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Origen of Alexandria

Ante-Nicene · to AD 325

2,651 passages across 61 books of the Bible · Who was this?

On 1 Corinthians

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  1. 1 Corinthians 3:21
    The believer owns everything there is, but the unbeliever is effectively penniless. Anything he may have has been stolen.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.17.12-14

  2. 1 Corinthians 4:1
    There is a big difference between being a servant of Christ and a steward of the mysteries of God. Anyone who has read the Bible can be a servant of Christ, but to be a steward of the mysteries one must plumb their depths. Paul was acting as a steward of the mysteries when he commissioned Luke, for example, to write his Gospel, and when he sent Timothy to sort out the Ephesian church. I would even dare to say that in Corinth Paul acted like a servant of Christ, whereas in Ephesus he became a steward of the mysteries of God.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.18.10-16

  3. 1 Corinthians 4:2
    If Paul can say this of people like himself, Peter and Apollos, how much more will it be true of us? We ought to be on our guard to make sure that we are found to be trustworthy stewards.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.18.25-27

  4. 1 Corinthians 4:4
    Paul knew that even if his heart was still prone to sin, his deeds were upright.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.18.49-51

  5. 1 Corinthians 4:5
    Why does Paul mention only commendation from God and say nothing about condemnation? The reason seems to be that only that which is commendable will reach God’s ears; the rest will be passed over in silence. I would even go so far as to say that it is God who receives the commendable things we have done, whereas the rest goes straight to the devil.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.18.106-12

  6. 1 Corinthians 4:15
    The father is the one who has sown the seed of the gospel in their souls. The guides are those who have taken the child later on and helped him develop.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.21.9-11

  7. 1 Corinthians 4:16
    Paul is saying to the Corinthians: “Be humble as I am humble, suffer as I suffer. It is by your sufferings, not by your gifts, that you will be rated.”

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.21.12-14

  8. 1 Corinthians 4:17
    By “ways in Christ” Paul means his embodied good deeds. He tells the Corinthians to remember them, because they are self-evident and do not need to be taught.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.21.20-22

  9. 1 Corinthians 4:20
    It is not smooth talk that reveals the presence of the kingdom of God, but power. When there is power in the words, then the kingdom is present in them.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.22.6-8

  10. 1 Corinthians 4:21
    The rod does not mean that there is no love, but love is hidden behind its blows and is not perceived by the one who is on the receiving end.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.23.6-8

  11. 1 Corinthians 5:1
    We learn from this that there are different kinds of immorality, some of which are more serious than others. When God judges it, he will take extenuating factors into account and vary the punishment accordingly. In this case, Paul is teaching us that even when there has been a legal marriage ceremony, if it goes against the law of God, it is immoral and will be condemned accordingly.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.23.15-20

  12. 1 Corinthians 5:10
    Immoral unbelievers cannot harm the church, but immoral believers corrupt it from within, which is why they must be avoided and expelled.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.26.23-26

  13. 1 Corinthians 5:13
    Do all you can to expel the wicked person, for once he is gone, Christ will dwell in you.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.26.57-59

  14. 1 Corinthians 6:5
    Paul attacks the Corinthians because, although they are right in the middle of Greece, they have no truly wise people in their midst, even though many had gone to preach wisdom to them.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.27.20-22

  15. 1 Corinthians 6:6
    We have rulers of the church to whom we should take our disputes, so that we will not be summoned before the law courts of unbelievers.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.27.27-28

  16. 1 Corinthians 6:9
    Let no one say: “I was young. Before I got married, I slept with prostitutes.” Why did you not get married instead?

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.27.48-49

  17. 1 Corinthians 6:10
    The kingdom of God must be purified of all sin and immorality, so that God may reign in it.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.27.67-69

  18. 1 Corinthians 6:17
    The soul of Jesus clung to God from the beginning of the creation in a union inseparable and indissoluble, as the soul of the wisdom and word of God, and of the truth and the true light. Receiving him wholly and itself entering into his light and splendor, it was made one spirit with him in a preeminent degree. This is what the apostle promises to those who imitate Jesus.

    ON FIRST PRINCIPLES 2.9.3

  19. 1 Corinthians 7:2
    You have given up your wife, to whom you are bound. This is a big step you have taken. You are not abusing her, you say, but claiming that you can be chaste and live more purely. But look how your poor wife is being destroyed as a result, because she is unable to endure your purity! You should sleep with your wife, not for your sake but for hers.

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 3.33.23-25

  20. 1 Corinthians 7:4
    If this is so, a man should be able to refrain from exercising his authority [to receive his spouse’s body]. And isn’t a woman capable of doing likewise?

    COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 3.33.41-46

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