New Testament Commentary

Exposition of the First Epistle to the Corinthians

Simon J. Kistemaker

BAKER BOOKS

A DIVISION OF BAKER BOOK HOUSE CO GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 49516

© 1993 by Simon J. Kistemaker

Published by Baker Books

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P. O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516–6287

ISBN: 0-8010-5260-2

12 volume set, first available 2002

ISBN 0-8010-2606-7

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Library of Congress Catalogs-in-Publication Data

Hendriksen, William, 1900–82

New Testament commentary.

Accompanying Biblical text is author’s translation.

Vols. 14-by Simon J. Kistemaker.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents: [1] John I–VI—[2] John VII–XII—[etc.]—[18] Exposition of 1 Corinthians.

1.Bible. N.T.—Commentaries. I. Kistemaker, Simon. II. Bible. N.T. English.

Hendricksen. 1953.

BS2341.H4 1953	225.7´7	54–924
ISBN 0-8010-4114-7 (v. 10)

Scripture translation of the text of I Corinthians is the author’s own. Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible: New International Version, © copyright 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission.

CONTENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

COMMENTARY

1. Introduction (1:1–9) and Divisions in the Church, part 1 (1:10–31)

2. Divisions in the Church, part 2 (2:1–16)

3. Divisions in the Church, part 3 (3:1–23)

4. Divisions in the Church, part 4 (4:1–21)

5. Immorality and Lawsuits, part 1 (5:1–13)

6. Immorality and Lawsuits, part 2 (6:1–20)

7. Marriage Problems (7:1–40)

8. Food Offered to Idols (8:1–13)

9. Apostles and Rights (9:1–27)

10. Warnings and Freedom (10:1–11:1)

11. Worship, part 1 (11:2–34)

12. Worship, part 2 (12:1–31)

13. Worship, part 3 (13:1–13)

14. Worship, part 4 (14:1–40)

15. The Resurrection (15:1–58)

16. Collection for God’s People (16:1–4) and Conclusion (16:5–24)

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

ABBREVIATIONS

asv American Standard Version

ATANT Abhandlungen zur Theologie des Alten und Neuen Testaments

ATR Anglican Theological Review

AusBRev Australian Biblical Revue

BA Biblical Archaeologist

BAR Biblical Archaeology Review

Bauer Walter Bauer, W. F. Arndt, F. W. Gingrich, F. W. Danker, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, 2d ed.

BDT Baker’s Dictionary of Theology

BEB Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

BF British and Foreign Bible Society, The New Testament, 2d ed., 1958

Bib Biblica

BibOr Bibliotheca Orientalis

BibRev Biblical Review

BibToday Bible Today

BibTr The Bible Translator

BibZ Biblische Zeitschrift

BJRUL Bulletin of John Rylands University Library of Manchester

B of T Banner of Truth

BS Bibliotheca Sacra

BTB Biblical Theological Bulletin

Cassirer A New Testament Translation, E. Cassirer

CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly

ChrSchRev...