1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 1 - Salutation, Divisions in the Church, Christ the Power and Wisdom of God

Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth,...

1 Corinthians 2 - Proclaiming Christ Crucified, True Wisdom of God

When I came to you, brothers and sisters,[a] I did not come proclaiming the mystery[b] of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. 2 For I...

1 Corinthians 3 - On Divisions in the Corinthian Church

And so, brothers and sisters,[a] I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but rather as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ....

1 Corinthians 4 - The Ministry of the Apostles, Fatherly Admonition

Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries. 2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found...

1 Corinthians 5 - Sexual Immorality Defiles the Church, Sexual Immorality Must Be Judged

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not found even among pagans; for a man is living...

1 Corinthians 6 - Lawsuits among Believers, Glorify God in Body and Spirit

When any of you has a grievance against another, do you dare to take it to court before the unrighteous, instead of taking it before the...

1 Corinthians 7 - Directions concerning Marriage, Life the Lord Has Assigned, The Unmarried + Widows

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is well for a man not to touch a woman.” 2 But because of cases of sexual...

1 Corinthians 8 - Food Offered to Idols

Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2 Anyone who...

1 Corinthians 9 - The Rights of an Apostle

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? 2 If I am not an apostle to others,...

1 Corinthians 10 - Warnings from Israel’s History, Do All to the Glory of God

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters,[a] that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2...

1 Corinthians 11 - Head Coverings, Abuses at the Lord’s Supper, The Institution of the Lord’s Supper

Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Head Coverings 2 I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions...

1 Corinthians 12 - Spiritual Gifts, One Body with Many Members

Now concerning spiritual gifts,[a] brothers and sisters,[b] I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, you...

1 Corinthians 13 - The Gift of Love

If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have...

1 Corinthians 14 - Gifts of Prophecy and Tongues, Orderly Worship

Pursue love and strive for the spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy. 2 For those who speak in a tongue do not speak to...

1 Corinthians 15 - The Resurrection of Christ, The Resurrection of the Dead, The Resurrection Body

Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters,[a] of the good news[b] that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also...

1 Corinthians 16 - The Collection for the Saints, Plans for Travel, Final Messages and Greetings

Now concerning the collection for the saints: you should follow the directions I gave to the churches of Galatia. 2 On the first day of...

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