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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

St. Paul and the apostleship. First of all, HE ASSERTS THE DIVINE AUTHORITY OF HIS OFFICE , to which he was "called though the will of God." This pro found sense of the dignity belonging to his vocation, as one sent of God, was a supreme principle of his nature; not an opinion, but a conviction, and a conviction too strong to be dislodged from its central seat in his mind by any assault of adverse circumstances. It must needs be subjected to manifold and severe tests, ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

The approach to rebuke. The occasion of this letter was largely furnished by the need of rebuke. The Corinthian Church had erred grievously. To rebuke is frequently painful, but when called for it should not be shrunk from; not to rebuke under such circumstances is unalloyed cruelty. To rebuke, often painful, is always perilous. By maladroitness we may easily drive men from the right instead of drawing them to it. Unwise rebuke adds to the ill. We need to prepare for rebuke if when... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Paul's claim to apostleship. The personal appearance and characteristic disposition of Paul, with the particular circumstances which led to the writing of this letter, and roused intense personal feeling, form a fitting introduction. Paul blends Sosthenes with himself in the salutation, partly because of this man's connection with Corinth (see Acts 18:17 ), partly as an answer to those who charged him with making too much of himself and his apostolic rights. By associating this name in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-31

Albert Barnes

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

Paul, called to be an apostle - See the notes at Romans 1:1.Through the will of God - Not by human appointment, or authority, but in accordance with the will of God, and His command. That will was made known to him by the special revelation granted to him at his conversion, and call to the apostleship; Acts 9:0. Paul often refers to the fact that he had received a direct commission from God, and that he did not act on his own authority; compare Galatians 1:11-12; 1 Corinthians 9:1-6; 2Co... read more

Joseph Benson

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

1 Corinthians 1:1. Paul, called to be an apostle There is great propriety in every clause of the salutation, particularly in this, as there was a faction at this time in the church at Corinth, which pretended to entertain doubts of his apostleship, 1 Corinthians 9:1; probably in consequence of insinuations thrown out against it by the Judaizing teacher, or teachers, who had come thither after his departure. The apostle, therefore, begins his letter by informing them, “that he was not, like... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

1:1-9 INTRODUCTIONThe Corinthian Christians may be in a sad spiritual condition, but Paul addresses them as God’s holy people. They are sanctified in Christ Jesus, having a holy standing before God because of what Christ has done for them. Paul now wants to instruct them so that they might live as God’s holy people should (1:1-3).Through the grace of God, the Corinthian Christians have been specially enriched in such gifts as knowledge and speech, enabling them to understand and explain the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

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

called, &c. Literally a called apostle. See Romans 1:1 . called . Greek. kletos . See Romans 1:1 . No ellipsis of "to be", nor in 1 Corinthians 1:2 . apostle . App-189 . Jesus Christ . App-98 . through . App-104 . 1 Corinthians 1:1 . will . App-102 . God . App-98 . Sosthenes . If he is the same as in Acts 18:17 , he had followed in the steps of Paul (Galatians 1:1 , Galatians 1:23 ). our = the. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1

PAUL'S FIRST LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS1 COR. 1Paul began, as always, with a salutation (1 Corinthians 1:1-3), and thanksgiving (1 Corinthians 1:4-9), moving immediately to the principal objective of the epistle, which was that of correcting rampant disorders in the Corinthian church. He first took up the problem of disunity (1 Corinthians 1:10-17), expounded on the glory and power of the cross of Christ (1 Corinthians 1:18-25), and brought forward the character of the Corinthian congregation... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1

1 Corinthians 1:1. Concerning the city of Corinth, see Acts 18:1-2.—a city no less famous for its luxury and vice, than for its wisdom and elegance: but notwithstanding the luxuryof the rich, and the profligacy of the poor, notwithstanding the pride of its wise men, and the prejudices of its priests, St. Paul, without using the charms of eloquence, the advantages of philosophy, the splendour of riches, the favour or concurrence of the great, planted a church among them, and won them to embrace... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-31

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

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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

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

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1

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