1 Corinthians 16:1, 1 Corinthians 16:2 WEB

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 16:1-12

G. The collection for the Jerusalem believers 16:1-12I have chosen to include this section with the others that deal with questions the Corinthians had asked Paul rather than with Paul’s concluding comments because it begins "peri de" (1 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 1 Corinthians 8:1; 1 Corinthians 12:1; 1 Corinthians 16:12; cf. 1 Corinthians 8:4). Probably they had asked about the collection Paul was assembling in a letter or through messengers. This is the least confrontational... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 1 Corinthians 16:1

16:1 directed (g-10) It means ordering troops, so as to set them in array; and in general, thence, any order directing any plan to be followed. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:1-24

The Collection. Personal Messages and ConclusionThe Apostle in this chapter instructs the Corinthians to make a collection for the poor Christians in Judæa, intimates his intention of visiting them at an early date by way of Macedonia, and concludes with kind messages of brotherly love. In 1 Corinthians 16:8 he mentions his intention to stay in Ephesus till Pentecost. He probably stayed much longer, owing to the troubles that arose in Corinth; for in our Second Epistle (2 Corinthians 9:2) he... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 16:1

XVI.(1) Now concerning the collection for the saints.—This chapter deals briefly with the following subjects:—1 Corinthians 16:1-4. The collection for the poor at Jerusalem.1 Corinthians 16:5-9. The Apostle’s prospective arrangement, as to his journey.1 Corinthians 16:10-18. Commendation of various individuals.1 Corinthians 16:19-20. The salutation of the Church.1 Corinthians 16:21-24. The salutation of Paul himself.From the fact of a necessity existing for a collection for the poor Christians... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Corinthians 16:1-24

1 Corinthians 16:9 In Wesley's Journal for 1st February, 1736, written as he approached the shores of Georgia, the following entry appears: 'We spoke with a ship of Carolina; and Wednesday 4, came within soundings. About noon, the trees were visible from the masts, and in the afternoon from the main deck. In the evening lesson were these words: "A great door and effectual is opened ". O let no one shut it!' References. XVI. 9. Expositor (4th Series), vol. ii. p. 148; ibid. (7th Series), vol.... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:1-24

Chapter 25THE POORIN closing his letter to the Corinthians, Paul, as usual, explains his own movements, and adds a number of miscellaneous directions and salutations. These for the most part relate to matters of merely temporary interest, and call for no comment. Interest of a more permanent kind unfortunately attaches to the collection for the poor Christians of Jerusalem which Paul invites the Corinthians to make. Several causes had contributed to this poverty; and, among others, it is not... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:1-24

2. Exhortations and Conclusion. CHAPTER 16 1. Concerning Collections. (1 Corinthians 16:1-4 ) 2. Ministry. (1 Corinthians 16:5-18 ) 3. Greetings. (1 Corinthians 16:19-24 ) First, in concluding this Epistle, he writes them about collections for the Saints. The same directions, he had given to the assemblies in Galatia. The collection for the Saints was to be taken on the first day of the week in connection with the remembrance of Him who had said, “it is more blessed to give than to... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:1

16:1 Now concerning {1} the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.(1) Collections in ancient times were made by the appointment of the apostle appointment to be the first day of the week, on which day the manner was then to assemble themselves. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:1-24

This last chapter forms a fourth division of the book of I Corinthians, with its simple, practical instructions. The unity of the body of Christ is to be expressed in genuine practical care for the needs of each member of the body. At this time, a special need existed among "the poor saints . . . at Jerusalem" (Romans 15:26), evidently the result of a great famine (Acts 11:28-30). At the time this became known by the Corinthians, they "were forward" with desire to supply material help to... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:1-24

RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD They were not only questions of casuistry that disturbed this church, but deeper ones especially that of the resurrection of the dead. We may gather the real nature of this difficulty by the manner of Paul’s treatment of it. He dwells on the fact of Christ’s resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:1-11 ), in which he furnished incidentally a definition of the Gospel he preached. This consists of just three counts, Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. The... read more