1 Corinthians 16:22

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
If	εἴ ei	G1487	if · conditional particle
man	τις tis	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — nominative singular masculine
love	φιλεῖ philei	G5368	to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
Lord	κύριον kurion	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title
Jesus	Ἰησοῦν Iēsoun	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
Christ	Χριστόν, Christon	G5547	anointed · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title
be	ἤτω ḗtō	G2277	let him (or it) be
Anathema	ἀνάθεμα. anathema	G331	a (religious) ban or (concretely) excommunicated (thing… · noun — nominative singular neuter
Maranatha	μαράνα θά.¶ marana tha	G3134	maranatha · noun — nominative singular masculine, Aramaic

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Cross-references

Ephesians 6:24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.
John 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love…
1 John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us.
Matthew 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
John 8:42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he s…
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the s…
1 John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of hi…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 16:19–end

The apostle closes his epistle, I. With salutations to the church of Corinth, first from those of Asia, from Priscilla and Aquila (who seem to have been at this time inhabitants of Ephesus, vid. Act 18:26), with the church in their house (Co1 16:19), and from all the brethren (Co1 16:20) at Ephesus, where, it is highly probable at least, he then was. All these saluted the church at Corinth, by Paul. Note, Christianity does by no means destroy civility and good manners. Paul could find room in an epistle treating of very important matters to send the salutations of friends. Religion should promote a courteous and obliging temper towards all. Those misrepresent and reproach it who would take a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 16:22

A solemn closing warning added in his own hand as in Eph 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 Sol 2:7). Jesus Christ--omitted in the oldest manuscripts. let him be Anathema--accursed with that curse which the Jews who call Jesus "accursed" (Co1 12:3) are bringing righteously on their own heads [BENGEL]. So far from "saluting" him, I bid him be accursed. Maranatha--Syriac for, "the Lord cometh." A motto or watchword to urge them to preparedness for the Lord's coming;…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 16:22

If any man love not the Lord Jesus - This is directed immediately against the Jews. From Co1 12:3, we find that the Jews, who pretended to be under the Spirit and teaching of God, called Jesus αναθεμα, or accursed; i.e. a person who should be devoted to destruction: see the note on Co1 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 αναθεμα, accursed, and devoted to destruction. This is not said in the way of a wish or imprecation, but as a prediction of what would certainly come upon them if they did not repent, and of what did come on them because they did not repent; but continued to hate and execrate the L…

The Church Fathers

The person who does not keep the commandments has no love for the Lord.
— Didymus the Blind, PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH

Paul is referring to the Jews, who were accursed because they said that the Lord had not yet come.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

Ye have been the disciples of Paul and Peter; do not lose what was committed to your trust. Keep in remembrance Euodias, your deservedly-blessed pastor, into whose hands the government over you was first entrusted by the apostles. Let us not bring disgrace upon our Father. Let us prove ourselves His true-born children, and not bastards. Ye know after what manner I have acted among you. The things which, when present, I spoke to you, these same, when absent, I now write to you. "If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema." Be ye followers of me. My soul be for yours, when I attain to Jesus. Remember my bonds.
— Ignatius of Antioch, Epistle of Pseudo-Ignatius to the Antiochians

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Dictionary and topics

Anathema — Anything laid up or suspended; hence anything laid up in a temple or set apart as sacred. In this sense the form of the word is anath(ee)ma, once in plural used in the Greek New Testament, in Luke…
Chaldee language — Employed by the sacred writers in certain portions of the Old Testament, viz., Dan. 2:4-7, 28; Ezra 4:8-6:18; 7:12-26; Gen. 31:46; Jer. 10:11. It is the Aramaic dialect, as it is sometimes called, as…
Maranatha — (1 Cor. 16:22) consists of two Aramean words, Maran’athah, meaning, “our Lord comes,” or is “coming.” If the latter interpretation is adopted, the meaning of the phrase is, “Our Lord is coming, and…
Syriac — (2 Kings 18:26; Ezra 4:7; Dan. 2:4), more correctly rendered “Aramaic,” including both the Syriac and the Chaldee languages. In the New Testament there are several Syriac words, such as “Eloi, Eloi,…
Anathema Maran-Atha · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Corinth · .Paul’s letters to — .Paul’s letters to
Love · 21:13; — 21:13;
Love To Christ · Want of, denounced — Want of, denounced

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Corinthians 16:22

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 16:19–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 16:22

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 16:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 16:22

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 16:19–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 16:22

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 16:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 16:22

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 16:13–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 16:22