1 Corinthians 3:5

3:5 What is Apollos, really? Or what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, and each of us in the ministry the Lord gave us. ¹ 

1 Corinthians 10:11

10:11 These things happened to them as examples and were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

1 Corinthians 15:6

15:6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters ²  at one time, most of whom are still alive, ³  though some have fallen asleep. ⁴ 

1 Corinthians 16:3

16:3 Then, when I arrive, I will send those whom you approve with letters of explanation to carry your gift to Jerusalem. ⁵ 

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¹ tn Grk “and to each as the Lord gave.”

² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

³ tn Grk “most of whom remain until now.”

⁴ tn The verb κοιμάω (koimaw) literally means “sleep,” but it is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for death when speaking of believers. This metaphorical usage by its very nature emphasizes the hope of resurrection: Believers will one day “wake up” out of death. Here the term refers to death, but “sleep” was used in the translation to emphasize the metaphorical, rhetorical usage of the term.

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