location of corinth
1:1 - 1:9 introduction
1:1 - 1:3 from paul, to corinth
1:4: - 1:9 thankfulness and position
1:10 - 4:21 issue one : a lack of unity
1:10 - 1:17 factionalism (paul, apollos, cephus)
1:18 - 2:16 the cross vs. man's "wisdom"
1:18 - 1:25 foolishness of the message (to the world)
1:26 - 1:31 humble status of the believers
2:1 - 2:5 paul's weakness and humility when he was among them
2:6 - 2:16 the true wisdom of god
3:1 - 3:23 god, not man, is the cause of growth
3:1 - 3:8 i planted, apollos watered, but god was causing the growth
3:9 - 3:15 build with care, for the result will be tested
3:16 - 3:17 you are a temple
3:18 - 3:23 do not boast in men
4:1 - 4:21 the humility
4:1 - 4:5 paul as god's servant
4:6 - 4:13 paul's humble status as a lesson to them
4:14 - 4:21 "be imitators of me" (in humility)
5:1 - 6:20 immorality and absolute morality
5:1 - 5:13 expel the one who has his father's wife
5:1 - 5:8 remove the one who has his father's wife
5:9 - 5:13 the command to avoid 'the immoral' doesn't include the world
6:1 - 6:8 don't take each other to court; decide within yourselves
6:10 - 6:20 flee immorality (paul seems to respond to them)
7:1 - 7:40 marriage
7:1 - 7:6 stop depriving one another
7:7 - 7:24 each should remain in that condition in which he was called
the married should stay married,
7:7 - 7:9 it is good to be single unless you will burn with passion
7:10 - 7:11 don't divorce your spouse
7:12 - 7:17 marriage to an unbeliever
7:18 - 7:24 non-marriage conditions with the same principle
7:18 - 7:20 circumsicsion irrelevant
7:21 - 7:24 slavery irrelevant (but don't become one of yourself)
7:25 - 7:38 virgins may marry, though paul prefers remaining single
7:25 - 7:28 virgins may marry, though paul prefers remaining single
7:29 - 7:31 the time has been shortened
7:32 - 7:35 the unmarried is concerned about the things of the lord
7:36 - 7:38 virgin daughters may be married
7:39 - 7:40 widows may marry, but paul recommends remaining single
8:1 - 10:33 restraining christian liberty (love should determine actions)
8:1 - 8:13 meat sacrificed to idols
8:1 - 8:3 knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies
8:4 - 8:6 there is only one true god
8:7 - 8:13 do not cause your brother to stumble with meat
9:1 - 9:27 paul as an example of restrained liberty
9:1 - 9:3 paul defends his apostleship
9:4 - 9:14 paul defends his right to receive payment
9:15 - 9:18 paul does not accept; he could, but he doesn't for them.
9:19 - 9:27 "i do all things for the sake of the gospel"
10:1 - 10:33 idolatry
10:1 - 10:14 warning against sin
10:15 - 10:33 avoiding idolatry and the appearance of idolatry
10:15 - 10:22 the significance and sin in idolatry
10:23 - 10:33 preferring the good of others
11:1 - 11:16 head coverings for women
11:17 - 11:34 communion
12:1 - 14:40 gifts
12:1 - 12:31 gifts should build up the body
12:1 - 12:3 problems with gifts
12:4 - 12:11 one spirit, but many gifts
12:12 - 12:31 gifts should build up our one body (analogy)
13:1 - 13:13 love, the greatest of gifts
13:1 - 13:3 the supremacy of love
13:4 - 13:7 the character of love
13:8 - 13:13 the eternality of love
14:1 - 14:40 tongues and prophecy in the church
14:1 - 14:25 prophecy and tongues
14:1 - 14:5 prophecy preferred to tongues
14:6 - 14:19 tongues need interpretation (if used publically)
14:6 - 14:12 the uselessness of meaningless noise
14:13 - 14:19 the importance of speaking with the mind
14:20 - 14:25 prophecy preferred to tongues
14:26 - 14:40 church order - let everything be done for edification
14:27 - 14:28 tongues should be interpreted
14:29 - 14:33 prophecy should be orderly, not chaotic
14:34, 14:35 women should keep silent
14:36 - 14:40 summary of principles
15:1 - 15:28 the fact and necessity of christ's resurrection
15:1 - 15:11 christ's resurrection testified by witnesses
15:12 - 15:19 if christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless
15:20 - 15:28 christ first in resurrection
15:29 - 15:58 the fact and necessity of our resurrection
15:29 - 15:34 if the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink...
15:35 - 15:50 the nature of the resurrected body
15:51 - 15:58 our coming resurrection
16:1 - 16:4 collect money for jerusalem
16:5 - 16:9 paul's hope to visit
16:10 - 16:12 treat timoty well when he comes
16:13 - 16:14 be strong, be loving
16:15 - 16:18 be in subjection to stephanas (and other righteous men)
16:19 - 16:20 greetings from asia, aquila and prisca
16:21 - 16:24 greeting from paul