Commentary on the Epistles to the Corinthians John Calvin
John Calvin
14. Omnia vestra in caritate fiant. 15. I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)
15. Hortor autem vos, fratres, nostis domum Stephanae, primitias esse Achaiae, atque ut se in ministerium sanctorum ordinaverint:
16. That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.
16. Ut etiam subiecti sitis tallbus, et omnibus qui cooperantur et laborant. 17. I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on our part they have supplied.
17. Gaudeo autem de praesentia Stephanie, et Fortunati, et Achaici: quia quod deerat a vobis, ipsi suppleverunt.
18. For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.
18. Refocillarunt enim spiritum meum et vestrum: agnoscite ergo tales. 19. The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
19. Salutant vos Ecclesiae Asiae: salutant vos multum in Domino Aquila et Priscilla cum domestica eorum Ecclesia.
20. All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss. 20. Salutant vos fratres omnes: salutate vos invicem in osculo sancto. 21. The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. 21. Salutatio mea manu Pauli. 22. If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
22. Si quis non amat Dominum Iesum Christum, sit anathema maranatha. 23. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 23. Gratia Domini Iesu Christi sit vobiscum. 24. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. 24. Dilectio mea cum vobis omnibus in Christo Iesu. Amen. The first epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi by Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus, and Timotheus.
Ad Corinthios prior missa fuit e Philippis per Stephanam, et Fortunatum, et Andronicum, et Timotheum. 1062
13. Watch ye. A short exhortation, but of great weight. He exhorts them to watch, in order that Satan may not oppress them, finding them off their guard. For as the warfare is incessant, the watching requires to be incessant too. Now watchfulness of spirit is this — when, free and disentangled from earthly cares, we meditate on the things of God. For as the body is weighed down by surfeiting and drunkenness, (Luke 21:34,) so as to be fit for nothing,
1062It appears from Hug (in his treatise on the antiquity of the Vatican version) that the subscription to this epistle in that version is as follows — {προς} {Κορινθιους} {ά} {ενραφη} {απο} {Εφεσου} --- The first to the Corinthians was written from Ephesus. This, it will be observed, favors the view taken by Calvin of the statement made by Paul in 1 Corinthians 16:8. --- Ed.