1 Corinthians 1:17-18

1:17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel – and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless. ¹ 

The Message of the Cross

1:18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 1:30

1:30 He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, ²  who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

1 Corinthians 2:6

Wisdom from God

2:6 Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, ³  but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.

1 Corinthians 2:10

2:10 God has revealed these to us by the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

1 Corinthians 5:7

5:7 Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch of dough – you are, in fact, without yeast. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

1 Corinthians 6:5

6:5 I say this to your shame! Is there no one among you wise enough to settle disputes between fellow Christians? ⁴ 

1 Corinthians 6:15

6:15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!

1 Corinthians 7:17

The Circumstances of Your Calling

7:17 Nevertheless, ⁵  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 7:29

7:29 And I say this, brothers and sisters: ⁶  The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,

1 Corinthians 8:4

8:4 With regard then to eating food sacrificed to idols, we know that “an idol in this world is nothing,” and that “there is no God but one.” ⁷ 

1 Corinthians 9:5

9:5 Do we not have the right to the company of a believing wife, like the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?

1 Corinthians 10:11

10:11 These things happened to them as examples and were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

1 Corinthians 10:20

10:20 No, I mean that what the pagans sacrifice ⁸  is to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.

1 Corinthians 12:24

12:24 but our presentable members do not need this. Instead, God has blended together the body, giving greater honor to the lesser member,

1 Corinthians 15:50

15:50 Now this is what I am saying, brothers and sisters: ⁹  Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

1 Corinthians 16:1-2

A Collection to Aid Jewish Christians

16:1 With regard to the collection for the saints, please follow the directions that I gave to the churches of Galatia: ¹⁰  16:2 On the first day of the week, each of you should set aside some income ¹¹  and save ¹²  it to the extent that God has blessed you, ¹³  so that a collection will not have to be made ¹⁴  when I come.

1 Corinthians 16:15

16:15 Now, brothers and sisters, ¹⁵  you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts ¹⁶  of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you

[1:17]  ¹ tn Grk “would not be emptied.”

[1:30]  ² tn Grk “of him you are in Christ Jesus.”

[2:6]  ³ tn In extrabiblical literature this word was applied to an initiate of a mystery religion (BDAG 995 s.v. τέλειος 3, gives numerous examples and states this was a technical term of the mystery religions). It could here refer to those who believed Paul’s message, the mystery of God (v. 1), and so be translated as “those who believe God’s message.”

[6:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “to decide between his brother (and his opponent),” but see the note on the word “Christian” in 5:11.

[7:17]  ⁵ tn Or “only”; Grk “if not.”

[7:29]  ⁶ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[8:4]  ⁷ sn “An idol in this world is nothing” and “There is no God but one.” Here and in v. 1 Paul cites certain slogans the Corinthians apparently used to justify their behavior (cf. 6:12-13; 7:1; 10:23). Paul agrees with the slogans in part, but corrects them to show how the Corinthians have misused these ideas.

[10:20]  ⁸ tn Grk “what they sacrifice”; the referent (the pagans) is clear from the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:50]  ⁹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[16:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “as I directed the churches of Galatia, so also you yourselves do.”

[16:2]  ¹¹ tn Grk “set aside, storing whatever he has been blessed with.”

[16:2]  ¹² tn Grk “set aside, storing.” The participle θησαυρίζων (qhsaurizwn) indicates the purpose or result of setting aside the extra income.

[16:2]  ¹³ 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.

[16:2]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “so that collections will not be taking place.”

[16:15]  ¹² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[16:15]  ¹³ tn Grk “firstfruits.”