Notes for 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 1
nS Mt 16:27; S Lk 17:30; 1Th 1:10; S 2:19; Titus 2:13; Jas 5:7, 8; 1Pe 1:13; 2Pe 3:12; S Rev 1:7
pAm 5:18; 1Co 5:5; Php 1:6, 10; 2:16; 1Th 5:2
qDt 7:9; Isa 49:7; 1Co 10:13; 1Th 5:24; 2Th 3:3; 2Ti 2:13; Heb 10:23; 11:11
1 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 11 and 26; and in 2:1; 3:1; 4:6; 6:8; 7:24, 29; 10:1; 11:33; 12:1; 14:6, 20, 26, 39; 15:1, 6, 50, 58; 16:15, 20.
2 1:12 That is, Peter
3 1:19 Isaiah 29:14
n1Co 2:6, 8; 3:18; 2Co 4:4; Gal 1:4
over 27; Job 12:17; Isa 44:25; Jer 8:9; Ro 1:22; 1Co 3:18, 19
sS Mt 12:38; S Jn 2:11; S 4:48
ever 20; Ro 1:22; 1Co 3:18, 19
iJer 23:5, 6; 33:16; 2Co 5:21; Php 3:9
1 Corinthians 2
1 2:1 Some manuscripts proclaimed to you God’s mystery
d1Co 4:10; 9:22; 2Co 11:29, 30; 12:5, 9, 10; 13:9
iEph 4:13; Php 3:15; Col 4:12; Heb 5:14; 6:1; Jas 1:4
qS Mt 13:11; 2Co 12:1, 7; Gal 1:12; 2:2; Eph 3:3, 5
2 2:9 Isaiah 64:4
3 2:13 Or Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual
4 2:16 Isaiah 40:13
1 Corinthians 3
i1Co 4:1; 2Co 6:4; Eph 3:7; Col 1:23, 25
jAc 18:4–11; 1Co 4:15; 9:1; 15:1
kver 14; Ps 18:20; 62:12; Mt 25:21; 1Co 9:17
sS 1Co 1:8; 2Th 1:7–10; 2Ti 1:12, 18; 4:8
tNu 31:22, 23; Jer 23:28, 29; Mal 3:3; S 2Th 1:7
w1Co 6:19; 2Co 6:16; Eph 2:21, 22; Heb 3:6
aver 18; Ro 1:22; 1Co 1:20, 27
2 3:20 Psalm 94:11
i1Co 15:23; 2Co 10:7; Gal 3:29
3 3:22 That is, Peter
1 Corinthians 4
1 Corinthians 5
1 5:5 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
2 5:5 Or of his body
lEx 12:3–6, 21; Mk 14:12; 1Pe 1:19
3 5:11 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in 8:11, 13.
1 Corinthians 6
jJob 13:9; 1Co 15:33; Gal 6:7; Jas 1:16
1 6:9 The words men who have sex with men translate two Greek words that refer to the passive and active participants in homosexual acts.
vS Ro 6:5; Eph 1:19, 20; 1Th 4:16
yJn 17:21–23; Ro 8:9–11; Gal 2:20
zver 9; 1Co 5:1; 2Co 12:21; Gal 5:19; Eph 5:3; 1Th 4:3, 4; Heb 13:4
3 6:17 Or in the Spirit
1 Corinthians 7
hMt 19:11, 12; Ro 12:6; 1Co 12:4, 11
1 7:8 Or widowers
s1Co 4:17; 14:33; 2Co 8:18; 11:28
uRo 2:25–27; Gal 5:6; 6:15; Col 3:11
2 7:36 Or if she is getting beyond the usual age for marriage
3 7:36–38 Or 36If anyone thinks he is not treating his daughter properly, and if she is getting along in years (or if her passions are too strong), and he feels she ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. He should let her get married. 37But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind to keep the virgin unmarried—this man also does the right thing. 38So then, he who gives his virgin in marriage does right, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.
1 Corinthians 8
1 8:2, 3 An early manuscript and another ancient witness think they have knowledge do not yet know as they ought to know. 3But whoever loves truly knows.
