1 Corinthians 8:11-12

8:11 So by your knowledge the weak brother or sister, ¹  for whom Christ died, is destroyed. ²  8:12 If you sin against your brothers or sisters ³  in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

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 10:8

10:8 And let us not be immoral, as some of them were, and twenty-three thousand died in a single day. ⁴ 

1 Corinthians 10:22

10:22 Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we really stronger than he is? ⁵ 

1 Corinthians 11:10

11:10 For this reason a woman should have a symbol of authority ⁶  on her head, because of the angels. ⁷ 

1 Corinthians 11:14

11:14 Does not nature ⁸  itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him,

1 Corinthians 16:18

16:18 For they refreshed my spirit and yours. So then, recognize people like this.

¹ tn Grk “the one who is weak…the brother for whom Christ died,” but see note on the word “Christian” in 5:11.

² tn This may be an indirect middle, “destroys himself.”

³ tn See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

⁵ sn This incident is recorded in Num 25:1-9.

⁷ tn The question in Greek expects a negative answer (“We are not stronger than he is, are we?”).

⁹ sn Paul does not use a word specifying what type of “covering” is meant (veil, hat, etc.). The Greek word he uses here (ἐξουσία exousia; translated symbol of authority) could be (1) a figure of speech that may substitute the result (the right to participate in worship) for the appropriate appearance that makes it possible (the covered head). Or (2) it refers to the outward symbol (having the head covered) as representing the inward attitude the woman is to possess (deference to male leadership in the church).

¹⁰ sn Paul does not explain this reference to the angels, and its point is not entirely clear. It seems to reflect an awareness that angels are witnesses to church life (cf. Eph 3:10) and would be particularly sensitive to resistance against God’s created order.

¹¹ sn Paul does not mean nature in the sense of “the natural world” or “Mother Nature.” It denotes “the way things are” because of God’s design.