WebThe thirteenth chapter of I Corinthians actually begins with chapter 12. Or how shall we know if we have it? In that day, when God WebMatthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:9-13. But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. When I was a child: Childish things are appropriate for children, and the gifts are appropriate for our present time. IV. The apostle gives us in these verses some of the properties and effects of charity, both to describe and commend it, that we may know whether we have this grace and that if we have not we may fall in love with what is so exceedingly amiable, and not rest till we have obtained it. It was the word of the cross that was the power of God to those being saved (1:18). Instead, they might be comparable to the experience of viewing a reflection in a spoon or in a window. g. Love thinks no evil: Literally this means love does not store up the memory of any wrong it has received. Love will put away the hurts of the past instead of clinging to them. WebHymns for 1 Corinthians 13 < Hymns for 1 Corinthians The United Methodist Hymnal 250: Once in Royal David's City 645: O Perfect Love 647: Your Love, O God, Has Called Us Here Baptist Hymnal 1991 225: Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee 412: My Faith Has Found a Resting Place 521: On Jordan's Stormy Banks Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. Webcomputer. There will be no need of tongues, and prophecy, and inspired knowledge, in a future life, because then the church will be in a state of perfection, complete both in knowledge and holiness. You can also change some of your preferences. ii. it will judge well, and believe well, as far as it can with any reason, and will rather stretch its faith beyond appearances for the support of a kind opinion; but it will go into a bad one with the upmost reluctance, and fence against it as much as it fairly and honestly can. i. Love stands in the presence of a fault, with a finger on her lip. (Spurgeon), ii. We are reminded of Peters question about how often to forgive his brother when he sins against him (Matt 18:21). This is because its foundation is in God who is love, and in Christ who shows that love. Love is about action, how a person lives for the Lord and obeys him and how a person lives for others and serves them. ii. It will hardly give into an ill opinion of another, and it will do it with regret and reluctance when the evidence cannot be resisted; hence it will never be forward to suspect ill, and reason itself into a bad opinion upon mere appearances, nor give way to suspicion without any. And faith, hope, and love, are the three principal graces, of which charity is the chief, being the end to which the other two are but means. XI. 14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; (Colossians 1:4-5), vi. WebBiblical Commentary (Bible study) 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: Corinth was an important and wealthy city on the isthmus (narrow strip of land) separating Northern and Southern Greece. It will not make the worst construction of things, but put the best face that it can on circumstances that have no good appearance. 3. The Corinthian Christians missed the motive and the goal of the gifts, making them their own goal. Yet I know some who are not half so eager to publish the gospel as to publish slander. If it doesnt, we need to receive Gods sense of priorities, and put our focus where it belongs. Sometimes we make the great mistake of letting go of what is best for something else that is good, but not the best. Clarke describes the heart which does not envy: They are ever willing that others should be preferred before them.. And how naturally do men, when reason is ripened and matured, despise and relinquish their infant thoughts, put them away, reject them, esteem as nothing! It doesnt give up. Nay, without this the most glorious gifts are nothing, of no account to us, of no esteem in the sight of God. It makes the mind firm, gives it power over the angry passions, and furnishes it with a persevering patience, that shall rather wait and wish for the reformation of a brother than fly out in resentment of his conduct. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. Enhance your schools traditional and online education programs by easily integrating online courses developed from the scholars and textbooks you trust. v. We can read this chapter and think that Paul is saying that if we are unfriendly, then our lives mean nothing. Indeed, what a fantastic vision to imagine life lived as a journey in which the experience of Christian community should be a perfect reflection of the love which God has first shown us in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Or, it beareth all things,will pass by and put up with injuries, without indulging anger or cherishing revenge, will be patient upon provocation, and long patient, panta hypomeneiholds firm, though it be much shocked, and borne hard upon; sustains all manner of injury and ill usage, and bears up under it, such as curses, contumacies, slanders, prison, exile, bonds, torments, and death itself, for the sake of the injurious, and of others; and perseveres in this firmness. The more likely sense is execution, but it really matters little, because the essential meaning is the same great personal sacrifice. O glorious change! The outward acts of charity: Bestowing his goods to feed the poor, v. 3. Poole has a fascinating comment, suggesting that the tongues of angels describes how God may speak to us in a non-verbal way: Angels have no tongues, nor make any articulate audible sounds, by which they understand one another; but yet there is certainly a society or intercourse among angels, which could not be upheld without some way amongst them to communicate their minds and wills to each other. For example, he tells them: Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. It is the very height of malice to take pleasure in the misery of a fellow-creature. 