1 Corinthians 4:14

A Father’s Warning

4:14 I am not writing these things to shame you, but to correct you as my dear children.

1 Corinthians 7:20

7:20 Let each one remain in that situation in life ¹  in which he was called.

1 Corinthians 7:24

7:24 In whatever situation someone was called, brothers and sisters, ²  let him remain in it with God.

1 Corinthians 8:3

8:3 But if someone loves God, he ³  is known by God. ⁴ 

1 Corinthians 8:9

8:9 But be careful that this liberty of yours does not become a hindrance to the weak.

1 Corinthians 9:3

9:3 This is my defense to those who examine me.

1 Corinthians 9:17

9:17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.

1 Corinthians 11:10

11:10 For this reason a woman should have a symbol of authority ⁵  on her head, because of the angels. ⁶ 

1 Corinthians 11:30

11:30 That is why many of you are weak and sick, and quite a few are dead. ⁷ 

1 Corinthians 14:10

14:10 There are probably many kinds of languages in the world, and none is without meaning.

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 16:16

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

1 Corinthians 16:18

16:18 For they refreshed my spirit and yours. So then, recognize people like this.

[7:20]  ¹ tn Grk “in the calling.” “Calling” in Paul is God’s work of drawing people to faith in Christ. As in 1:26, calling here stands by metonymy for a person’s circumstances when he becomes a Christian.

[7:24]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[8:3]  ¹ tn Grk “this one.”

[8:3]  ² tn Grk “him”; in the translation the most likely referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

[11:10]  ¹ sn Paul does not use a word specifying what type of “covering” is meant (veil, hat, etc.). The Greek word he uses here (ἐξουσία exousia; translated symbol of authority) could be (1) a figure of speech that may substitute the result (the right to participate in worship) for the appropriate appearance that makes it possible (the covered head). Or (2) it refers to the outward symbol (having the head covered) as representing the inward attitude the woman is to possess (deference to male leadership in the church).

[11:10]  ² sn Paul does not explain this reference to the angels, and its point is not entirely clear. It seems to reflect an awareness that angels are witnesses to church life (cf. Eph 3:10) and would be particularly sensitive to resistance against God’s created order.

[11:30]  ¹ tn Grk “are asleep.” The verb κοιμάω (koimaw) literally means “sleep,” but it is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for the death of a believer.