1 Korintus 2:16--3:1

2:16 For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to advise him? ¹  But we have the mind of Christ.

Immaturity and Self-deception

3:1 So, brothers and sisters, ²  I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as people of the flesh, ³  as infants in Christ.

1 Korintus 4:10

4:10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored!

1 Korintus 4:13

4:13 when people lie about us, we answer in a friendly manner. We are the world’s dirt and scum, even now.

1 Korintus 6:12

Flee Sexual Immorality

6:12 “All things are lawful for me” ⁴  – but not everything is beneficial. “All things are lawful for me” – but I will not be controlled by anything.

1 Korintus 7:8

7:8 To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.

1 Korintus 7:35

7:35 I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord.

1 Korintus 10:7

10:7 So do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” ⁵ 

1 Korintus 11:16

11:16 If anyone intends to quarrel about this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

1 Korintus 11:34

11:34 If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that when you assemble it does not lead to judgment. I will give directions about other matters when I come.

1 Korintus 12:16

12:16 And if the ear says, “Since I am not an eye, I am not part of the body,” it does not lose its membership in the body because of that.

1 Korintus 15:15

15:15 Also, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified against God that he raised Christ from the dead, when in reality he did not raise him, if indeed the dead are not raised.

1 Korintus 15:50

15:50 Now this is what I am saying, brothers and sisters: ⁶  Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

[2:16]  ¹ sn A quotation from Isa 40:13.

[3:1]  ² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[3:1]  ³ tn Grk “fleshly [people]”; the Greek term here is σαρκινός (BDAG 914 s.v. 1).

[6:12]  ⁴ sn All things are lawful for me. In the expressions in vv. 12-13 within quotation marks, Paul cites certain slogans the Corinthians apparently used to justify their behavior. Paul agrees with the slogans in part, but corrects them to show how the Corinthians have misused these ideas.

[10:7]  ⁵ tn The term “play” may refer to idolatrous, sexual play here, although that is determined by the context rather than the meaning of the word itself (cf. BDAG 750 s.v. παίζω).

[10:7]  sn A quotation from Exod 32:6.

[15:50]  ⁶ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.