1 Corinthians 7:2

7:2 But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with ¹  his own wife and each woman with ²  her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:17

The Circumstances of Your Calling

7:17 Nevertheless, ³  as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each person, so must he live. I give this sort of direction in all the churches.

1 Corinthians 7:20

7:20 Let each one remain in that situation in life ⁴  in which he was called.

1 Corinthians 7:24

7:24 In whatever situation someone was called, brothers and sisters, ⁵  let him remain in it with God.

1 Corinthians 12:7

12:7 To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the benefit of all.

1 Corinthians 3:13

3:13 each builder’s ⁶  work will be plainly seen, for the Day ⁷  will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire ⁸  will test what kind of work each has done.

1 Corinthians 11:21

11:21 For when it is time to eat, everyone proceeds with his own supper. One is hungry and another becomes drunk.

1 Corinthians 12:11

12:11 It is one and the same Spirit, distributing as he decides to each person, who produces all these things.

1 Corinthians 12:18

12:18 But as a matter of fact, God has placed each of the members in the body just as he decided.

1 Corinthians 15:23

15:23 But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him. ⁹ 

1 Corinthians 15:38

15:38 But God gives it a body just as he planned, and to each of the seeds a body of its own.

1 Corinthians 1:12

1:12 Now I mean this, that ¹⁰  each of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” or “I am with Cephas,” or “I am with Christ.”

1 Corinthians 3:5

3:5 What is Apollos, really? Or what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, and each of us in the ministry the Lord gave us. ¹¹ 

1 Corinthians 3:8

3:8 The one who plants and the one who waters work as one, ¹²  but each will receive his reward according to his work.

1 Corinthians 3:10

3:10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.

1 Corinthians 7:7

7:7 I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.

1 Corinthians 16:2

16:2 On the first day of the week, each of you should set aside some income ¹³  and save ¹⁴  it to the extent that God has blessed you, ¹⁵  so that a collection will not have to be made ¹⁶  when I come.

1 Corinthians 4:5

4:5 So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will ¹⁷  bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition ¹⁸  from God.

1 Corinthians 14:26

Church Order

14:26 What should you do then, brothers and sisters? ¹⁹  When you come together, each one has a song, has a lesson, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all these things be done for the strengthening of the church.

¹ tn Grk “each man should have his own wife.” “Have” in this context means “have marital relations with” (see the following verse). The verb ἐχέτω (ecetw, “have”) occurs twice in the Greek text, but has not been repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons. This verb occurs 8 times in the LXX (Exod 2:1; Deut 28:30; 2 Chr 11:21; 1 Esd 9:12, 18; Tob 3:8; Isa 13:16; 54:1) with the meaning “have sexual relations with,” and 9 times elsewhere in the NT with the same meaning (Matt 20:23; 22:28; Mark 6:18; 12:33; Luke 20:28; John 4:18 [twice]; 1 Cor 5:1; 7:29).

² tn Grk “should have.” For explanation of the translation, see the note on “have relations with” earlier in this verse.

³ tn Or “only”; Grk “if not.”

⁵ tn Grk “in the calling.” “Calling” in Paul is God’s work of drawing people to faith in Christ. As in 1:26, calling here stands by metonymy for a person’s circumstances when he becomes a Christian.

⁷ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

⁹ tn Grk “each one’s.” Here “builder’s” is employed in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ tn In an attempt to clarify the referent, some translations add “of Christ” after “Day” (so TEV); others specify this as “judgment day” (NLT) or “the day of judgment” (CEV).

¹¹ tc ‡ αὐτό (auto) is found at this point in v. 13 in a number of significant witnesses, including A B C P 33 1739 al. But Ì⁴⁶ א D Ψ 0289 1881 Ï latt lack it. The pronoun could be a motivated reading, designed to intensify Paul’s statement. On the other hand, it could have been deleted because the article alone made the reference already clear. In this instance, the possibility of scribal addition seems more likely than scribal deletion, although a decision is difficult. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.

¹¹ tn Grk “then those who belong to Christ, at his coming.”

¹³ tn Or “And I say this because.”

¹⁵ tn Grk “and to each as the Lord gave.”

¹⁷ tn Grk “are one.” The purpose of this phrase is to portray unified action on the part of ministers underneath God’s sovereign control. Although they are in fact individuals, they are used by God with a single purpose to accomplish his will in facilitating growth. This emphasis is brought out in the translation “work as one.”

¹⁹ tn Grk “set aside, storing whatever he has been blessed with.”

²⁰ tn Grk “set aside, storing.” The participle θησαυρίζων (qhsaurizwn) indicates the purpose or result of setting aside the extra income.

²¹ tn “To the extent that God has blessed you” translates an awkward expression, “whatever has been prospered [to you].” This verb has been translated as an active with “God” as subject, taking it as a divine passive.

²² tn Grk “so that collections will not be taking place.”

²¹ tn Grk “time, until the Lord comes, who will bring to light.”

²² tn Or “praise.”

²³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.