PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — I Corinthians
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 195,509 words · 186 reading sections
1 Corinthians 9:8
1 Corinthians 9:8 Ver. 8. Say I these things as a man?.... After the manner of men, reasoning from things common among men, and obvious to everyone's observation: or saith not the law the same also? As the subject the apostle is upon was capable of being illustrated and confirmed by instances common unto, and easy of…
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1 Corinthians 9:9 Ver. 9. For it is written in the law of Moses,.... De 25:4 Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. The manner of threshing, or beating out the corn among the Jews, was not the same with ours; it was not done by the flail, at least not always, but by the means of oxen; a…
392 wordsSECTION 1231 Corinthians 9:10
1 Corinthians 9:10 Ver. 10. Or saith he it altogether for our sakes,.... That is, God says this, or delivers out this law, forbidding the muzzling the ox, while it treads out the corn; not merely for the sake of the ox, but chiefly for the sake of men; and so Jarchi upon the place says, that the ox is mentioned, Mda t…
262 wordsSECTION 1241 Corinthians 9:11
1 Corinthians 9:11 Ver. 11. If we have sown unto you spiritual things,.... The preachers of the Gospel are compared to sowers of seed; the seed they sow is the word of God, which is like to seed, for its smallness and despicableness in the eyes of carnal men; and yet as the seed is the choicest which is laid by for so…
590 wordsSECTION 1251 Corinthians 9:12
1 Corinthians 9:12 Ver. 12. If others are partakers of this power over you,.... Meaning not any tyrannical power and jurisdiction over them, with respect either to faith or practice; but the right of a maintenance, which either the false apostles, or the true ordinary ministers of the word there, justly claimed, and d…
273 wordsSECTION 1261 Corinthians 9:13
1 Corinthians 9:13 Ver. 13. Do ye not know, that they which minister about holy things,.... Not the priests in the temples of the Heathen deities, as the Ethiopic version suggests; but the priests in the temple at Jerusalem, who were employed in slaying the sacrifices, taking off their skins, cutting them into pieces,…
363 wordsSECTION 1271 Corinthians 9:14
1 Corinthians 9:14 Ver. 14. Even so hath the Lord ordained,.... That is, the Lord Jesus Christ, in Mt 10:10 it is an order and appointment of his that his ministering servants, who labour in preaching his Gospel, should be sufficiently taken care of, as to a comfortable livelihood; he has not indeed fixed it in the sa…
295 wordsSECTION 1281 Corinthians 9:15
1 Corinthians 9:15 Ver. 15. But I have used none of these things,.... Either none of these arguments or reasons, for a minister's maintenance, taken from the reason of things, the law of Moses, the examples of the priests and Levites, and the order and appointment of Christ, in favour of himself, and that he might be …
330 wordsSECTION 1291 Corinthians 9:16
1 Corinthians 9:16 Ver. 16. For though I preach the Gospel, I have nothing to glory of,.... The sense is not, that if he preached the Gospel in order for a livelihood, and to serve his private advantage, he should have no room for glorying; since, if this was the case, he should be obliged to do it, or perish for want…
481 wordsSECTION 1301 Corinthians 9:17
1 Corinthians 9:17 Ver. 17. For if I do this thing willingly,.... That is, not freely and without receiving anything for preaching, without seeking any temporal profits and advantages; nor in pure love to Christ, and the good of souls, without any fear of punishment, or hope of reward; but the apostle supposes a case …
4,363 wordsSECTION 1311 Corinthians 10:1
1 Corinthians 10:1 INTRODUCTION TO 1 CORINTHIANS 10 In this chapter the apostle cautions the Corinthians against security on account of their gifts, knowledge, and profession, since men of great characters, and enjoying high privileges, have fallen into sin, and have been severely punished; and he particularly cautio…
2,576 wordsSECTION 1321 Corinthians 10:2
1 Corinthians 10:2 Ver. 2. And were all baptized unto Moses,.... "In or by Moses"; and so the Syriac version renders it, avwm dyb, "by the hand of Moses"; by his means and direction, he going before, they followed after him into the sea, and passed through on dry land, and came out on the shore, which carried in it a …
