Category: 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 9:15 is about how Paul is emphasizing his right as an apostle to receive material support from the Corinthians, but he chooses to forego this right in order to present the gospel free of charge and not to put any obstacles in the way of the message. 15 But I have made no…

1 Corinthians 12:27-31 is about the interconnectedness and diversity of gifts within the body of Christ, emphasizing the importance of unity, mutual support, and the value of various spiritual gifts for the edification of the church. 27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28 And God has appointed in…

1 Corinthians 2:12-14 is about the Holy Spirit enabling believers to understand and discern spiritual truths, which are perceived as foolishness to those who do not have the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things…

1 Corinthians 1:28-29 is about God choosing the weak and despised things of the world to shame the strong and proud, emphasizing that no one should boast in His presence. 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29 so…

1 Corinthians 11:24-26 is about Jesus establishing the symbolic act of communion using bread to represent his body and wine to represent his blood, as a way for believers to remember his sacrifice and anticipate his return until he comes again. 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is…

1 Corinthians 12:3-13 is about the varied spiritual gifts given by God to believers to build up the body of Christ, emphasizing the unity and diversity of the church as each member plays a unique and important role in the functioning of the whole body. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one…

1 Corinthians 14:24 is about how the presence of God’s truth and power in the proclamation of the gospel can convict and transform the hearts of unbelievers, leading them to repentance and worship God. 24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account…

1 Corinthians 15:12-28 is about the certainty of Christ’s resurrection and the promise of future resurrection for all believers, establishing Christ’s victory over death and his ultimate authority as King over all creation. 12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection…

1 Corinthians 15:54-58 is about the victory over death that believers will experience through Christ’s resurrection, encouraging them to remain steadfast in their faith and steadfast in serving the Lord, knowing that their labor is not in vain. 54 “When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come…

1 Corinthians 2:3-5 is about the humility of the apostle Paul in relying on the power of God’s Spirit rather than his own wisdom or eloquence in sharing the message of the gospel, emphasizing that true faith is founded on the power of God. 3 And I was with you in weakness and in fear…