1 Corinthians 1:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: ”

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For ye see your calling - You know the general character and condition of those who are Christians among you, that they have not been generally taken from the wise, the rich, and the learned, but...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(26) For ye see your (t) calling, brethren, how that not many wise men (u) after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]: (26) A confirmation taken from those things which came to p...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:18 to 1 Corinthians 2:5 . The Cross, Folly to the World, is the Power and Wisdom of God. Paul now explains and justifies 1 Corinthians 1:17 b , which to Greek readers must hav...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

ye . Omit. see . App-133. calling . Greek. klesis. See Romans 11:29 . Here it means the way ye were called, i.e. the kind of persons whom God sent to call you. Hence instead of "are called" a...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

26. Behold your calling. As the mood of the Greek verb ( βλέπετε) is doubtful, and the indicative suits the context equally as well as the imperative, I leave it to the reader’s choice which...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1931 THE OBJECTS OF GOD’S CALL 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 . Ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: but God...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called : Ye see your calling - Την κλησιν. The state of grace and blessedness to w...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Are called— Call you: which words I would supply from the first clause of the verse. Our translators have supplied the words are called, for which there are no correspondent words in the origin...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: Ye see - rather, from the prominence of the verb in the Greek, "see...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For ye see your calling. — Better, imperative (as in 1 Corinthians 8:9 ; 1 Corinthians 10:18 ; 1 Corinthians 16:10 ), For see your calling. The Apostle directs them to look at the facts regard...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 4 THE FOOLISHNESS OF PREACHING In the preceding section of this Epistle Paul introduced the subject which was prominent in his thoughts as he wrote: the divided state of the Corinthian C...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Glory in Men's Weakness 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 ; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 Like the sons of Jesse before Samuel, so do the successive regiments on which the world relies pass before Christ. The...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 Jes...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(18) For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. (19) For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bri...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For ye see your calling, brethren ,.... That is, those that were called by the grace of God among them; for as circumcision and uncircumcision stand for circumcised and uncircumcised persons, and el...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called : Ver. 26. Not many mighty ] The eagle and lion were not offered in sa...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And hereby it appears that the foolishness of God is wiser than men , &c. Because he makes use of such weak and mean instruments to bring men to the knowledge of the truth. For ye see Βλεπετε,...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 Ch...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Efficacy of the Gospel; The Character of the Gospel. A. D. 57. 17 For Christ sent me not...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To prove that this is the method of Divine Providence, to make use of seemingly infirm and weak means to produce his great effects, you need not look further than yourselves; look upon the whole body...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Let Them Consider Whom God Has Chosen And What He has Done For Them (1:26-31). ‘For look at your calling, brothers, how that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are call...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES 1 Corinthians 1:19-20 .— Isaiah 29:14 (nearly as LXX.), and a free imitation of Isaiah 30:18 . For .—Sustains the general drift of 1 Corinthians 1:17-18 , not any particular...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 Corinthians 1:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 ge...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel. Paul’s preaching I. It exalted the Cross of Christ as the central element of the gospel. The apostle does not teach that truths asso...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 1:1-46 The greeting. An ope...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For ye see your calling', brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called;
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:20 ; 1 Corinthians 2:13 ; 1 Corinthians 2:3-6 ; 1 Corinthians 3:18-20 ; 2 John 1:1 ; Acts 13:12 ; Acts 13:7 ; Acts 17:34 ; James 1:9-11 ; James 2:5 ; James 3:13-17 ; John...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Church of God at Corinth 1 Corinthians 1:1-30 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We propose taking several studies from the First Epistle to the Corinthians. There will be much to consider here which shou...
1 Corinthians 1:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Behold your calling — What manner of men they are whom God calls. That not many wise men after the flesh — In the account of the world. Not many mighty — Men of power and authority.

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 1:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 1:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Corinthians 1:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes