1 Corinthians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹  called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus ²  by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,

1 Corinthians 1:31

1:31 so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” ³ 

1 Corinthians 2:15

2:15 The one who is spiritual discerns ⁴  all things, yet he himself is understood ⁵  by no one.

1 Corinthians 3:6

3:6 I planted, ⁶  Apollos watered, but God caused it to grow.

1 Corinthians 3:14

3:14 If what someone has built survives, he will receive a reward.

1 Corinthians 6:17

6:17 But the one united with ⁷  the Lord is one spirit with him. ⁸ 

1 Corinthians 7:33

7:33 But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife,

1 Corinthians 9:8

9:8 Am I saying these things only on the basis of common sense, ⁹  or does the law not say this as well?

1 Corinthians 10:12

10:12 So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.

1 Corinthians 10:15

10:15 I am speaking to thoughtful people. Consider what I say.

1 Corinthians 14:3

14:3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, ¹⁰  encouragement, and consolation.

1 Corinthians 14:17

14:17 For you are certainly giving thanks well, but the other person is not strengthened.

1 Corinthians 14:30

14:30 And if someone sitting down receives a revelation, the person who is speaking should conclude.

1 Corinthians 14:36

14:36 Did the word of God begin with you, ¹¹  or did it come to you alone?

1 Corinthians 15:36

15:36 Fool! What you sow will not come to life unless it dies.

[1:1]  ¹ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “From” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ² tc Many important mss, as well as several others (א A Ψ 1739 1881 Ï sy), have a reversed order of these words and read “Jesus Christ” rather than “Christ Jesus” (Ì⁴⁶ B D F G 33 it). The meaning is not affected in either case, but the reading “Christ Jesus” is preferred both because it has somewhat better attestation and because it is slightly more difficult and thus more likely the original (a scribe who found it would be prone to change it to the more common expression). At the same time, Paul is fond of the order “Christ Jesus.” As well, the later Pauline letters almost uniformly use this order in the salutations. Thus, on both external and internal grounds, “Christ Jesus” is the preferred reading here.

[1:31]  ³ 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.

[2:15]  ⁵ tn Or “evaluates.”

[2:15]  ⁶ tn Or “is evaluated” (i.e., “is subject to evaluation”); Grk “he himself is discerned,” that is, the person without the Spirit does not understand the person with the Spirit, particularly in relation to the life of faith.

[3:6]  ⁷ sn The expression I planted is generally taken to mean that Paul founded the church at Corinth. Later Apollos had a significant ministry there (watered). See also v. 10.

[6:17]  ⁹ tn Grk “in relationship with.”

[6:17]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “is one spirit,” implying the association “with him.”

[9:8]  ¹¹ tn Or “only according to human authority”; Grk “saying these things according to men.”

[14:3]  ¹³ tn Grk “edification.”

[14:36]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “Did the word of God go out from you.”