1 Corinthians 1:2

1:2 to the church of God that is in Corinth, ¹  to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. ² 

1 Corinthians 10:32

10:32 Do not give offense to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God,

1 Corinthians 11:22

11:22 Do you not have houses so that you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show contempt for the church of God by shaming those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this!

1 Corinthians 15:9

15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Galatians 1:13

1:13 For you have heard of my former way of life ³  in Judaism, how I was savagely persecuting the church of God and trying to destroy it.

Galatians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ⁴  an apostle (not from men, nor by human agency, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead)

Galatians 3:5

3:5 Does God then give ⁵  you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law ⁶  or by your believing what you heard? ⁷ 

Galatians 3:15-16

Inheritance Comes from Promises and not Law

3:15 Brothers and sisters, ⁸  I offer an example from everyday life: ⁹  When a covenant ¹⁰  has been ratified, ¹¹  even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it. 3:16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. ¹²  Scripture ¹³  does not say, “and to the descendants,” ¹⁴  referring to many, but “and to your descendant,” ¹⁵  referring to one, who is Christ.

¹ map For location see JP1-C2; JP2-C2; JP3-C2; JP4-C2.

² tn Grk “theirs and ours.”

³ tn Or “lifestyle,” “behavior.”

⁴ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

⁵ tn Or “provide.”

⁶ tn Grk “by [the] works of [the] law” (the same phrase as in v. 2).

⁷ tn Grk “by [the] hearing of faith” (the same phrase as in v. 2).

⁸ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.

⁹ tn Grk “I speak according to man,” referring to the illustration that follows.

¹⁰ tn The same Greek word, διαθήκη (diaqhkh), can mean either “covenant” or “will,” but in this context the former is preferred here because Paul is discussing in vv. 16-18 the Abrahamic covenant.

¹¹ tn Or “has been put into effect.”

¹² tn Grk “his seed,” a figurative extension of the meaning of σπέρμα (sperma) to refer to descendants (L&N 10.29).

¹³ tn Grk “It”; the referent (the scripture) has been specified in the translation for clarity. The understood subject of the verb λέγει (legei) could also be “He” (referring to God) as the one who spoke the promise to Abraham.

¹⁴ tn Grk “to seeds.” See the note on “descendant” earlier in this verse. Here the term is plural; the use of the singular in the OT text cited later in this verse is crucial to Paul’s argument.

¹⁵ tn See the note on “descendant” earlier in this verse.