1 Corinthians 16:5

Verse 5

PERSONAL MATTERS CONCLUSION, 1 Corinthians 16:5-24.

a. Paul’s purpose to visit Corinth, 1 Corinthians 16:5-9 .

5. Will come… when… through Macedonia St. Paul’s first purpose (probably announced in a lost epistle sent before this) was to cross the sea strait from Ephesus to Corinth. For changing this purpose, he had to defend himself earnestly in 2 Corinthians 1:23, where see note, against a charge of levity.

I do pass As he afterwards did, and wrote his second epistle from there. Some early transcriber of this epistle read this phrase: for I am passing through Macedonia, and recorded his blunder in the note at the end, assigning Philippi (in Macedonia) as the place whence it was written.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verse 5

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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