Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary (4 vols)
1 Corinthians 1:8
1 Corinthians 1:8. who shall also confirm you unto the end... unreproveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ, the decisive day of His second coming (Romans 2:16; 2 Corinthians 5:10).
1 Corinthians 1:8. who shall also confirm you unto the end... unreproveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ, the decisive day of His second coming (Romans 2:16; 2 Corinthians 5:10).
1 CORINTHIANS 1:8 @Cristou/# {C} The absence of Cristou/ from both î46 and B is noteworthy. The presence of VIhsou/ Cristou/ in the preceding and following verses might be thought reason enough for P...
Verse 1 Corinthians 1:8. _WHO SHALL - CONFIRM YOU_] As the testimony of Christ was _confirmed_ among you, so, in conscientiously believing and obeying, God will _confirm_ you through that testimony. S...
WHO SHALL ALSO CONFIRM YOU - Who shall establish you in the hopes of the gospel. He shall make you “firm” (βεβαιώσει bebaiōsei) amidst all your trials, and all the efforts which may be made to shake...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD. SEPARATION AND TESTIMONY. Chapter S 1-10 What Grace has Done and the Assurance Grace Gives. 1:1-9. CHAPTER 1 In the opening verse of this epistle...
1 CORINTHIANS 1-4. THE PARTIES IN THE CORINTHIAN CHURCH. 1 Corinthians 1:1. The epistle is sent in the joint names of Paul and Sosthenes, who may have been the ruler of the synagogue mentioned in Act...
AN APOSTOLIC INTRODUCTION (1 Corinthians 1:1-3)...
Always I thank my God for you, for the grace of God which has been given to you in Christ Jesus. I have good reason to do so, because in him you have been enriched in everything, in every form of spee...
ALSO, &C. = confirm you also. UNTO. until. Greek. _heos._ Compare Philippians 1:1; Philippians 1:6. END. Greek. _telos._ See Matthew 10:22. BLAMELESS. Greek. anengkle
_blameless_ is the exact equivalent of the Greek, which signifies _free from reproach_. It is worthy of remark that "blame," though the Saxon termination "less" has been appended to it, is itself a wo...
1 Corinthians 1:1-9. SALUTATION AND INTRODUCTION...
ὋΣ ΚΑῚ ΒΕΒΑΙΏΣΕΙ ὙΜΑ͂Σ. ‘Who shall establish us, so that we shall be blameless in the day of Jesus Christ.’ ἝΩΣ ΤΈΛΟΥΣ. This fixes the sense of ἀποκάλυψις above as a gradual revelation, leading up to...
_THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE SON OF GOD 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-9:_ Paul was chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. God used him to write several New Testament books. Sosthenes was a brother that also ha...
ΒΕΒΑΙΏΣΕΙ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΒΕΒΑΙΌΩ (G950) укреплять (_см._ 1 Corinthians 1:6). ΈΩ (G2193) до, пока, ΤΈΛΟΣ (G5056) конец, цель. Значение этой фразы от временного плавно переходит к идее завершенно...
DISCOURSE: 1929 THE BLESSINGS IMPARTED BY THE GOSPEL 1 Corinthians 1:4. I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; that in every thing ye are enrich...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Salutation and Thanksgiving_ (1-9) _Commentary Text_ 1 Corinthians 1:1-9. Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 2 un...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 Unity Originates in the Character of God (1 Corinthians 1:1-17) 1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the ch...
Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. WHO - God (), not Jesus Christ (), in which case it would be, 'in His day.' UNTO THE END -...
1 This is not the first time the apostle has written to the Corinthians. He had written a letter to them (1Co_5:9) and they had written one in return (1Co_7:1). This epistle is partly a reply to their...
CONFIRM YOU] keep you steadfast....
GREETING AND THANKSGIVING. PARTISANSHIP IN THE CHURCH St. Paul, after greeting the Church and giving thanks for its spiritual gifts, rebukes the preference for various teachers which was prevalent am...
PARAPHRASE. 'I praise God continually because through your spiritual union with Christ you have received the gifts of His grace. (5) I am especially thankful because your knowledge of the truth and yo...
SERVANTS OF CHRIST 1 CORINTHIANS _HILDA BRIGHT_ ABOUT THIS LETTER CORINTH Corinth was an important city. It was on a very narrow section of land (called an ‘isthmus’) in the southern part of Gre...
