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1 Corinthians 15:4-7 a physical, or spiritual heavenly appearance
I came across this question that I had never heard before.
At the beginning of 1 Corinthians 15, we have the famous and ancient Creed of the early Christian church, however, some argue that due to the ...
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Does St Paul make contradicting statements in 1 Cor 11:17-19?
We read in 1 Cor 11:17-19:
In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there ...
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What does 'one' refer to in 1 Corinthians 8:6?
αλλ ημιν εις θεος ο πατηρ εξ ου τα παντα και ημεις εις αυτον και εις κυριος ιησους χριστος δι ου τα παντα και ημεις δι αυτου [TR - undisputed - Stephanus, Beza, Elzevir and Scrivener : all identical]
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Is 1 Corinthians 13:9-12 a literary structure?
KJV 1 Corinthians 13 : 9 - 12
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as ...
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Is Paul implying the death penalty in 1 Corinthians 5:13?
In 1 Corinthians 5:5, handing over to satan for the destruction of the flesh is usually taken metaphorically as in removing the immoral man from the church.
However, in 5:13 Paul says “remove the ...
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Can χήρα (widow) in 1 Tim. 5 mean "never-married"?
Ἄγαμος (unmarried) appears only in 1 Corinthians 7. The unmarried are grouped with widows:
1 Cor. 7:8But I say to the unmarried (αγάμοις, non nuptis) and to the widows (χήραις, viduis): It is good ...
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Does the sower and the planter receive different rewards in 1 Corinthians 3:6-8?
1 Corinthians 3:6-7 ESV
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
After asserting two ...
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Why does Paul include Christ in 1 Corinthians 1:12?
1 Corinthians 1:12
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.”
Paul rebukes the church of Corinth for choosing to ...
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Jesus 'became' a life-giving spirit. 1 Cor 15:45
... “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit. BSB
... The first man Adam became a living soul. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. ASV
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How to understand 1 Timothy 2:9 in light of 1 Corinthians 11:15?
1 Timothy 2:9 NIV
9 I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety,
adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or
pearls or expensive clothes,
But in the letter ...
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Was it only the incident of incest (1 Corinthians 5) that caused Paul to change his plans about visiting the Corinthians?
Some of the things that Paul mentions in his two letters to the Corinthians seem to point to the incident of incest mentioned in the first letter which somehow had caused a lot of consternation
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1 Corinthians 12:26: Relation of rejoice to honored
Biblical Hermeneutics.
In 1 Corinthians 12:26 (NASB1995),
If the first statement is
If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it
I wonder why didn't apostle Paul write the succeeding ...
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How does the Lord's discipline (falling asleep)exempt them from being finally condemned with the world in 1 Corinthians 11:32?
Paul admonishes the Corinthians for abusing the Lord's supper.
1 Corinthians 11:29[NIV] For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.
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Was Paul offering an olive branch after hitting hard in 1 Corinthians 15:10?
1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11 ...
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1 Corinthians 7:5 - Satan's Temptation and Lack of Self-Control
1 Corinthians 7:5 (ESV),
5 Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not ...
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Does Paul contradict Jesus by saying not to eat with sinners?
In 1 Corinthians, Paul is writing to the church at Corinth after hearing reports over various matters. One of them is sexual immorality within the church at Corinth. Of this matter he says in 1 ...
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Does 1 Corinthians 15:44 refer to Dualist Anthropology?
Does 1 Corinthians 15:44 refer to Dualist Anthropology?
Dualist Anthropology is the view of the body-soul relation as dualistic, the body and the soul being different as the soul that inhabits the ...
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Are the commandments concerning covering & uncovering the head for public assemblies only or in private as well? (1 Corinthians Chapter 11)
Are the commandments concerning covering & uncovering the head for public assemblies only or in private as well?
I have read commentaries on these verses and most agree that these commandments ...
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1 Corinthians 4:10 meant to be an irony?
Paul lambasts the church at Corinth for sectarianism which had led to jealousy and strife.
But later the apostle Paul sounds conciliatory lauding them with attributes which seemed non existent within ...
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What changed between 1 Corinthians 15:24ff and Ephesians 1:22?
In 1 Corinthians 15:24ff Paul suggests that Jesus is at the beginning of the process of ruling:
[1Co 15:22-28 CSB] 22 For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But ...
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In what sense is the word ἀνακρίνει used in 1 Corinthians 2:15?
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1 Corinthians 2:15
15ὁ δὲ πνευματικὸς ἀνακρίνει [τὰ] πάντα, αὐτὸς δὲ ὑπ’ οὐδενὸς ἀνακρίνεται.
1 Corinthians 2:15 KJV
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is ...
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The scriptures say there is no “God but one,” then there are ‘many gods,’ who or what are they?
The scriptures say there is no “God but one,” then there are ‘many gods,’ who or what are they?
DNKJB 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 “As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in ...
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In 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 who's who?
Who is doing what in this passage? I'm trying to identify the referents for the various pronouns. I've supplied a couple of the more obvious ones as examples.
ESV 1 Corinthians 15:
24Then ...
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How many letters did Paul write to the Corinthians?
This comment is made in the Nelson Chronological Study Bible:
Scholars disagree over whether 2 Corinthians is a single letter, or was compiled from several shorter letters. Some think there were four ...
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In 1 Corinthians 6:2-3 why does Paul seem to expect the Corinthians to know that they will judge angels?
I take the questions beginning with "Do ye not know" and "Know ye not" to be rhetorical with the meaning "Of course you know that you shall judge the world and angels":
1Co 6:2 Do ye not know that ...
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1 Corinthians 14:26 Use of the word brethren in Paul's writing [duplicate]
When Paul uses the Greek 'adelphoi' in his letters e.g "What then shall we say, brothers and sisters?" (1 Corinthians 14:26) is he meaning brothers and sisters (as the NIV translates) or just men?
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In 1 Corinthians 10:10-12 how precarious does Paul want the saints to understand their situation be?
Paul writes:
1Co 10:10 nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the
Destroyer. 1Co 10:11 Now these things happened to them as an
example, but they were written down for our ...
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In 1 Corinthians 5:8, who is to observe what feast?
When Paul says "let us therefore celebrate the festival" does he refer to:
the feast of unleavened bread?
the feast of unleavened bread and the Passover?
the Passover?
the christian faith but with ...
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In 1 Corinthians 8:6, who does Paul say is the "one God"?
The father?
The father and the lord Jesus Christ?
The "trinity", but with one "person" left out?
(ESV) 1 Cor 8:6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom
are all things and for whom we ...
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What did Paul mean by a "new lump" in 1 Cor 5:7?
What did Paul mean by a "new lump" in 1 Cor 5:7?:
YLT 1Co 5:6 Not good is your glorying; have ye not known that a
little leaven the whole lump doth leaven? 1Co 5:7 cleanse out,
therefore, the ...
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