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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 16:19-21

1 Corinthians 16:19-21. The churches of Asia Especially those of Ephesus and its neighbourhood; salute you With all Christian affection, heartily wishing you peace and prosperity. Aquila and Priscilla Formerly members of your church, (Acts 18:2; Acts 18:18,) but who at present are with me; salute you much With singular Christian love; in the Lord In his grace and Spirit. These worthy persons lived in Corinth all the time the apostle was there. And when he departed, they accompanied... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:5-24

Personal notes and farewell (16:5-24)Paul’s plan is to visit Macedonia and then move south to Corinth. He realizes that the church in Corinth needs further help, so when he comes he wants to spend some time there (5-7). He is not sure when he will make this visit, as he currently has much urgent work to do in Ephesus (8-9).When Timothy arrives in Corinth (cf. Acts 19:22), the Christians are not to treat him with any less respect than they would Paul, for Timothy and he are doing the same work.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 16:21

salutation, &c . Compare Colossians 4:18 . 2 Thessalonians 3:17 , and see Romans 16:22 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:21

The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.This was Paul's authentication of the epistle, his signature. Paul's letters were usually written by a secretary, an amanuensis, probably Sosthenes in the case of this epistle (1 Corinthians 1:1). Tertius wrote Romans (Romans 16:22); and Paul also wrote the salutation and signature of 2Thessalonians (2 Thessalonians 3:17), indicating that an unnamed amanuensis wrote that epistle also. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:21

21. salutation . . . with mine own hand—He therefore dictated all the rest of the Epistle. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 16:13-24

IV. CONCLUSION 16:13-24The Apostle Paul concluded this epistle with a series of imperatives, exhortations, and news items. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 16:19-24

B. Final greetings and benediction 16:19-24"The letter now concludes with a series of standard (for Paul) greetings (1 Corinthians 16:19-22) and the grace-benediction (1 Corinthians 16:23). But Paul cannot quite give up the urgency of the letter, so he interrupts these two rather constant elements of his conclusions with one final word of warning to those who have been causing him grief, this time in the form of an extraordinary curse formula (1 Corinthians 16:22). The apparent harshness of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 16:21

Paul customarily dictated his letters, and a secretary wrote them down (cf. Romans 16:22). However, he usually added a word of greeting at the end in his own hand that authenticated his epistles as coming from him (cf. Galatians 6:11; Colossians 4:18; 2 Thessalonians 3:17). All of what follows is probably what he added. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:1-24

The Collection. Personal Messages and ConclusionThe Apostle in this chapter instructs the Corinthians to make a collection for the poor Christians in Judæa, intimates his intention of visiting them at an early date by way of Macedonia, and concludes with kind messages of brotherly love. In 1 Corinthians 16:8 he mentions his intention to stay in Ephesus till Pentecost. He probably stayed much longer, owing to the troubles that arose in Corinth; for in our Second Epistle (2 Corinthians 9:2) he... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 16:21

(21) The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.—It was the Apostle’s habit to dictate his Epistles, but to add a few words at the end in his own handwriting. (See 2 Thessalonians 3:17.) The concluding verses here are accordingly St. Paul’s autograph. The earlier portions had been written by Sosthenes. (See 1 Corinthians 1:1.) read more

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