1 Corinthians 16:22

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!
• English Standard Version (ESV)If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come!
• New King James Version (NKJV)If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. O Lord, come!

Context of 1 Corinthians 16:22

20All the brothers and sisters here send greetings to you. Greet each other with a sacred kiss. 21Here is my greeting in my own handwriting—Paul. If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come! 23May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. 24My love to all of you in Christ Jesus.

1 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 5:1Now I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a rich and fertile hill.
• Matthew 10:37“If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.
• Matthew 25:40“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’
• John 8:42Jesus told them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me.
• John 14:15“If you love me, obey my commandments.
• John 15:24If I hadn’t done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be guilty. But as it is, they have seen everything I did, yet they still hate me and my Father.
• John 16:14He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me.
• John 21:15After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.” “Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life.
• 2 Corinthians 8:8I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.
• Galatians 5:6For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, there is no benefit in being circumcised or being uncircumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.
• Ephesians 6:24May God’s grace be eternally upon all who love our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do.
• 1 Peter 1:8You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.
• 1 Peter 2:7Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him. But for those who reject him, “The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.”
• 1 John 4:19We love each other because he loved us first.

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

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 16:22

• Anathema Maran-Atha
• Church
• Corinth
• Love

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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