1 Corinthians 9
1 9:5 That is, Peter
lDt 20:6; Pr 27:18; 1Co 3:6, 8
2 9:9 Deut. 25:4
nver 25, 26; Gal 2:2; 5:7; Php 2:16; 2Ti 4:7; Heb 12:1
1 Corinthians 10
fEx 17:6; Nu 20:11; Ps 78:15; 105:41
1 10:7 Exodus 32:6
lEx 17:2; Ps 78:18; 95:9; 106:14
2 10:9 Some manuscripts test the Lord
pEx 12:23; 1Ch 21:15; Heb 11:28
wHeb 6:9; 1Pe 2:11; 1Jn 2:7; Jude 3
3 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.
4 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.
5 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.
dLev 17:7; Dt 32:17; Ps 106:37; Rev 9:20
fDt 32:16, 21; 1Ki 14:22; Ps 78:58; Jer 44:8
iver 33; S Ro 15:1, 2; 1Co 13:5; Php 2:4, 21
kPs 24:1; Ex 9:29; 19:5; Job 41:11; Ps 50:12; 1Ti 4:4
6 10:26 Psalm 24:1
pZec 14:21; Col 3:17; 1Pe 4:11
qS Mt 5:29; Ac 24:16; S 2Co 6:3
1 Corinthians 11
ever 23; 1Co 15:2, 3; 2Th 2:15; 3:6
1 11:3 Or of the wife is her husband
2 11:4–7 Or 4Every man who prays or prophesies with long hair dishonors his head. 5But every woman who prays or prophesies with no covering of hair dishonors her head—she is just like one of the “shorn women.” 6If a woman has no covering, let her be for now with short hair; but since it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair shorn or shaved, she should grow it again. 7A man ought not to have long hair
3 11:10 Or have a sign of authority on her
1 Corinthians 12
dPs 115:5; Jer 10:5; Hab 2:18, 19
hver 8–11; Ro 12:4–8; Eph 4:11; Heb 2:4
1 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28
2 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28
3 12:13 Or with; or in
4 12:30 Or other languages
1 Corinthians 13
bver 8; S Eph 4:11; S Ac 11:27
1 13:1 Or languages
2 13:3 Some manuscripts body to the flames
mJob 14:16, 17; Pr 10:12; 17:9; 1Pe 4:8
yRo 5:2–5; Gal 5:5, 6; Eph 4:2–5; Col 1:4, 5; 1Th 1:3; 5:8; Heb 6:10–12
1 Corinthians 14
hver 4, 5, 12, 17, 26; S Ro 14:19
1 14:2 Or in another language; also in verses 4, 13, 14, 19, 26 and 27
lS 1Co 13:2
2 14:5 Or in other languages; also in verses 6, 18, 22, 23 and 39
3 14:5 Or in other languages; also in verses 6, 18, 22, 23 and 39
zDt 27:15–26; 1Ch 16:36; Ne 8:6; Ps 106:48; Rev 5:14; 7:12
4 14:16 The Greek word for inquirer is a technical term for someone not fully initiated into a religion; also in verses 23 and 24.
d1Co 3:11; Eph 4:14; Heb 5:12, 13; 1Pe 2:2
5 14:21 Isaiah 28:11, 12
6 14:33, 34 Or peace. As in all the congregations of the Lord’s people, 34women
7 14:34, 35 In a few manuscripts these verses come after verse 40.
dS Ac 11:27; 1Co 13:2; 2Co 10:7
8 14:38 Some manuscripts But anyone who is ignorant of this will be ignorant
1 Corinthians 15
gIsa 53:5; Jn 1:29; S Gal 1:4; 1Pe 2:24
hS Mt 26:24; S Lk 24:27; S 24:44; Ac 17:2; 26:22, 23
1 15:3 Or you at the first
2 15:5 That is, Peter
rAc 9:3–6, 17; 1Co 9:1; Gal 1:16
4 15:32 Isaiah 22:13
5 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander
7 15:49 Some early manuscripts so let us
oIsa 25:8; Heb 2:14; Rev 20:14
8 15:54 Isaiah 25:8
9 15:55 Hosea 13:14
1 Corinthians 16