Hold fast the traditions (τας παραδοσεις κατεχετε). Hold down as in 15:2. Παραδοσις (tradition) from παραδιδωμ (παρεδωκα, first ao…

Now I praise you, brethren. Paul always chose to commend Christians when it could be done, and never seemed to suppose that such praise wo…

Now I praise you.—A new subject is here introduced, and extends to 1 Corinthians 11:16. The exhortation of the previous verse …

Although the members of the church at Corinth were highly favored with spiritual gifts, they do not seem to have known how to use them. Paul points…

Since Paul does not begin this section the way he did 7:1, 25 and later 12:1 (see introductory comment on 7:1–14:40), he is likely taking up the su…

Now I praise you. He passes on now to another subject—to instruct the Corinthians about what decorum should be observed in the sa…

Now I praise you, brethren
The apostle prefaces what he had to say by way of commendation of them; though some think…

Here begin details concerning public a emblies, 1 Corinthians chapter 14. In the abundance of spiritual gifts bestowed on the Corinthians, some abu…

Having addressed the practice of eating food offered to idols—a practice contrary to the Eucharist—the Apostle now instructs the believers about th…