1 Corinthians 13:3
“And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,.... Of which the Jews give us instances; they say (n), that R. Ishcab…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And though I bestow - The Greek word used here ψωμίσω psōmisō, from ψάω psaō, to break off) meant properly to break…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor - This is a proof that charity, in our sense of the word, is not what…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Corinthians 13:1-3
Here the apostle shows what more excellent way he meant, or had in view, in the close of the former chapter, namely,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And though I bestow all my goods to feedthe poor] It will be observed that the words -the poor" are not in the original.…
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