Thematic Bible: Corinth


Thematic Bible



I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for your absence, for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such men.

For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. Verse ConceptsArguingTelling Of People's Situations



This is the third time I am coming to you. Every charge must be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. Verse ConceptsThree WitnessesWitnesses, LegalTwo Or ThreeActing Three TimesWitnessing

I will visit you after passing through Macedonia, for I intend to pass through Macedonia, and perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter, so that you may help me on my journey, wherever I go. For I do not want to see you now just in passing. I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia: Verse ConceptsChristiansApostles, DescriptionApostles, Basis Of AuthorityLettersAll Believers Are SaintsLetters To Local ChurchesWhat God's Will IsChurch Of God


I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. read more.
My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

For we are not writing to you anything other than what you read and acknowledge and I hope you will fully acknowledge-- Verse ConceptsLiteracyWriting LettersMaking The Message ClearReading Other Matter

But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same earnest care I have for you. For he not only accepted our appeal, but being himself very earnest he is going to you of his own accord.

I urged Titus to go, and sent the brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not act in the same spirit? Did we not take the same steps? Verse ConceptsSpirit, Nature OfThose Who Deceived

Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you. Verse ConceptsHospitality, Examples OfTreasurerChamberlains

Erastus remained at Corinth, and I left Trophimus, who was ill, at Miletus. Verse ConceptsdiseasesHealingSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfSick Individuals

Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? Verse ConceptsResurrection, Of The DeadPreaching ChristAre The Dead Raised?Christ Would Rise

What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not. Verse ConceptsSacrilegeLiving In HousesShaming PeopleEating And DrinkingNot Helping The PoorThe Church UniversalAlcoholic BeveragesChurch Of GodGoing To Churchcommunion

What I mean is that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," or "I follow Apollos," or "I follow Cephas," or "I follow Christ." Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Jesus ChristPeter, The ApostleApollosBelieving In ChristBuilding RelationshipsConfidence And Self Esteemchristianityculturebelonginggroupsassertivenessfollowing

For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos,"are you not being merely human? Verse ConceptsApollosSchismsLike MenOpportunityactingfollowing

I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to come back to you from Macedonia and have you send me on my way to Judea. Verse ConceptsPeople Sending People


And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. Verse ConceptsFindingRoadsflexibility

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized. Verse ConceptsBaptism, Administered ByBaptism, Features Ofevangelism, kinds ofFamilies, Examples OfBaptism, practice ofMission, Of The ChurchOrdinancesSynagogueReligious AwakeningsChristian BaptismThose Who Believed In ChristBaptism

I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, Verse ConceptsBaptism, practice ofChristian BaptismWe Thank GodBaptism

I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for your absence, Verse ConceptsPeople Providing

And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. Verse ConceptsProselytes

After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you. Verse ConceptsHospitality, Examples OfTreasurerChamberlains

Now I urge you, brothers--you know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints-- Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfHousesMinistry, Qualifications ForServants, Working Conditions OfUnselfishnessMetaphorical FirstfruitsServing GroupsServiceFirst fruitsBeing Devoted to God

(I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) Verse ConceptsBaptism, practice ofChristian BaptismBaptizing Infants

I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for your absence, Verse ConceptsPeople Providing

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