Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:18-20
Here he prescribes humility, and a modest opinion of themselves, for the remedy of the irregularities in the church of Corinth, the divisions and contests among them: ?Let no man deceive himself, 1 Cor. 3:18. Do not be led away from the truth and simplicity of the gospel by pretenders to science and eloquence, by a show of deep learning, or a flourish of words, by rabbis, orators, or philosophers.? Note, We are in great danger of deceiving ourselves when we have too high an opinion of human... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
Here the apostle resumes his argument and exhortation, founding it on his former allusion, You are God's building, 1 Cor. 3:9; and here, Know you not that you are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile (corrupt and destroy) the temple of God, him shall God destroy (the same word is in the original in both clauses); for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are. It looks from other parts of the epistle, where the apostle argues to the very same purport... read more