1 Corinthians 4:21
“What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
What will ye?.... Or "how will ye, that I should come unto you?" as the Arabic and Ethiopic versions read it: since the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
What will ye - It depends on yourselves how I shall come. If you lay aside your contentions and strifes; if you…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love - Here he alludes to the case of the teacher and father, mentioned in Co1…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Corinthians 4:17-21
Here, I. He tells them of his having sent Timothy to them, to bring them into remembrance of his ways in Christ, as he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
with a rod That is either (1) with some commentators, e.g. Chrysostom, the resolution to deliver the rebellious over to…
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