1 Corinthians 16:15 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:13-18

In this passage the apostle gives, I. Some general advices; as, 1. That they should watch (1 Cor. 16:13), be wakeful and upon their guard. A Christian is always in danger, and therefore should ever be on the watch; but the danger is greater at some times and under some circumstances. The Corinthians were in manifest danger upon many accounts: their feuds ran high, the irregularities among them were very great, there were deceivers got among them, who endeavoured to corrupt their faith in the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:13-21

16:13-21 Be on the alert; stand fast in the faith; play the man; be strong. Let all your affairs be transacted in love. Brothers I urge you--(you know the family of Stephanas was the first-fruits of God's harvest in Achaea and that they have laid themselves out to be of help to Christ's people)--that you too may be obedient to such men and to all who share in the common work of the gospel and who toil for it. I rejoice at the arrival of Stephanas, Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:15

I beseech you, brethren ,.... Entreat or exhort you as brethren in the Lord; this entreaty or exhortation is to submission to fellow helpers and labourers of the ministry, more particularly expressed in the following verse, after the apostle has given a character of the household of Stephanas, who are principally intended, and which contains reasons and arguments why they should be submitted to; and which account stands in the following parenthesis, ye know the house of Stephanas ; a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:15

Ye know the house of Stephanas - Ye know that Stephanas and his family have addicted them to the help of the followers of Christ; they have been the chief instruments of supporting the work of God in Achaia, of which work they themselves have been the first fruits. See the note on Romans 16:5 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:15

Verse 15 15.Ye know the house of Stephanas We know, from daily experience, of what advantage it is, that those should have the highest authority, whom God has adorned with the most distinguished gifts. Accordingly, if we wish to secure the welfare of the Church, let us always take care that honor be conferred upon the good: let their counsels have the greatest weight; let others give way to them, and allow themselves to be governed by their prudence. This Paul does in this instance, when... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:1-18

Directions and arrangements. read more

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:15

Ye know the house of Stephanas. This paragraph seems to have been written lest the Corinthians should be angry with Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus—who, perhaps, were slaves of the household of Chloe—for having carried to St. Paul their ill report ( 1 Corinthians 1:11 ). The firstfruits of Achaia. For which reason St. Paul had baptized Stephanas and his house ( 1 Corinthians 1:16 ). In Romans 16:5 Epaenetus is called "the firstfruits of Achaia," but there the reading ought to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:15

Ministering to the saints. I. A VERY NEEDFUL WORK . Many of God's children are poor children. The saints who presently shall inherit all things, at present often lack the necessaries of life. Not a few of God's choicest servants are afflicted, and need sympathy and aid. Persecution for the faith should be counteracted as far as possible by careful ministration. In early days imprisoned saints were specially cared for by those at liberty. "Remember those who are in bonds." In modern... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:15

The natural right of priority. "The firstfruits of Achaia." We need not think of the household of Stephanas as being actually the first converts St. Paul made. in the Peloponnesus, as apparently another person is spoken of in the same terms m Romans 16:5 : "Salute my well-beloved Epsenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ." The meaning need only be that the household of Stephanas was among those brought to Christ at St. Paul's first missionary visit. The apostle had an... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:13-18

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:13-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:6-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:15

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