1 Corinthians 1:4

Thanksgiving

1:4 I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 1:11

1:11 For members of Chloe’s household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters, ¹  that there are quarrels ²  among you.

1 Corinthians 1:13

1:13 Is Christ divided? Paul wasn’t crucified for you, was he? ³  Or were you in fact baptized in the name of Paul? ⁴ 

1 Corinthians 5:6

5:6 Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast ⁵  affects ⁶  the whole batch of dough?

1 Corinthians 5:13

5:13 But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you. ⁷ 

1 Corinthians 6:4

6:4 So if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church? ⁸ 

1 Corinthians 8:11

8:11 So by your knowledge the weak brother or sister, ⁹  for whom Christ died, is destroyed. ¹⁰ 

1 Corinthians 9:11

9:11 If we sowed spiritual blessings among you, is it too much to reap material things from you?

1 Corinthians 11:18

11:18 For in the first place, when you come together as a church I hear there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

[1:11]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[1:11]  ² tn Or “rivalries, disputes.”

[1:13]  ¹ tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “was he?”).

[1:13]  ² tn This third question marks a peak in which Paul’s incredulity at the Corinthians’ attitude is in focus. The words “in fact” have been supplied in the translation to make this rhetorical juncture clear.

[5:6]  ¹ sn In this passage (5:6-8) yeast represents the presence of evil within the church, specifically the immoral person described in 5:1-5 and mentioned again in 5:13.

[5:6]  ² tn Grk “a little yeast leavens.”

[5:13]  ¹ sn An allusion to Deut 17:7; 19:19; 22:21, 24; 24:7; cf. 1 Cor 5:2.

[6:4]  ¹ tn Or “if you have ordinary lawsuits, appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church!” This alternative reading (cf. KJV, NIV) takes the Greek verb καθίζετε (kaqizete) as an ironic imperative instead of a question. This verb comes, however, at the end of the sentence. It is not impossible that Paul meant for it to be understood this way, but its placement in the sentence does not make this probable.

[8:11]  ¹ tn Grk “the one who is weak…the brother for whom Christ died,” but see note on the word “Christian” in 5:11.

[8:11]  ² tn This may be an indirect middle, “destroys himself.”