1 Corinthians 1:21

1:21 For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching.

1 Corinthians 6:13

6:13 “Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, but God will do away with both.” ¹  The body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

1 Corinthians 7:12

7:12 To the rest I say – I, not the Lord ²  – if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:15

7:15 But if the unbeliever wants a divorce, let it take place. In these circumstances the brother or sister is not bound. ³  God has called you in peace.

1 Corinthians 7:36

7:36 If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his virgin, ⁴  if she is past the bloom of youth ⁵  and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry.

1 Corinthians 8:7

8:7 But this knowledge is not shared by all. And some, by being accustomed to idols in former times, eat this food as an idol sacrifice, and their conscience, because it is weak, is defiled.

1 Corinthians 14:16

14:16 Otherwise, if you are praising God with your spirit, how can someone without the gift ⁶  say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

1 Corinthians 15:58

15:58 So then, dear brothers and sisters, ⁷  be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 16:12

16:12 With regard to our brother Apollos: I strongly encouraged him to visit you with the other brothers, ⁸  but it was simply not his intention to come now. ⁹  He will come when he has the opportunity.

[6:13]  ¹ tn Grk “both this [stomach] and these [foods].”

[7:12]  ¹ sn I, not the Lord. Here and in v. 10 Paul distinguishes between his own apostolic instruction and Jesus’ teaching during his earthly ministry. In vv. 12-16, Paul deals with a situation about which the Lord gave no instruction in his earthly ministry.

[7:15]  ¹ sn Interpreters differ over the implication of the statement the brother or sister is not bound. One view is that the believer is “not bound to continue the marriage,” i.e., not so slavishly tied to the instruction about not divorcing (cf. vv. 10-11) that he or she refuses to face reality when the unbelieving spouse is unwilling to continue the relationship. In this view divorce is allowable under these circumstances, but not remarriage (v. 11 still applies: remain unmarried or be reconciled). The other view is that the believer is “not bound in regard to marriage,” i.e., free to remain single or to remarry. The argument for this view is the conceptual parallel with vv. 39-40, where a wife is said to be “bound” (a different word in Greek, but the same concept) as long as her husband lives. But if the husband dies, she is “free” to marry as she wishes, only in the Lord. If the parallel holds, then not bound in v. 15 also means “free to marry another.”

[7:36]  ¹ tn Grk “virgin,” either a fiancée, a daughter, or the ward of a guardian. For discussion see the note at the end of v. 38.

[7:36]  ² tn Or referring to an engaged man: “if he is past the critical point,” “if his passions are too strong.” The word literally means “to be past the high point.”

[14:16]  ¹ tn Grk “how can someone who fills the place of the unlearned say ‘Amen.’”

[15:58]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[16:12]  ¹ tn Grk “with the brothers.”

[16:12]  ² tn Grk “it was simply not the will that he come now.”