1 Corinthians 16:22 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:22

Those who do not love Christ. I. THERE ARE SUCH , Alas! how many! Not those who have never heard of him, but those who have heard much of him—those before whom the great revelation of Christ has been spread out. Not those who have been brought up under sceptical influences, but those who have been trained in Christian homes. How many of those to whom Christ has been made known as fully as he can be to any who have not received him, yet do not love him! This is II. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:22

The Christian anathema. "Let him be Anathema Maran-atha." These words have no very evident connection. Anathema means "accursed." Maran-atha appears to mean, "The Lord is at hand." It can only be regarded as an exclamation. On it see the Expository portion of the Commentary. "Anathema is the Greek term representing the Hebrew cherem, or devoted to destruction, and indicates the excommunication practised in the Christian Church. The early Christians exercised discipline on offending... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:22

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ - This is a most solemn and affecting close of the whole epistle. It was designed to direct them to the great and essential matter of religion, the love of the Lord Jesus; and was intended, doubtless, to turn away their minds from the subjects which had agitated them, the disputes and dissensions which had rent the church into factions, to the great inquiry whether they truly loved the Saviour. It is implied that there was danger, in their disputes and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 16:22

1 Corinthians 16:22. If any man love not the Lord Jesus In sincerity, but is secretly alienated from him in heart, while he calls himself his servant, preferring some secular interest of his own to that of his Divine Master; if any one be an enemy to Christ’s person, offices, doctrines, or commands; let him be Anathema Maranatha Anathema signifies a thing devoted to destruction, and it seems to have been customary with the Jews of that age, when they had pronounced any man anathema, to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:5-24

Personal notes and farewell (16:5-24)Paul’s plan is to visit Macedonia and then move south to Corinth. He realizes that the church in Corinth needs further help, so when he comes he wants to spend some time there (5-7). He is not sure when he will make this visit, as he currently has much urgent work to do in Ephesus (8-9).When Timothy arrives in Corinth (cf. Acts 19:22), the Christians are not to treat him with any less respect than they would Paul, for Timothy and he are doing the same work.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 16:22

If . App-118 . any man = any one. Greek. tis . App-123 . love . App-135 . Jesus Christ . All the texts omit. Anathemas = accursed. Full stop after this word. See Acts 23:14 . Maran-atha . Aramaic. App-94 .:33. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:22

If any man loveth not the Lord, let him be anathema. Marana tha. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.Anathema ... means a thing accursed, leading to the necessary deduction that a refusal to love the Lord makes one an enemy of God.Marana tha ... The comment of F. F. Bruce on this expression is as follows:If this word is divided as Marana tha, it means "Our Lord come"; but if we divide it Maran atha, it means "Our Lord has come." It is an Aramaic phrase which found its way into the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:22

1 Corinthians 16:22. Anathema, Maran-atha.— When the Jews lost the power of life and death, they used, nevertheless, to pronounce an anathema on persons who should have been executed according to the Mosaic law; and such a person became an anathema, or cheren, or accursed,—for the expressions are equivalent. They had a full persuasion that the curse would not be in vain; and, indeed, it appears they expected that some judgment, corresponding to that which the law pronounced, would befal the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:22

22. A solemn closing warning added in his own hand as in Ephesians 6:24; Colossians 4:18. the Lord—who ought to be "loved" above Paul, Apollos, and all other teachers. Love to one another is to be in connection with love to Him above all. IGNATIUS [Epistle to the Romans, 7] writes of Christ, "My love, has been crucified" (compare Song of Solomon 2:7). Jesus Christ—omitted in the oldest manuscripts. let him be Anathema—accursed with that curse which the Jews who call Jesus "accursed" (1... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 16:13-24

IV. CONCLUSION 16:13-24The Apostle Paul concluded this epistle with a series of imperatives, exhortations, and news items. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:22

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 16:22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:5-24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 16:22

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:22

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:22

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 16:13-24

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