1 Corinthians 16:10-11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:10-12

In this passage, I. He recommends Timothy to them, in several particulars. As, 1. He bids them take care that he should be among them without feat, 1 Cor. 16:10. Timothy was sent by the apostle to correct the abuses which had crept in among them; and not only to direct, but to blame, and censure, and reprove, those who were culpable. They were all in factions, and no doubt the mutual strife and hatred ran very high among them. There were some very rich, as it is probable; and many very proud,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:1-12

16:1-12 With regard to the collection for the people of Christ, do you too follow the instructions which I gave to the Churches of Galatia. Every first day of the week each of you must put by and save up whatever his prosperity demands, so that there may be no need to take collections when I arrive. Whenever I arrive, I will send whoever you approve by letter to take your gifts to Jerusalem. If it is fitting for me to go, too, they will travel with me. I will come to you after I have passed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:10

Now if Timotheus come ,.... The apostle had sent him already, as appears from 1 Corinthians 4:17 and he was now gone from him; but whether he might not be prevented by unforeseen incidents in his journey, he could not say; and therefore speaks cautiously of his coming; from whence it is evident, that this epistle was not sent by Timothy, as the subscription to it suggests. See that he may be with you without fear ; should he come to them, the apostle desires they would take care of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:11

Let no man therefore despise him ,.... On account of his youth; see 1 Timothy 4:12 , or neglect to take care of him, which would be to despise him, since he was employed in such an honourable work, equally as the apostle himself: hence it is manifest, that as the lives of Gospel ministers ought to be defended and secured by those to whom they minister, their persons ought to be treated with esteem and respect. But conduct him forth in peace ; when he takes his leave, wish him all... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:10

Now, if Timotheus come - Of Timothy we have heard before, 1 Corinthians 4:17 . And we learn, from Acts 19:22 , that Paul sent him with Erastus from Ephesus to Macedonia. It is evident, therefore, in opposition to the very exceptionable subscription at the end of this epistle, that the epistle itself was not sent by Timothy, as there stated. That he may be with you without fear - That he may be treated well, and not perplexed and harassed with your divisions and jealousies; for he... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:11

Let no man - despise him - Let none pretend to say that he has not full authority from God to do the work of an evangelist. But conduct him forth in peace - I believe, with Bp. Pearce, that this clause should be translated and pointed thus: accompany him upon his journey, that he may come unto me in peace, ( εν ειρηνῃ , in safety), as the word is used in Mark 5:34 ; and Luke 7:50 . For I look for him with the brethren - Εκδεχομαι - αυτον μετα των αδελφων . This clause... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:10

Verse 10 10.But if Timothy come. He speaks as if he were not as yet certain as to his coming. Now he charges them as to Timothy, so that he may be with them in safety — not as though he were in danger of his life among them, but because he would have enemies of Christ (166) to oppose him. He wishes, therefore, that they should carefully take heed that no injury be done to him. He adds the reason — for he worketh the work of the Lord Hence we infer, that the Church of Christ ought to be... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:11

Verse 11 11.Let no man, therefore, despise him Here we have a second charge, that they may not despise him — perhaps because he was as yet of a youthful age, which usually draws forth less respect. He wishes them, therefore, to take care, that there be no hinderance in the way of this faithful minister of Christ being held in due esteem — unless, perhaps, it be that Paul reckoned this very thing to be an evidence of contempt, if they were not concerned, as it became them to be, in reference to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:1-18

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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:6-18

St. Paul and his purposes; his friends; earnest exhortation. If the apostle were before us in his Epistles as an inspired man of genius only, whose intellect teemed with great thoughts, and whose heart was absorbed in supplying fervency to those thoughts, his hold upon us would be weakened. The man has nothing about him of the intellectualist. Among the varieties of mind and character that have arisen from time to time in the development of humanity, turn for a moment to the ideal of an... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:10-12

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:1-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:6-18

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