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. The Corinthian church was emphasizing a good thing, spiritual gifts, to the neglect of the best. Some understand it of dissembling and flattery, when a fair face is put on, and fine words are said, without any regard to truth, or intention of good. 13). But agape isnt really friendliness; it is self-denial for the sake of another. It refers to family love, the kind of love there is between a parent and child, or between family members in general. In fact, true love, since it is supremely seen in the gospel of Jesus Christ, will often divide people, for that is what happens as the gospel is preached and lived out. It speaks against the envy, pride, and self-centeredness of the Corinthian Christians, and in doing so speaks clearly to our own generation as well. Faith fixes on the divine revelation, and assents to that: hope fastens on future felicity, and waits for that: and in heaven faith well be swallowed up in vision, and hope in fruition. The idea of love, in contrast with knowledge and grace-gifts, is introduced earlier in the letter, in 1 Corinthians 8: We know that We all possess knowledge. But knowledge puffs up while love builds up. The argument in 8:1 that love builds up reminds the reader that when Paul speaks of building up the church or the body he thinks of love in action in the community. Paul makes the point that the use of their God-given gifts would amount to nothing if the Corinthians did not make love their priority. 14 6), a knowledge of mysteries supernaturally communicated. The city of Corinth was famous for producing some of the best bronze mirrors in antiquity, but at their best, they couldnt give a really clear vision. WebThe ultimacy of love as a characteristic of God's family (1 Cor. Instead, love rejoices in the truth. Love, as far as she can, believes in her fellows. In that day, when God comes to live among us (Revelation 21:15), we will know fully, as He knows us fully in this moment. But up there we shall have our minds and our systems strengthened to receive more, without the damage that would come to us here from overleaping the boundaries of order, supremely appointed and divinely regulated. (Spurgeon). For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Web(1 Corinthians 13:3) The most dramatic renunciations of self are, in the same way, profitless without love. Indeed, Paul talked in Galatians 5:1314 of the law being fulfilled in one word, You shall love your neighbor as yourself (ESV). It is benign, bountiful; it is courteous and obliging. 13 For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. Consider, I. Click on the different category headings to find out more. i. If we feel none of its sacred heat in our hearts, it will profit nothing, though we be burnt to ashes for the truth. This context suggests that love, for Paul, is not just the cute subject of a Valentines Day card. (Galatians 5:5-6), iv. Love suffereth long Here the apostle attributes to love the qualities and actions of a person, in order to render his account of that divine grace the more lively and affecting. (1 Thessalonians 1:3), ii. i. In this season of Epiphany, these texts provide a reminder that part of what is revealed in Jesus is this very brand of love that is to be emulated by those who follow him. You may unsubscribe from these email communications at any time. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Consider, I. His love showed itself in not having a big head about himself. How this is we cannot tell: some of the schoolmen say, it is by way of impression: that way God, indeed, communicates his mind sometimes to his people, making secret impressions of his will upon their minds and understandings. Poole was not correct in his suggestion that angels cant speak in many places in the Bible, angelic beings speak, both in heaven, and on earth. Both to parade itself and to be puffed up are simply rooted in pride. The apostle does not mean that charity destroys all regard to self; he does not mean that the charitable man should never challenge what is his own, but utterly neglect himself and all his interests. That man is no Christian who is solicitous for his own happiness alone; and cares not how the world goes, so that himself be comfortable. (Clarke). Charity will do nothing that misbecomes it. It is a permanent and perpetual grace, lasting as eternity; whereas the extraordinary gifts on which the Corinthians valued themselves were of short continuance. There will be no more barriers to our relationship with God. And knowledge will vanish away. Nothing is