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[This letter is from] Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will, and Timothy, our brother. [It is being sent] to the church of God at Corinth, with all the saints [i.e., God's holy people] who are in the entire province of Achaia [Note: This was the southern province of Greece]. Verse ConceptsChristiansApostles, DescriptionApostles, Basis Of AuthorityLettersAll Believers Are SaintsLetters To Local ChurchesWhat God's Will IsChurch Of God


These greetings are being written with my own hand. [See II Thess. 3:17]. If anyone [there] does not love the Lord, he deserves to be cut off from God. O Lord, come [back soon]. May the unearned favor of the Lord Jesus Christ [continue to] be with you. read more.
[I send] my love to all of you in [fellowship with] Christ Jesus. May it be so.

For we are not writing anything to you than what you can read and understand. And I hope that, on the day of our Lord Jesus [i.e., the judgment day], you will understand us fully, Verse ConceptsLiteracyWriting LettersMaking The Message ClearReading Other Matter

Now if it is preached that Christ was raised from the dead, how can some people among you say that people will not be raised from the dead? Verse ConceptsResurrection, Of The DeadPreaching ChristAre The Dead Raised?Christ Would Rise

Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or, do you despise the church of God and put to shame those people who do not have anything [to eat]? What should I say to you? Should I commend you for doing this? Certainly not! Verse ConceptsSacrilegeLiving In HousesShaming PeopleEating And DrinkingNot Helping The PoorThe Church UniversalAlcoholic BeveragesChurch Of GodGoing To Churchcommunion

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

For when one of you says, "I am a follower of Paul," and another says, "I am a follower of Apollos," are you not [acting like worldly] people? Verse ConceptsApollosSchismsLike MenOpportunityactingfollowing

I now want to reply to the matters you people wrote me about. It is [a] good [idea] for a man not to get married. [Note: The words "to get married" here are "to touch" in the Greek and probably refer to sexual relations within marriage. This advice, not a prohibition, is further explained in verses 26-35]. Verse ConceptsAsceticism, TypesSexualitySinglenessCelibacyCourtingNot TouchingWriting LettersGood ActivityNot MarryingsexRelationships With BoyfriendMarriage Between Man And WomanGodly WomanSexual ImmoralityRelationships And DatingMarriage KjvA Good WomanSex Before MarriageA Good ManMan And WomanBeing SingleStruggles In RelationshipA Good Husbanddistractionsmarraigewomanmatrimonywomanhood