1 Corinthians 1:3

1:3 Grace and peace to you ¹  from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

1 Corinthians 1:31

1:31 so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” ² 

1 Corinthians 3:20

3:20 And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.” ³ 

1 Corinthians 6:17

6:17 But the one united with ⁴  the Lord is one spirit with him. ⁵ 

1 Corinthians 10:22

10:22 Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we really stronger than he is? ⁶ 

1 Corinthians 10:26

10:26 for the earth and its abundance are the Lord’s. ⁷ 

1 Corinthians 11:11

11:11 In any case, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

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 16:22

16:22 Let anyone who has no love for the Lord be accursed. Our Lord, come! ⁸ 

¹ tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”

² 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.

³ sn A quotation from Ps 94:11.

⁴ tn Grk “in relationship with.”

⁵ tn Grk “is one spirit,” implying the association “with him.”

⁵ tn The question in Greek expects a negative answer (“We are not stronger than he is, are we?”).

⁶ sn A quotation from Ps 24:1; an allusion to Ps 50:12; 89:11.

⁷ tn The Greek text has μαράνα θά (marana qa). These Aramaic words can also be read as maran aqa, translated “Our Lord has come!”