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You are puffed up, and didn`t rather mourn, that he who had done this deed might be removed from among you.
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Pride's Blinding Effect
Commentators explain the Corinthians were not proud of the incest itself, but were 'puffed up' with party rivalries and a general spiritual arrogance. This pride blinded them to the severity of the sin in their midst, preventing them from taking necessary action. It serves as a warning that internal divisions and self-satisfaction can make a church tolerate what it should condemn.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And ye are puffed up.
You are filled with pride, and with a vain conceit of your own wisdom and purity, despite the existence of th…
And ye are puffed up (κα υμεις πεφυσιωμενο εστε). Emphatic position of υμεις (you). It may be understood as a question. Perfect pa…
19th Century
Anglican
And you are puffed up.—Better, And are you puffed up? etc. We have instances of similar sentences beginning with…
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Paul again alludes to the pride of the Corinthians. This time it was a pride that, rather than causing them to mourn over the shocking sin, allowed…
16th Century
Protestant
And you are puffed up. “Are you not ashamed,” he says, “to glory in what affords so much occasion for humiliation?” He had observ…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you are puffed up Either with the gifts, learning, and eloquence of their preachers, and particularly of this ma…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
After discussing matters pertaining to the sacrament of baptism, the Apostle begins to consider matters pertaining to marriage. First, he attacks a…
