Questions tagged [1-corinthians]
Paul's first (preserved) letter to the church in Corinth.
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In what sense was Paul considered a false witness to Christ's resurrection?
Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 1 Corinthians 15:15 KJV
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Should a woman cover her head whilst praying or prophesying because of angels?
According to 1 Corinthians 11:10 should a woman cover her head when she is praying or prophesying for the reason of signaling to the heavenly host that she is not exposed but is covered (protected) ...
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Why are the verb singular and the pronoun plural in 1 Corinthians 4:6?
1 Corinthians 4:
6 I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in ...
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In 1 Co 11:26, is Paul teaching that Lord's Supper would reach an end? [duplicate]
While reading 1 Corinthians 11:26 I've noticed that almost all commentaries say that after Christ's Parousia we will no longer partake of Lord's Supper. But it seems a little bit contradictory with ...
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In 1 Co 11:26, is Paul teaching that Lord's Supper would reach an end?
While reading 1 Corinthians 11:26 I've noticed that almost all commentaries say that after Christ's Parousia we will no longer partake of Lord's Supper. But it seems a little bit contradictory with ...
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What is the meaning of "a holy kiss" in "Greet one another with a holy kiss". 1 Corinthians 16:20?
1 Corinthians 16:20
"All the brothers send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss". ESV. My emphasis.
Many years ago I was in a church congregation and the preacher was speaking ...
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Psalms 8:3-6 - has this been manipulated by Paul to imply it relates to Jesus?
Psalms speak in general terms about the Glory of God. How has Paul come to the conclusion that this relates to Jesus?
Psalm 8:3-6
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What is the meaning of 2 Corinthians 9:7
What is the meaning of "decided" in your heart, if decisions are made in the mind!?
2 Cor 9:7 - Each one should give what he has decided in his heart
to give, not out of regret or ...
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Is it sound exegesis to see 1 Corinthians 8:6 as based on Genesis 1:26?
Elohim and ὁ θεὸς in Genesis 1
The creation account in Genesis begins with a plural word, elohim to identify God:
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1 ESV)
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Should we eat food sacrificed to idols?
If you don't know that it has been sacrificed to idols, then it is okay,
1 Corinthians 10:
25Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience.
Don't ...
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Does 1 Corinthians 6:13 mean that after the resurrection, our body will not have a stomach? :)
1 Corinthians 6:
13a “Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one and the other.
Does 1 Corinthians 6:13 mean that after the resurrection, we will not eat?
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Is "The millennium" representative of a "Christian's obedience to Christ? [duplicate]
John illustrates in Rev 20:5 that the milennium is the first resurrection.
Re 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
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Is 1 Corinthians 13:9-12 a literary structure?
KJV 1 Corinthians 13 : 9 - 12
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as ...
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1 Cor 15:20 - Is the Resurrected Jesus Singular or Plural? Is He the Firstfruit or the Firstfruits
But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits[ἀπαρχή] of those who have fallen asleep.
-1 Corinthians 15:20
The ἀπαρχή here is in the singular form and seems to clearly be in ...
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Love does not envy or love is not jealous?
English Standard Version,
1 Corinthians 13:
4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
NASB 1977:
Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not ...
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Is ‘flesh and blood’ different to ‘flesh and bones’ in the Bible?
“I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.”
1 Corinthians 15:50
We know that flesh and blood cannot ...
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What does Paul mean when he says "One Lord" in 1 Cor 8:6 [duplicate]
In the New Testament, it seems as though Paul normally refers to the Father as "ho theos" and the Son as "kurios" particularly when the Father and Jesus appear in the same verse or ...
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How does Paul's condemnation and disdain for his personal secular, religious training not completely destroy modern religious degrees?
In 1 Corinthians 1-4 (and other places like Phil 3:8), Paul strongly condemns his own, personal religious tutelage, which was exemplary (Acts 22:3), in his efforts to preach the gospel to them. In ...
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1 Corinthians 5:4 - In what sense is Paul's spirit present in Corinth?
For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present,
I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing.
When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my ...
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Why did the Samaritan woman leave her waterpot?
“The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men,”
(John 4:28 NKJV)
Why in the story of the Samaritan woman does the Holy Spirit specify she left her ...
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1 Cor 13:8b-19 - what is meant by "the perfect comes" and "the partial will pass away"? [duplicate]
There are two different interpretations:
The Cessation view: Based on the biblical and church historical records: "the perfect" refers to completion of the canon of Scripture; "partial ...
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Does "the partial" (1 Cor 14:10b) allude to the imperfect nature of the "Spiritual gifts" or refer to the imperfect users and their use?
Context: 1 Cor 13:8-12 (ESV)
"Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy ...
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What does Paul mean by “appeared” in 1 Corinthians 15?
In 1 Corinthians 15, we see the famous early Christian creed:
“and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at ...
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What does "loss/zemiothesetai" mean in 1 Corinthians 3:15?
1 Corinthians 3:15
"If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire". ESV.
