1 Corinthians 1:16 WEB

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

And I baptized also the household - The family. Whether there were any infants in the family, does not appear. It is certain that the family was among the first converts to Christianity in Achaia, and that it had evinced great zeal in aiding those who were Christians; see 1 Corinthians 16:15 - From the manner in which Paul mentions this, it is probable that Stephanas did not reside at Corinth when he was baptized, though he might have subsequently removed there. “I baptized none ‘of you’ 1... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 1:13-16

1 Corinthians 1:13-16. Why do you not all say the same thing, namely, I am of Christ, 1 Corinthians 3:23. Is Christ divided? Did one Christ send Paul, and another Apollos, to preach the gospel to you? Is not one and the same Christ preached to you by us all? or is his body divided? See 2 Corinthians 11:4. Was Paul Or any other but Christ Jesus; crucified for you That you should be baptized into his death, as Christians are into the death of Christ? that is, engaged by baptism to be... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

1:10-4:21 DIVISIONS IN THE CHURCHNo blame upon Paul (1:10-17)Paul urges the Corinthian Christians to stop their quarrelling and be united (10). He has heard from people from Chloe’s household that the Christians have divided themselves into factions. Some called themselves Paul’s party. Others, who were impressed with the preaching of Apollos (cf. Acts 18:24-28), formed the Apollos party. Perhaps it was the Jewish group who claimed to be followers of Peter; while a fourth group claimed even... read more

E.W. Bullinger

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

also, &c . = the household of Stephanas also. Stephanas . Compare 1 Corinthians 16:15 , 1 Corinthians 16:17 . besides = for the rest. Greek. loipon. Neut. of loipos. App-124 . know . App-132 . whether = if. App-118 . other . App-124 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:16

And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.Stephanas ... was of "the firstfruits of Achaia" (1 Corinthians 16:15), evidently having been baptized by Paul before the beginning of his great work in Corinth (Acts 18:5ff). read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:16

1 Corinthians 1:16. Besides, I know not, &c.— This expression of uncertainty as to such a fact, is by no means inconsistent with that inspiration wherewith the Apostles of our Lord were endued; which certainly was neither continual, nor reached to every accident and circumstance in life. The office of baptism was probably in general assigned to inferiors, as requiring no extraordinary abilities. The proper office of an apostle was not so much to perform the ceremony of baptism with his own... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

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

16. household of Stephanas—"The first-fruits of Achaia," that is, among the first converted there (1 Corinthians 16:15; 1 Corinthians 16:17). It is likely that such "households" included infants (1 Corinthians 16:17- :). The history of the Church favors this view, as infant baptism was the usage from the earliest ages. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

1. The manifestation of the problem 1:10-17The surface manifestation of this serious problem was the party spirit that had developed. Members of the church were appreciating their favorite leaders too much and not appreciating the others enough. This was really a manifestation of self-exaltation. They boasted about their teachers of wisdom to boast about themselves. read more

Thomas Constable

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

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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10-21

A. Divisions in the church 1:10-4:21The first major problem that Paul addressed was the divisions that were fragmenting this church.". . . this opening issue is the most crucial in the letter, not because their ’quarrels’ were the most significant error in the church, but because the nature of this particular strife had as its root cause their false theology, which had exchanged the theology of the cross for a false triumphalism that went beyond, or excluded, the cross." [Note: Idem, The First... read more

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 1:13-16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

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

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:16

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10-21

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