Volume 10, Book 1 (Commentary 1 Corinth)

DISCOURSE SEVENTEEN on 1 Corinthians 6:12. Proof of the truth of the resurrection. - Where is the cause of sin?

DISCOURSE EIGHTEEN on 1 Corinthians 6:15. A person has the opportunity not to sin.

DISCOURSE NINETEEN on 1 Corinthians 7:1-2. On the rights of marriage. - In relation to Christ, the slave and the free are equal. - The pernicious effects of envy.

DISCOURSE TWENTY on 1 Corinthians 8:1. On the Eating of Idols' Sacrifices. - Human splendor is insignificant.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-ONE on 1 Corinthians 9:1. Why Paul praises himself. - The wisdom of Paul. - Against the covetous. - You need to generously give alms. - The use of church property for the needs of the poor.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-TWO on 1 Corinthians 9:13-14. As Paul did for the salvation of others. - A vicious passion is short-lived, and the grief it causes is long-lasting.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-THREE on 1 Corinthians 9:24. One should not despair of the feats of virtue because of the difficulty of the matter. - Afterlife punishments will be eternal. - The power of repentance in the present life and its uselessness in the future.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-FOUR on 1 Corinthians 10:13. The power of temptations. - The holiness and purity of the Body of Christ.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-FIVE on 1 Corinthians 10:25. A feat is not great if it does not benefit others. - The greatness of Paul's soul.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-SIX on 1 Corinthians 11:2. Which is befitting husbands and wives. - The husband should perform feats of wisdom, not waiting for the wife to be the first to begin, just as the wife should perform them, without waiting for the husband to be the first to begin. "It's shameful to beat your wife. - The saying of the philosopher (Socrates) about the evil wife.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-SEVEN on 1 Corinthians 11:17. Of the gatherings for the eating of food, and of the Lord's Supper. - The obligation to share meals with the poor.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-EIGHT on 1 Corinthians 11:28. The communicant needs purity of conscience. - Moral instruction. - Excessive lamentation for the dead should be avoided. - The example of Job.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-NINE on 1 Corinthians 12:1-2. On the dates of the Holy Spirit, which served as a reason for disagreement. - Against the Doukhobors. - There is no need to be inquisitive about the distribution of goods by God. - Material goods are transient.

THIRTIETH DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 12:12. Comparison of the church with the human body. - Widows in the Church. - Money should be neglected.