706 wordsSECTION 1331 Corinthians 10:3
1 Corinthians 10:3 Ver. 3. And did all eat the same spiritual meat. Meaning the manna; and which the Jews also call {h} ynxwr lkam, "spiritual food", as also their sacrifices, {i} ynxwr Mxl, "spiritual bread": not that the manna was so in own nature; it was corporeal food, and served for the nourishment of the body; b…
520 wordsSECTION 1341 Corinthians 10:4
1 Corinthians 10:4 Ver. 4. And did all drink the same spiritual drink,.... By which is meant the water out of the rock, which was typical of the blood of Christ, which is drink indeed, and not figurative, as this was, for which reason it is called spiritual; or of the grace of Christ, often signified by water, both in…
972 wordsSECTION 1351 Corinthians 10:5
1 Corinthians 10:5 Ver. 5. But with many of them God was not well pleased,.... As he is with none but those that are in Christ; and with none of the services of men, but what are done in faith, which become acceptable to him through Jesus Christ; for in him only persons and services are accepted with God; and this was…
278 wordsSECTION 1361 Corinthians 10:6
1 Corinthians 10:6 Ver. 6. Now these things were our examples,.... Or "types"; that is, these punishments which were inflicted on these persons for their sins, were designed as instructions for others to avoid the like sins, that they may escape the same punishment; just as the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, being cond…
412 wordsSECTION 1371 Corinthians 10:7
1 Corinthians 10:7 Ver. 7. Neither be ye idolaters,.... To which they seemed inclined to be, at least there was great danger that such they would be, by carrying their liberty to such a pitch, as to sit in an idol's temple, and there eat things sacrificed unto them; and which the apostle cautions against, and uses arg…
9,651 wordsSECTION 1381 Corinthians 11:1
1 Corinthians 11:1 INTRODUCTION TO 1 CORINTHIANS 11 In this chapter the apostle blames both men and women for their indecent appearance in public worship, and admonishes them how they should behave with the reasons of it; and also corrects some abuses and irregularities among them, at, or before, the Lord's supper; w…
1,525 wordsSECTION 1391 Corinthians 11:2
1 Corinthians 11:2 Ver. 2. Now I praise you, brethren,.... The apostle prefaces what he had to say by way of commendation of them; though some think that this is said in an ironical way, because there are many things both in this chapter, and in the following part of this epistle, delivered in a way of reproof; but wh…
434 wordsSECTION 1401 Corinthians 11:3
1 Corinthians 11:3 Ver. 3. But I would have you to know,.... Though they were mindful of him, and retained in memory many things he had declared among them, and kept the ordinances as delivered to them; yet there were some things in which they were either ignorant, or at least did not so well advert to, and needed to …
924 wordsSECTION 1411 Corinthians 11:4
1 Corinthians 11:4 Ver. 4. Every man praying or prophesying,.... This is to be understood of praying and prophesying in public, and not in private; and not to be restrained to the person that is the mouth of the congregation to God in prayer, or who preaches to the people in the name of God; but to be applied to every…
817 wordsSECTION 1421 Corinthians 11:5
1 Corinthians 11:5 Ver. 5. But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth,.... Not that a woman was allowed to pray publicly in the congregation, and much less to preach or explain the word, for these things were not permitted them: see 1Co 14:34 but it designs any woman that joins in public worship with the minister in …
545 wordsSECTION 1431 Corinthians 11:6
1 Corinthians 11:6 Ver. 6. For if the woman be not covered,.... That is, if her head is not covered with some sort of covering, as is the custom of the place where she lives, let her also be shorn; let her hair be cut short; let her wear it as men do theirs; and let her see how she will look, and how she will like th…
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1 Corinthians 11:7 Ver. 7. For a man indeed ought not to cover his head,.... The Ethiopic version adds, "whilst he prays"; which is a proper interpretation of the words, though a wrong version; for the apostle's meaning is not, that a man should not have his head covered at any time, but whilst he is in public worship…
