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Such were some of you, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.
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Grace Changes Your 'Were' to 'Was'
Commentators emphasize that Paul's reminder of the Corinthians' sinful past ("such were some of you") was not to shame them, but to foster humility and magnify the power of God's grace. It highlights that no one is beyond saving and that a believer's former identity is decisively in the past.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And such. Such drunkards, lascivious, and covetous persons. This shows:
And such were some of you (κα ταυτα τινες ητε). A sharp homethrust. Literally, "And these things (ταυτα, neuter plural) were ye (s…
19th Century
Anglican
Such were some of you.—The Greek for “such” is in the neuter, and implies “of such a description were some of you.”
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16th Century
Protestant
And such were you. Some add a term of specificity: Such were some of you, as the Greek word τινὲς is added. However, I a…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And such were some of you Not all, but some of them; and of these everyone was not guilty of all these crimes; but some had be…
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13th Century
Catholic
After rebuking the Corinthians for bringing their lawsuits before unbelieving judges, the Apostle now rebukes them for the lawsuits themselves. In …
