Questions tagged [1-corinthians]
Paul's first (preserved) letter to the church in Corinth.
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What does "he delivers the kingdom to God the Father" mean in 1 Corinthians 15:24?
Looking for references of the Gospel in the Bible, I found a very interesting text:*
1 Corinthians 15:22-25 (ESV)
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in ...
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In what sense is speaking in tongues a sign to unbelievers? 1 Corinthians 14:22
1 Corinthians 14:22:
22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe. [...
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Is 1 Corinthians 9:27 about literally beating oneself up?
I'm used to reading the Bible in Finnish, so 1 Corinthians 9:27 seems very non-literal in most English translations. The Finnish 1992 translation is usually quite dynamic, but in this case it starts "...
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What is the difference between gifts of healing (1 Cor 12) and praying for the sick to get healed (James 5)?
1 Corinthians 12 (ESV):
9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28 And God has ...
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Did Paul teach works-based salvation in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27?
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (ESV):
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. 25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all ...
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Is Paul describing "the Body of Christ" (Church) as it should be today, or just as it should be in the First Century, 1 Corinthians 12:12, 27.?
In several of his letters, Paul described the Church as the Body of Christ where each disciple was a part, a member of it.
For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have ...
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What does "eis" mean in "and for[eis] whom we exist" in 1 Corinthians 8:6?
1 Corinthians 8:6 ESV
"yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.&...
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Why is “maranatha” in 1 Cor 16:22?
1 Cor 16:22 reads:
εἴ τις οὐ φιλεῖ τὸν κύριον, ἤτω ἀνάθεμα. μαράνα θά. NA28
If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come!ESV
From what I gather, there is some question as ...
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In 1 Corinthians 2:16 is Paul saying that Isaiah 40:13 does *not* apply to Christ?
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:16 - KJV
Paul quotes here Isaiah 40:13 from the LXX:
Who has known the mind of the ...
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What were the Corinthians doing when they "baptized on behalf of the dead"?
In the very center of an argument about the general resurrection, which the Corinthians questioned, Paul says:
Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead ...
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In 1 Corinthians 7:36, should we read "she is past her youth" or "his passions are too strong"?
It seems there is no consensus over the exegesis of 1 Corinthians 7:36.
Here is a sample of translations:
New American Standard Bible (NASB): "if she is past her youth"
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"tongues of men" versus the "tongues of angels" is there a noticeable and Biblical difference?
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. (1 Corinthians 13:1 KJV)
Ἐὰν ταῖς γλώσσαις τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαλῶ καὶ τῶν ...
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What is the difference between the victim of divorce in 1 Corinthians 7:15, and Luke 16:18, if remarriage is permitted by Paul?
Many people believe that 1 Corinthians 7:15 gives Christians grounds for remarriage if their unbelieving spouse leaves and persistently rejects the idea of reconciliation. This is how I've just ...
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In 1 Corinthians 8:6, should δι αὐτοῦ ἡμεῖς be translated "because of whom we exist" or "through whom we exist"?
1 Corinthians 8:6 ESV translation:
yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and
for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all
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1Cor. 5:5: "To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh" - In what way?
To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh (1st Cor. 5:5)
Can it be inferred somehow from the text here that Paul was calling on the believers in Corinth to start physically ...
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Do any secular scholars affirm that 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 is an early creed?
In 1 Corinthians 15:3-6, St. Paul provides us with an early historical creed, this creed was something that St. Paul tells us that he had received (1 Corinthians 15:3) and lists those who were ...
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Why does Paul include Christ in 1 Corinthians 1:12?
1 Corinthians 1:12
What I mean is that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow Apollos,” or I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
Paul rebukes the church of Corinth for choosing to ...
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Is Hosea 13:14, quoted by Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:55, oddly mistranslated?
Hosea 13:14 from the BSB translation:
I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from
Death.
Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden ...
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What does the phrase 'being not without law to God,but under the law to Christ' mean in 1 Corinthians 9:21?
1 Corinthians 9:21 ASV
21 to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.
The above phrase seems a ...
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What does it mean to “inherit the kingdom of God” in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10?
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (NASB)
“Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor ...
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Is love a spiritual gift or a spiritual fruit?
The context of 1 Corinthians 12 and 13 (spiritual gifts) appears to suggest that love (as well as hope and faith) is a spiritual gift:
31 But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a ...
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What was Jesus' mission in saying that He was 'in the Father' according to John 14:10 in the Bible?
2 Corinthians 5:19 King James Version
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of ...
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Does St Paul make contradicting statements in 1 Cor 11:17-19?
We read in 1 Cor 11:17-19:
In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there ...
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In 1 Corinthians 8:6, who does Paul say is the "one God"?
The father?
The father and the lord Jesus Christ?
The "trinity", but with one "person" left out?
(ESV) 1 Cor 8:6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom
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Does Numbers 5:18 shed any light on Paul's Statement about women's Uncovered Hair? (1 Corinthians 11:5-6)
In the process of determining whether a wife is faithful to her husband, the priest was to uncover the woman's head.