A. Is the effect of this loss active after the ...
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What are "the things of the Spirit of God"? 1 Corinthians 2:14
1 Corinthians 2:14
and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know [them], because spiritually they are discerned; (...
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How do we reconcile 2 Corinthians 6:16 with 1 Corinthians 3:16-17?
We read:
And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the
temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them And
walk among them. I will be their God, And they ...
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Is there a contradiction between 1 Corinthians 12:29 and 1 Corinthians 14:31,39?
29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? (1 Corinthians 12:29-30 ESV)
30 If a ...
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Why does Paul say they were baptized in the sea and not in the river in 1 Corinthians 10:2?
KJV 1 Corinthians 10 : 2
And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
The children of Israel crossed two water points a sea and a river on their way to Canaan.There were more or ...
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1 Corinthians 13:2 - What does Paul mean by having "prophetic powers"?
And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. (1 Corinthians 13:2 ESV)
What does ...
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What is the difference between revelation, knowledge, prophecy and teaching? 1 Corinthians 14:6
1 Corinthians 14:6:
Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching? (ESV)
But now, brothers and ...
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Why KJV translates 1 Cor. 7:3's ὀφείλω as "due benevolence" and not "debt"?
Why does the KJV translate the ὀφείλω of 1 Cor. 7:3 as "due benevolence" and not "debt"?
KJV:
Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence (οφειλομένην?): and likewise ...
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What is the difference between having the spiritual gift of prophecy and being a prophet?
In 1 Corinthians 12, 13 & 14 the Apostle Paul talks about the spiritual gift of prophecy and also about prophets, and he seems to use both terms interchangeably:
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What does Paul mean by “we have the mind of Christ”?
I’ve searched over this site to make sure this question wasn’t already asked, and I saw some similar questions.
Nevertheless, let’s get started:
“But the natural man does not receive the things of ...
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What are the two different glories Paul refers to in 1 Corinthians 15:40?
1 Corinthians 15:40 NASB
“There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another.”
What are the two glories that Paul is ...
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Who is Paul referring to in 1 Corinthians 15:34?
1 Cor 15:34 NASB
“Become sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.”
1 Corinthians 15:34
Who is Paul referring to when he ...
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If God gives us enough grace so that we don't have to sin (1 Corinthians 10:13), then why do we still sin (1 John 1:8-10, 2:1-2)?
God is faithful - He always gives us enough grace so that we don't have to sin:
13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted ...
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Why doesn’t Paul use a Greek word for “influence” in 1 Corinthians 15:33?
We read:
“Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”” I
Corinthians 15:33 NKJV
One might assume that Paul means evil company can corrupt good habits, but people are in control ...
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What is the difference between “judged” and “disciplined” in 1 Corinthians 11:32?
1 Cor 11:32 NASB:
But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
How is being judged also being disciplined in this verse? What is the ...
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In 1 Corinthians 14, What Is The Understanding of the Word 'Sign'?
Specifically, verse 22 of 1 Corinthians 14 states,
"Speaking in tongues, then, is intended as a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is not for unbelievers but for ...
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What kind of knowledge will pass away according to 1 Corinthians 13?
1 Corinthians 13 (ESV)
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and ...
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Does the election of Matthias as an apostle via casting of lots (Acts 1:21-26) contradict 1 Corinthians 12?
21 So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of ...
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Who distributes spiritual gifts? God or the Holy Spirit? 1 Corinthians 12
11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills. (1 Cor 12:11 ESV)
28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, ...
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What is the connection between Christ being man’s head and man being woman’s head?
1 Corinthians 11:3 NASB
“But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.”
In what way is man the the head ...
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What is the answer to Paul’s rhetorical question in 1 Corinthians 10:29-30?
1 Corinthians 10:29-30 NASB
“I mean not your own conscience, but the other man’s; for why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience? If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning ...
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How to understand Luke 17:7-10 in light of 1 Corinthians 9:8-14?
Luke 17:7-10 NASB
“Now which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him after he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and recline at the table to eat’? 8 On the contrary, ...
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Is Acts 4:29-31 an example of earnestly desiring spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 12:31, 14:1)?
Acts 4:29-31 (ESV)
29 And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, 30 while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and ...
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Does 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 support my beliefs in head coverings?
I believe that any woman who prays without her head covered & looks up is disgraceful to God & any man who wears ANY kind of head covering & looks down while praying is disgraceful to God. ...
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Does 1 Corinthians 7:7 mean God sovereignly decree’s some people to be married & others to singleness?
We have the similar question: Is celibacy a gift according to 1 Corinthians 7:7?
I’m not asking if Celibacy is a gift, but my question is: Q: Does 1 Corinthians 7:7 mean God predestines some to be ...
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What does 1 Corinthians 9:17 mean?
1 Corinthians 9:17 (NASB)
For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.
What does Paul mean when he compares voluntarily preaching the ...
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1 Corinthians 10:13; are there temptations beyond such as is common to man? If there are, then, where are they mentioned in the Holy Bible?
1 Corinthians 10:13; DRB;
13 Let no temptation take hold on you, but such as is human. And God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able: but will make also ...
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