1 Corinthians 16:21-24 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:19-24

The apostle closes his epistle, I. With salutations to the church of Corinth, first from those of Asia, from Priscilla and Aquila (who seem to have been at this time inhabitants of Ephesus, vid. Acts 18:26), with the church in their house (1 Cor. 16:19), and from all the brethren (1 Cor. 16:20) at Ephesus, where, it is highly probable at least, he then was. All these saluted the church at Corinth, by Paul. Note, Christianity does by no means destroy civility and good manners. Paul could find... 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 16:21

The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. The apostle had an "amanuensis", that wrote the epistle for him; but to prevent counterfeits, and that the church to whom he wrote might be assured of the genuineness of the epistle, that it was truly his own, he wrote with his own hand his common salutation; see 2 Thessalonians 3:17 , and which is not in the following words, but what is expressed in 1 Corinthians 16:23 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:22

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ ,.... The Vulgate Latin, and the Syriac and Ethiopic versions, read "our Lord". The apostle here does not so much mean profane and unregenerate sinners, who are destitute of love to Christ, from ignorance of him; nor such who, from the same principle, might persecute him in his members, for such are to be even prayed for, and wished well unto; and oftentimes such are called by grace, and become true and sincere lovers of Christ; and the apostle... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:23

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. This is the apostle's salutation in all his epistles, and is a token of the truth and genuineness of them; See Gill on Romans 16:20 ; and is a wish for a supply of all grace from Christ, and an increase of it in the saints; that they may have the communications of it to them, to quicken, invigorate, and draw forth into exercise the grace they have received, and to enable and assist them in the discharge of every duty. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:24

My love be with you all ,.... Meaning either that he desired that he might be loved by them, as they were by him, and might always have a place in their hearts and affections, as they had in his; or that his love, which extended to all of them without exception, to rich and poor, greater or lesser believers, might be always acceptable to them; and which he now commended to them, and saluted them with, from his very heart: and that it might not be thought to be a carnal affection, or on... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:21

The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand - This should be rendered: "The salutation is written by the hand of me Paul;" γεγραπται , is written, being understood. It is very likely that the apostle wrote this and the following verses with his own hand. The rest, though dictated by him, was written by an amanuensis. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:22

If any man love not the Lord Jesus - This is directed immediately against the Jews. From 1 Corinthians 12:3 , we find that the Jews, who pretended to be under the Spirit and teaching of God, called Jesus αναθεμα , or accursed; i.e. a person who should be devoted to destruction: see the note on 1 Corinthians 12:3 . In this place the apostle retorts the whole upon themselves, and says: If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let Him be αναθεμα , accursed, and devoted to destruction.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:23

The grace of our Lord Jesus - May the favor, influence, mercy, and salvation procured by Jesus Christ, be with you - prevail among you, rule in you, and be exhibited by you, in your life and conversation! Amen. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:24

My love be with you all in Christ Jesus - It appears exceedingly strange that the apostle should say, My love be with you; as he said, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. We can easily conceive what the latter means: the grace of Christ is an active, powerful, saving principle; it is essential to the existence of the Christian Church that this grace should be ever with it: and without this grace no individual can be saved. But what could the love of the apostle do with them? Has... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:19-24

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:24

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