15I 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,)
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Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.
For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:
Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-18)In this passage the apostle gives, I. Some general advices; as, 1. That they should watch (1 Cor. 16:13), be wakeful and upon their guard. A Christian is always in danger, and therefore should ever be on the watch; but the danger is greater at some times and under some circumstances. The Corinthians were in manifest danger upon many accounts: their feuds ran high, the irregularities among them wer…
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