1CORINTHIANS-CHAPTER 1 CORINTHIANS 11:1-16 _ OUTLINE AND COMMENTARY-MARK DUNAGAN_ I. OUTLINE OF CHAPTER 11: I. Commendation: 1 Corinthians 11:2 II. Women (and Men) and the Head Covering: 1 Corinthians 11:3-16 III. Selfishness/Division/Abuse of the Lord's Supper: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 II. INTR... [ Continue Reading ]
BE YE IMITATORS OF ME, EVEN AS. ALSO AM OF CHRIST. This passage really belongs to the closing argument which is found in Chapter 10. Especially verses 31-33. 'IMITATORS' -'Pattern after me as. pattern after Christ.' (Ber) -3402. mimetes mim-ay-tace'; from 3401; an imitator: -follower. _ Points t... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW. PRAISE YOU THAT YE REMEMBER ME IN ALL THINGS, AND HOLD FAST THE TRADITIONS, EVEN AS. DELIVERED THEM TO YOU. 'Now. praise you' -'I must give you credit' (Phi) Paul was. man ever ready to praise when he honestly could. _ Point to Note:_ Since so much of this letter is filled with rebuke and c... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT. WOULD HAVE YOU KNOW, THAT THE HEAD OF EVERY MAN IS CHRIST; AND THE HEAD OF THE WOMAN IS THE MAN; AND THE HEAD OF CHRIST IS GOD. 'But. would have you know' -'I want you to understand.'(NASV); 'But there is one matter. want to remind you about.' (Tay) _ Points to Note:_ 1. Lenski feels that in... [ Continue Reading ]
EVERY MAN PRAYING OR PROPHESYING, HAVING HIS HEAD COVERED, DISHONORETH HIS HEAD. 'praying or prophesying' -'the two verbs "pray and prophesy" make it certain that the problem has to do with the assembly at worship. One may pray privately; but not so with prophecy. This was the primary form of spee... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT EVERY WOMAN PRAYING OR PROPHESYING WITH HER HEAD UNVEILED DISHONORETH HER HEAD; FOR IT IS ONE AND THE SAME THING AS IF SHE WERE SHAVEN. 'praying or prophesying' -the hot question is "where"? If we say "in the assembly", then doesn't this contradict Paul's command of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35? _... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR IF. WOMAN IS NOT VEILED, LET HER ALSO BE SHORN: BUT IF IT IS. SHAME TO. WOMAN TO BE SHORN OR SHAVEN, LET HER BE VEILED. 'This is. sample of Paul's consistent thinking. We have seen that he always goes to the bottom of. question, to the plain and decisive principle that is key to that question.'... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR. MAN INDEED OUGHT NOT TO HAVE HIS HEAD VEILED, FORASMUCH AS HE IS THE IMAGE AND GLORY OF GOD: BUT THE WOMAN IS THE GLORY OF THE MAN. 'For' -explaining the reasoning behind the statements made in verses 4-6. 'OUGHT NOT' -moral necessity. 'FORASMUCH AS' -the reason the man is not wear the veil... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THE MAN IS NOT OF THE WOMAN; BUT THE WOMAN OF THE MAN: Note: Paul agrees with the creation account of Genesis. 'The woman of the man'-Paul didn't believe that Genesis 2:1 was myth. Yes, Eve was created from Adam's rib, and New Testament Christians believed it.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR NEITHER WAS THE MAN CREATED FOR THE WOMAN; BUT THE WOMAN FOR THE MAN: 'but the woman for the man' -to be. helpmeet (Genesis 2:18) _ Points to Note:_ 1. 'We mustn't understand the passage in Genesis, or Paul's use of it, to suggest the woman is man's possession or God's afterthought.' (McGuig... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THIS CAUSE OUGHT THE WOMAN TO HAVE. SIGN OF AUTHORITY ON HER HEAD, BECAUSE OF THE ANGELS. 'for this cause' -'Because these indisputable facts remain, all customs that truly symbolize these facts will meet approval on the part of all who bow fully to God.' (Lenski p. 444) _ Point to Note:_ Wha... [ Continue Reading ]
