1 Corinthians 1:4

Thanksgiving

1:4 I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 1:11

1:11 For members of Chloe’s household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters, ¹  that there are quarrels ²  among you.

1 Corinthians 3:1

Immaturity and Self-deception

3:1 So, brothers and sisters, ³  I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as people of the flesh, ⁴  as infants in Christ.

1 Corinthians 5:12

5:12 For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside?

1 Corinthians 10:27

10:27 If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience.

1 Corinthians 12:21

12:21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you,” nor in turn can the head say to the foot, “I do not need you.”

1 Corinthians 14:12

14:12 It is the same with you. Since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, ⁵  seek to abound in order to strengthen the church.

1 Corinthians 14:34

14:34 the women ⁶  should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak. ⁷  Rather, let them be in submission, as in fact the law says.

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

² tn Or “rivalries, disputes.”

³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

⁴ tn Grk “fleshly [people]”; the Greek term here is σαρκινός (BDAG 914 s.v. 1).

⁵ tn Grk “eager for spirits.” The plural is probably a shorthand for the Spirit’s gifts, especially in this context, tongues.

⁶ tn The word for “woman” and “wife” is the same in Greek. Because of the reference to husbands in v. 35, the word may be translated “wives” here. But in passages governing conduct in church meetings like this (cf. 11:2-16; 1 Tim 2:9-15) the general meaning “women” is more likely.

⁷ sn For they are not permitted to speak. In light of 11:2-16, which gives permission for women to pray or prophesy in the church meetings, the silence commanded here seems not to involve the absolute prohibition of a woman addressing the assembly. Therefore (1) some take be silent to mean not taking an authoritative teaching role as 1 Tim 2 indicates, but (2) the better suggestion is to relate it to the preceding regulations about evaluating the prophets (v. 29). Here Paul would be indicating that the women should not speak up during such an evaluation, since such questioning would be in violation of the submission to male leadership that the OT calls for (the law, e.g., Gen 2:18).