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 1:19

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

1 Corinthians 4:11

4:11 To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, poorly clothed, brutally treated, and without a roof over our heads.

1 Corinthians 5:6

5:6 Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast ²  affects ³  the whole batch of dough?

1 Corinthians 5:13

5:13 But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you. ⁴ 

1 Corinthians 7:33

7:33 But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife,

1 Corinthians 10:2

10:2 and all were baptized ⁵  into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,

1 Corinthians 10:12

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

1 Corinthians 11:16

11:16 If anyone intends to quarrel about this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

1 Corinthians 11:29

11:29 For the one who eats and drinks without careful regard ⁶  for the body eats and drinks judgment against himself.

1 Corinthians 12:31

12:31 But you should be eager for the greater gifts.

And now I will show you a way that is beyond comparison. ⁷ 

1 Corinthians 14:39

14:39 So then, brothers and sisters, ⁸  be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid anyone from speaking in tongues. ⁹ 

1 Corinthians 15:23

15:23 But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him. ¹⁰ 

1 Corinthians 15:31

15:31 Every day I am in danger of death! This is as sure as ¹¹  my boasting in you, ¹²  which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:36

15:36 Fool! What you sow will not come to life unless it dies.

1 Corinthians 16:9

16:9 because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, ¹³  but there are many opponents.

1 Corinthians 16:16

16:16 also to submit to people like this, and to everyone who cooperates in the work and labors hard.

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

[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.

[10:2]  ¹ tc ‡ A number of witnesses, some of them important, have the passive ἐβαπτίσθησαν (ebaptisqhsan, “were baptized”) instead of the middle ἐβαπτίσαντο (ebaptisanto, “baptized [themselves]”) in v. 2 (so א A C D F G Ψ 33 al latt). However, the middle is not without its representation (Ì^46c B 1739 1881 Ï Or; the original hand of Ì⁴⁶ read the imperfect middle ἐβαπτίζοντο [ebaptizonto]). The passive looks like a motivated reading in that it is clearer and conforms to typical Pauline usage (his thirteen instances of the verb are all either active or passive). B. M. Metzger, in representing a minority opinion of the UBS Committee, suggests that the middle would have been appropriate for Jewish baptism in which the convert baptizes himself (TCGNT 493). But this assumes that the middle is a direct middle, a rare occurrence in the NT (and never elsewhere with this verb). Further, it is not really baptism that is in view in v. 2, but passing through the Red Sea (thus, a metaphorical use). Although the present editors agree with the minority’s resultant reading, it is better to take the middle as causative/permissive and the scribes as changing it to a passive for clarity’s sake. Translational differences are minimal, though some exegetical implications are involved (see ExSyn 427).

[11:29]  ¹ tn The word more literally means, “judging between, recognizing, distinguishing.”

[12:31]  ¹ tn Grk “a still more excellent way.” In this context the phrase has an elative rather than a comparative sense, however.

[14:39]  ¹ tc ‡ μου (mou, “my”) is found after ἀδελφοί (adelfoi) in a number of significant witnesses (א A B* D¹ 048 326 1175 2464 al), but lacking in most other witnesses (Ì⁴⁶ B² D* F G Ψ 0243 33 1739 1881 Ï lat). Every other time Paul says “So then, brothers (and sisters)” he adds “my” (ὥστε, ἀδελφοί μου; {wste, adelfoi mou). There is no good reason why scribes would intentionally omit “my” here but not elsewhere. Thus, the longer reading is in conformity with Paul’s general style and as such seems to be scribally motivated. NA²⁷ has the word in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.

[14:39]  ² tn Grk “speaking in tongues.” The words “anyone from” are supplied for the sake of clarity.

[15:23]  ¹ tn Grk “then those who belong to Christ, at his coming.”

[15:31]  ¹ tn Or, more literally, “I swear by the boasting in you.”

[15:31]  ² tc ‡ Although the witnesses for the shorter reading (Ì⁴⁶ D F G Ψ 075 0243 1739 1881 Ï) are not as strong as for the addition of ἀδελφοί (adelfoi, “brothers”) at this juncture (א A B K P 33 81 104 365 1175 2464 lat sy co), it is difficult to find a reason why scribes would either intentionally or unintentionally drop the address here. Thus, the shorter reading is slightly preferred.

[16:9]  ¹ tn Grk “for a door has opened wide to me, great and effective.”