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1 Corinthians 3:1 open_in_new
could not. was not able to.
speak. App-121.
unto. to.
spiritual. Greek. pneumatikos. See 1 Corinthians 12:1.
carnal. Greek. sarkikos, as in Romans 7:14, but the texts read sarkines. See 2 Corinthians 3:3.
in. App-104.
Christ. App-98.
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1 Corinthians 3:2 open_in_new
have fed you with. gave you... to drink (Greek. potizo).
hitherto, &c. = ye were not as yet able to bear it. Instead of supplying the ellipsis with "to bear it", we might read "not as yet strong enough".
neither. Greek. oute or oude.
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1 Corinthians 3:3 open_in_new
carnal. Greek. sarkikos. See 1 Corinthians 3:1.Romans 7:14.
among. App-104.
envying. Greek. zelos. See Acts 5:17.
strife. Greek. eris. See 1 Corinthians 1:11.
divisions. dichoatasia. See Romans 16:17. But the texts omit "and divisions".
as. according to. App-104.
men. a man. App-123.
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1 Corinthians 3:4 open_in_new
while. whenever.
another. App-124.
carnal. Greek. sarkikos, as in 1 Corinthians 3:3. but the texts read "men" (anthropoi).
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1 Corinthians 3:5 open_in_new
ministers. servants. App-190.
by. through. App-104. 1 Corinthians 3:1.
believed. App-150.
the Lord. App-98.
gave. See Ephesians 4:11.
every man. each (one).
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1 Corinthians 3:6 open_in_new
have planted. planted. See Acts 18:1-18.
watered. Greek. potizo, as in 1 Corinthians 3:2. See Acts 18:27 Acts 19:1.
God. App-98.
gave the increase. was causing it to grow. Imperf. because God's work was continuing, Paul's or any other's only temporary.
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1 Corinthians 3:7 open_in_new
neither... neither. Greek. oute... oute.
any thing. Greek. neut. of tis. App-123. Compare 2 Corinthians 3:5.Galatians 1:2; Galatians 1:6; Galatians 6:3.
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1 Corinthians 3:8 open_in_new
one. one thing. Both belong to the same company of servants, of whom God is the Master.
his own. Emph. Greek. idios.
according to. App-104.
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1 Corinthians 3:9 open_in_new
we. i.e. Paul and Sosthenes. See 1 Corinthians 1:1.
labourers together with God. God's fellow-workers. The word "God" is in the genitive of possession (App-17), as in the two other clauses of the verse. It is the Figure of speech Anaphora (App-6), and the verse should read: "God's fellow-workers we are: God's husbandry, God's building, ye are. "Ministers are co-workers with one another, not with God, as though He were one of them. Were it so, "God" would be in the dative case.
labourers together with. Greek. sunergos. Occurs thirteen times. Three times as here, used generally; in all other cases used of individuals, Timothy, Titus, Luke, &c.
husbandry. tilled field. Greek. georgion. Only here. Compare Numbers 24:6; Psalms 80:15.
building. Greek. oikodome. Used in Matthew 24:1.Mark 13:1, Mar 13:2. 2 Corinthians 5:1.Ephesians 2:21, of an edifice. Elsewhere twelve times of the act of building, and translated "edifying", in. metaphorical sense.
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1 Corinthians 3:10 open_in_new
grace. App-184.
masterbuilder. Greek. architekton. Only here.
have. The texts omit.
foundation. Compare App-146.
another. App-124.
buildeth thereon. Greek. epoikodomeo. See Acts 20:32.
take heed. see. App-133.
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1 Corinthians 3:11 open_in_new
no man. no one. Greek. oudeis.
than. beside. App-104.
Jesus Christ. App-98.
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1 Corinthians 3:12 open_in_new
Now. = But.
if. App-118.
any man. any one. Greek. tis. App-123.
upon. App-104.
hay. Greek. chortos. Translated twelve times "grass", twice "blade", Matthew 13:26; Mark 4:28. Only here rendered "hay". Note the Figure of speech Asyndeton (App-6).
stubble. Greek. kalame. Only here. All these six things are perishable (1 Peter 1:7).
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1 Corinthians 3:13 open_in_new
be made. become.
manifest. App-106.
the day. i.e. the day of the Lord. See Acts 2:20.
declare. Greek. deloo. See 1 Corinthians 1:11.
revealed. App-106.
by. in. App-104.
try. test, or prove. Greek. dokimazo.
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1 Corinthians 3:14 open_in_new
abide. Greek. meno. See p. 1511.
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1 Corinthians 3:15 open_in_new
burned. burned up. Greek. katakaio. Compare Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:17; 2 Peter 3:10.
suffer loss. Greek. zemioo. Elsewhere, Matthew 16:26; Mark 8:36; Luke 9:25; 2 Corinthians 7:9; Philippians 1:3; Philippians 1:8. He will Jose his reward. Compare 2 John 1:8.
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1 Corinthians 3:16 open_in_new
Know ye not. This expression occurs twelve times in Paul's epistles. Elsewhere, 1 Corinthians 5:6; 1 Corinthians 6:2; 1 Corinthians 6:3; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Corinthians 6:15 1 Corinthians 6:16, 1 Corinthians 6:19; 1 Corinthians 9:13; 1 Corinthians 9:24.Romans 6:16; Romans 11:2. One other occurance is in James 4:4. It conveys. delicate reproach.
Know. App-133.
Temple. Greek. naos. See Matthew 23:16. There is no art. because naos is the predicate.
Spirit. The Holy Spirit. App-101.
in. among. App-104. The Spirit dwells in the shrine formed by the collective body of believers. Compare Ephesians 2:22.
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1 Corinthians 3:17 open_in_new
defile. Greek. phth eiro. Same word as "destroy" below. Occurs also in 1 Corinthians 15:33. 2Co 7:2. 2 Corinthians 11:3.Ephesians 4:22.Jude 1:10; Revelation 19:2 (corrupt). The word "mar" will suit both clauses. The man who mars God's Temple by introducing divisions, and the wisdom that is not from above (James 3:15), will himself be marred (1 Corinthians 3:15).
him. this one. Greek. houtos. Emphatic.
holy. Greek. hagios.
which. and such, i.e. holy, or separated. Omit " temple " in the last clause.
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1 Corinthians 3:18 open_in_new
no man. no one. Greek. medeis.
deceive. Greek. exapatao. See Romans 7:11.
world. App-129.
fool. Greek. moros, as in 1 Corinthians 1:25; 1 Corinthians 1:27.
that. in order that. Greek. hina.
be. become.
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1 Corinthians 3:19 open_in_new
world. Greek. kosmos. App-129.
foolishness. Greek. moria. See 1 Corinthians 1:18.
with. App-104.
is. has been.
taketh. Greek. drassomai. Only here. Found in the Septuagint, but not in Job 5:13, from which this is quoted.
craftiness. Greek. punourgia. See Luke 20:23. This is the only time Job is quoted in the NT.
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1 Corinthians 3:20 open_in_new
The LORD. No art. App-98.
knoweth. App-132.
thoughts. reasonings.
vain. Greek. mataios. See Acts 14:15. Quoted from Psalms 94:11.
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1 Corinthians 3:21 open_in_new
Therefore. So then.
glory. boast, as in 1 Corinthians 1:29.
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1 Corinthians 3:22 open_in_new
life. Greek. zoe. App-170.
present. Greek. enistemi. See Romans 8:38.
to come. about to be. Greek. mello.