i.e. all that his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:3

Whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send. It is difficult to see why the translators rendered the clause thus, unless they disliked to face the certainty that the apostle must have written many letters which are no longer extant. The true rendering is, Whomsoever ye approve, these I will send with letters. The letters would be letters of introduction or commendation ( Acts 18:27 ; Romans 16:1 ; 2 Corinthians 3:1 ) to the apostles at Jerusalem. Your liberality; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:3

The relations of Gentile to Jewish Churches. Apart from the historical interest of this subject, which was one of the chief causes of anxiety to the apostle, it may be studied as illustrating for every age the principles on which older and younger Churches, richer and poorer Churches, can be brought into practical union and fellowship. Then the topic for consideration becomes this—How can the idea of the Christian brotherhood be applied to Churches? As introductory it may be well to show,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:2

Upon the first day of the week - Greek, “On one of the Sabbaths.” The Jews, however, used the word Sabbath to denote the week; the period of seven days; Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:9; Luke 18:12; Luke 24:1; John 20:1, John 20:19; compare Leviticus 23:15; Deuteronomy 16:9. It is universally agreed that this here denotes the first day of the week, or the Lord’s Day.Let every one of you - Let the collection be universal. Let each one esteem it his duty and his privilege to give to this object. It was... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:3

Whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters - There has been great variety of opinion in regard to the proper construction of this verse. Macknight supposes that the “letters” here referred to were not letters either to or from the apostle, but letters signed and sent by the congregation at Corinth, designating their appointment and their authority. With this interpretation Doddridge coincides; and this is required by the usual pointing of the Greektext, where the comma is inserted after the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 16:1-2

1 Corinthians 16:1-2. Now concerning the collection During the apostle’s eighteen months’ abode at Corinth, he had exhorted the brethren there to undertake the making a collection for the poor saints in Judea. But the divisions in their church, it seems, had hitherto hindered them from beginning it. The apostle therefore here requests them to set about it immediately, and directs them as to the mode of proceeding. The saints in Judea were, it appears, at this time, in great straits, both on... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:2

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 16:1-2

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