1 Corinthians 7:17

The Circumstances of Your Calling

7:17 Nevertheless, ¹  as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each person, so must he live. I give this sort of direction in all the churches.

1 Corinthians 11:2

Women’s Head Coverings

11:2 I praise you ²  because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions just as I passed them on to you.

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 16:1-2

A Collection to Aid Jewish Christians

16:1 With regard to the collection for the saints, please follow the directions that I gave to the churches of Galatia: ³  16:2 On the first day of the week, each of you should set aside some income ⁴  and save ⁵  it to the extent that God has blessed you, ⁶  so that a collection will not have to be made ⁷  when I come.

1 Corinthians 3:10

3:10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.

[7:17]  ¹ tn Or “only”; Grk “if not.”

[11:2]  ² tc The Western and Byzantine texts, as well as one or two Alexandrian mss (D F G Ψ 33 Ï latt sy), combine in reading ἀδελφοί (adelfoi, “brothers”) here, while the Alexandrian witnesses (Ì⁴⁶ א A B C P 81 630 1175 1739 1881 2464 co) largely lack the address. The addition of ἀδελφοί is apparently a motivated reading, however, for scribes would have naturally wanted to add it to ἐπαινῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς (epainw de Juma", “now I praise you”), especially as this begins a new section. On the other hand, it is difficult to explain how the shorter reading could have arisen from the longer one. Thus, on both internal and external grounds, the shorter reading is strongly preferred.

[16:1]  ³ tn Grk “as I directed the churches of Galatia, so also you yourselves do.”

[16:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “set aside, storing whatever he has been blessed with.”

[16:2]  ⁵ tn Grk “set aside, storing.” The participle θησαυρίζων (qhsaurizwn) indicates the purpose or result of setting aside the extra income.

[16:2]  ⁶ tn “To the extent that God has blessed you” translates an awkward expression, “whatever has been prospered [to you].” This verb has been translated as an active with “God” as subject, taking it as a divine passive.

[16:2]  ⁷ tn Grk “so that collections will not be taking place.”