1 Corinthians 1:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the cominga of our Lord Jesus Christ: ”

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

So that - God has so abundantly endowed you with his favors. Ye come behind - ὑστερεῖσθαι hustereisthai. You are not missing, or deficient. The word is usually applied to destitution, w...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

So that ye come behind in no gift; (10) waiting for the (f) coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: (10) He says along the way that there is no reason why they should be so pleased in those gifts which the...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - 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 1:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

come behind . are not (App-105) lacking (Greek. hustereo) . See Romans 3:23 . no . Greek. mideis. . double negative. gift . App-184. waiting for . eagerly expecting. Greek. apekdechomai....
1 Corinthians 1:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. So that ye come behind in no gift ̔Υστερεισθαι means to be in want of what you would otherwise stand in need of. (49) He means, therefore, that the Corinthians abound in all the gifts o...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1929 THE BLESSINGS IMPARTED BY THE GOSPEL 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 . I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; that in every thing ye a...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: So that ye come behind in no gift - Every gift and grace of God's Spirit was possessed by the members of that Churc...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: Ye come behind - are inferior to other Christians elsewhere. In no gift - not that all had all gifts, b...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - 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 1:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

So that ye come. — Not exactly as in the English, “so that ye come behind” (or, are wanting ) “in no gift,” but “the result being that ye come behind others in no gift.” You have as fully as any...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - 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 1:7 - 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 1:7 - 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 1:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; (5) That in everything ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; (6) Even as t...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST CONFIRMED ‘I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; that in every thing ye are enriched by Him, in all utterance, and...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So that ye come behind in no gift ,.... Ordinary or extraordinary; a detail of the gifts which were bestowed on them is made in 1 Corinthians 12:8 ; by which it appears that they were not inferior...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: Ver. 7. So that ye come behind, &c. ] Yet were babes and carnal, 1 Corinthians 3:2,3 , and fell short in m...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - 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 1:7 - 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 1:7 - 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 1:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Not that every one of them was filled with all the gifts of the blessed Spirit; but one excelled in one gift, another excelled in another, as the apostle expounds himself, 1 Corinthians 12:7,8 ; n...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ I thank God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you in Christ Jesus, that in everything you were enriched in him, in all utterance and in all knowledge, even as the testim...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - 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 1:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

coming Three words are used in connection with the return of the Lord: (1) Greek, "Parousia", meaning "personal presence," also used by Paul of the "coming" of Stephanas ( 1 Corinthians 16:...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:7-8 Waiting for Christ. I. St. Paul had found the Corinthians in great darkness of mind, worshipping many different gods, of whom they had different fancies and notions, worshippi...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - 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 1:7 - 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 1:7 - 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 1:7 - 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 1:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The thanksgiving of the apostle:
1 Corinthians 1:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 4:5 ; 1 John 3:2 ; 1 Peter 1:13 ; 1 Peter 4:13 ; 1 Peter 5:4 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:10 ; 1 Timothy 6:14 ; 1 Timothy 6:15 ; 2 Corinthians 12:13 ; 2 Peter 3:12 ; 2 Thessalonians 1...
1 Corinthians 1:7 - 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 1:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Waiting — With earnest desire. For the glorious revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ — A sure mark of a true or false Christian, to long for, or dread, this revelation.

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Corinthians 1:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 1:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 1:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Corinthians 1:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Corinthians 1:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes