1 Corinthians 16:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:13

The word of command to Christian soldiers. Now and again we meet with passages in the New Testament which remind us that Christianity does not lose sight of the sterner virtues. Certainly our religion has brought the softer and more amiable virtues into honour and prominence; but we should make a mistake did we suppose that for the severer excellences of character it finds no place. I. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IS A SCENE OF WARFARE . It is an opportunity for bearing witness to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

The demands of Christianity on its adherents. " Watch ye, stand fast in the faith," etc. Here are certain demands which Christianity makes on all men. I. A demand for VIGILANCE . "Watch ye." A military metaphor this, derived from the duty of those who are stationed to guard a camp or to observe the motions of an enemy. There were many evils, as we have seen, in the Corinthian Church—dissensions, heresies, inchastities, intemperances, etc. Hence the necessity of watchfulness. But... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

A fivefold exhortation. This the Corinthians needed. It fitly comes near the conclusion of the Epistle, summarizing much that has gone before. The Corinthians tended towards false security, reliance upon gifts and teachers; so the apostle says, "Watch ye." They were wavering in adhesion to the gospel which Paul preached; so he says, "Stand fast in the faith." They were but "babes" ( 1 Corinthians 3:1 ); so the apostle incites them to seek more of the qualities of manhood: "Quit you like... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:14

Let all your things be done with charity; rather, as in the Revised Version, Let all that ye do be done in love. This is equivalent to the "Above all things, have fervent love among yourselves," of l Peter 1 Corinthians 4:8 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:14

Love a principle of action. We may regard love as a sentiment. It is such; and yet its place in the economy of human nature and life is not fully described when thus much is said. For it is one of the most powerful practical principles of our being. Human love can effect great things. And Divine love is the motive which God himself has appointed for the renewal and salvation of our humanity. And this same emotion becomes in Christian society an elevating, purifying, regulating, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 16:14

The limitation of the robuster virtues. "Let all your things be done with charity." The connection in which this sentence stands suggests the topic. The apostle had been calling the Christians at Corinth to manliness, strong and vigorous action, watchfulness, and firm holding of the faith. He knew well how readily firmness could become stubbornness, and strength roughness. The strong may forget the rights of the weaker brethren, and the manly may fail to realize that full manliness which... read more

Albert Barnes

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

Now concerning the collection for the saints - The use of the article here shows that he had mentioned it to them before, and that it was a subject which they would readily understand. It was not new to them, but it was needful only to give some instructions in regard to the manner in which it should be done, and not in regard to the occasion for the collection, or the duty of making it. Accordingly, all his instructions relate simply to the manner in which the collection should be made. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:2

Upon the first day of the week - Greek, “On one of the Sabbaths.” The Jews, however, used the word Sabbath to denote the week; the period of seven days; Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:9; Luke 18:12; Luke 24:1; John 20:1, John 20:19; compare Leviticus 23:15; Deuteronomy 16:9. It is universally agreed that this here denotes the first day of the week, or the Lord’s Day.Let every one of you - Let the collection be universal. Let each one esteem it his duty and his privilege to give to this object. It was... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:3

Whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters - There has been great variety of opinion in regard to the proper construction of this verse. Macknight supposes that the “letters” here referred to were not letters either to or from the apostle, but letters signed and sent by the congregation at Corinth, designating their appointment and their authority. With this interpretation Doddridge coincides; and this is required by the usual pointing of the Greektext, where the comma is inserted after the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 16:4

And if it be meet ... - If it be judged desirable and best. If my presence can further the object; or will satisfy you better; or will be deemed necessary to guide and aid those who may be sent, I will be willing to go also. For some appropriate and valuable remarks in regard to the apostle Paul’s management of pecuniary matters, so as not to excite suspicion, and to preserve a blameless reputation, see Paley’s Horae Paulinae, chapter iv. No. 1, 3. Note. read more

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