Category Archives: 1 Corinthians

1 From Paul, who was called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes— 2 To the church of God which is in Corinth, to all who are called to be God’s holy people, who belong to him in union with Christ Jesus, together with all […]

The Message about the Crucified Christ 1 When I came to you, my friends, to preach God’s secret truth,I did not use big words and great learning. 2 For while I was with you, I made up my mind to forget everything except Jesus Christ and especially his death on the cross. 3 So when […]

Servants of God 1 As a matter of fact, my friends, I could not talk to you as I talk to people who have the Spirit; I had to talk to you as though you belonged to this world, as children in the Christian faith. 2 I had to feed you milk, not solid food, […]

Apostles of Christ 1 You should think of us as Christ’s servants, who have been put in charge of God’s secret truths. 2 The one thing required of such servants is that they be faithful to their master. 3 Now, I am not at all concerned about being judged by you or by any human […]

Immorality in the Church 1 Now, it is actually being said that there is sexual immorality among you so terrible that not even the heathen would be guilty of it. I am told that a man is sleeping with his stepmother! 2 How, then, can you be proud? On the contrary, you should be filled […]

Lawsuits against Fellow Christians 1 If any of you have a dispute with another Christian, how dare you go before heathen judges instead of letting God’s people settle the matter? 2 Don’t you know that God’s people will judge the world? Well, then, if you are to judge the world, aren’t you capable of judging […]

Questions about Marriage 1 Now, to deal with the matters you wrote about. A man does well not to marry. 2 But because there is so much immorality, every man should have his own wife, and every woman should have her own husband. 3 A man should fulfill his duty as a husband, and a […]

The Question about Food Offered to Idols 1 Now, concerning what you wrote about food offered to idols. It is true, of course, that “all of us have knowledge,” as they say. Such knowledge, however, puffs a person up with pride; but love builds up. 2 Those who think they know something really don’t know […]

Rights and Duties of an Apostle 1 Am I not a free man? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord? And aren’t you the result of my work for the Lord? 2 Even if others do not accept me as an apostle, surely you do! Because of your life in union […]

Warnings against Idols 1 I want you to remember, my friends, what happened to our ancestors who followed Moses. They were all under the protection of the cloud, and all passed safely through the Red Sea. 2 In the cloud and in the sea they were all baptized as followers of Moses. 3 All ate […]