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Love

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant.

—New King James Version®

First Corinthians was written to address disunity among the Christians in Corinth. In this chapter, Paul characterizes individual differences as spiritual gifts, a shift that emphasizes unity under the one God, who bestows these unique and varied gifts (see vv. 4–11). He ends this section with the counsel “Covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way” (v. 31)—wording that leads directly into chapter 13, sometimes called the Hymn to Love.

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Resources cited in this issue

RR: New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved; Drummond, Henry. The Greatest Thing in the World: An Address. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1890; Barclay, William. The Daily Study Bible: The Letters to the Corinthians. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew, 1955. Revised and updated by Saint Andrew, 2001. Reprinted as The New Daily Study Bible: The Letters to the Corinthians. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2001–04.

Cit. 3: Keck, Leander E., et al., eds. The New Interpreter’s Bible: A Commentary in Twelve Volumes. Vol. 12, Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and 3 John, Jude, Revelation. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996–2001.

Cit. 16: Mays, James L., Joseph Blenkinsopp, et al., eds. Harper’s Bible Commentary. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988.

Cit. 18: Ellicott, Charles John, ed. A Bible Commentary for English Readers by Various Writers. London: Cassell, 1897–1905. Also available at studylight.org/commentaries.

Cit. 19: Barnes, Albert. Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Whole Bible. New York, 1834–85. Also available at biblehub.com/commentaries; Barclay, William. The Daily Study Bible: The Letter to the Romans. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew, 1955. Revised and updated by Saint Andrew, 2001. Reprinted as The New Daily Study Bible: The Letter to the Romans. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2001–04.

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