1 CORINTHIANS 16:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha.”
If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be cursed! Come, Lord! — Paul pronounces curse (anáthema, a binding judgment or excommunication) against those who do not love (agapáô) the Lord. The Aramaic cry 'maranatha' (maran atha: 'Our Lord, come!') expresses eager eschatological expectation. Love for Christ and desire for his return are the marks of true faith.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 16:22
“If any man love not our Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anathema.” By this one word he strikes fear into all: those who made their members the members of an harlot; those who put stumbling blocks in the way of their brethren by the things offered in sacrifice unto idols; those who named themselves after men; those who refuse to believe the resurrection. And he not only strikes fear, but also points out the way of virtue and the fountain of vice, viz. that as when our love…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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