1 Corinthians 6:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, ”

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Know ye not ... - The apostle introduces the declaration in this verse to show the evil of their course, and especially of the injustice which they did one to another, and their attempt to enforc...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? (8) Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Scandal of Christians Suing each other before Heathen Tribunals. Paul has prepared for his next rebuke by his reference to the function of the church to judge its own members. But alas, Christi...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

unrighteous . Same as unjust ( 1 Corinthians 6:1 ). the kingdom of God . See App-114, and Compare 1 Corinthians 4:20 . not . App-105. deceived . Greek. planao. This caution occurs three tim...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Know ye not, etc. By unrighteousness here you may understand what is opposed to strict integrity. The unrighteous, then, that is, those who inflict injury on their brethren, who defrau...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1958 GOD’S MERCY TO THE VILEST SINNERS 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 . Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolater...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, The...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

(c) 6:1-11. Christians and Litigation St. Paul reproves the Corinthians for referring their disputes about ordinary affairs to heathen judges. The subject was suggested by rumours he had heard;...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Know ye not that the unrighteous...? — The force of this question comes out more strikingly in the original, where the word rendered “unrighteous” is the same as “ye do wrong” of 1 Corinthians 6:8...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 9 ON GOING TO LAW ST. PAUL here gives his judgment on the litigiousness of the Corinthians. The Greeks, in general, were fond of going to law. They were not only quarrelsome, but they see...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Settling Differences between Brethren 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 The Apostle was clearly of the opinion that it was wiser for a Christian to bear injustice and wrong than to go to law before a heathe...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The apostle now passed to another dereliction. Disputes in the church were being submitted to heathen tribunals. What these matters were we are not told. The teaching of the apostle is clear, and has...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(9) Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God ?.... A way of speaking much like that in the Talmud, הוי יודע שהעולם הבא אינו עשוי אלא לצדיקים "know thou, that the world to co...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Know ye not With all your boasted knowledge; that the unrighteous That is, not only the unjust , but those destitute of true righteousness and holiness, comprehending the various classes of sinn...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

In this chapter there is another matter raised in which the Corinthians had not been using proper judgment. No individual is singled out here, but the strong reproof of the apostle is for any who had...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Solemn Warnings. A. D. 57. 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That by the kingdom of God is here meant the kingdom of glory, the happiness of another life, is plain, because he speaketh in the future tense; this kingdom, he saith, the unrighteous, that is,...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Christians Are Not To Go To Court Against Their Fellow-Christians (6:1-9a). The idea that the church judges internal matters like sin leads on to the idea that the church can also act as judge in...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES TRANSITIONAL SECTION.— 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 1 Corinthians 6:9 .—Query, is the particular “ wrong ” and “ defrauding ” in 1 Corinthians 6:8-9 connected with 2 Corinthians 7:12...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1. Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? In those days, the courts of law were utterly unjust. It was all a matter of who coul...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 6:1 . Dare any of you go to law before the unjust? He whose cause is just appeals to equity, but he who does his neighbour wrong is vexatious. In England, our judges, after the cause...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Know ye not Shall the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Persistent self-deception Sometimes we persistently deceive ourselves. We insist upon pursuing a policy for our benefit w...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 6:1-46 Litigation before heathen courts forbidden. 1 Corinthians 6:1 Dare any of you? rather, Dare any one of you? It is in St. Paul's view an audacio...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom, of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 15:50 ; 1 Corinthians 3:16 ; 1 Corinthians 5:1 ; 1 Corinthians 5:10 ; 1 Corinthians 6:10 ; 1 Corinthians 6:15 ; 1 Corinthians 6:16 ; 1 Corinthians 6:19 ; 1 Corinthians 6:2 ; 1...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Indwelling Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 6:1-20 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The studies in the Epistle to the Corinthians are not written to be shelved, but to be carefully studied, and followed, lest...
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Idolatry is here placed between fornication and adultery, because they generally accompanied it. Nor the effeminate — Who live in an easy, indolent way; taking up no cross, enduring no hardship. Bu...

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Corinthians 6:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Corinthians 6:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Corinthians 6:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 6:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 6:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Corinthians 6:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Corinthians 6:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes