1 Corinthians 1:8, 1 Corinthians 1:9 WEB

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

Exemplary gratitude and precious confidence. "I thank my God always on your behalf," etc. Here we have two blessed states of mind— I. EXEMPLARY GRATITUDE . "I thank my God always on your behalf." The gratitude here was: 1. Unselfish. "On your behalf." It is right and well to praise God for what he has done for us, but it is a higher and nobler thing to praise him for what he has done for others. No man rightly appreciates a blessing who does not desire others to participate... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

Thanksgiving on account of their gifts. Paul, as is his wont, begins by congratulating the Corinthian Church on all that is good and praiseworthy in their character, and by expressing a confident hope for the future. This is just in itself,—tell a man his good points as well as his bad; and it is wise, for thus the good among them will be encouraged, and the evil will be the more disposed to listen to rebuke. Consider— I. THEIR GIFTS ( χαρίσματα ) . 1. They had the gift of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:7-9

Christ coming, and Christ here. The early Church conceived that the Lord Jesus Christ would return, in some material manifestation, during their age. Inquire how far this idea rested on the view they held of Messiah as an earthly Deliverer and Patriot King. Their question, after our Lord's resurrection, "Wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?" indicated a bias and preoccupation of mind which even their Lord's ascension did. not correct; and possibly this lingering... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:8

Who; clearly Christ, though his Name is again repeated in the next clause. Shall also confirm you. This natural expression of the apostle's yearning hope for them must not be overpressed into any such doctrine as "the indefectibility of grace." All honest and earnest students must resist the tendency to strain the meaning of Scripture texts into endless logical inferences which were never intended to be deduced from them. Unto the end; namely, to the end of "this age," and to the coming... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:8

Who shall also confirm you - Who shall establish you in the hopes of the gospel. He shall make you “firm” (βεβαιώσει bebaiōsei) amidst all your trials, and all the efforts which may be made to shake your faith, and to remove you from that firm foundation on which you now rest.Unto the end - That is, to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. He would keep them to the end of life in the path of holiness, so that at the coming of the Lord Jesus they might be found blameless; compare John 13:1. The... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

1 Corinthians 1:3-9. Grace be unto you, &c. See on Romans 1:7. I thank my God always Whenever I mention you to God in prayer, or on every occasion; on your behalf On your account; for the grace of God which is given you, &c. For all those spiritual blessings which are freely conferred upon you by God, for Christ’s sake. That in every thing With all kinds of spiritual gifts, pertaining to the knowledge and preaching of the gospel; ye are enriched by him That is, many among... 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 1:8

also, &c . = confirm you also. unto = until. Greek. heos. Compare Philippians 1:1 , Philippians 1:6 . end . Greek. telos. See Matthew 10:22 . blameless . Greek. anengkletos. Here, Col 1:22 . 1 Timothy 3:10 . Titus 1:6 , Titus 1:7 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:8

Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye be unreprovable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.Who shall also confirm you unto the end ... Some scholars refer back to God as the antecedent of "who" in this place; but Guthrie seems correct in seeing here an exhortation for the Corinthians not to trust in spiritual gifts which they had received, but that they should look to Christ who would be their strength even to the end.To the end ... is "a gentle reminder that the Corinthians had not... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:8

8. Who—God, :- (not Jesus Christ, 1 Corinthians 1:7, in which case it would be "in His day"). unto the end—namely, "the coming of Christ." blameless in the day of . . . Christ— (1 Thessalonians 5:23). After that day there is no danger (Ephesians 4:30; Philippians 1:6). Now is our day to work, and the day of our enemies to try us: then will be the day of Christ, and of His glory in the saints [BENGEL]. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:7-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 1:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:8

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