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

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

I. INTRODUCTION 1:1-9To begin his letter, Paul greeted the Christians in Corinth and expressed gratitude to God for them. This positive and complimentary introduction contrasts with the generally critical spirit of the epistle that follows. Paul began with praise and commendation for his readers’ good qualities, as was his typical practice. He knew this congregation well having lived in Corinth for 18 months. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

B. Thanksgiving 1:4-9Paul followed his salutation with an expression of gratitude for his original readers, as he usually did in his epistles. In this case the focus of his thanksgiving was on God’s grace in giving the Corinthians such great spiritual gifts (cf. Ephesians 1:3-14)."What is remarkable here is the apostle’s ability to thank God for the very things in the church that, because of the abuses, are also causing him grief." [Note: Ibid., p. 36.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:8

By God’s sustaining power Christians will stand free of guilt before Him on that day. The day of the Lord Jesus Christ is the Rapture (cf. Philippians 1:6; Colossians 3:4; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; et al.). It is not the day of the Lord, which is a term both Old and New Testament writers used to refer to the period beginning with the Tribulation and extending through the Millennium."The expression ’the day of our Lord Jesus Christ,’ identified with ’the coming of our Lord... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1-31

Greeting and Thanksgiving. Partisanship in the ChurchSt. Paul, after greeting the Church and giving thanks for its spiritual gifts, rebukes the preference for various teachers which was prevalent among them; such a spirit lost sight of Christ crucified, the one subject of all Christian teachers.1-9. Greeting and Thanksgiving.1. Called to be an apostle] chosen by God, not self-appointed: see Acts 22:17-21. Sosthenes] This may be the ruler of the synagogue of Acts 18:17, converted since that... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 1:8

(8) Who.—The use of the words “day of our Lord Jesus Christ,” instead of “His day,” has been regarded by some as a sufficient evidence that “who” does not refer to Christ. This by itself would scarcely be so, for there are examples elsewhere of St. Paul using our Lord’s name where the possessive pronoun would have seemed more natural (Ephesians 4:12; Colossians 2:11). The general sense of the passage, however, and especially of the following verse, shows that the antecedent to “who” is not... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Corinthians 1:1-31

Called to Be Saints 1 Corinthians 1:2 Many names are given to the followers of our Lord in the New Testament. But the name most frequently given is 'saint'. The word occurs sixty times in its pages, and it is plainly intended to describe the life which every Christian should earnestly seek after. I. The idea of devotion devoted to Christ; that is the essence of the Christian life, that is the primary notion of sainthood. And really this is the basis of membership in the Church of Christ. This... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Chapter 2THE CHURCH IN CORINTHIn the year 58 A.D., when Paul wrote this Epistle, Corinth was a city with a mixed population, and conspicuous for the turbulence and immorality commonly found in seaports frequented by traders and seamen from all parts of the world. Paul had received letters from some of the Christians in Corinth which disclosed a state of matters in the Church far from desirable. He had also more particular accounts from some members of Chloe’s household who were visiting... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-20

Chapter 3THE FACTIONSTHE first section of this Epistle, extending from the tenth verse of the first chapter to the end of the fourth chapter, is occupied with an endeavour to quench the factious spirit which had shown itself in the Corinthian Church. Paul, with his accustomed frankness, tells the Corinthians from whom he has received information regarding them. Some members of the household of Chloe who were then in Ephesus were his informants. Chloe was evidently a woman well known in Corinth,... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Analysis and Annotations THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD. SEPARATION AND TESTIMONY. CHAPTERS 1-10 What Grace has Done and the Assurance Grace Gives. 1:1-9. CHAPTER 1 In the opening verse of this epistle the Apostle Paul associates with himself the name of Sosthenes. There can be little doubt that he is the same Sosthenes mentioned in Acts 18:17 . Like the great apostle he was once “a persecutor and injurious.” The experience through which he passed, when, as an enemy of Christ he received the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:8

1:8 {11} Who shall also confirm you unto the end, [that ye may be] {g} blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.(11) He testifies that he hopes that things go well with them from now on, that they may more patiently abide his reprehension afterward. And yet together in addition shows, that the beginning as well as the accomplishing of our salvation is only the work of God.(g) He calls them blameless, not whom man never found fault with, but with whom no man can justly find fault, that is... read more

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:8

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1-31

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 1:8

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Corinthians 1:1-31

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-20

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:8

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