1 Corinthians 1:9

1:9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:13

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

1 Corinthians 1:19

1:19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will thwart the cleverness of the intelligent.” ³ 

1 Corinthians 1:23

1:23 but we preach about a crucified Christ, ⁴  a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.

1 Corinthians 2:15

2:15 The one who is spiritual discerns ⁵  all things, yet he himself is understood ⁶  by no one.

1 Corinthians 6:3

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

1 Corinthians 6:8

6:8 But you yourselves wrong and cheat, and you do this to your brothers and sisters! ⁷ 

1 Corinthians 9:14

9:14 In the same way the Lord commanded those who proclaim the gospel to receive their living by the gospel.

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 15:11

15:11 Whether then it was I or they, this is the way we preach and this is the way you believed.

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. ⁸ 

1 Corinthians 16:22

16:22 Let anyone who has no love for the Lord be accursed. Our Lord, come! ⁹ 

[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.

[1:19]  ¹ sn A quotation from Isa 29:14.

[1:23]  ¹ tn Or “Messiah”; Grk “preach Christ [Messiah] crucified,” giving the content of the message.

[2:15]  ¹ tn Or “evaluates.”

[2:15]  ² tn Or “is evaluated” (i.e., “is subject to evaluation”); Grk “he himself is discerned,” that is, the person without the Spirit does not understand the person with the Spirit, particularly in relation to the life of faith.

[6:8]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” The Greek term “brother” literally refers to family relationships, but here it is used in a broader sense to connote familial relationships within the family of God (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.a). See also the note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[16:3]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:22]  ¹ tn The Greek text has μαράνα θά (marana qa). These Aramaic words can also be read as maran aqa, translated “Our Lord has come!”