1 Corinthians 1:15

1:15 so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name!

1 Corinthians 1:31

1:31 so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” ¹ 

1 Corinthians 2:5

2:5 so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God.

1 Corinthians 4:2

4:2 Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful.

1 Corinthians 9:19

9:19 For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people. ² 

1 Corinthians 9:23

9:23 I do all these things because of the gospel, so that I can be a participant in it.

1 Corinthians 11:32

11:32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.

1 Corinthians 14:1

Prophecy and Tongues

14:1 Pursue love and be eager for the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.

1 Corinthians 14:31

14:31 For you can all prophesy one after another, so all can learn and be encouraged.

1 Corinthians 16:16

16:16 also to submit to people like this, and to everyone who cooperates in the work and labors hard.

¹ sn A quotation from Jer 9:24. The themes of Jer 9 have influenced Paul’s presentation in vv. 26-31. Jeremiah calls upon the wise, the strong, and the wealthy not to trust in their resources but in their knowledge of the true God – and so to boast in the Lord. Paul addresses the same three areas of human pride.

¹ tn Or “more converts.” The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. It has been supplied in the translation to clarify the meaning.