1 Corinthians 2:1

2:1 When I came ¹  to you, brothers and sisters, ²  I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony ³  of God.

1 Corinthians 4:9

4:9 For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to die, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to people.

1 Corinthians 4:15

4:15 For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

1 Corinthians 4:19

4:19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power.

1 Corinthians 8:8

8:8 Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.

1 Corinthians 10:1

Learning from Israel’s Failures

10:1 For I do not want you to be unaware, ⁴  brothers and sisters, ⁵  that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea,

1 Corinthians 10:20

10:20 No, I mean that what the pagans sacrifice ⁶  is to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.

1 Corinthians 10:27

10:27 If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience.

1 Corinthians 16:15

16:15 Now, brothers and sisters, ⁷  you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts ⁸  of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you

[2:1]  ¹ tn Grk “and I, when I came.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, κἀγώ (kagw) has not been translated here.

[2:1]  ² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[2:1]  ³ tc ‡ A few important mss (Ì^46vid א* A C pc as well as some versions and fathers) read μυστήριον (musthrion, “mystery”) instead of μαρτύριον (marturion, “testimony”). But the latter has wider ms support (א² B D F G Ψ 33 1739 1881 Ï and some versions), though not quite as impressive. μαρτύριον may have been changed by scribes in anticipation of Paul’s words in 2:7, or conversely, μυστήριον may have been changed to conform to 1:6. Transcriptionally, since “the mystery of God/Christ” is a well-worn expression in the corpus Paulinum (1 Cor 2:7; 4:1; Eph 3:4; Col 2:2; 4:3), while “testimony of Christ” occurs in Paul only once (1 Cor 1:6, though “testimony of the Lord” appears in 2 Tim 1:8), and “testimony of God” never, it is likely that scribes changed the text to the more usual expression. A decision is difficult in this instance, but a slight preference should be given to μαρτύριον.

[10:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “ignorant.”

[10:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[10:20]  ⁷ tn Grk “what they sacrifice”; the referent (the pagans) is clear from the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:15]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[16:15]  ¹¹ tn Grk “firstfruits.”