commonly more pernicious, nor more apt to cross the purposes of true love and good will. There is no other way to understand the reference to tongues of angels. This will inflict severe damage upon the marriage relationship. It will always seek to build up the other, but that does not mean turning a blind eye to sin or not calling out evil in another person. Some think this was an epistle written to them before, which is lost. Considering the way the New Testament uses telos in other passages, it certainly seems to speak about the coming of Jesus (1 Corinthians 1:8, 15:24, James 5:11, Revelation 20:5, 20:7, 21:6, and 22:13). And where God is to be seen as he is, and face to face, there charity is in its greatest heightthere, and there only, will it be perfected. There is no room to believe and hope, when we see and enjoy. III. Love does not ask to have an easy life of it: self-love makes that her aim. In Exodus 33:11, it says the LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. They were using their gifts apart from love. I know some persons who habitually believe everything that is bad, but they are not the children of love I wish the chatterers would take a turn at exaggerating other peoples virtues, and go from house to house trumping up pretty stories of their acquaintances. (Spurgeon). A third explanation of why love comes to authenticate people of true Christian faith is surely to be found in the way the law is now understood to be written on the hearts of all Christians. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, () so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. Love never fails: Paul addresses the over-emphasis the Corinthian Christians had on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. What an amazing thing it would be to have faith that could work the impossible! It is by no means honorable to men or women to set up to be common informers. b. 13:1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong Love is a way of being as a person, a way of thinking, acting, and living. Ou paroxynetaiis not exasperated. As this breaks into the present in Christ, his people, filled with the Spirit of Christ, are to take on this way of existence and develop a life where love guides their approach to all things. The New Testament Church Meeting ( 1 Corinthians 14:26 When the sun rises, we turn off the lesser lights. iv. Web1 Corinthians 13. WebMatthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:9-13. Consider, I. For we know in part and we prophesy in part. Love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth. We wont need faith when we see God face to face. But it is apt to believe well of all, to entertain a good opinion of them when there is no appearance to the contrary; nay, to believe well when there may be some dark appearances, if the evidence of ill be not clear. Books and articles that equip you for deeply biblical thinking and ministry. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. e. Whether there are tongues, they will cease: In his use of will fail and will cease and will vanish away, Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is not trying to say that prophecies, tongues, and knowledge have different fates. William Carey is thought by many to be the founder of the modern missionary movement. No wonder Paul later speaks of love as the greatest when speaking of those Christian markers that will go forward in to all eternity (13:13c). They were all amazed. a. ii. (2 Timothy 1:12-13). If we give away all we have, while we withhold the heart from God, it will not profit. When I was a child, &c. The difference between our present and future conceptions of spiritual things may be illustrated by the knowledge of a child compared to that of a man. The love of God, and of our neighbour for Gods sake, is Treasury of Scripture For Envy enslaved Joseph (Genesis 37:11, 28). Moving mountains is a great achievement in the account of men; but one dram of charity is, in God's account, of much greater worth than all the faith of this sort in the world. 5:9. c. Face to face: Paul uses this term to describe complete, unhindered fellowship with God. It is the way of the new age that has been ushered in with the appearance of the Messiah, who has shown it in his life, passion, and death, but who has also exhibited it in his being. When hurt, it does not say, It will be this way forever, and even get worse. It hopes for the best, and it hopes in God. Love as described in 1 Corinthians 13 is best understood as a way of life, lived in imitation of Jesus Christ, that is focused not on oneself but on the other and his or her good. