Bible Commentaries

Romans 1:22-23 — 1:22-23: Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. The people described by Paul

Romans 11:17-21 — 11:17-21: But if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive, wast grafted in among them, and didst become partaker with them of the root of the fatness of the olive tree; 18 glory not over the branches: but if thou gloriest,

Romans 15:30-33 — 15:30-33: Now I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; 31 that I may be delivered from them that are disobedient in Judaea, and (that) my ministration

Romans 6:17-18 — 6:17-18: But thanks be to God, that, whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto ye were delivered;18 and being made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness. Those at Rome had been

Romans 6:20-23 — 6:20-23: For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness. 21 What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. 22 But now being made free from sin and become

Romans 6:6-7 — 6:6-7: knowing this, that our old man was crucified with (him), that the body of sin might be done away, that so we should no longer be in bondage to sin; 7 for he that hath died is justified from sin. Verse 6 opens with the expression “knowing

1 Corinthians 1:1 — 1:1: Paul, called (to be) an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, Paul authored this epistle and it was sent to the Christians at “Corinth” (verse 2). Corinth was a city with an interesting history.

1 Corinthians 1:22-25 — 1:22-25: Seeing that Jews ask for signs, and Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 but we preach Christ crucified, unto Jews a stumblingblock, and unto Gentiles foolishness; 24 but unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and

1 Corinthians 10 overview — Introduction to chapter 10: In the opening verse of chapter 10 the ASV uses the word “for” and the KJV says “moreover.” Both words alert readers to the fact that Paul is continuing to deal with the same subject. In the 8th chapter

1 Corinthians 12:27-28 — 12:27-28: Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof. 28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, (divers) kinds of tongues. In

1 Corinthians 14:1 — 14:1: Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual (gifts), but rather that ye may prophesy. This chapter may be divided into two sections. In the first twenty-five verses Paul demonstrated the superiority of prophecy over tongue speaking. The

1 Corinthians 14:18-19 — 14:18-19: I thank God, I speak with tongues more than you all: 19 howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. Because tongue speaking allowed Christians

1 Corinthians 14:2 — 14:2: For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth; but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. If a Christian could “speak in a tongue” (a foreign language he had never learned), and he spoke

1 Corinthians 15:1-2 — 15:1-2: Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand, 2 by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain. The chapter

1 Corinthians 16:15-18 — 16:15-18: Now I beseech you, brethren (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to minister unto the saints), 16 that ye also be in subjection unto such, and to every one that helpeth in

1 Corinthians 2:14 — 2:14: Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged. Those who believe in Calvinism frequently use this verse to argue that man is

1 Corinthians 6:15 — 6:15: Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? God forbid. Anyone who is even remotely familiar with the world knows about sexual immorality. Married people

1 Corinthians 7:32-35 — 7:32-35: But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord: 33 but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife, 34 and is divided.

1 Corinthians 8:13 — conscience) would not “stumble.” Stumble (skandalizo) is a verb that occurs twice in this verse and in 13a it is in the present tense. Brown (2:708) defined this term as “to lead into sin, to give offence.” Jesus used this same word (Matthew 17:27) to say not paying a tax would cause people to “stumble” (provoke, raise dissension). The stumbling (“offending,” KJV) in this chapter was not over minor matters (see how this term was also used by Jesus in Matthew

1 Corinthians 8:4 — 8:4: Concerning therefore the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is (anything) in the world, and that there is no God but one. As stated in the commentary on verse 1, there are two words for “know” in this chapter