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Verse 1 Corinthians 1:6. _AS THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST_, c.] The
testimony of Christ is the _Gospel_ which the apostle had preached,
and which had been _confirmed_ by various gifts of the Holy Spirit,
a...
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EVEN AS - Καθώς Kathōs. The force of this expression seems to
be this, “The gospel of Christ was at first established among you by
means of the miraculous endowments of the Holy Spirit. Those same
e...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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AN APOSTOLIC INTRODUCTION (1 Corinthians 1:1-3)...
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TESTIMONY. Greek. _marturion._ Always rendered "testimony", save
Matthew 24:14.Acts 4:33; Acts 7:44.James 5:3. In these "witness".
CHRIST. App-98.
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_even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: so that ye come
behind in no gift_ The testimony of Christ is St Paul's preaching
concerning Christ. It was -confirmed" by the outpouring of His...
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1 Corinthians 1:1-9. SALUTATION AND INTRODUCTION...
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ΚΑΘΏΣ. INASMUCH AS. The ground of the former assertion is here
given. Ye were enriched, because the testimony of Christ was made sure
unto you. Cf. ch. 1 Corinthians 5:7; Romans 1:28; Ephesians 1:4, &...
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_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...
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ΚΑΘΏΣ (G2531) так как, постольку
поскольку. Не столько проводит явную
параллель, сколько объясняет
предшествующее (RP).
ΤΌ ΜΑΡΤΎΡΙΟΝ ΤΟΫ́ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΎ (G3588; G3142: 3836:
5986) свидетельство Христа. _Ge...
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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...
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CONFIRMED IN YOU— _Among you._ Doddridge. As they could not but know
that they had received these gifts by the hand of St. Paul, this
expression suggests a rational and tender argument to reduce them...
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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...
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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...
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Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
According as the testimony of (of and concerning) Christ (who is both
the object and author of this testimony) (; ; ) was confirmed among
you -...
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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...
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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...
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EVEN AS THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST. — The testimony which St. Paul bore
to Christ, and from Christ, was confirmed among them by this full
bestowal of spiritual gifts....
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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...
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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...
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§ 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...
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τοῦ Χριστοῦ is objective gen [83] to τὸ
μαρτύριον “the witness to Christ,” coming from both God
and man (1 Corinthians 15:3-11; 2 Thessalonians 1:10); otherwise in 1
Corinthians 2:1; _cf._...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(9) Even as the testimony of Christ was (e) confirmed in you:
(9) He shows that the true use of these gifts consists in this, that
the mighty power of Christ might be set forth in them, that hereafte...
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_As the testimony of Christ, what Christ testified and taught was
confirmed in you, that is, your faith in Christ hath been confirmed by
those graces and gifts which you received from the Holy Ghost a...
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This verse may be understood in two ways: some (Meyer, Edwards, etc.)
regard it as indicating the _cause_ of that abundance of gifts which
has just been mentioned. They then apply the term
ἐβεβαιώθη,...
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“I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is
given you in Jesus Christ; 5. That in everything ye were enriched in
Him, in every kind of utterance, and in every kind of knowledg...
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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...
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(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...
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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...
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_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...
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_THE WITNESS CONCERNING CHRIST_
‘The testimony of Christ was confirmed in you.’
1 Corinthians 1:6
Christianity means, first of all, the testimony of Christ; that is to
say, the witness concerning C...
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6._Even as the testimony_, etc. Erasmus gives a different rendering,
to this effect, “that by these things the testimony of Christ was
confirmed in them;” that is, by knowledge and by the word. The
wo...
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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...
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EVEN AS THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST WAS CONFIRMED IN YOU. By "the
testimony of Christ" is meant the Gospel of Christ, which bears a
testimony to his deity, his incarnation, his obedience, sufferings,
and...
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Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
Ver. 6. _The testimony of Christ_] The gospel, called also the
testimony, Isaiah 8:20. To the law, and to the testimony....
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_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...
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EVEN AS THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST WAS CONFIRMED IN YOU; as much as to
say, Your utterance and knowledge of the gospel are in accordance with
its truth, as it was preached by me among you. For the Corint...
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The thanksgiving of the apostle:...
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EVEN AS THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST WAS CONFIRMED IN YOU,...
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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...
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EVEN AS THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST WAS CONFIRMED IN YOU:
'testimony of Christ' -'concerning Christ' (NASV), i.e. the gospel
message.
'CONFIRMED IN YOU' -side ref., or "among you". (NASV)
'CONFIRMED'...
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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...
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By which _knowledge_ and _utterance the testimony of Christ, _ that
is, the gospel, which containeth both the testimony which Christ had
given of himself, and which the apostles had given concerning C...
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even as the testimony of [about] _Christ was confirmed in you_ [Paul
here asserts that the miraculous gifts of the Spirit which
characterized the times when he preached to them and converted them,
wer...
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1 Corinthians 1:6 as G2531 testimony G3142 Christ G5547 confirmed G950
(G5681) in G1722 you G5213
the testimony -...
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‘ I thank God always concerning you for the grace of God which was
given to you in Christ Jesus, that in everything you were enriched in
him, in all utterance and in all knowledge, even as the testimo...
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1 Corinthians 1:6. EVEN AS THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST WAS CONFIRMED IN
YOU, by its marvellous transformation of one of the un likeliest
communities (2 Corinthians 3:1-3)....
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EVEN AS
(καθως). In proportion as (1 Thessalonians 1:5) and so inasmuch
as (Philippians 1:7; Ephesians 1:4).THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST
(το μαρτυριον του Χριστου). Objective genitive,
the testimony...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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HAS BECOME SO FIRMLY FIXED IN you. The reality and truth of it were
clearly shown to them. Compare 1 Thessalonians 1:5-6 and note....
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_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...
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_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...
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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
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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...
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_Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you i.e._, by which,
as by two testimonies, the Christian faith was founded and established
in you. For the Greeks interpret the Greek _καθώς_, _i.e.,...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 2:1; 1 Corinthians 2:2; 1 John 5:11; 1 Timothy 2:6;...
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Witness of Christ [μ α ρ τ υ ρ ι ο ν τ ο υ χ ρ ι σ τ
ο υ]. Testimony concerning Christ. See on John 1:7. Compare Acts
1:8; 2 Timothy 1:8....
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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...
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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...
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The testimony of Christ — The gospel. Was confirmed among you — By
these gifts attending it. They knew they had received these by the
hand of Paul: and this consideration was highly proper, to revive...