1 Corinthians 1:5

1:5 For you were made rich ¹  in every way in him, in all your speech and in every kind of knowledge ²  –

1 Corinthians 2:2

2:2 For I decided to be concerned about nothing ³  among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

1 Corinthians 6:3

6:3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? Why not ordinary matters!

1 Corinthians 6:7

6:7 The fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves demonstrates that you have already been defeated. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

1 Corinthians 7:35

7:35 I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord.

1 Corinthians 10:12

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

1 Corinthians 11:14

11:14 Does not nature ⁴  itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him,

1 Corinthians 11:33

11:33 So then, my brothers and sisters, ⁵  when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

1 Corinthians 12:1

Spiritual Gifts

12:1 With regard to spiritual gifts, ⁶  brothers and sisters, ⁷  I do not want you to be uninformed. ⁸ 

1 Corinthians 15:17

15:17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is useless; you are still in your sins.

1 Corinthians 16:3

16:3 Then, when I arrive, I will send those whom you approve with letters of explanation to carry your gift to Jerusalem. ⁹ 

1 Corinthians 16:5

Paul’s Plans to Visit

16:5 But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia – for I will be going through Macedonia –

[1:5]  ¹ sn Made rich refers to how God richly blessed the Corinthians with an abundance of spiritual gifts (cf. v. 7).

[1:5]  ² sn Speech and knowledge refer to the spiritual gifts God had blessed them with (as v. 7 confirms). Paul will discuss certain abuses of their gifts in chapters 12-14, but he thanks God for their giftedness.

[2:2]  ³ tn Grk “to know nothing.”

[11:14]  ⁵ 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.

[11:33]  ⁷ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[12:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “spiritual things.”

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

[12:1]  ¹¹ tn Grk “ignorant.”

[16:3]  ¹¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.