1 Corinthians 15:10

Contextual Overview

¹Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. ¹ Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. ¹Now boys, y'all don't go forgettin' what I've told y'all about the good news. I know y'all have tied hard and fast to this message and it changed your lives. ¹ Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, ¹Now I make known to you, brothers, the gospel which I proclaimed as good news to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, ¹ Now I am going to make clear to you, my brothers, what the good news was which I gave to you, and which you took, and on which your faith is based, ¹ But I make known to you, brethren, the glad tidings which I announced to you, which also ye received, in which also ye stand, ¹ Now brothers, I want to clarify for you the gospel I proclaimed to you; you received it and have taken your stand on it. ¹ Now I declare to you, brothers, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand, ¹ Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also ye received, and wherein ye stand:

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by: 1 Corinthians 4:7, Romans 11:1, Romans 11:5, Romans 11:6, Ephesians 2:7, Ephesians 2:8, Ephesians 3:7, Ephesians 3:8, 1 Timothy 1:15, 1 Timothy 1:16

his grace: 1 Corinthians 15:2, 2 Corinthians 6:1

but I: Romans 15:17-20, 2 Corinthians 10:12-16, 2 Corinthians 11:23-30, 2 Corinthians 12:11

yet: Matthew 10:20, 2 Corinthians 3:5, Galatians 2:8, Ephesians 3:7, Philippians 2:13, Philippians 4:13, Colossians 1:28, Colossians 1:29

Reciprocal: Genesis 6:8 - General Genesis 31:41 - fourteen Genesis 41:16 - It is not 1 Samuel 11:13 - the Lord 1 Chronicles 16:28 - glory 1 Chronicles 29:14 - who am I Nehemiah 4:21 - So we Nehemiah 4:23 - So neither I Nehemiah 7:5 - put into mine Psalms 18:29 - by my God Psalms 108:13 - Through Ecclesiastes 9:10 - thy hand Matthew 25:16 - went Matthew 25:20 - behold Matthew 25:37 - when Luke 7:43 - I Luke 10:2 - the labourers Luke 17:10 - General Luke 18:11 - God Luke 19:16 - Lord John 3:21 - that his John 3:27 - A man Acts 7:25 - God Acts 9:15 - to bear Acts 14:27 - they rehearsed Acts 15:4 - all Acts 15:40 - being Acts 18:27 - believed Acts 20:7 - and continued Acts 20:19 - with all Acts 21:19 - he declared Romans 1:5 - we have Romans 12:3 - I say Romans 15:15 - because Romans 16:12 - labour 1 Corinthians 3:6 - God 1 Corinthians 3:10 - to the 1 Corinthians 7:25 - obtained 2 Corinthians 1:12 - not 2 Corinthians 2:16 - who 2 Corinthians 6:5 - labours 2 Corinthians 8:1 - the grace 2 Corinthians 11:5 - I was not 2 Corinthians 12:9 - My grace Galatians 1:15 - and Galatians 2:9 - the grace Colossians 1:6 - knew 1 Thessalonians 2:1 - in vain 1 Thessalonians 5:12 - labour 1 Timothy 1:12 - who 1 Timothy 1:14 - exceeding 1 Timothy 5:17 - labour 1 Peter 2:19 - thankworthy 1 Peter 4:10 - the manifold Revelation 4:10 - cast

Cross-References

Genesis 15:17
When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces.

Genesis 15:17
When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces.

Genesis 15:17
Now it happened that the sun had set, and it was very dark, and behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between these pieces.

Genesis 15:17
It came about when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between these pieces.

Genesis 15:17
And so it was, that when the sonne went downe, and it was twylyght, beholde a smokyng furnesse and a fire brande goyng betweene the said peeces.

Genesis 15:17
After the sun went down, it got very dark. The dead animals were still on the ground, each animal cut into two pieces. Then a smoking firepot and a flaming torch passed between the halves of the dead animals.

Genesis 15:17
When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.

Genesis 15:17
Therfor whanne the sunne was gon doun, a derk myst was maad, and a furneis smokynge apperide, and a laumpe of fier, and passide thorou tho departingis.

Genesis 15:17
And it came to passe that when the Sunne went downe, and it was darke, behold, a smoking furnace, and a burning lampe that passed betweene those pieces.

