1 Corinthians 6:12 ESV

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 6:12

12. All things are lawful unto me—These, which were Paul's own words on a former occasion (to the Corinthians, compare 1 Corinthians 10:23; Galatians 5:23), were made a pretext for excusing the eating of meats offered to idols, and so of what was generally connected with idolatry (Galatians 5:23- :), "fornication" (perhaps in the letter of the Corinthians to Paul, 1 Corinthians 7:1). Paul's remark had referred only to things indifferent: but they wished to treat fornication as such, on the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 6:10-20

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 6:12

Paul was and is famous as the apostle of Christian liberty. He saw early in his Christian life and clearly that the Christian is not under the Mosaic Law. His Epistle to the Galatians is an exposition of this theme. He preached this freedom wherever he went. Unfortunately he was always subject to misinterpretation. Some of his hearers concluded that he advocated no restraints whatsoever in Christian living.Similarly the Protestant reformers fell under the same criticism by their Roman Catholic... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 6:12-14

Refutation of the Corinthians’ false premises 6:12-14Paul began by arguing against his recipients’ distortion of Christian freedom and their misunderstanding of the nature of the body. The influence of Greek dualism on the Corinthians continues to be obvious. He presented his teaching in the form of a dialogue with his readers, the diatribe style, which was familiar to them. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

3. Prostitution in the church 6:12-20The apostle proceeded to point out the sanctity of the believer’s body as the temple of the Holy Spirit. He wanted to help his readers realize the seriousness of the sins that marked them to some extent as a church."The Greeks always looked down on the body. There was a proverbial saying, ’The body is a tomb.’ Epictetus said, ’I am a poor soul shackled to a corpse.’" [Note: Barclay, The Letters . . ., p. 62.] "The question is: If there are no restrictions in... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 6:1-20

(c) 6:1-11. Christians and LitigationSt. Paul reproves the Corinthians for referring their disputes about ordinary affairs to heathen judges. The subject was suggested by rumours he had heard; and the mention of ’judgment’ in 1 Corinthians 6:13 of the previous chapter prompted its treatment at this stage.1-6. Paraphrase. ’How is it that when you quarrel with one another you go before heathen judges and do not let some of the brethren decide your matter? (2) You spoke of the saints judging the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 6:12

(12) All things are lawful unto me.—This was probably a statement which the Apostle had himself made; at all events, the freedom which it expresses was very dear to him, and it may have been misused by some as an argument for universal license. St. Paul, therefore, boldly repeats it, and proceeds to show that it is a maxim of Christian liberty, which does not refer to matters which are absolutely wrong, and that even in its application to indifferent matters it must be limited, and guarded by... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Corinthians 6:1-20

1 Corinthians 6:3 Astronomy without Christianity only reaches as far as 'Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels and put all things under his feet'; Christianity says beyond this 'Know ye not that we shall judge angels (as also the lower creatures shall judge us!)' Ruskin, Mornings in Florence (137). Reference. VI. 3, 4. Expositor (6th Series), vol. vii. p. 109. 1 Corinthians 6:9 Religion co-exists, as it were, in the mind of an Italian Catholic, with a faith in that of which all... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 6:1-14

Chapter 9ON GOING TO LAWST. PAUL here gives his judgment on the litigiousness of the Corinthians. The Greeks, in general, were fond of going to law. They were not only quarrelsome, but they seemed to derive an excitement pleasant to their frivolous nature in the suspense and uncertainty of cases before the courts. The converts to Christianity seemed not to have discarded this taste, and as a habit of going to law not merely involved great loss of time, but was also dangerous to the feeling of... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Corinthians 6:1-20

CHAPTER 6 1. Concerning Disputes before Heathen Courts. (1 Corinthians 6:1-7 ). 2. The Holiness of Believers; Their Bodies the Temples of the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 6:8-20 ). Instead of settling their disputes amongst themselves, as it becomes the Saints of God, they brought their difficulties before a heathen court. In doing this they had lost sight of the dignity of their calling. The Saints of God are to reign with Christ and share His glory; they shall judge the world and angels in... read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 6:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 6:10-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 6:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 6:12-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 6:1-20

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 6:12

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Corinthians 6:1-20

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 6:1-14

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Corinthians 6:1-20

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