1 Corinthians 1:7

1:7 so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation ¹  of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:13

1:13 Is Christ divided? Paul wasn’t crucified for you, was he? ²  Or were you in fact baptized in the name of Paul? ³ 

1 Corinthians 2:2

2:2 For I decided to be concerned about nothing ⁴  among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

1 Corinthians 5:8

5:8 So then, let us celebrate the festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of vice and evil, but with the bread without yeast, the bread of sincerity and truth. ⁵ 

1 Corinthians 7:10-11

7:10 To the married I give this command – not I, but the Lord ⁶  – a wife should not divorce a husband 7:11 (but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.

1 Corinthians 7:21

7:21 Were you called as a slave? ⁷  Do not worry about it. But if indeed you are able to be free, make the most of the opportunity.

1 Corinthians 7:31

7:31 those who use the world as though they were not using it to the full. For the present shape of this world is passing away.

1 Corinthians 7:38

7:38 So then, the one who marries ⁸  his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better. ⁹ 

1 Corinthians 9:21

9:21 To those free from the law I became like one free from the law (though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.

1 Corinthians 9:27

9:27 Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.

1 Corinthians 10:6

10:6 These things happened as examples for us, so that we will not crave evil things as they did.

1 Corinthians 11:29

11:29 For the one who eats and drinks without careful regard ¹⁰  for the body eats and drinks judgment against himself.

1 Corinthians 12:25

12:25 so that there may be no division in the body, but the members may have mutual concern for one another.

1 Corinthians 14:20

14:20 Brothers and sisters, ¹¹  do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

1 Corinthians 14:28

14:28 But if there is no interpreter, he should be silent in the church. Let him speak to himself and to God.

1 Corinthians 15:2

15:2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you – unless you believed in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:34

15:34 Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God – I say this to your shame!

[1:7]  ¹ sn The revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ refers to the Lord’s return, when he will be revealed (cf. the reference to the day of our Lord Jesus Christ in v. 8).

[1:13]  ² 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]  ³ 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.

[2:2]  ³ tn Grk “to know nothing.”

[5:8]  ⁴ tn Grk “with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”

[7:10]  ⁵ sn Not I, but the Lord. Here and in v. 12 Paul distinguishes between his own apostolic instruction and Jesus’ teaching during his earthly ministry. In vv. 10-11, Paul reports the Lord’s own teaching about divorce (cf. Mark 10:5-12).

[7:21]  ⁶ tn Traditionally, “servant” (KJV), though almost all modern translations render the word as “slave” here.

[7:38]  ⁷ tn Or “who gives his own virgin in marriage.”

[7:38]  ⁸ sn 1 Cor 7:36-38. There are two common approaches to understanding the situation addressed in these verses. One view involves a father or male guardian deciding whether to give his daughter or female ward in marriage (cf. NASB, NIV margin). The evidence for this view is: (1) the phrase in v. 37 (Grk) “to keep his own virgin” fits this view well (“keep his own virgin [in his household]” rather than give her in marriage), but it does not fit the second view (there is little warrant for adding “her” in the way the second view translates it: “to keep her as a virgin”). (2) The verb used twice in v. 38 (γαμίζω, gamizw) normally means “to give in marriage” not “to get married.” The latter is usually expressed by γαμέω (gamew), as in v. 36b. (3) The father deciding what is best regarding his daughter’s marriage reflects the more likely cultural situation in ancient Corinth, though it does not fit modern Western customs. While Paul gives his advice in such a situation, he does not command that marriages be arranged in this way universally. If this view is taken, the translation will read as follows: “7:36 If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his unmarried daughter, if she is past the bloom of youth and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry. 7:37 But the man who is firm in his commitment, and is under no necessity but has control over his will, and has decided in his own mind to keep his daughter unmarried, does well. 7:38 So then the one who gives his daughter in marriage does well, but the one who does not give her does better.” The other view is taken by NRSV, NIV text, NJB, REB: a single man deciding whether to marry the woman to whom he is engaged. The evidence for this view is: (1) it seems odd to use the word “virgin” (vv. 36, 37, 38) if “daughter” or “ward” is intended. (2) The other view requires some difficult shifting of subjects in v. 36, whereas this view manages a more consistent subject for the various verbs used. (3) The phrases in these verses are used consistently elsewhere in this chapter to describe considerations appropriate to the engaged couple themselves (cf. vv. 9, 28, 39). It seems odd not to change the phrasing in speaking about a father or guardian. If this second view is taken, the translation will read as follows: “7:36 If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his fiancée, if his passions are too strong and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry. 7:37 But the man who is firm in his commitment, and is under no necessity but has control over his will, and has decided in his own mind to keep her as his fiancée, does well. 7:38 So then, the one who marries his fiancée does well, but the one who does not marry her does better.”

[11:29]  ⁸ tn The word more literally means, “judging between, recognizing, distinguishing.”

[14:20]  ⁹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.