Category: 1 Corinthians

16 “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ. Setting the Scene for 1 Corinthians 2:16 The scene in 1 Corinthians 2:16 takes place in the city of Corinth, a bustling hub of trade and culture in ancient Greece. The apostle Paul…

21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. Setting the Scene for 1 Corinthians 10:21 In 1 Corinthians chapter 10, the apostle Paul is addressing the Corinthian church about the dangers of idolatry and participating…

3 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, 3 for you are still of the flesh. For while…

12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. Setting the Scene for 1 Corinthians 13:12 In 1 Corinthians 13:12, the apostle Paul writes, “For now we see only a reflection as in…

7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. Setting the Scene for 1 Corinthians 3:7 In 1 Corinthians chapter 3, the apostle Paul is addressing the Corinthian church about their divisions and immaturity in faith. The scene is set in the city of Corinth,…

1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Setting the Scene for 1 Corinthians 11:1 In 1 Corinthians 11, the scene is set in the city of Corinth, a bustling hub of trade and culture in ancient Greece. The apostle Paul is addressing a group of early Christian believers who have gathered in…

1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus…

1 Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. 2 If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. 3 But if anyone loves God, he is known by God. 4 Therefore, as…

12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. Setting the Scene for 1 Corinthians 6:12 In 1 Corinthians chapter 6, the apostle Paul is addressing the Corinthian church regarding various issues they are facing. The scene…

13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. Setting the Scene for 1 Corinthians 12:13 The scene in 1 Corinthians 12:13 takes place in the city of Corinth, in the early Christian community. The apostle Paul is addressing…