11,391 wordsSECTION 1451 Corinthians 12:1
1 Corinthians 12:1 INTRODUCTION TO 1 CORINTHIANS 12 In this chapter the apostle discourses concerning spiritual gifts, showing the author, nature, use, and excellency of them; compares the church to an human body, and in a beautiful manner sets forth the symmetry and subserviency of the members of it to one another, …
1,134 wordsSECTION 1461 Corinthians 12:2
1 Corinthians 12:2 Ver. 2. Ye know that ye were Gentiles,.... That is, by religion; hence the Syriac version renders it apnx, "profane" persons, given up to wickedness, bigotry, and superstition; for by nation they were Gentiles still; and which must be understood of one part of this church only; for some of them were…
348 wordsSECTION 1471 Corinthians 12:3
1 Corinthians 12:3 Ver. 3. Wherefore I give you to understand,.... Or "I make known unto you"; what I am about to say are certain truths, and to be depended on, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed; or "anathema", as did the unconverted Gentiles, who knew nothing of Jesus but by report; wh…
1,103 wordsSECTION 1481 Corinthians 12:4
1 Corinthians 12:4 Ver. 4. Now there are diversities of gifts,.... Of spiritual ones, as in 1Co 12:1 which spring from the free grace, and good will and pleasure of God, and are not owing to the merits of men; and therefore such who have the largest share of them should not boast of them as acquired by themselves, or …
168 wordsSECTION 1491 Corinthians 12:5
1 Corinthians 12:5 Ver. 5. And there are differences of administrations,.... Or ministries; offices in the church, ministered in by different persons, as apostles, prophets, pastors, or teachers and deacons; who were employed in planting and forming of churches, ordaining elders, preaching the word, administering ordi…
182 wordsSECTION 1501 Corinthians 12:6
1 Corinthians 12:6 Ver. 6. And there are diversities of operations, There are some that are ordinary, as the good work of grace, and the several parts of it, the work of faith, the labour of love, and patience of hope, which the Spirit of God begins, carries on, and finishes in all the elect of God, and members of Chr…
269 wordsSECTION 1511 Corinthians 12:7
1 Corinthians 12:7 Ver. 7. But the manifestation of the Spirit,.... Not that which the Spirit manifests, as the grace and love of God, an interest in Christ, the doctrines of the Gospel, and the things of another world; for he is a spirit of revelation, more or less, in the knowledge of these things; but that which ma…
271 wordsSECTION 1521 Corinthians 12:8
1 Corinthians 12:8 Ver. 8. For to one is given by the Spirit,.... Now follows a distinct and particular enumeration of the operations of the Spirit, though not all of them, yet as many as the apostle thought necessary; and which are called the manifestation of him, and which most clearly show him to be the author of t…
256 wordsSECTION 1531 Corinthians 12:9
1 Corinthians 12:9 Ver. 9. To another faith by the same Spirit,.... Not the grace of faith, which is common to all believers, though given by the same Spirit: but rather the doctrine of faith, and ability to preach it, and boldness and intrepidity of spirit to assert and defend it in the face of all opposition; all wh…
264 wordsSECTION 1541 Corinthians 12:10
1 Corinthians 12:10 Ver. 10. To another the working of miracles,.... Or "powers": mighty deeds, wonderful works, such as are apparently above, and out of the reach of nature, and beyond the compass of human power and skill; such as raising the dead, causing the blind to see, the deaf to hear, the dumb to speak, the la…
6,850 wordsSECTION 1551 Corinthians 13:1
1 Corinthians 13:1 INTRODUCTION TO 1 CORINTHIANS 13 This chapter is taken up in the commendation of the grace of charity, or love, which is preferred to all gifts whatsoever; is described by its properties and effects, and particularly its duration; on which account it is represented as more excellent than other prin…
2,310 wordsSECTION 1561 Corinthians 13:2
1 Corinthians 13:2 Ver. 2. And though I have the gift of prophecy,.... Either of foretelling future events, as Balaam, who foretold many things concerning the Messiah and the people of Israel, and yet had no true love for either; and Caiaphas, who was high priest the year Christ suffered, and prophesied of his death, …
1,382 wordsSECTION 1571 Corinthians 13:3
