1 Corinthians 3:19

3:19 For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” ¹ 

1 Corinthians 8:8

8:8 Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.

1 Corinthians 9:9

9:9 For it is written in the law of Moses, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” ²  God is not concerned here about oxen, is he?

1 Corinthians 10:20

10:20 No, I mean that what the pagans sacrifice ³  is to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.

1 Corinthians 15:24

15:24 Then ⁴  comes the end, ⁵  when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power.

¹ sn A quotation from Job 5:13.

² sn A quotation from Deut 25:4.

³ tn Grk “what they sacrifice”; the referent (the pagans) is clear from the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁵ tn Grk “then the end” or “then (is) the end.” Paul explains how the “end” relates to resurrection in vv. 25-28.