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. John MacArthur claims, tongues ceased in the apostolic age and that when they stopped, they stopped for good. But this passage doesnt tell us tongues will stop by themselves, and it tells us tongues will cease only when that which is perfect has come. It is love that loves even when it is rejected. The external act of giving alms may proceed from a very ill principle. We shall know how we are known, enter into all the mysteries of divine love and grace. Even sufferings, and even those of the most grievous kind: If we give our bodies to be burnt, without charity, it profiteth nothing, v 3. WebChapter 13 outlines what this love really is. But it can be defined as a sacrificial, giving, absorbing kind of love. In this chapter the apostle goes on to show more particularly what that more excellent way was of which he had just before been speaking. a. It is a love that loves without changing. While they can grasp the outlines of truth, they simply do not have the clearest image right now. But when will that perfection come? As the new-covenant people now saw themselves as endued with the Holy Spirit, as having the law on their hearts, and as called to obey Christ, it is not surprising that love develops even more clearly than it had been in the Old Testament into the defining marker of those who truly belong to Christ and follow him. In the ancient world, children were largely discounted and were often regarded with mild disdain. It is at best but twilight while we are in this world; there it will be perfect and eternal day. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Paul was talking in chapter 12 about the various gifts of the Holy Spirit. Web(1 Corinthians 13 Commentary ) Barclay- There is a self-effacing quality in love. Could a man speak all the languages on earth, and that with the greatest propriety, elegance, and fluency, could he talk like an angel, and yet be without charity, it would be all empty noise, mere unharmonious and useless sound, that would neither profit nor delight. To pass from darkness to light, from clouds to the clear sunshine of our Saviour's face, and in God's own light to see light! We choose to believe the best of others. Acts 18 gives us d. For now we see in a mirror: This speaks again to the perfect fellowship with God we will have one day. Web1 Corinthians 13:13. and is said to be so, not that it is on every account the greatest; faith in many things exceeds that, as what is ascribed to it in Scripture shows; but Web1 Corinthians 6:16-20. Web1 Corinthians 13 Agape Love G. Campbell Morgan wrote that examining this chapter is like dissecting a flower to understand it. In a passage like Numbers 12:8, where the Lord says of Moses, I speak with him face to face, the phrase face to face is a figure of speech, telling of great and unhindered intimacy. True grace is much more excellent than any spiritual gifts whatever. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. The word has little to do with emotion; it has much to do with self-denial for the sake of another. 4. What are the names and stories of your communitys prophets. But we will always love the Lord and each other, and grow in that love through eternity. The gifts of the Holy Spirit will be overshadowed by the immediate presence of Jesus. Charity calms the angry passions, instead of raising them. Adultery creates a second one-body/one-flesh bond in opposition to the marriage. ii. The apostle specifies first this gift because hereupon the Corinthians seemed chiefly to value themselves and despise their brethren. Web13:1If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. It begins, indeed, at death, because then we put off many weaknesses along with the body. (Calvin). Also, Philippians 2:4 carries the same thought: Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Love does not parade itself: Love in action can work anonymously. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. Storge was the second word for love. Wisdom may dwell with love, and charity be cautious. It is not for blazing nor publishing the faults of a brother, till duty manifestly demands it. For example, 1 Corinthians 14:1 begins with the imperative pursue love, before returning to the subject of grace-gifts, which must operate in a context of love. When all has been said They were all amazed. Web13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Todays post is adapted from 1 Corinthiansin the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, as well as Paul D. Gardners lecture on 1 Corinthians 13 in 1 Corinthians, A Video Study: 36 Lessons on History, Meaning, and Application. The envy, boasting, rudeness, arrogance, and anger of normal life will be turned upside down. In Pauls day, mirrors would not have been nearly as reflective as what they are today. Here the apostle goes on to commend charity, and show how much it is preferable to the gifts on which the Corinthians were so apt to pride themselves, to the utter neglect, and almost extinction, of charity. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. His bliss and sanctification will be an addition to ours, instead of impairing or lessening it. From its longer continuance and duration: Charity never faileth. ii. b. Because faith, hope, and love are so important, we should expect to see them emphasized throughout the New Testament. You must have fervent charity towards the saints, but you will find very much about the best of them which will try your patience; for, like yourself, they are imperfect, and they will not always turn their best side towards you, but sometimes sadly exhibit their infirmities. It is surely more than could have been imagined, especially as Paul looks forward to seeing face to face and writes, Then I shall know fully even as I have been fully known (v. 12). f. Now I know in part: The gifts of the Holy Spirit are necessary and appropriate for this present age, when we are not yet fully