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Bought with a Price
Commentators unanimously affirm that Christians have been 'bought with a price.' This isn't a commercial transaction but a redemptive act. The price paid was the precious blood of Christ, which purchased you from slavery to sin. As a result, you are not your own; you belong wholly to God, who now has rightful ownership of your life.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 6:20
18th Century
Theologian
For you are bought. You Christians are purchased; and by right of purchase should therefore be employed as He directs. This doctr…
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 6:20
For ye were bought with a price (ηγορασθητε γαρ τιμης). First aorist passive indicative of αγοραζω, old verb to buy in the marketp…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 6:19–20
19th Century
Bishop
What? Do you not know . . .?—These verses read better rendered as follows: Do you not know that your body is the temple of the…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 6:20
Now Paul talks positively about how Christians should view their bodies. (1) They should consider that their bodies, including their whole personal…
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 6:20
16th Century
Theologian
Glorify God. From this conclusion, it appears that the Corinthians took liberties for themselves in outward matters, which it was necessar…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 6:20
17th Century
Pastor
For you are bought with a price
Not with gold and silver, but with the precious blood of Christ, as the whole church…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 6:12–20
17th Century
Minister
Some among the Corinthians seem to have been ready to say, All things are lawful for me. This dangerous notion St. Paul opposes. There is …