1 Korintus 2:12

2:12 Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God.

1 Korintus 6:12

Flee Sexual Immorality

6:12 “All things are lawful for me” ¹  – but not everything is beneficial. “All things are lawful for me” – but I will not be controlled by anything.

1 Korintus 7:25

Remaining Unmarried

7:25 With regard to the question about people who have never married, ²  I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.

1 Korintus 10:1

Learning from Israel’s Failures

10:1 For I do not want you to be unaware, ³  brothers and sisters, ⁴  that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea,

1 Korintus 10:29

10:29 I do not mean yours but the other person’s. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?

1 Korintus 15:27

15:27 For he has put everything in subjection under his feet. ⁵  But when it says “everything” has been put in subjection, it is clear that this does not include the one who put everything in subjection to him.

[6:12]  ¹ sn All things are lawful for me. In the expressions in vv. 12-13 within quotation marks, Paul cites certain slogans the Corinthians apparently used to justify their behavior. Paul agrees with the slogans in part, but corrects them to show how the Corinthians have misused these ideas.

[7:25]  ² tn Grk “virgins.” There are three main views as to which group of people is referred to by the word παρθένος (parqenos) here, and the stance taken here directly impacts one’s understanding of vv. 36-38. (1) The term could refer to virgin women who were not married. The central issue would then be whether or not their fathers should give them in marriage to eligible men. (This is the view which has been widely held throughout the history of the Church.) (2) A minority understand the term to refer to men and women who are married but who have chosen to live together without sexual relations. This position might have been possible in the Corinthian church, but there is no solid evidence to support it. (3) The view adopted by many modern commentators (see, e.g., Fee, Conzelmann, Barrett) is that the term refers to young, engaged women who were under the influence of various groups within the Corinthian church not to go through with their marriages. The central issue would then be whether the young men and women should continue with their plans and finalize their marriages. For further discussion, see G. D. Fee, First Corinthians (NICNT), 325-28.

[10:1]  ³ tn Grk “ignorant.”

[10:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[15:27]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Ps 8:6.