Theodoret of Cyrus

Nicene & Post-Nicene · AD 325–500

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On 1 Corinthians

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  1. 1 Corinthians 2:16
    Paul demonstrates with sufficient clarity that there is nothing lacking in God’s teaching. It is not simply that it contains the sum of all knowledge, but God also imparts wisdom so that we may understand it properly.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 179

  2. 1 Corinthians 3:2
    Paul is saying that he adjusted the level of his teaching to their lack of understanding.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 179

  3. 1 Corinthians 3:7
    Our labor is in vain without the help of God.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 180

  4. 1 Corinthians 3:10
    We need to build on the foundation, not overthrow it.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 181

  5. 1 Corinthians 3:12
    Some people think that this refers to the development of Christian doctrine, but a glance at the context will show that Paul is talking about morals and behavior here.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 182

  6. 1 Corinthians 3:15
    The teacher teaches what is right. Some follow him; others do not. Those who follow will be like gold and silver—purified by the fire and shining when they emerge from it. The others will be burned up. But the teacher will not lose anything by this. If he has been faithful, he will receive his reward regardless.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 183

  7. 1 Corinthians 3:19
    The wisdom of this world is that which lacks the grace of God. It is purely human in character.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 184

  8. 1 Corinthians 4:2
    No banker plays fast and loose with other people’s deposits. Rather he looks after them in order to keep them safe for the one who has entrusted them to him.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 188

  9. 1 Corinthians 4:3
    Paul accuses the Corinthians of two things. First, they exaggerate their praise, and second, they condemn others when they have no right to judge.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 186

  10. 1 Corinthians 4:4
    If I am unable to judge myself, how shall I presume to judge others?

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 187

  11. 1 Corinthians 4:9
    The angels marvel at the apostles’ fortitude. As for human beings, some rejoice in the apostles’ afflictions, while others are moved to pity but have no help to offer.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 189

  12. 1 Corinthians 4:16
    By this Paul meant that if he was humble, they should also be humble. What he was prepared to suffer, they should be prepared to suffer. They were to glory in their hardships, not in their blessings.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 190

  13. 1 Corinthians 4:20
    It is not enough to preach the kingdom of God in order to be saved; one must also behave in a way which is worthy of the kingdom.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 191

  14. 1 Corinthians 5:3
    None would expect anything else, implies Paul, once again showing how important the matter was.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 192

  15. 1 Corinthians 5:5
    We are taught by this that the devil invades those who are separated from the body of the church because he finds them deprived of grace.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 193

  16. 1 Corinthians 5:9
    Paul is not referring to another letter but to this one, for he has just said that a little leaven leavens the whole lump.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 193

  17. 1 Corinthians 5:11
    Obviously if we are not to eat ordinary food with such people, we are not to admit them to the Lord’s table either.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 194

  18. 1 Corinthians 6:3
    By “angels” here, Paul means demons who once were angels.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 195

  19. 1 Corinthians 6:6
    This in no way contradicts Romans [13], where Paul tells people to respect the magistrates. He is not telling us to resist secular authorities, but rather we should not appeal to them.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 195

  20. 1 Corinthians 6:7
    By saying all this Paul is showing that the Corinthians were doing the exact opposite.

    COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 196

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