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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

1 Corinthians 6:9-11. Know ye not With all your boasted knowledge; that the unrighteous That is, not only the unjust, but those destitute of true righteousness and holiness, comprehending the various classes of sinners afterward mentioned, the term unrighteous here including them all: shall not inherit the kingdom of God Namely, the kingdom of eternal glory. And can you contentedly sacrifice this great and glorious hope which the gospel gives you, for the sake of those pleasures of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 6:1-11

Lawsuits before heathen judges (6:1-11)If a dispute arises between believers, it should be settled within the church, not in a public court of law (6:1). If Christians are to share in the future judgment of the world, surely they can judge everyday affairs of the present life (2-3). The Corinthians boast of their wisdom, yet not one among them is wise enough to decide the matter. Instead they shame themselves by taking Christian problems to non-Christian people for a decision (4-6).Christians... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 6:10

thieves . Greek. kleptes. See John 10:1 . covetous, &c . See 1Co 5:10 , 1 Corinthians 5:11 . nor . The three last occurances are Greek. ou. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 6:1-11

2. Litigation in the church 6:1-11The apostle continued to deal with the general subject of discipline in the church that he began in 1 Corinthians 5:1. He proceeded to point out some other glaring instances of inconsistency that had their roots in the Corinthians’ lax view of sin. Rather than looking to unsaved judges to solve their internal conflicts, they should have exercised discipline among themselves in these cases. Gallio had refused to get involved in Jewish controversies in Corinth... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 6:7-11

Paul’s judgment in the matter 6:7-11The apostle now addressed the two men involved in the lawsuit but wrote with the whole church in view. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

Who are the "unrighteous" (NASB) or "wicked" (NIV) in view? Paul previously used this word (Gr. adikos) of the unsaved in 1 Corinthians 6:1 (cf. 1 Corinthians 6:6 where he called them unbelievers). However he also used it of the Corinthian Christians in 1 Corinthians 6:8: "you yourselves wrong [adikeo]." Christians as well as unbelievers have been guilty of unrighteous conduct, even all the offenses listed in these verses. Therefore what Paul said about the unrighteous in this verse seems to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 6:10-20

II. CONDITIONS REPORTED TO PAUL 1:10-6:20The warm introduction to the epistle (1 Corinthians 1:1-9) led Paul to give a strong exhortation to unity. In it he expressed his reaction to reports of serious problems in this church that had reached his ears."Because Paul primarily, and in seriatim fashion, addresses behavioral issues, it is easy to miss the intensely theological nature of 1 Corinthians. Here Paul’s understanding of the gospel and its ethical demands-his theology, if you will-is... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 6:1-20

(c) 6:1-11. Christians and LitigationSt. Paul reproves the Corinthians for referring their disputes about ordinary affairs to heathen judges. The subject was suggested by rumours he had heard; and the mention of ’judgment’ in 1 Corinthians 6:13 of the previous chapter prompted its treatment at this stage.1-6. Paraphrase. ’How is it that when you quarrel with one another you go before heathen judges and do not let some of the brethren decide your matter? (2) You spoke of the saints judging the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Corinthians 6:1-20

1 Corinthians 6:3 Astronomy without Christianity only reaches as far as 'Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels and put all things under his feet'; Christianity says beyond this 'Know ye not that we shall judge angels (as also the lower creatures shall judge us!)' Ruskin, Mornings in Florence (137). Reference. VI. 3, 4. Expositor (6th Series), vol. vii. p. 109. 1 Corinthians 6:9 Religion co-exists, as it were, in the mind of an Italian Catholic, with a faith in that of which all... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 6:1-14

Chapter 9ON GOING TO LAWST. PAUL here gives his judgment on the litigiousness of the Corinthians. The Greeks, in general, were fond of going to law. They were not only quarrelsome, but they seemed to derive an excitement pleasant to their frivolous nature in the suspense and uncertainty of cases before the courts. The converts to Christianity seemed not to have discarded this taste, and as a habit of going to law not merely involved great loss of time, but was also dangerous to the feeling of... read more

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