1 Corinthians 1:8

1:8 He ¹  will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:18

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 4:3

4:3 So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

1 Corinthians 12:23

12:23 and those members we consider less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our unpresentable members are clothed with dignity, ² 

1 Corinthians 15:1

Christ’s Resurrection

15:1 Now I want to make clear for you, ³  brothers and sisters, ⁴  the gospel that I preached to you, that you received and on which you stand,

1 Corinthians 15:29

15:29 Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? ⁵  If the dead are not raised at all, then why are they baptized for them?

[1:8]  ¹ tn Grk “who,” referring to Christ. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[12:23]  ² tn Grk “have greater propriety (or decorum, presentability).”

[15:1]  ³ tn Grk “Now I make known to you.”

[15:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[15:29]  ⁴ sn Many suggestions have been offered for the puzzling expression baptized for the dead. There are up to 200 different explanations for the passage; a summary is given by K. C. Thompson, “I Corinthians 15,29 and Baptism for the Dead,” Studia Evangelica 2.1 (TU 87), 647-59. The most likely interpretation is that some Corinthians had undergone baptism to bear witness to the faith of fellow believers who had died without experiencing that rite themselves. Paul’s reference to the practice here is neither a recommendation nor a condemnation. He simply uses it as evidence from the lives of the Corinthians themselves to bolster his larger argument, begun in 15:12, that resurrection from the dead is a present reality in Christ and a future reality for them. Whatever they may have proclaimed, the Corinthians’ actions demonstrated that they had hope for a bodily resurrection.