English Standard Version
1 Corinthians 16:22
22If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come!
1 Corinthians 16:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha.
- New International Version (NIV)If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be cursed! Come, Lord!
- New King James Version (NKJV)If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. O Lord, come!
- New Living Translation (NLT)If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come!
Context of 1 Corinthians 16:22
20All the brothers send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. 21I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come! 23The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. 24My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Read all of 1 Corinthians 161 Corinthians 16:22 word by word
εἴ τις οὐ φιλεῖ τὸν κύριον ἤτω ἀνάθεμα. μαράνα θά.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Ifεἰei · ifG1487
- any manτιςtis · oneG5100
- loveφιλέωphileō · to loveG5368
- notοὐou · noG3756
- the Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- let him beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- Anathemaἀνάθεμαanathema · devotedG331
- Maran-athaμαρὰν ἀθάmaran atha · Come, Lord!G3134
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 16:22
- Isaiah 5:1Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
- Matthew 10:37Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
- Matthew 25:40And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'
- John 8:42Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me.
- John 14:15"If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
- John 15:24If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
- John 16:14He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
- John 21:15When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."
- 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died;
- 2 Corinthians 8:8I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine.
- Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
- Ephesians 6:24Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.
- Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.
- 1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
- 1 Peter 2:7So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,"
- 1 John 4:19We love because he first loved us.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 16:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22If any man love not the Lord Jesus - This is directed immediately against the Jews. From 1 Corinthians 12:3, we find that the Jews, who pretended to be under the Spirit and teaching of God, called Jesus , or accursed; i.e. a person who should be devoted to destruction: see the note on 1 Corinthians 12:3. In this place the apostle retorts the whole upon themselves, and says: If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let Him be , accursed, and devoted to…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ - This is a most solemn and affecting close of the whole epistle. It was designed to direct them to the great and essential matter of religion, the love of the Lord Jesus; and was intended, doubtless, to turn away their minds from the subjects which had agitated them, the disputes and dissensions which had rent the church into factions, to the great inquiry whether they truly loved the Saviour. It is implied that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-24Verses 19-24 Christianity by no means destroys civility. Religion should promote a courteous and obliging temper towards all. Those give a false idea of religion, and reproach it, who would take encouragement from it to be sour and morose. And Christian salutations are not mere empty compliments; but are real expressions of good-will to others, and commend them to the Divine grace and blessing. Every Christian family should be as a Christian church…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22To be cursed means to be condemned by God (see also Romans 9:3; Galatians 1:8–9). Come, O Lord!: Early Christians sometimes used this phrase in prayers (see also Revelation 22:20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. A solemn closing warning added in his own hand as in Ep 6:24; Col 4:18. the Lord--who ought to be "loved" above Paul, Apollos, and all other teachers. Love to one another is to be in connection with love to Him above all. Ignatius [Epistle to the Romans, 7] writes of Christ, "My love, has been crucified" (compare So 2:7). Jesus Christ--omitted in the oldest manuscripts. let him be Anathema--accursed with that curse which the Jews who call Jesus…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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