And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman's head, ...
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Was Paul arguing that Christians are the "true Temple," in contrast The Temple?
In I Corinthians 3:16-17, Paul writes:
Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy,...
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In 1 Corinthians 7:8, is Paul intentionally undoing Genesis 2:18?
1 Corinthians 7:8 (NIV): Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.
Genesis 2:18 (NIV): The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I ...
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Why does Paul contradict Jesus regarding acceptance of women’s uncovered hair during worship?
Why does Jesus respect women’s uncovered hair during worship in Luke 7:44, but Paul rejects women’s uncovered hair during worship in 1 Corinthians 11:5-6?
Luke 7:44 [NIV] - Jesus Respecting Women’s ...
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In 1 Corinthians 15:28 what does it mean that Jesus is "subjected"?
In this quote from Paul's writings about the post resurrection Jesus; how can Jesus be "subjected" to God if he is God? What does the Greek word for "subjected" mean?
MLVBL 1 Cor. 15:27-28 "But ...
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Who was the audience of the letter to the Corinthians?
1 Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and
our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God which is in Corinth, to
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1 Corinthians 6:3, what does it mean "we will judge angels?"
I Corinthians 6:3 NKJV
Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?
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How can we understand 1 Corinthians 8 in the light of 1 Corinthians 10?
1 Corinthians 8 NASB
1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. 4Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that [b]there is no ...
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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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Is Paul referring to the Trinity in 1 Corinthians 12:4-6?
1 Corinthians 12:4-6 (ESV):
4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the ...
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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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What are the alternatives to marriage in 1 Corinthians 7:9?
1 Corinthians 7:8-9 NRSV
8 To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain unmarried as I am. 9 But if they are not practicing self-control, they should marry. For it is ...
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Is the Paul of Philippians 3:20-21 the same author, or teaching the same kind of resurrection as described in 1 Corinthians 15:35-38?
Q. Is the Paul of Philippians 3:20-21 the same author, or teaching the same kind of resurrection as described in 1 Corinthians 15:35-38?
[Phl 3:20-21 YLT] [20] For our citizenship is in the heavens, ...
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What does Paul mean by "Not under bondage in such cases" in 1 Corinthians 7:15?
1 Corinthians 7:10-16 (NASB)
10 But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not leave her husband 11 (but if she does leave, she must remain unmarried, or ...
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Why does Paul say part of "the Lord's Supper" (1 Cor. 11:25) was "after supper" (v. 25)?
In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul discusses "the Lord's Supper" (v. 20). He said that when Jesus was betrayed, He took the bread (vv. 23-24), and then, "after supper," He took the cup (v. ...
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Is "then comes the end" in 1 Corinthians 15:24 an allusion to Daniel 12:6-13?
Is "the end" in 1 Corinthians 15:24 an allusion to Daniel 12:6-13?:
[1Co 15:19-28 ESV] (19) If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. (20) But in fact ...
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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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"A believers' virginity" or "a believer's daughter's virginity" in 1 Corinthians 7:36-38?
I heard somewhere that in 1 Corinthians 7:36-38
But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his
virgin, if she pass the flower of [her] age, and need so require, let
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In the culture of Corinth in Paul's time, what does being "engaged" mean?
1 Corinthians 7:36-38, NIV: "36 If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strong and he feels he ought to marry, ...
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Which custom does 1 Corinthians 11:16 say the saints are to ignore?
But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. - 1 Corinthians 11:16
Upon reading this verse in the context of the preceding passage, I get the ...
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Is 1 Corinthians 14:33-35 an interpolation?
One of the answers to the question about what 1st Corinthians 14:34-35 means suggests that the passage is a later interpolation. From the quote by J.W. Wartick, included in the answer, there are ...
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In 1 Corinthians 15:5-7, why does Paul mention "the twelve" and "all the apostles" in different places in his list, using different descriptors?
Q. In 1 Corinthians 15:5-7, why does Paul mention "the twelve" and "all the apostles" in different places in his list, using different descriptors?:
[1Co 15:5-8 NASB95] [5] and ...
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In 1 Corinthians 15:5-8, why does Paul not mention the appearance to Stephen in Acts 7:55-56?
Q. In 1 Corinthians 15:5-8, why does Paul not mention the appearance to Stephen in Acts 7:55-56?
[1Co 15:5-8 NASB95] [5] and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. [6] After that He appeared ...
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Does Apostle Paul give a warning against different denominations?
What is the nature of the divisions identified in the original text of this statement by the Apostle Paul?
1 Corinthians 1:12–13 (ASV)
Now this I mean, that each one of you saith, I am of Paul; ...
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When Paul mentions baptism for the dead in 1 Corinthians 15:29, what is he talking about? [duplicate]
1 Corinthians 15:29
Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?
The LDS Church uses this ...
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Which law was Paul referring to in 1 Corinthians 14:34?
1 Corinthians 14:34 NASB
34 The women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says.
Which law was Paul ...
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