1 Corinthians 3 — Overview

Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible · Matthew Henry (1662–1714) · Public Domain

In this chapter the apostle, I. Blames the Corinthians for their carnality and divisions, ver. 1-4. II. He instructs them how what was amiss among them might be rectified, by remembering, 1. That their ministers were no more than ministers, ver. 5. 2. That they were unanimous, and carried on the same design, ver. 6-10. 3. That they built on one and the same foundation, ver. 11-15. III. He exhorts them to give due honour to their bodies, by keeping them pure (ver. 16, 17), and to humility and self-diffidence, ver. 18-21. IV. And dehorts them from glorying in particular ministers, because of the equal interest they had in all, ver. 22 to the end.

The Spirit of Party Reproved. (a. d. 57.)

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