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Now this is what I mean: Each of you is saying, "I am a follower of Paul," and another "I am a follower of Apollos," and another "I am a follower of Cephas [i.e., Peter]," and another "I am a follower of Christ."

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Jesus ChristPeter, The ApostleApollosBelieving In ChristBuilding RelationshipsConfidence And Self Esteemchristianityculturebelonginggroupsassertivenessfollowing

After all, who is Apollos? And who is Paul? They are [only] servants through whom you believed [in Christ], with each one doing what the Lord gave him to do.

Verse ConceptsEncouraging Faith In ChristOpportunity

Now the person who plants and the person who waters have the same [purpose], and each one will receive his own wages, according to the work each one does.

Verse ConceptsHeavenly RewardsReward, DivineUnified PeopleRepaid For DeedsReward For WorksJudgment According To WorksWorking TogetherSuccess And Hard Work

[the quality of] each person's work will become evident [i.e., for what is it made of]. For the [judgment] day will expose his workmanship. And it will be revealed by the fire [of judgment], which will test the quality of a person's workmanship [i.e., the faithfulness of his converts].

Verse ConceptsAbility, Of The ChristianFireCharacterVeilsThe Day Of JudgementFire Of JudgementGod Testing PeopleThings RevealedOne's DeedsJudgement DayTestsPurgatoryworkingexamsstructuremotiveswilltrying

For who makes you different [from each other]? [i.e., with some being viewed as superior and others inferior]. And what do you have that you did not receive [from God]? But if you received it [from Him], then why do you boast as though you did not [receive it as a gift]?

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsGiving, Of OneselfFaith, Origins OfIndividualismPride, Examples OfPrivilegesSelf ConfidenceSelf Righteousness, And The GospelStewardshipArrogance, Rejection OfDiversity Of GiftsRelative GreatnessBoasting Excludedthe Gifts of GodGifts And TalentsBoastingBeing Differentperfectionism

Do not deprive each other [of these marital rights], except by mutual agreement, so that you can spend the time in prayer. Then resume [normal sexual] relations again, so Satan is not able to tempt you [i.e., to have an affair] because of your lack of self-control.

Verse ConceptsAsh WednesdayAgreeing For GoodOne FleshSatan, As TempterSelf ControlSpiritual VitalityTemptation, ResistingTemptation, Sources OfSex Within MarriageAbstinenceBeing TemptedThe Devil Tempting PeoplesexFasting And PrayerSex Before MarriageSame Sex Marriagespousecouples

Yet I wish that everyone were like me [i.e., with the ability to remain single. See 9:5]. However, each person has his own special gift from God; one has this gift [i.e., being content to remain single. See Matt. 19:12], and another has the other gift [i.e., feeling the need to marry and have a family].

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsSinglenessCelibacyDifferent ThingsLike People In Characterthe Gifts of GodPurityGifts And TalentsBeing Single

Each person should live according to what the Lord has given him and in the state he was when God called him. And this is what I require in all the churches.

Verse ConceptsOrderliness In Personal DevotionWork, As Ordained By GodChurch OrderAssignmentThe churchChurch Of GodLife PurposeServing The Church

Brothers, each person should remain [in fellowship] with God in the [same] state he was in when he was called [by God to be a Christian].

Verse ConceptsWork, And RedemptionConsider Your Call To Salvation

For as you are eating, each one of you partakes of his own supper [ahead of the others], so that one person is [still] hungry while the other gets drunk.

Verse ConceptsLord's SupperWaitingcommunionovereating

So, my brothers, when you assemble for a meal, wait for each other [i.e., so some will not be finished before others. See verse 21].

Verse ConceptsWaitingPeople WaitingComing TogetherWaiting On The Lordcommuniongatheringothers

Now all of these [supernatural gifts] are the work of one and the same Holy Spirit, who distributes them to each person individually as He desires.

Verse ConceptsIndependenceHoly Spirit, Types OfGod WillingDividing Spiritual BlessingsGod Works His WillSpiritual Giftsempowerment

so that there would not be any division in the body [Note: Paul here leaves the analogy of the physical body and makes application to the spiritual body, the church], but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.

Verse ConceptsequalityProhibitionSchismsDisharmonyDivisions Of OpinionWorking TogetherTaking Care Of Your BodyThe BodydivisionCaring For Others

So, what is the conclusion, brothers? When you people assemble together, each one of you has a psalm [to sing], or a lesson [to teach], or a [supernatural] revelation [to give], or a language [to speak supernaturally], or an interpretation [of that language]. Everything that is done should be for the building up [of the church].

Verse ConceptsFellowship, Among BelieversEdification, Means OfHymnsParticipation, In ChristProphecy, In NtSongsSpiritual Gifts, Purpose OfWorship, Acceptable AttitudesChantingChurch GatheringsBuilding Up The ChurchInterpreting LanguageTeaching In The ChurchComing TogetherThe churchBuilding Each Other UpWorshiping TogetherPraising God In Public Worship

But each one [is raised up] in his own turn: Christ as the firstfruits [See verse 20]; then those who are Christ's [i.e., believers], when He returns.

Verse ConceptsSecond Coming Of Christ, The PurposeChrist, Names ForChrist The BeginningMetaphorical FirstfruitsOur ResurrectionThe Second Comingorder

But God gives it the [kind of] body He wants [it to have], so each seed gets its own plant.

Verse ConceptsPlanting SeedsSeedsVarieties

On every first day of the week [i.e., at the regular Sunday assembly] each one of you should set aside and store up [money] in proportion to your income, so that no collections will have to be taken when I come.

Verse ConceptsAbility, To GiveGiving, Of PossessionsBeing In DebtHolidayLord's Day, TheSabbath, In NtThriftGenerosity, Used TowardsProsperityThe First Day Of The WeekAccording To ThingsStoring Other ThingsGiving Money To The ChurchFinancesMoney BlessingsSaving Money