Category: 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 7:12-16 is about the apostle Paul providing guidance on how believers should handle their marriage when their spouse is an unbeliever, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the relationship and allowing the possibility of the unbelieving spouse being sanctified through the believing partner’s influence. 12 To the rest I say (I, not the Lord)…

1 Corinthians 9:7 is about the call for believers to financially support those who are spreading the gospel, highlighting the principle of reaping what you sow in terms of material blessings for those who give generously. 7 Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its…

1 Corinthians 13:8-12 is about the eternal nature of love, highlighting its supremacy over spiritual gifts and the incompleteness of our current understanding in comparison to the full knowledge to be revealed in the future. 8 Love never ends. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect…

1 Corinthians 3:12-15 is about the importance of building one’s life and work on a foundation of faith and good deeds, as everything will be tested by fire, with only that which is of lasting value enduring and being rewarded. 12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay,…

1 Corinthians 1:30-31 is about recognizing that through Christ, God has made us righteous and wise, so we should boast in Him alone rather than in our own abilities or accomplishments. 30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, 31 so…

1 Corinthians 14:28 is about the importance of orderly and respectful communication in the church when speaking in tongues, emphasizing the need for interpretation to edify the community. 28 But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in church and speak to himself and to God. Setting the Scene…

1 Corinthians 2:9-12 is about the deep and spiritual understanding that comes from the Holy Spirit revealing God’s wisdom to believers, enabling them to comprehend the things God has prepared for those who love Him. 9 But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined,…

1 Corinthians 1:10-13 is about the importance of unity and avoiding divisions within the church by emphasizing the need for believers to be in agreement and united in mind and thought, rather than being divided by following different leaders or teachings. 10 I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,…

1 Corinthians 12:4-13 is about the diversity of spiritual gifts given to believers by the Holy Spirit, emphasizing that though there are different gifts, they all come from the same Spirit and are meant to work together for the unity and benefit of the body of Christ. 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but…

1 Corinthians 3:18-19 is about the importance of humility and wisdom, warning against conceit and worldly wisdom that is foolishness in the eyes of God. 18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19 For…