Discovery Box1 Corinthians 1:4 
Context1:4 I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.
1 Corinthians 3:1
Context3:1 So, brothers and sisters, 1 I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as people of the flesh, 2 as infants in Christ.
1 Corinthians 4:8
Context4:8 Already you are satisfied! Already you are rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you had become kings so that we could reign with you!
1 Corinthians 4:15
Context4:15 For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
1 Corinthians 4:21
Context4:21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline 3 or with love and a spirit of gentleness?
1 Corinthians 5:4
Context5:4 When you gather together in the name of our Lord Jesus, 4 and I am with you in spirit, 5 along with the power of our Lord Jesus,
1 Corinthians 6:15
Context6:15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!
1 Corinthians 7:29
Context7:29 And I say this, brothers and sisters: 6 The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,
1 Corinthians 7:32
Context7:32 And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.
1 Corinthians 9:8
Context9:8 Am I saying these things only on the basis of common sense, 7 or does the law not say this as well?
1 Corinthians 10:1
Context10:1 For I do not want you to be unaware, 8 brothers and sisters, 9 that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea,
1 Corinthians 10:29
Context10:29 I do not mean yours but the other person’s. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?
1 Corinthians 11:17
Context11:17 Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
1 Corinthians 12:31
Context12:31 But you should be eager for the greater gifts.
And now I will show you a way that is beyond comparison. 10
1 Corinthians 14:37
Context14:37 If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, he should acknowledge that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.
1 Corinthians 15:2
Context15:2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you – unless you believed in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:34
Context15:34 Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God – I say this to your shame!
1 Corinthians 15:50
Context15:50 Now this is what I am saying, brothers and sisters: 11 Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
1 Corinthians 16:10
Context16:10 Now if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear among you, for he is doing the Lord’s work, as I am too.
1 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.
2 tn Grk “fleshly [people]”; the Greek term here is σαρκινός (BDAG 914 s.v. 1).
3 tn Grk “rod.” Context indicates that this rod will be used for disciplinary purposes.
sn Paul is using the term rod in this context to refer to his apostolic authority to discipline those who have become arrogant in the Corinthian church and have attempted to undermine his ministry (cf. 4:18-19).
4 tc On the wording “our Lord Jesus” (τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ᾿Ιησοῦ, tou kuriou Jhmwn Ihsou) there is some variation in the extant witnesses: ἡμῶν is lacking in א A Ψ 1505 pc; Χριστοῦ (Cristou, “Christ”) is found after ᾿Ιησοῦ in Ì46 א D2 F G 33 1881 Ï co and before ᾿Ιησοῦ in 81. The wording τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ᾿Ιησοῦ is read by B D* 1175 1739 pc. Concerning Χριστοῦ, even though the external evidence for this is quite good, it may well be a motivated reading. Elsewhere in Paul the expression “our Lord Jesus” is routinely followed by “Christ” (e.g., Rom 5:1, 11; 15:6, 30; 1 Cor 1:2, 7, 10; 15:57; 2 Cor 8:9; Gal 6:14, 18, Eph 1:3, 17; 5:20; 6:24; Col 1:3; 1 Thess 1:3; 5:9, 23, 28). Less commonly, the wording is simply “our Lord Jesus” (e.g., Rom 16:20; 2 Cor 1:14; 1 Thess 2:19; 3:11, 13; 2 Thess 1:8, 12). A preference should thus be given to the shorter reading. As for the ἡμῶν, it is very difficult to decide: “the Lord Jesus” occurs as often as “our Lord Jesus” (cf. 1 Cor 11:23; 16:23; 2 Cor 4:14; 11:31; Eph 1:15; 1 Thess 4:2; 2 Thess 1:7; Phlm 5). Although scribes would tend to expand on the text, the only witnesses that have “the Lord Jesus” (without “our” or “Christ”) are A Ψ 1505 pc. On balance, then, “our Lord Jesus” is the best reading in this verse.
5 tn Verses 4b-5a are capable of various punctuations: (1) “and I am with you in spirit, through the power of our Lord Jesus turn this man over to Satan”; (2) “and I am with you in spirit with the power of our Lord Jesus, turn this man over to Satan”; (3) “and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of our Lord Jesus, turn this man over to Satan” (as adopted in the text). The first option suggests the Lord’s power is needed when the church is to hand the man over to Satan; the second option suggests that the Lord’s power is present when Paul is gathered with the Corinthians in spirit; the third option leaves the relation of the Lord’s power to the surrounding phrases vague, perhaps implying that both are in view.
6 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.
7 tn Or “only according to human authority”; Grk “saying these things according to men.”
8 tn Grk “ignorant.”
9 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.
10 tn Grk “a still more excellent way.” In this context the phrase has an elative rather than a comparative sense, however.
11 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.