Genesis 15:17
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But by the grace of God I am what I am,.... As he was what he was by the grace of God in a private capacity, upon a level with other Christians, being a chosen vessel of salvation, not by works, nor on account of faith, or any holiness of his, but by grace; being regenerated, called, sanctified, justified, pardoned, and adopted by it; being a believer in Christ through faith, as a gift of God's grace, and having a good hope of eternal glory the same way; so he was what he was, as a minister of the Gospel, as an apostle, as in that high office purely by the grace of God: he was not made one by men, nor by his education, learning, and industry, nor through any merits of his own, but by the free favour and sovereign will of God, bestowing on him gifts and grace, by which he was qualified for apostleship, and to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ:

and his grace which was bestowed on me was not in vain; by "grace", in the former clause, is meant the good will and free favour of God, from whence all the blessings of goodness arise; here the gifts of grace, particularly such as qualify for the ministry. For what qualifies men for the preaching of the Gospel is not human learning, nor natural parts, nor internal grace, neither separately nor altogether: but peculiar gifts, which lie in an understanding of the Scriptures, and the doctrines of the Gospel, and in an aptitude to explain and teach them to the edification of others: and these gifts are not of nature, nor acquired by art and industry, but are of grace; are gifts freely bestowed by God, and are not in vain, at least should not be; they are not to be wrapped up in a napkin, and hid in the earth; they are not to be neglected, but to be stirred up and improved by prayer, meditation, reading, constant study, and frequent use, as they were by the apostle; and by a divine blessing were not without their use, to the good of souls, and the glory of God. Hence as what he was, so what he had, was by the grace of God, and likewise what he did, as follows:

but I laboured more abundantly than they all; meaning, not the false apostles, who were loiterers, and not labourers, but the true apostles of Christ; not than them all put together, but than anyone of them singly considered; he laboured in the Lord's vineyard, in the word and doctrine, preaching in season and out of season; he travelled over a greater part of the world, preached oftener, and wrote more than any of the rest; was the instrument of converting more souls, and he planted more churches, endured more hardships and sufferings than any of the other apostles;

Yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me; he attributes all to the grace of God, and nothing to himself; it was the grace of God that made him an apostle of Christ, and preacher of the Gospel; it was that which being bestowed on him qualified him for it; it was that which enabled him to labour and toil, to do and suffer all he did, and which gave success to all his ministrations. He is exceedingly careful to magnify the free favour of God, and the gifts of his grace; and means not the grace that was in him, but the grace that was without him, though with him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But by the grace of God I am what I am - By the “favor” or mercy of God. What I have is to be traced to him, and not to any native tendency to goodness, or any native inclination to his service, or to any merit of my own. All my hopes of heaven; all my zeal; all my success; all my piety; all my apostolic endowments, are to be traced to him. Nothing is more common in the writings of Paul, than a disposition to trace all that he had to the mere mercy and grace of God. And nothing is a more certain indication of true piety than such a disposition. The reason why Paul here introduces the subject seems to be this. He had incidentally, and undesignedly, introduced a comparison in one respect between himself and the other apostles. He had not had the advantages which they had. Most of all, he was overwhelmed with the recollection that he had been a persecutor. He felt, therefore, that there was a special obligation resting on him to make up by diligence for the lack of their advantages of an early personal conversation with the Lord Jesus, and to express his gratitude that so great a sinner had been made an apostle. He, therefore, says, that he had not been idle. He had been enabled by the grace of God, to labor more than all the rest, and he had thus shown that he had not been insensible of his obligations.

But I laboured more abundantly ... - I was more diligent in preaching; I encountered more perils; I have exerted myself more. The records of his life, compared with the records of the other apostles, fully show this.

Yet not I - I do not attribute it to myself. I would not boast of it. The fact is plain, and undeniable, that I have so labored. But I would not attribute it to myself. I would not be proud or vain. I would remember my former state; would remember that I was a persecutor; would remember that all my disposition to labor, and all my ability, and all my success, are to be traced to the mere favor and mercy of God. So every man who has just views feels who has been favored with success in the ministry. If a man has been successful as a preacher; if he has been self-denying, laborious, and the instrument of good, he cannot be insensible to the fact, and it would be foolish affectation to pretend ignorance of it. But he may feel that it is all owing to the mere mercy of God; and the effect will be to produce humility and gratitude, not pride and self-complacency.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 15:10. But, by the grace of God I am what I am — God, by his mere grace and good will, has called me to be an apostle, and has denominated me such.

And his grace, c.] Nor have I been unfaithful to the Divine call I used the grace which he gave me; and when my labours, travels, and sufferings are considered, it will be evident that I have laboured more abundantly than the whole twelve. This was most literally true.

Yet not I, but the grace of God — It was not through my own power or wisdom that I performed these things, but through the Divine influence which accompanied me.