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Summary: Constable: “The apostle now returned to the subject of himself and the other teachers of the Corinthians as servants of God. He did so to say more about what it means to be a servant of God. In this section he clarified the essential features of an acceptable servant of God. He did…
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1 Corinthians 3:18-23 (WEL) Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this world’s ways, let him become a fool so that he may be [truly] wise. 19 For this world’s wisdom is foolishness with God, as it is written, “He takes the wise in their own craftiness.”…
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1 Corinthians 3:16-20 (WEL) Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him because the temple of God, which you are, is holy. 18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems…
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1 Corinthians 3:12-15 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or stubble, 13 Then everyone’s work will be clearly seen, for the day will expose it because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test every one’s work, what quality it is. 14 If…
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1 Corinthians 3:5-11 (WEL) So who is Paul and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom you believed, even as the Lord gave to each. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God is continually giving the growth. 7 So then, neither is he who is planting anything, nor he who is watering, but God…
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Chapter summary: Joseph Benson: “In this chapter, (1) The apostle reproves the Corinthians for their carnality and contentions about ministers, 1 Corinthians 3:1-4. (2) Shows the absurdity of such contentions, since ministers were but mere instruments in God’s hands, who could do nothing effectual toward the salvation of mankind without his aid, and who…
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1 Corinthians 2:12-16 (WEL) Now, we haven’t received the world’s spirit, but have received the Spirit, which is from God so that we might understand the things which have been freely given to us by God. 13 We talk about these things also, not in the words which human wisdom teaches but which the…
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1 Corinthians 2:9-11 (WEL) But as it is written, “Eye has not seen, not ear heard, neither has entered a person’s heart, the things which God has prepared for those who love him.” [Isaiah 64:4] 10 But God has revealed [them] to us by his Spirit because the Spirit searches everything, even the deep…
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1 Corinthians 2:6-8 (WEL) Nevertheless, we speak wisdom to those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age nor of the rulers of this age who are gradually coming to nothing. 7 But we talk about God’s wisdom, [which was] kept secret in a mystery, which God already decided on before the…
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Chapter summary: Matthew Henry: The apostle proceeds with his argument in this chapter, and, I. Reminds the Corinthians of the plain manner wherein he delivered the gospel to them (1Co 2:1-5). But yet, II. Shows them that he had communicated to them a treasure of the truest and highest wisdom, such as exceeded all…