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Posted by 1 Corinthians on Saturday, 16 January 2016
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
(13) Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
(14) Let all your things be done with charity.
16:13-14. Paul began the conclusion with a pointed exhortation along a fivefold line. The command, Be on your guard (gregoreite) might be rendered “be diligent” in carrying out the will of God (cf. 15:58, “give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord”). In view of the Corinthians’ susceptibility to false teachers (cf. 2 Cor. 11:3) the exhortation to stand firm in the faith was a timely reminder (cf. 1 Cor. 15:1, 58). So too were the closing exhortations (similar to the Gr. text of several Pss., e.g., 27:14; 31:24) to be men of courage and be strong, that is, marked by maturity (cf. 1 Cor. 14:20) and not infants easily swept aside (cf. Eph. 4:14). That sort of diligence and commitment is required if everything is to be done in love (cf. 1 Cor. 12:31b=14:1).
Excerpt from:
Walvoord, J. F., Zuck, R. B., & Dallas Theological Seminary. (1983-c1985).
The Bible Knowledge Commentary : An Exposition of the Scriptures.
Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
