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Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Not good (ου καλον). Not beautiful, not seemly, in view of this plague spot, this cancer on the church. They needed a surgical ope…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Your glorying. Your boasting; or confidence in your present condition as if you were eminent in purity and piety.

Is not good

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Your glorying is not good.—This possibly refers to some boasting about their spiritual state in the letter that had reach…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul illustrates Christian holiness and discipline by the OT teaching that no yeast was allowed in the bread eaten at the Passover feast. Yeast in …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Your glorying is not good. He condemns their glorying, not simply because they exalted themselves beyond what is lawful for humans, but be…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Your glorying is not good
Their glorying in their outward flourishing condition, in their riches and wealth, and in …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The apostle notices a flagrant abuse, ignored by the Corinthians. Party spirit and a false notion of Christian liberty seem to have saved the offen…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After reminding the Corinthians of two crimes—namely, the fornicator's and that of those who condoned his sin—the Apostle now censures both. He fir…

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