Read 1 Corinthians 9 Paul’s Rights as an Apostle 1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord? 2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the …
Read 1 Corinthians 8 Concerning Food Sacrificed to Idols 1 Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that “We all possess knowledge.” But knowledge puffs up while love builds up. 2 Those who think they know something do not yet know as they ought to know. 3 But whoever loves God is known by God. 4 So then, …
Read 1 Corinthians 7 Concerning Married Life 1 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” 2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. 3 The husband should fulfill …
Read 1 Corinthians 6 Lawsuits Among Believers 1 If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people? 2 Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are …
Read 1 Corinthians 5 Dealing With a Case of Incest 1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife. 2 And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of …
Read 1 Corinthians 4 The Nature of True Apostleship 1 This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. 2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 3 I care very little if I am judged …
Read 1 Corinthians 3 The Church and Its Leaders 1 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. …
Read 1 Corinthians 2 1 And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to …
1 Corinthians Preview The book of 1 Corinthians is a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Corinth. Corinth was an important port city and a big economic center for the ancient world, and Paul spent a year and a half planting this church and discipling believers there. After he left and …
Editor’s Note We had a technical glitch this morning–sorry for the delay! Come back tomorrow as we re-enter the New Testament and read through Paul’s letters to the Corinthians. Read Ezekiel 48 The Division of the Land 48 “These are the tribes, listed by name: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion; it will …
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