1 Korintus 3:9

3:9 We are coworkers belonging to God. ¹  You are God’s field, God’s building.

1 Korintus 11:14

11:14 Does not nature ²  itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him,

[3:9]  ¹ tn Although 1 Cor 3:9 is frequently understood to mean, “we are coworkers with God,” such a view assumes that the genitive θεοῦ (qeou) is associative because of its relationship to συνεργοί (sunergoi). However, not only is a genitive of association not required by the syntax (cf. ExSyn 130), but the context is decidedly against it: Paul and Apollos are insignificant compared to the God whom they serve (vv. 5-8).

[11:14]  ² sn Paul does not mean nature in the sense of “the natural world” or “Mother Nature.” It denotes “the way things are” because of God’s design.