Tag: cor.
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Is 1 Cor. 3:15 talking about the worker being saved or the one being taught?
“If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.” 1 Corinthians 3:15 NASB1995 I understand that the worker will lose reward if he doesn’t build upon a person’s faith with…
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What are the alternatives to marriage in 1 Cor 7:9?
1 Cor 7:8-9 (NRSV) To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain unmarried as I am. But if they are not practicing self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion. Th…
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Is there significance to the gifts being anarthrous in 1 Cor. 12:8-10?
While the gifts of the Spirit or should I say gifts of the Spirit, in 1 Cor. 12:8-10 are anarthrous in Greek, many are translated with the definite article the in this passage. The use of λόγος (word or message) makes sense because the gi…
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Is Paul Teaching An Imminent Eschatology in 1 Cor. 15:51? :: By Eli Kittim
Some biblical commentators have claimed that Paul’s language in 1 Corinthians 15:51 is referencing an imminent eschatology. Imminent eschatology is a belief that the final events of human history already occurred in the first century CE. By contrast, future eschatology is the belief that the end of the world comprises future events that have not…
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How do you interpret “believes all things” in 1 Cor. 13:7?
Robertson has: Believeth all things (παντα πιστευει [panta pisteuei]). Not gullible, but has faith in men. — Robertson, A. T. (1933). Word Pictures in the New Testament (1 Cor. 13:7). Broadman Press. But, how do you interpret this phras…
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Would ἀγάπη in 1 Cor. 13 be better translated חֶסֶד in Hebrew translations rather than אַהֲבָה?
I hope we can tolerate a translation question into another language besides English, especially since some people here know Hebrew. It is even the 1st language for some here. אַהֲבָה is the most common word for love in Hebrew, but it also…