1 Corinthians 1:10

     10. Now—Ye already have knowledge, utterance, and hope, maintain also love.

      brethren—The very title is an argument for love.

      by . . . Christ—whom Paul wishes to be all in all to the Corinthians, and therefore names Him so often in this chapter.

      speak . . . same thing—not speaking different things as ye do (1Co 1:12), in a spirit of variance.

      divisions—literally, "splits," "breaches."

      but—"but rather."

      perfectly joined together—the opposite word to "divisions." It is applied to healing a wound, or making whole a rent.

      mind . . . judgment—the view taken by the understanding, and the practical decision arrived at [CONYBEARE and HOWSON], as to what is to be done. The mind, within, refers to things to be believed: the judgment is displayed outwardly in things to be done [BENGEL]. Disposition—opinion [ALFORD].

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