NEVERTHELESS, NEITHER IS THE WOMAN WITHOUT THE MAN, NOR THE MAN WITHOUT THE WOMAN, IN THE LORD. 'Nevertheless' -The following two verses are meant to qualify what Paul has just said, lest anyone get the wrong idea. 'NOR THE MAN WITHOUT THE WOMAN' -each sex is incomplete without the other, and nei... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR AS THE WOMAN IS OF THE MAN, SO IS THE MAN ALSO BY THE WOMAN; BUT ALL THINGS ARE OF GOD. 'so is the man also by the woman' -i.e. all men since Adam were born of women. 'BUT ALL THINGS ARE OF GOD' -"roles" are not based on inherent inferiority or superiority, but rather on God's choice. God mad... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGE YE IN YOURSELVES: IS IT SEEMLY THAT. WOMAN PRAY UNTO GOD UNVEILED? 'Judge ye in yourselves' -'Judge for yourselves' (NASV); 'Judge of this matter by your own feeling' (Con) 'Also as in 1 Corinthians 10:15-16, the appeal to their good sense is followed by. rhetorical question.' (Fee p. 525)... [ Continue Reading ]
DOTH NOT EVEN NATURE ITSELF TEACH YOU, THAT, IF. MAN HAVE LONG HAIR, IT IS. DISHONOR TO HIM? 'nature' -'The recognized constitution of things.' (Vincent p. 248) 'That is another way of saying, "the way things are" equals "nature"..' (McGuiggan p. 150) 'The nature of things.' (NIV) 'To the "natural... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT IF. WOMAN HAVE LONG HAIR, IT IS. GLORY TO HER: FOR HER HAIR IS GIVEN HER FOR. COVERING. 'it is. glory to her' -'that is her pride.' (Nor); 'It gives her that womanly distinction.' (Lenski p. 449) 'Glory in this instance, since it is the opposite of dishonor, must mean something like distinctio... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT IF ANY MAN SEEMETH TO BE CONTENTIOUS, WE HAVE NO SUCH CUSTOM, NEITHER THE CHURCHES OF GOD. 'seemeth to be contentious' -'seems anxious to dispute the matter' (Ber); 'still thinks it right to contest the point.' (TCNT) Indicating that some were resisting Paul's instruction. 'CONTENTIOUS' -5380... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT IN GIVING YOU THIS CHARGE,. PRAISE YOU NOT, THAT YE COME TOGETHER NOT FOR THE BETTER BUT FOR THE WORSE. 'in giving you this charge' -'this instruction' (NASV). 'It can refer to the instructions found in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 or what follows.' (Willis p. 389) 'And, while instructing you, let me... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR FIRST OF ALL, WHEN YE COME TOGETHER IN THE CHURCH,. HEAR THAT DIVISIONS EXIST AMONG YOU; AND. PARTLY BELIEVE IT. 'first of all' -'in the first place' (NASV) 'Paul did not follow up his form "first of all" with. "secondly". Hence, there is some discussion regarding what the "secondly" is. Some... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THERE MUST BE ALSO FACTIONS AMONG YOU, THAT THEY THAT ARE APPROVED MAY BE MADE MANIFEST AMONG YOU. 'For there must be' -'Paul isn't suggesting that God has determined that there be divisions in the assembly.' (McGuiggan p. 156) 'MUST' -the necessity of these divisions, lies in the moral condi... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN THEREFORE YE ASSEMBLE YOURSELVES TOGETHER, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO EAT THE LORD'S SUPPER: 'it is not possible' -'it is not to eat the Lord's Supper' (NASV) They would of claimed that they were eating the Lord's Supper. What Paul means by "not possible", is that in an environment which fosters... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR IN YOUR EATING EACH ONE TAKETH BEFORE OTHER HIS OWN SUPPER; AND ONE IS HUNGRY, AND ANOTHER IS DRUNKEN. 'for' -Paul's last statement is justified. No, what they were eating was not the Lord's Supper. He now explains the abuse. _ Points to Note:_ 1. In most commentaries, at this point you will... [ Continue Reading ]
WHAT, HAVE YE NOT HOUSES TO EAT AND TO DRINK IN? OR DESPISE YE THE CHURCH OF GOD, AND PUT THEM TO SHAME THAT HAVE NOT? WHAT SHALL. SAY TO YOU? SHALL. PRAISE YOU? IN THIS. PRAISE YOU NOT. 'What, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in?' -'brings an ironical excuse: "For. suppose you act thus beca... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR. RECEIVED OF THE LORD THAT WHICH ALSO. DELIVERED UNTO YOU, THAT THE LORD JESUS IN THE NIGHT IN WHICH HE WAS BETRAYED TOOK BREAD; 'I received of the Lord' -the original source for all his teaching. (John 14:26; John 16:13; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Ephesians 3:3) Here is. claim to inspiration. (Galati... [ Continue Reading ]
