1 Corinthians 10:18

10:18 Look at the people of Israel. ¹  Are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar?

1 Corinthians 1:26

1:26 Think about the circumstances of your call, ²  brothers and sisters. ³  Not many were wise by human standards, ⁴  not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position. ⁵ 

1 Corinthians 6:16

6:16 Or do you not know that anyone who is united with ⁶  a prostitute is one body with her? ⁷  For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” ⁸ 

[10:18]  ¹ tn Grk “Israel according to (the) flesh.”

[1:26]  ² tn Grk “Think about your calling.” “Calling” in Paul’s writings usually refers to God’s work of drawing people to faith in Christ. The following verses show that “calling” here stands by metonymy for their circumstances when they became Christians, leading to the translation “the circumstances of your call.”

[1:26]  ³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[1:26]  ⁴ tn Grk “according to the flesh.”

[1:26]  ⁵ tn The Greek word ευγενής (eugenh") refers to the status of being born into nobility, wealth, or power with an emphasis on the privileges and benefits that come with that position.

[6:16]  ³ tn Or “is in relationship with.”

[6:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “is one body,” implying the association “with her.”

[6:16]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Gen 2:24.