1 Corinthians 6:6
Context6:6 Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, 1 and do this before unbelievers?
1 Corinthians 6:1
Context6:1 When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?
1 Corinthians 11:10
Context11:10 For this reason a woman should have a symbol of authority 2 on her head, because of the angels. 3
1 Corinthians 11:20
Context11:20 Now when you come together at the same place, you are not really eating the Lord’s Supper.
1 Corinthians 13:6
Context13:6 It is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth.
1 Corinthians 1:4
Context1:4 I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.
1 Corinthians 3:12
Context3:12 If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, 4
1 Corinthians 16:17
Context16:17 I was glad about the arrival of Stephanus, Fortunatus, and Achaicus because they have supplied the fellowship with you that I lacked. 5
1 Corinthians 8:5
Context8:5 If after all there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords),
1 Corinthians 14:23
Context14:23 So if the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and unbelievers or uninformed people enter, will they not say that you have lost your minds?
1 Corinthians 2:9
Context2:9 But just as it is written, “Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, 6 are the things God has prepared for those who love him.” 7
1 Corinthians 7:5
Context7:5 Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement for a specified time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. 8 Then resume your relationship, 9 so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
1 Corinthians 7:36
Context7:36 If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his virgin, 10 if she is past the bloom of youth 11 and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry.
1 Corinthians 14:16
Context14:16 Otherwise, if you are praising God with your spirit, how can someone without the gift 12 say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
1 Corinthians 14:25
Context14:25 The secrets of his heart are disclosed, and in this way he will fall down with his face to the ground and worship God, declaring, “God is really among you.”


[6:6] 1 tn Grk “does a brother sue a brother,” but see the note on the word “Christian” in 5:11.
[11:10] 2 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] 3 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.
[3:12] 3 sn The various materials described here, both valuable (gold, silver, precious stones) and worthless (wood, hay, or straw) refer to the quality of work built on the foundation, or possibly to the motivation of those doing the building. The materials themselves have been understood (1) as deeds or (2) as people (since ultimately the passage is addressing those who minister to others).
[16:17] 4 tn Or “they have made up for your absence” (BDAG 70 s.v. ἀναπληρόω 3).
[2:9] 5 tn Grk “entered the heart,” an OT expression, in which the heart functions like the mind.
[2:9] 6 sn A quotation from Isa 64:4.
[7:5] 6 tc Most later witnesses (א2 Ï sy) add “fasting and” (τῇ νηστείᾳ καί, th nhsteia kai) before “prayer.” But such an addition is motivated by ascetic concerns; further, its lack in Ì11vid,46 א* A B C D F G P Ψ 33 1739 1881 2464 al latt co argues decisively against its authenticity.
[7:5] 7 tn Grk “and be together again.”
[7:36] 7 tn Grk “virgin,” either a fiancée, a daughter, or the ward of a guardian. For discussion see the note at the end of v. 38.
[7:36] 8 tn Or referring to an engaged man: “if he is past the critical point,” “if his passions are too strong.” The word literally means “to be past the high point.”
[14:16] 8 tn Grk “how can someone who fills the place of the unlearned say ‘Amen.’”