1 CORINTHIANS 16:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous and strong — the exhortation is four-fold: vigilance (grêgoreô: watch, be alert), steadfastness (stêkô: stand firm), courage (andrízō: be brave), and strength (katischyó: have power). These virtues counterbalance theological learning with moral resolve.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 16:13
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith.” Not in the wisdom which is without: for there it is not possible to stand, but to be borne along; even as “in the faith” ye may “stand.” “Quit you like men, be strong.” “Let all that you do be done in love.” Now in saying these things, he seems indeed to advise; but he is reprimanding them as indolent. Wherefore he says, “Watch,” as though they slept; “Stand,” as though they were rocking to and fro: “Quit you like men,” as though they…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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