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The Church's Choice
Commentators unanimously agree that Paul places the responsibility for his approach squarely on the Corinthians. He gives them a choice: if they correct their behavior and repent of their pride, he will come as a gentle father. If they persist in sin, he will be forced to come as a stern corrector. As Charles Ellicott notes, this dynamic reflects how God often deals with His children, giving them the opportunity to repent before discipline is enacted.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 4:21
18th Century
Theologian
What will ye? It depends on yourselves how I will come. If you lay aside your contentions and strife; if you administer discipline as you …
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 4:21
With a rod (εν ραβδω). The so-called instrumental use of εν like the Hebrew (1 Samuel 17:43). The shepherd leaned on h…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 4:21
19th Century
Bishop
What will ye?—I give you a choice. I am coming to you as a father in any case. But shall I come as a father comes with a …
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 4:21
Now concerning his own proposed trip to Corinth, Paul addresses some in the church who had acted arrogantly as though he were not going to come and…
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 4:21
16th Century
Theologian
What will you? The person who divided the Epistles into chapters should have made this the beginning of the fifth chapter. For ha…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 4:21
17th Century
Pastor
What will you ?
&c.] Or "how will you, that I should come unto you?" as the Arabic and Ethiopic versions read it: since the ap…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 4:14–21
17th Century
Minister
In reproving sin, we should distinguish between sinners and their sins. Reproofs that kindly and affectionately warn are likely to reform.
T…