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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:16

And I baptized also. This he recalls by an afterthought being, perhaps, reminded of it by Stephanas himself. The household of Stephanas. Stephanas and his house were the first converts in Achaia ( 1 Corinthians 16:5 ). When converts became more numerous, St. Paul ceased to baptize them personally (comp. Acts 10:48 ). I know not. The inspiration of the apostles involved none of the mechanical infallibility ascribed to them by popular dogma, He forgot whether he had baptized any one... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17

Sent me not to baptize, but; that is, according to Semitic idiom, "not so much to baptize, as" ( Matthew 28:19 ). The word "sent" ( apesteilen ) involves the meaning "made me an apostle" ( apostolos ) . The primary function of the apostles was "to bear witness" ( Mark 16:15 ; Acts 1:8 , etc.). To preach the gospel. St. Paul again "goes off" at this word, and dwells for eight verses on the character of his preaching. Not in wisdom of words; not, that is, in a philosophic and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17

The world's greatest blessing and its greatest evil. "Lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect." Here we have - I. The greatest BLESSING in the world. "The cross of Christ." By "the cross of Christ" the apostle did not mean, of course, the timber on which Christ was crucified, or any imitation of that in wood, brass, marble, gold, silver, or paint. He uses the word as a symbol, as we use the words "crown," "court," "bench," etc. He meant the eternal principles of which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17

The mission to preach. No man did so much as Paul to prevent Christianity degenerating into form. He had himself been galled by the bondage of the old dispensation, and he the more rejoiced in the liberty of the new. He upheld the spirit against the letter, the life against the ceremony. He did not depreciate baptism, for it would not have been easy to depreciate the ordinance and at the same time to honour the spiritual reality it symbolized. But others could and might administer the rite... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17-25

The preaching of the cross. I. THE CROSS IS TO BE PREACHED . The gospel cannot be preached unless the cross is. The cross is the central fact. The con, verging point of the Scriptures is found in "Christ crucified." Without the cross Christianity becomes meaningless and powerless. Salvation and the cross are indissolubly linked: the cross speaks of the shedding of blood, "and without shedding of blood is no remission" ( Hebrews 9:22 ). II. THE CROSS IS TO BE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17-25

Man's wisdom and God's. The mention of baptism leads the apostle to speak of his preaching at Corinth. His mission was "not to baptize, but to preach the gospel," and he proceeds to vindicate his discharge of that mission as against those who preferred the "wisdom of this world." I. THE THEME OF EVANGELICAL PREACHING . He calls it "the word of the cross;" "Christ crucified". Here at Corinth, even more than elsewhere, Paul felt the necessity of adhering to the simplicity of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:14

I thank God ... - Why Paul did not himself baptize, see in 1 Corinthians 1:17. To him it was now a subject of grateful reflection that he had not done it. He had not given any occasion for the suspicion that he had intended to set himself up as a leader of a sect or party.But Crispus - Crispus had been the chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth; Acts 18:8.And Gaius - Gaius resided at Corinth, and at his house Paul resided when he wrote the Epistle to the Romans; Romans 16:23. It is also... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:15

Lest any should say - Lest any of those who had been baptized should pervert his design, and say that Paul had baptized them unto himself; or, lest any others should, with any appearance of truth, say that he had sought to make disciples to himself. The Ethiopic version renders this, “that ye should not say we were baptized in his name.” Many of the ancient mss. read this, “test any should say that ‘ye were baptized’ into my name.” Mill. read more

Albert Barnes

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ sent me not to baptize - That is, not to baptize as my main business. Baptism was not his principal employment, though be had a commission in common with others to administer the ordinance, and occasionally did it. The same thing was true of the Saviour, that he did not personally baptize, John 4:2. It is probable that the business of baptism was entrusted to the ministers of the church of inferior talents, or to those who were connected with the churches permanently, and not to... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17-25

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17-25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:15

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:17

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