WHO. — The use of the words “day of our Lord Jesus Christ,” instead of “His day,” has been regarded by some as a sufficient evidence that “who” does not refer to Christ. This by itself would scarcely...
CHAPTER 2 THE CHURCH IN CORINTH In the year 58 A.D., when Paul wrote this Epistle, Corinth was a city with a mixed population, and conspicuous for the turbulence and immorality commonly found in seap...
CHAPTER 3 THE FACTIONS THE first section of this Epistle, extending from the tenth verse of the first chapter to the end of the fourth chapter, is occupied with an endeavour to quench the factious sp...
ὃς καὶ βεβαιώσει ὑμᾶς echoes ἐβεβαιώθη (1 Corinthians 1:6); _cf._ the thanksgiving of Philippians 1:6. ἕως τέλους (see parls.) points to a _consummation_, not a mere termination of the present order;...
§ 2. THE THANKSGIVING. The Pauline thanksgiving holds the place of the _captatio benevolentiœ_ in ancient speeches, with the diff [68] that it is in solemn sincerity addressed to _God_. The Ap. thanks...
ENRICHED AND UNITED IN CHRIST 1 Corinthians 1:1 It was pleasant to the church at Corinth to realize that one of their own number was associated with the Apostle in his great ministry. Compare 1 Corin...
The epistle is to the Church. Its messages are only for those who have been brought into fellowship with Jesus Christ. The character of the Church is indicated in the words, "sanctified in Christ Jesu...
Words of Encouragement Paul used a Christian approach to the typical greetings in letters of that day. He wanted them to experience all of God's unmerited favor, or grace. Notice, Paul says that grace...
(11) Who shall also confirm you unto the end, [that ye may be] (g) blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. (11) He testifies that he hopes that things go well with them from now on, that they...
“Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9. God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord....
THE THANKSGIVING. 1:4-9. The Epistle to the Galatians is the only one in which the apostle passes directly from the address to the handling of his subject, without interposing a thanksgiving. This is...
(4) I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; (5) That in everything ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; (6) Even as th...
As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
_UNTO THE END_ ‘Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.’ 1 Corinthians 1:8 Weak faith, weak love, weak resolves, weak prayer, a weak w...
_THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST CONFIRMED_ ‘I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; that in every thing ye are enriched by Him, in all utterance, and i...
8._Who will also confirm you. _The relative here refers not to Christ, but to God, though the word _God _is the remoter antecedent. For the Apostle is going on with his congratulation, and as he has t...
I will now turn back to take up the thread of the contents of this epistle from the beginning. Paul was an apostle by the will of God. That was his authority, however it might be with others. Moreover...
WHO SHALL ALSO CONFIRM YOU UNTO THE END,.... The author of this blessing of confirmation is not the Lord Jesus Christ, though he is mentioned in the latter part of 1 Corinthians 1:7; and seems to be t...
Who shall also confirm you unto the end, _that ye may be_ blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ver. 8. _In the day of our Lord Jesus_] Eleven times in these first ten verses (as Chrysostom...
_Grace be unto you_, &c. See on Romans 1:7. _I thank my God always_ Whenever I mention you to God in prayer, or on every occasion; _on your behalf_ On your account; _for the grace of God which is give...
CONFIRM YOU; establish and keep you in the faith and practice of the gospel. BLAMELESS IN THE DAY OF OUR LORD; accepted of him, and presented spotless and faultless in the great day. Judges 1:24....
The thanksgiving of the apostle:...
WHO SHALL ALSO CONFIRM YOU UNTO THE END THAT YE MAY BE BLAMELESS IN THE DAY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST....
Paul writes here as "a called apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God." As such, it is the authoritative word of God he communicates, that which requires the subjection and obedience of all the Chu...
WHO SHALL ALSO CONFIRM YOU UNTO THE END, THAT YE BE UNREPROVEABLE IN THE DAY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 'confirm you unto the end' -'The believer will never be deserted by Jesus Christ. He will confir...
1-9 All Christians are by baptism dedicated and devoted to Christ, and are under strict obligations to be holy. But in the true church of God are all who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be...
Which _Lord Jesus Christ, _ (mentioned immediately before), or which _God_ who _is faithful, _ (mentioned immediately after, 1 CORINTHIANS 1:9), _shall confirm_ your habits of grace _unto the end, _ a...
who shall also confirm you [assuming that they earnestly desired and labored to be confirmed, or kept stedfast] _unto the end_ [i. e., unto the coming of Christ], _that ye be unreprovable_ [unimpeacha...