1 Corinthians 13:3 Ver. 3. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,.... Of which the Jews give us instances; they say {n}, that R. Ishcab stood, Myynel wyokn lk qylxhw, "and distributed all his goods to the poor"; and a little after they say the same of King Monbaz, that he stood and gave away, or dispersed,…
549 wordsSECTION 1581 Corinthians 13:4
1 Corinthians 13:4 Ver. 4. Charity suffereth long,.... The apostle, in this and some following verses, enumerates the several properties and characters of the grace of love; and all along represents it as if it was a person, and no doubt designs one who is possessed of it, and in whose heart it is implanted and reigns…
646 wordsSECTION 1591 Corinthians 13:5
1 Corinthians 13:5 Ver. 5. Doth not behave itself unseemly,.... By using either unbecoming words, or doing indecent actions; for a man unprincipled with this grace will be careful that no filthy and corrupt communication proceed out of his mouth, which may offend pious ears; and that he uses no ridiculous and ludicrou…
591 wordsSECTION 1601 Corinthians 13:6
1 Corinthians 13:6 Ver. 6. Rejoiceth not in iniquity,.... Neither in his own, nor in others; but on the contrary is grieved for it; he mourns over his own iniquities, the corruption of his heart, the infirmities of his life, his secret sins, which none know but God and his own soul; he is greatly troubled at the profa…
287 wordsSECTION 1611 Corinthians 13:7
1 Corinthians 13:7 Ver. 7. Beareth all things,.... The burdens of fellow Christians, and so fulfils the law of Christ, which is the law of love; the infirmities of weak believers, and the reproaches and persecutions of the world: or "covers all things", as it may be rendered, even a multitude of sins, as charity is sa…
419 wordsSECTION 1621 Corinthians 13:8
1 Corinthians 13:8 Ver. 8. Charity never faileth,.... It may fail as to the exercise of it, as other graces do; it may be left, but not lost; the fervour of it may be remitted and abated; it may wax cold through the prevalence of sin; it may be greatly damped by the growth of error and heresy, which eat as do a canker…
531 wordsSECTION 1631 Corinthians 13:9
1 Corinthians 13:9 Ver. 9. For we know in part,.... Not that the Scriptures, the rule and measure of knowledge, and from whence spiritual knowledge is derived, are imperfect; so that there is need of unwritten traditions, and of enthusiastic revelations and inspirations, to inform of things otherwise unknown; for thou…
2,695 wordsSECTION 1641 Corinthians 14:1
1 Corinthians 14:1 INTRODUCTION TO 1 CORINTHIANS 14 In this chapter the apostle discourses concerning the use of spiritual gifts, and prefers prophesying, or preaching, to every other gift; and directs to the order and manner of using it, and also points at the persons who should exercise it; and whereas there was mu…
1,933 wordsSECTION 1651 Corinthians 14:2
1 Corinthians 14:2 Ver. 2. For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue,.... Or with tongues, as some copies and the Ethiopic version read: Dr. Lightfoot thinks, that the Hebrew tongue, which was become a dead language, and understood but by few, is here meant, and that not without reason; seeing the public prayers, prea…
325 wordsSECTION 1661 Corinthians 14:3
1 Corinthians 14:3 Ver. 3. But he that prophesieth,.... Preaches, prays, or sings, in a language understood by the common people: speaketh unto men to edification; to the building of them up in Christ, and on their most holy faith, so that they grow up as an holy temple to the Lord: and exhortation; to the more vigor…
155 wordsSECTION 1671 Corinthians 14:4
1 Corinthians 14:4 Ver. 4. He that speaketh its an unknown tongue,.... Be it the Hebrew language, or any other; some copies, and the Ethiopic version, read, "with tongues": edifieth himself; his heart may be warmed, his affections raised, his devotion kept up, and he be in a very spiritual and comfortable frame, know…
117 wordsSECTION 1681 Corinthians 14:5
1 Corinthians 14:5 Ver. 5. I would that ye all spake with tongues,.... This the apostle says, to prevent being misunderstood; for his view was not to bring the gift of tongues into contempt, or to represent it as at all times, and on all occasions, useless and insignificant; nor would he be thought to envy them this g…
338 wordsSECTION 1691 Corinthians 14:6
