1 Korintus 3:4
Konteks3:4 For whenever someone says, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” are you not merely human? 1
1 Korintus 7:18
Konteks7:18 Was anyone called after he had been circumcised? He should not try to undo his circumcision. 2 Was anyone called who is uncircumcised? He should not get circumcised.
1 Korintus 7:21
Konteks7:21 Were you called as a slave? 3 Do not worry about it. But if indeed you are able to be free, make the most of the opportunity.
[3:4] 1 tn Grk “are you not men,” i.e., (fallen) humanity without the Spirit’s influence. Here Paul does not say “walking in accordance with” as in the previous verse; he actually states the Corinthians are this. However, this is almost certainly rhetorical hyperbole.
[7:18] 2 tn Grk “Let him not pull over the foreskin,” that is, attempt to reverse the appearance of circumcision by a surgical procedure. This was sometimes done by Hellenistic Jews to hide the embarrassment of circumcision (1 Macc 1:15; Josephus, Ant. 12.5.1 [12.241]). Cf. BDAG 380 s.v. ἐπισπάω 3.
[7:21] 3 tn Traditionally, “servant” (KJV), though almost all modern translations render the word as “slave” here.