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1 Corinthians 16:15

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Corinthians 16:15

Verse 15 of 24

Scripture focus

I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and [that] they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)

1 Corinthians 16:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 16:15

Theological / Devotional

Beseech. Gr. parakaled, “to exhort,” “to admonish” (see on John 14:16).

House of Stephanas. An influential family whose members had been baptized by Paul himself (see ch. 1:16).

Firstfruits. That is, they were the first of a large harvest of souls in Achaia.

Achaia. A province of Greece made up of the Peloponnesus and the mainland of Greece, south of Macedonia. Its capital was Corinth.

Addicted themselves. That is, set themselves to the task.

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