1 Corinthians 16 - Introduction

1 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 16:

OUTLINE AND COMMENTARY-MARK DUNAGAN

I. OUTLINE OF CHAPTER 16:

I. The Collection For The Saints: 1 Corinthians 16:1

II. Personal Travel Plans: 1 Corinthians 16:5-9

III. Timothy And Apollos: 1 Corinthians 16:10-12

IV. Exhortation/Respect Those Who Labor Among You: 1 Corinthians 16:13-18

V. Final Greetings: 1 Corinthians 16:19-24

II. INTRODUCTION:

A. 'Apparently they have written for further instructions as to their part in the collection for the poor in Jerusalem, especially how they are to go about it and how it is to get to Jerusalem.' (Fee p. 809)

B. 'There is nothing more typical of Paul than the abrupt change between chapter 15 and chapter 16..There is no reach of thought too high for Paul to scale, and there is no practical detail of administration too small for Paul to remember. He was very far from being one of these dreamers and visionaries, who are at home in the realms of theological speculation, and who are quite lost in practical matters..' (Barclay pp. 180-181)

C. 'As Paul concluded Chapter 15, he reminded the Corinthians that whatever service they rendered to God was not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58). Perhaps he stated that to prepare them for the words about giving to relieve the suffering of the poor.' (Willis p. 594)

III. COMMENTARY ON CHAPTER 15: