1 Corinthians 6:20 WEB

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 6:20

Ye are bought with a price . That price is the blood of Christ, wherewith he purchased the Church ( Acts 20:28 ; Hebrews 9:12 ; 1 Peter 1:18 , 1 Peter 1:19 ; Revelation 5:9 ). This metaphor of ransom ( 1 Corinthians 7:23 ; 2 Peter 2:1 ) has its full and absolute applicability to man. The effect of Christ's death for us is that we are redeemed from slavery and prison, and the right of our possession is with Christ. Thus by various metaphors the effects of redemption are revealed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 6:20

"Glorify God." "The heavens declare the glory of God." Hosts of angelic and glorified spirits give "glory, honour, and thanksgiving unto him." "All nations whom he hath made shall come and glorify his Name." "And shall man alone be dumb Till this glorious kingdom come? No! the Church delights to raise Psalms and hymns and songs of praise." I. ON WHAT GROUNDS SHOULD CHRISTIANS GLORIFY GOD ? This is a reasonable service, a reasonable requirement. 1. God has a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 6:20

For ye are bought - Ye Christians are purchaseD; and by right of purchase should therefore be employed as he directs. This doctrine is often taught in the New Testament, and the argument is often urged that, therefore, Christians should be devoted to God; see 1 Corinthians 7:23; 1Pe 1:18-19; 1 Peter 2:9; 2 Peter 2:1; Revelation 5:9; see the note at Acts 20:28.With a price - τίμῇ timē. A price is that which is paid for an article, and which, in the view of the seller, is a fair compensation,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

1 Corinthians 6:19-20. Know ye not, &c. As if he had said, There is another view in which the baseness of this crime must appear to you, Christians, in consequence of your relation to that blessed agent, the Spirit of God. For your body is the temple of God Dedicated to him, and inhabited by him; even by that Spirit which is in you As true believers in Jesus, John 7:37-38; Ephesians 1:13. Which ye have Which you receive; of God As a most important, most necessary gift, without... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Unlawful sexual freedom (6:12-20)The Corinthians had claimed that since they were not in bondage to laws they could do as they wished. Paul replies that this is not so. Not all things are helpful, and some may lead a person into a new kind of bondage (12).Certain people at Corinth even claimed that just as the stomach needs a constant supply of food to satisfy it, so the body needs unrestrained sexual pleasure for its satisfaction. Paul denies this. The body’s main purpose is not concerned with... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 6:20

are = were. bought . Greek. agorazo. Occurs thirty-one times, always translated "buy", save Revelation 5:9 ; Revelation 14:3 , Revelation 14:4 . glorify . Greek. doxazo. See p. 1511. and in your spirit, &c . All the texts omit. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 6:20

For ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.Ye were bought with a price ... has reference to the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ which is the purchase price of the church (Acts 20:28).Glorify God in your body ... identifies the body as an instrument to be used by the Christian in the service of God and for his glory. The honor of the physical body is also implicit in such a view. In true Christianity, there is no hatred of the body, no torturing of the flesh, and no... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 6:20

20. bought with a price—Therefore Christ's blood is strictly a ransom paid to God's justice by the love of God in Christ for our redemption (Matthew 20:28; Acts 20:28; Galatians 3:13; Hebrews 9:12; 1 Peter 1:18; 1 Peter 1:19; 2 Peter 2:1; Revelation 5:9). While He thus took off our obligation to punishment, He laid upon us a new obligation to obedience (1 Corinthians 7:22; 1 Corinthians 7:23). If we accept Him as our Prophet to reveal God to us, and our Priest to atone for us, we must also... 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 6:12-20

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

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 6:20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 6:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 6:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 6:20

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 6:20

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 6:20

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

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

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