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The Heart's Motive Matters Most
Commentators unanimously agree that Paul's point is that even the most extreme acts of charity and self-sacrifice are worthless to God if they don't come from a heart of genuine love. Giving away all possessions or even dying a martyr's death profits a person nothing if the motive is pride, ambition, or anything other than true love for God and others.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 13:3
18th Century
Theologian
And though I bestow. The Greek word used here (qwmizw, from qaw, to break off) meant, properly, to break off and distrib…
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 13:3
Bestow to feed (Ψωμισω). First aorist active subjunctive of ψωμιζω, to feed, to nourish, from ψωμος, morsel or bit, and so to feed…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 13:3
19th Century
Bishop
Bestow all my goods.—The Greek word literally means to feed others by giving them morsels of food, and so we have the thought of a charity…
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Corinthians 13:3
19th Century
Preacher
Love is a matter of the heart, and if the heart is not right with God, external acts, though they are very similar to the highest acts that flow fr…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 13:3
Verse 31b introduces ch. 13. Love is the most excellent way for Christians to use their spiritual gifts. The word “love” (agape GK 27) is used in t…
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 13:3
16th Century
Theologian
And if I should expend all my possessions. This, it is true, is worthy of the highest praise, if considered in itself. But since liberalit…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 13:3
17th Century
Pastor
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor
Of which the Jews give us instances; they say F14, that…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 13:1–3
17th Century
Minister
The excellent way discussed at the end of the previous chapter is not what is commonly meant by 'charity' (that is, almsgiving), but rather love in…