1 Corinthians 3:18

3:18 Guard against self-deception, each of you. ¹  If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

1 Corinthians 5:8

5:8 So then, let us celebrate the festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of vice and evil, but with the bread without yeast, the bread of sincerity and truth. ² 

1 Corinthians 7:36

7:36 If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his virgin, ³  if she is past the bloom of youth ⁴  and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry.

1 Corinthians 11:34

11:34 If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that when you assemble it does not lead to judgment. I will give directions about other matters when I come.

1 Corinthians 15:32

15:32 If from a human point of view I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, ⁵  what did it benefit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. ⁶ 

1 Corinthians 16:11

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. ⁷ 

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¹ tn Grk “let no one deceive himself.”

² tn Grk “with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”

³ tn Grk “virgin,” either a fiancée, a daughter, or the ward of a guardian. For discussion see the note at the end of v. 38.

⁴ tn Or referring to an engaged man: “if he is past the critical point,” “if his passions are too strong.” The word literally means “to be past the high point.”

⁵ map For location see JP1-D2; JP2-D2; JP3-D2; JP4-D2.

⁶ sn An allusion to Isa 22:13; 56:12.

⁷ 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.”