mature, and we only know in part. Our digital library saves in complex countries, allowing you to get the most less latency time to download any of our books next this one. WebGod, of course, is never limited in His knowledge. c. Love is not puffed up: To be puffed up is to be arrogant and self-focused. It doesnt mean I will be all knowing as God is, but it means I will know Him as perfectly as I can. ii. Tongues are good, prophecy and knowledge and faith are good, sacrifice is good. But in the ultimate sense, it will wait until then, when we are united with Jesus in glory. Though the gifts are precious, and given by the Holy Spirit today, they were never meant to be the focus or goal of our Christian lives. For in our present state, we are mere infants in knowledge, in comparison of what we shall be hereafter. Web(Read 1 Corinthians 13:1-3) The excellent way had in view in the close of the former chapter, is not what is meant by charity in our common use of the word, almsgiving, but Today, when we look in a good mirror, the image is clear. (1 Corinthians 13 Commentary) Thiselton- Again the verb underlines the issue of status seeking and triumphalism at Corinth. Affirmatively: It rejoiceth in the truth, is glad of the success of the gospel, commonly called the truth, by way of emphasis, in the New Testament; and rejoices to see men moulded into an evangelical temper by it, and made good. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Can we do whatever we want, if we think it is morally correct? WebFirst Corinthians 13:113 is one of the most loved and well-known passages in the Bible, but Paul places it after his teaching on the spiritual gifts for a specific reason. Again, the meaning is the same, and the difference is really minor. Web1 Corinthians 13:12New International Version. We can easily say, Jesus suffers long and is kind; Jesus does not envy and make it through the whole chapter. WebGod, of course, is never limited in His knowledge. i. Alan Redpath said one could get a spiritual suntan from the warmth of this chapter. Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart. ii. He came from a humble place; he was a shoe repairman when God called him to reach the world. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. The ancient preacher John Chrysostom said this is the word used of the man who is wronged, and who easily has the power to avenge himself, but will not do it out of mercy and patience. IX. All things: We might have hoped Paul would have chosen any phrase but this! He curses those who do not love the Lordhere apparently meaning false teachersand prays the grace of the Lord on everyone else. WebMatthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:9-13. The difference between these two states is here pointed at in two particulars: 1. Without this, the most glorious gifts are of no account to us, of no esteem in the sight of God. It refers to sexual love. Here the apostle advises them to shun the company and converse of scandalous professors. For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. Negatively: It rejoiceth not in iniquity. Love suffers long: Love will endure a long time. I. It gives it much satisfaction to see truth and justice prevail among men, innocency cleared, and mutual faith and trust established, and to see piety and true religion flourish. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face: When we can fully see Jesus (not as in a poorly reflected image), the need for the gifts will have vanished, and so the gifts will pass away. But it is plain that the apostle is here setting the grace of charity in opposition to supernatural gifts. My soul, enter not thou into their secrets. 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. For Paul, then, love for God is inevitably the sure sign that the person is known [by God] (8:3). 3 And () though I bestow Read together, these two texts illustrate the deep significance of Pauls topic while also gesturing toward the possible consequences of such radical, self-giving love. It would not advance, nor aggrandize, nor enrich, nor gratify itself, at the cost and damage of the public. Agape love gives and loves because it wants to; it does not demand or expect repayment from the love given. We long to be with loved ones who have passed before us and whom we miss so dearly. This has led some to say the gift of tongues is simply the ability to communicate the gospel in other languages, or it is the capability of learning languages quickly. But vindicating religion at the cost of our lives will profit nothing if we feel not the power of it; and true charity is the very heart and spirit of religion. If I cannot hope to recommend myself to God by giving my own body to be burnt while I have no charity, I will never hope to do it by burning or maltreating others, in open defiance to all charity. Our best knowledge and our greatest abilities are at present like our condition, narrow and temporary. This close relationship between love and the work of the Spirit no doubt provides a partial explanation for why in Paul, and in the early church more generally, love is seen as the authenticator or marker of a Christian. But charity never seeks its own to the hurt of others, or with the neglect of others. 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