“You know that Stephanas and his household were the first to become Christians in Greece, and they are spending their lives in service to other Christians. I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, to respect them fully and others like them who serve with such devotion. I am so glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus [...]
1 Corinthians 16:10-14
“When Timothy comes, treat him with respect. He is doing the Lord’s work, just as I am. Don’t let anyone despise him. Send him on his way with your blessings when he returns to me. I am looking forward to seeing him soon, along with the other believers. Now about our brother Apollos—I urged him [...]
1 Corinthians 16:5-9
“I am coming to visit you after I have been to Macedonia, for I am planning to travel through Macedonia. It could be that I will stay awhile with you, perhaps all winter, and then you can send me on my way to my next destination. This time I don’t want to make just a [...]
1 Corinthians 16:1-4
“Now about the money being collected for the Christians in Jerusalem: You should follow the same procedures I gave to the churches in Galatia. On every Lord’s Day, each of you should put aside some amount of money in relation to what you have earned and save it for this offering. Don’t wait until I [...]
1 Corinthians 15:54-58
“When this happens—when our perishable earthly bodies have been transformed into heavenly bodies that will never die—then at last the scriptures will come true: ‘Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?’ For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives [...]
1 Corinthians 15:50-56
“What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. These perishable bodies of ours are not able to live forever. But let me tell you a wonderful secret God has revealed to us. Not all of us will die, but we will all be transformed. [...]
1 Corinthians 15:45-49
“The scriptures tell us, ‘The first man, Adam, became a living person.’ But the last Adam–that is, Christ–is a life-giving Spirit. What came first was the natural body, then the spiritual body comes later. Adam the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven. Every [...]
1 Corinthians 15:40-44
“There are bodies in the heavens, and there are bodies on earth. The glory of the heavenly bodies is different from the beauty of the earthly bodies. The sun has one kind of glory, while the moon and stars each have another kind. And even the stars differ from each other in their beauty and [...]
1 Corinthians 15:35-39
“But someone may ask, ‘How will the dead be raised? What kind of bodies will they have?’ What a foolish question! When you put a seed into the ground, it doesn’t grow into a plant unless it dies first. And what you put in the ground is not the plant that will grow, but only [...]
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For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
II Corinthians 10:3-6
1 Corinthians 16:19-24
“The churches here in the province of Asia greet you heartily in the Lord, along with Aquila and Priscilla and all the others who gather in their home for church meetings. The other believers here have asked me to greet you for them. Greet each other in Christian love. Here is my greeting, which I [...]
June 17, 2010
Categories: 1 Corinthians Commentary . . Author: truthfromthehip . Comments: 1 Comment