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‘Who will also confirm you to the end, unreproveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.' Note here...
SHALL CONFIRM (βεβαιωσε). Direct reference to the same word in verse 1 Corinthians 1:6. The relative ος (who) points to Christ.UNTO THE END (εως τελους). End of the age till Jesus comes, final pr...
DAY OF OUR LORD JESUS The expression, "day of Christ," occurs in the following passages: (1 Corinthians 1:8); (1 Corinthians 5:5); (2 Corinthians 1:14); ...
1 Corinthians 1:7 Waiting for Christ. I. St. Paul had found the Corinthians in great darkness of mind, worshipping many different gods, of whom they had different fancies and notions, worshipping the...
1. _Paul, called to be an, apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,_ Paul could never have sustained the great weight of responsibility and tribulation which fell u...
1. _Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,_ This brother had been put to great shame. He was beaten before the judgment-seat, if you remembe...
I am going to speak about the testimony of the apostle Peter concerning his Lord, but we will first read together part of the writings of his «beloved brother Paul,» that we may see how these eminent...
1, 2. _Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth,_ -Note the humility of Paul in associating with hi...
CONTENTS: Christians' position in grace. The unspiritual condition of the Corinthian saints. Danger of following human leaders and exulting in human wisdom. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Sosthenes, A...
1 Corinthians 1:1. _Paul, called to be an apostle._ It was proper to mention this, else he would have had no title to address his letter to the Corinthians, and the catholic church, or saints in gener...
KEEP YOU FIRM TO THE END. Compare Philippians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:23. Paul does not say they are _without fault_ now, he hopes they will be _then._...
_Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God._ THE SALUTATION I. The character of Paul. 1. There were two things the apostle knew confidently. (1) That he was “not meet t...
_I thank my God … for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ._ APOSTOLIC THANKSGIVING FOR I. The grace they had received. 1. Freely given. 2. Richly supplied. 3. Amply confirmed. II...
_So that ye come behind in no gift._ GIFT This word plays a large part in this Epistle. As the form of the Greek indicates, it denotes in general every concrete product in which grace is embodied. Th...
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 1:8 GUILTLESS. There is no condemnation on judgment day for those who, like the Corinthians, are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1)
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1 Introduction to the Letter’s Main Themes. The opening verses can be divided into an initial greeting (vv. 1 Corinthi
RANSLATED AND EDITED BY W. F. COBB, D.D. EDINBURGH: JOHN GRANT 31 George IV. Bridge 1908 SAINT PAUL'S FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS EDITORS PREFACE In translating the Comments of Cornelius...
_Who shall also confirm you_, so far as His part is; _i.e._, shall give grace which can confirm you, and shall confirm you indeed, if you are willing to receive it, to use it, and to confirm yourselve...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ 1 Corinthians 1:1. CALLED (to be) AN APOSTLE.—Only here and in Romans 1:1. For exact force choose between, (_a_) one of Christ’s “called” ones, who am also, in point of fact, an apost...
EXPOSITION The oldest superscription was probably, "To the Corinthians, the first (Πρὸς Κορινθίους πρώτη)." This is found in א, A, B, C, D. 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1 _The_ _greeting. _An opening salutati...
Let's turn to I Corinthians, chapter 1. Paul introduces himself as the writer with Sosthenes in the first verse. Paul, called an apostle (1 Corinthians 1:1) Notice the words to be are in italics. Th...
1 Peter 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 1 Thessalonians 5:24;...
Confirm. Compare ver. 6. Unto the end. Of the present aeon or period. See on end of the world, Matthew 28:20. Blameless [α ν ε γ κ λ η τ ο υ ς]. Used by Paul only. In apposition with you. Rev., unrep...
THE CARNAL CHRISTIAN 1 Corinthians 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We will consider the opening 9 verses of the first chapter of I Corinthians. These verses give us plainly an eightfold standing which we ha...
THE CHURCH OF GOD AT CORINTH 1 Corinthians 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We propose taking several studies from the First Epistle to the Corinthians. There will be much to consider here which should help...
Who will also — if you faithfully apply to him. Confirm you to the end. In the day of Christ — Now it is our day, wherein we are to work out our salvation; then it will be eminently the day of Christ,...