1 Corinthians 14:6 Ver. 6. Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues,.... The apostle exemplifies this matter in himself, and supposes it his own case, that should he who was the apostle of the Gentiles, and to be received by them as such, when he came to them, come with this gift of tongues, which he wa…
12,101 wordsSECTION 1701 Corinthians 15:1
1 Corinthians 15:1 INTRODUCTION TO 1 CORINTHIANS 15 The apostle, in this chapter, recommends the Gospel, and gives a summary of it, proves the resurrection of Christ, and by various arguments establishes the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, and answers objections made unto it. He also sets forth the glory th…
2,519 wordsSECTION 1711 Corinthians 15:2
1 Corinthians 15:2 Ver. 2. By which also ye are saved,.... It was the means of their salvation, and had been made the power of God unto salvation to them. Salvation is inseparably connected with true faith in Christ as a Saviour, and with a hearty belief of his resurrection from the dead, which is the earnest and pled…
455 wordsSECTION 1721 Corinthians 15:3
1 Corinthians 15:3 Ver. 3. For I delivered unto you first of all,.... Not only in the first place as to order; but among the chief and principal things, as the words will bear to be rendered, this was insisted on in his ministry; this was one he after relates, even a crucified Christ, or the doctrine of his dying for …
384 wordsSECTION 1731 Corinthians 15:4
1 Corinthians 15:4 Ver. 4. And that he was buried,.... That is, according to the Scriptures; for as he died and rose again according to the Scriptures, he was buried according to them; which speak of his being in hell, in "sheol", in the grave, and of his making his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his deat…
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1 Corinthians 15:5 Ver. 5. And that he was seen of Cephas,.... Or Simon Peter; for Cephas was a name given him by Christ, Joh 1:42. This was not another Cephas, one of the seventy disciples, as Clemens suggests {g}, but the Apostle Peter himself, to whom it is certain the Lord appeared. Not that he was the first perso…
26,732 wordsSECTION 1751 Corinthians 16:1
1 Corinthians 16:1 INTRODUCTION TO 1 CORINTHIANS 16 This chapter concludes the epistle, with some directions to the Corinthians concerning a collection for the poor saints; with some intimations of himself, Timothy, and Apollos coming to them, and giving them a visit; with exhortations to watchfulness, constancy, cou…
1,173 wordsSECTION 1761 Corinthians 16:2
1 Corinthians 16:2 Ver. 2. Upon the first day of the week,.... In an ancient copy of Beza's, and in some others, it is added, "the Lord's day". Upon some one first day of the week, or more, if there was a necessity for it, until the collection was finished; though the Syriac and Arabic versions render it, "every first…
787 wordsSECTION 1771 Corinthians 16:3
1 Corinthians 16:3 Ver. 3. And when I come,.... To Corinth, as he intended very quickly: whomsoever you shall approve by your letters; that is, such persons as this church should approve, and choose, and fix upon as proper persons to go with their collection; which approbation and choice they would signify by letters…
280 wordsSECTION 1781 Corinthians 16:4
1 Corinthians 16:4 Ver. 4. And if it be meet that I go also,.... If it should be convenient for me to go, or it should be thought proper and expedient that I should go; or, as the Syriac version renders it, "if this work should be worthy that I should go"; and the Arabic version, "if the thing should be worthy to go w…
137 wordsSECTION 1791 Corinthians 16:5
1 Corinthians 16:5 Ver. 5. Now I will come unto you,.... Which he again assures them of, as being his real intention and design; though some had given out that he would not come to them any more, and hoped they should never see him any more; see 1Co 4:18. When I shall pass through Macedonia; hereby fixing the time wh…
220 wordsSECTION 1801 Corinthians 16:6
1 Corinthians 16:6 Ver. 6. And it may be that I will abide,.... He could not be certain what calls in Providence he might have to some other places, where his presence would be necessary: yea, and winter with you; stay all winter with them, for the space of three months, as we read he did in Greece, Ac 20:1. That ye…
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Public domain; John Gill (1697–1771). Source item is marked Public Domain on Internet Archive.
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.