1 Corinthians 1:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. ”

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Grace be unto you ... - See the note at Romans 1:7 .
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(6) Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ. (6) The foundation and the life of the Church is Christ Jesus given from the Father.
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1-4. The Parties in the Corinthian Church. 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 . The epistle is sent in the joint names of Paul and Sosthenes, who may have been the ruler of the synagogue mentione...
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Grace . App-184. See Romans 1:7 . peace . This has no reference to their divisions, as the same salutation is given in all Paul's epistles except those to Timothy and Titus. from . App-104. L...
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. Grace be to you and peace For an exposition of this prayer, let my readers consult the beginning of my Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans ( Romans 1:7 ;) for I do not willingly burde...
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be unto you - For a full explanation of all these terms, see the notes on Romans 1:7 .
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Peace - peculiarly needed in the Corinthian church ( Romans 1:7 ).
1 Corinthians 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Grace be unto you, and peace. — This is the usual style of apostolic greeting ( Galatians 1:3 ; Ephesians 1:2 ), and with these words the address and greeting which open the Epistle conclude.
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Enriched and United in Christ 1 Corinthians 1:1-11 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. Compar...
1 Corinthians 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, (2) Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, calle...
1 Corinthians 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Grace be unto you, and peace from God ,.... This is an usual salutation in all Paul's epistles; Romans 1:7 .
1 Corinthians 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Ver. 3. Grace be to you and peace ] All peace that flows not from the sense of God's love and favour, is as...
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
1 Corinthians 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Apostle's Salutation. A. D. 57. 1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through...
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This is the common salutation in all Paul's Epistles, only in one or two mercy is also added. Grace signifies free love. Peace signifies either a reconciliation with God, or brotherly love and...
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.' ‘Grace' and ‘peace' were the two terms used in greetings in Paul's world, the former by Gentiles the latter by Jews. But Paul,...
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 fel...
1 Corinthians 1:3 - 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 1:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

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...
1 Corinthians 1:3 - 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 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Salutation and Thanksgiving. The salutation of the letter:
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:2 ; 2 Corinthians 1:2 ; Ephesians 1:2 ; Romans 1:7
1 Corinthians 1:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Carnal Christian 1 Corinthians 1:1-10 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We will consider the opening 9 verses of the first chapter of I Corinthians. These verses give us plainly an eightfold standing whi...

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Corinthians 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 1:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 1:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Corinthians 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary