1 Corinthians 1:10

Divisions in the Church

1:10 I urge you, brothers and sisters, ¹  by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together, ²  to end your divisions, ³  and to be united by the same mind and purpose. ⁴ 

1 Corinthians 3:10

3:10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.

1 Corinthians 4:9

4:9 For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to die, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to people.

1 Corinthians 5:10

5:10 In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy and swindlers and idolaters, since you would then have to go out of the world.

1 Corinthians 7:17

The Circumstances of Your Calling

7:17 Nevertheless, ⁵  as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each person, so must he live. I give this sort of direction in all the churches.

1 Corinthians 7:28

7:28 But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, ⁶  and I am trying to spare you such problems. ⁷ 

1 Corinthians 7:35

7:35 I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord.

1 Corinthians 11:3

11:3 But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, ⁸  and God is the head of Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:3

12:3 So I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:5

14:5 I wish you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be strengthened.

1 Corinthians 14:21

14:21 It is written in the law: “By people with strange tongues and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people, yet not even in this way will they listen to me,” ⁹  says the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:32

15:32 If from a human point of view I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, ¹⁰  what did it benefit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. ¹¹ 

1 Corinthians 16:2

16:2 On the first day of the week, each of you should set aside some income ¹²  and save ¹³  it to the extent that God has blessed you, ¹⁴  so that a collection will not have to be made ¹⁵  when I come.

1 Corinthians 16:11-12

16:11 So then, let no one treat him with contempt. But send him on his way in peace so that he may come to me. For I am expecting him with the brothers. ¹⁶ 

16:12 With regard to our brother Apollos: I strongly encouraged him to visit you with the other brothers, ¹⁷  but it was simply not his intention to come now. ¹⁸  He will come when he has the opportunity.

1 Corinthians 16:15

16:15 Now, brothers and sisters, ¹⁹  you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts ²⁰  of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you

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¹ tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).

² tn Grk “that you all say the same thing.”

³ tn Grk “that there be no divisions among you.”

⁴ tn Grk “that you be united in/by the same mind and in/by the same purpose.”

⁵ tn Or “only”; Grk “if not.”

⁶ tn Grk “these will have tribulation in the flesh.”

⁷ tn Grk “I am trying to spare you.” Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context. “Such problems” has been supplied here to make the sense of the statement clear.

⁸ tn Or “the husband is the head of his wife.” The same Greek words translated “man” and “woman” can mean, as determined by context, “husband” and “wife” respectively. Such an approach is followed by NAB, TEV, NRSV, and NLT (with some variations).

⁹ sn A quotation from Isa 28:11-12.

¹⁰ map For location see JP1-D2; JP2-D2; JP3-D2; JP4-D2.

¹¹ sn An allusion to Isa 22:13; 56:12.

¹² tn Grk “set aside, storing whatever he has been blessed with.”

¹³ tn Grk “set aside, storing.” The participle θησαυρίζων (qhsaurizwn) indicates the purpose or result of setting aside the extra income.

¹⁴ tn “To the extent that God has blessed you” translates an awkward expression, “whatever has been prospered [to you].” This verb has been translated as an active with “God” as subject, taking it as a divine passive.

¹⁵ tn Grk “so that collections will not be taking place.”

¹⁶ tn Since Paul appears to expect specific delegates here and they were most likely men, the Greek word ἀδελφοί (adelfoi) here has not been not translated as “brothers and sisters.”

¹⁷ tn Grk “with the brothers.”

¹⁸ tn Grk “it was simply not the will that he come now.”

¹⁹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

²⁰ tn Grk “firstfruits.”