AND WHEN HE HAD GIVEN THANKS, HE BRAKE IT, AND SAID, THIS IS MY BODY, WHICH IS FOR YOU: THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME. 'he brake it' -the only bread available to Jesus during the Passover, would of been unleavened bread. (Matthew 26:17; Exodus 2:15 ff) 'THIS IS MY BODY' -'There is one simple fact... [ Continue Reading ]
IN LIKE MANNER ALSO THE CUP, AFTER SUPPER, SAYING, THIS CUP IS THE NEW COVENANT IN MY BLOOD: THIS DO, AS OFTEN AS YE DRINK IT, IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME. 'In like manner' -in the same way, i.e. the Lord also gave thanks before the cup. (Mark 14:23) 'AFTER SUPPER' -i.e. after the Passover Supper. (Luke... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR AS OFTEN AS YE EAT THIS BREAD, AND DRINK THE CUP, YE PROCLAIM THE LORD'S DEATH TILL HE COME. 'proclaim' -2605. kataggello kat-ang-gel'-lo; from 2596 and the base of 32; to proclaim, promulgate: -declare, preach, shew, speak of, teach. -'you are heralding' (Knox); 're-telling the message' (Tay... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREFORE WHOSOEVER SHALL EAT THE BREAD OR DRINK THE CUP OF THE LORD IN AN UNWORTHY MANNER, SHALL BE GUILTY OF THE BODY AND THE BLOOD OF THE LORD. 'Wherefore' -In view of the serious realities that this supper represents. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26) Seeing that this supper reflects the very foundatio... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT LET. MAN PROVE HIMSELF, AND SO LET HIM EAT OF THE BREAD, AND DRINK OF THE CUP. 'prove himself' -'have self-examination' (Ber); 'test himself' (Mof); 'Let each man look into his own heart.' (TCNT) _ Points to Note:_ 1. Each individual examines their own life. There is no instruction given her... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR HE THAT EATETH AND DRINKETH, EATETH AND DRINKETH JUDGMENT UNTO HIMSELF, IF HE DISCERN NOT THE BODY. 'judgement' -2917. krima kree'-mah; from 2919;. decision (the function or the effect, for or against ["crime"]): -avenge, condemned, condemnation, damnation,. go to law, judgment. 'UNTO HIMSELF... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THIS CAUSE MANY AMONG YOU ARE WEAK AND SICKLY, AND NOT. FEW SLEEP. 'For this cause' -relates the conditions that follow to the improper partaking of the previous verses. Because of their abuse of the Lord's Supper the following conditions are present among them. 'MANY' -'It is this careless p... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT IF WE DISCERNED OURSELVES, WE SHOULD NOT BE JUDGED. 'discerned ourselves' -'If you carefully examine yourselves before eating.'(Tay) (1 Corinthians 11:28) If they had only practiced what Paul had taught them! Following the Bible the first time around can save you. lot of trouble. In fact, in c... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT WHEN WE ARE JUDGED, WE ARE CHASTENED OF THE LORD, THAT WE MAY NOT BE CONDEMNED WITH THE WORLD. 'when we are judged' -the judgements of verse 30 are not designed to result in their eternal loss; but rather are to be viewed as "discipline" from God, with the hope that these Christians will "wake... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREFORE, MY BRETHREN, WHEN YE COME TOGETHER TO EAT, WAIT ONE FOR ANOTHER. 'Wherefore' -the conclusion, 'applying the results of this argument in. very specific way to their situation.' (Fee p. 567) 'MY BRETHREN' -affection in the midst of severe rebuke. 'WHEN YE COME TOGETHER TO EAT, WAIT ONE... [ Continue Reading ]
IF ANY MAN IS HUNGRY, LET HIM EAT AT HOME; THAT YOUR COMING TOGETHER BE NOT UNTO JUDGMENT. AND THE REST WILL. SET IN ORDER WHENSOEVER. COME. 'If any man is hungry' -any feast that was to satisfy hunger is to be observed at home first. 'ANY MAN' -this applied to all, rich and poor. Therefore, the... [ Continue Reading ]