1 Corinthians 1:1-31

[Jim Watt]

"*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE" MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253.874.4265 -- Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

*Web: www.2rbetter.org*


   * 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-31*

*1 CORINTHIANS SUMMARY: IMPLEMENTATION OF NORMAL CHURCH LIFE*

*I. 1:1-4:21 TRUE MINISTRY: UNDERCUTS THE FLESH*

*A. 1:1-3 PAUL GREETS THE CHURCH OF GOD AT CORINTH*


 PAUlos, kl*e*TOS [2822] aPOSto-los [652] 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU diA theL*E*
ma-tos [2307] TheOU,

*Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ through God's will,*

kai S*o*sTHEn*e*s ho a-delPHOS,

*and Sosthenes the brother,*

t*e* ek-kl*e*SIa tou TheOU t*e* OUs*e* en KoRINth*o*,

*2 to the church of :God which is at Corinth,*

h*e*-gi-asMEnois [37] en ChrisT*O* 'I*e*SOU, kl*e*TOIS haGIois [40],

*those** sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints,*

sun PAsin tois e-pi-ka-louMEnois [1941] to Ono-ma [3686]

*with all that call in every place upon the name*

tou KuRIou h*e*M*O*N 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU en PANti TOp*o*, auT*O*N kai h*e*M*O*
N:

*of our :Lord Jesus Christ, theirs and ours:*

CHAris huMIN kai eiR*E*n*e* aPO TheOU paTROS h*e*M*O*N

*3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father*

kai KuRIou 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU.

*and the Lord Jesus Christ.*


 *B. 1:4-9 GOD: ALWAYS A GOD OF GRACE*

*a. 1:4-8 GRACE ENRICHES*

Eu-cha-risT*O* [2168] t*o* The*O* PANto-te peRI huM*O*N,

*I thank :God alway concerning you,*

ePI t*e* CHAri-ti tou TheOU t*e* doTHEIs*e* [1325] huMIN en ChrisT*O* 'I*e*
SOU;

*for the grace of :God :given you in Christ Jesus;*

HOti en panTI e-plouTISth*e*-te [4148] en auT*O*,

*5 that in everything you were enriched in him,*

en panTI LOg*o* kai PAs*e* GN*O*sei [1108];

*in all utterance and all knowledge;*

kaTH*O*S to marTUri-on [3142] tou ChristTOU e-be-bai*O*th*e* [950] en huMIN:

*6 even as the testimony of the Christ was confirmed in you:*

H*O*Ste huMAS m*e* hus-teREISthai [5302] en m*e*-deNI chaRISma-ti [5485];

*7 so that you are behind in no gift;*

a-pek-de-choMEnous [553] t*e*n a-poKAlu-psin [602] tou KuRIou h*e*M*O*N 'I*e
*SOU ChrisTOU;

*awaiting the revelation of our :Lord Jesus Christ;*

hos kai be-bai*O*sei huMAS HE*o*s TElous [5056]

*8 who shall also confirm you unto the end*

a-negKL*E*tous [410] en t*e* h*e*MEra tou KuRIou h*e*M*O*N 'I*e*SOU
ChrisTOU.

*unreprovable in the day of our :Lord Jesus Christ.*


 *b. 1:9 GOD OF GRACE: CALLS US INTO CHRIST'S FELLOWSHIP*

pisTOS ho TheOS, di' hou ek-L*E*th*e*-te [2563]

*Faithful the God, through whom you were called*

eis koi-n*o*NIan [2842] tou huiOU auTOU 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU tou KuRIou h*e*M*O
*N.

*into the fellowship of his :Son Jesus Christ our :Lord.*


 *C. 1:10-17 STRONG PLEA FOR UNITY WHEN CONTENTIONS*

*a. 1:10 A STRONG PLEA*

Pa-ra-kaL*O* [3870] de huMAS, a-delPHOI,

*Now I beseech you, brethren,*

diA tou oNOma-tos tou KuRIou h*e*M*O*N 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU,

*through the name of our :Lord Jesus Christ,*

HIna to auTO LEg*e*-te PANtes, kai m*e* *e* en huMIN SCHISma-ta [4978];

*that you all speak the same, and no divisions be among you;*

*E*te de ka-t*e*r-tisMEnoi [2675]

*but that you be perfected together*

en t*o* auT*O* noI kai en t*e* auT*E* GN*O*m*e*.

*in the same mind and in the same judgment.*


 *b. 1:11 PAUL: RECEIVES A REPORT OF CONTENTIONS*

e-d*e*L*O*th*e* [1213] gar moi peRI huM*O*N, a-delPHOI mou,

*For it has been shown me concerning you, my brethren,*

huPO t*o*n CHLO*e*s HOti Eri-des [2054] en huMIN eiSIN.

*by them of Chloe's house that contentions are among you.*


 *c. 1:12 PAUL SPELLS IT OUT*

LEg*o* de TOUto, HOti HEkas-tos huM*O*N LEgei, E-G*O* men ei-mi PAUlou;

*Now this I say, that each of you says, I indeed am of Paul;*

E-G*O* de A-polL*O*; E-G*O* de K*e*PHA, E-G*O* de ChrisTOU.

*and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.*


 *d. 1:13 AND AMPLIFIES IT*

meMEris-tai [3307] ho ChrisTOS: m*e* PAUlos es-tauR*O*th*e* [4717] huPER huM
*O*N?

*Christ is divided: was Paul crucified for you?*

*e* eis to Ono-ma PAUlou e-bapTISth*e*-te [907]?

*or were you baptized into the name of Paul?*


 *e. 1:14-15 PAUL: DID LITTLE BAPTIZING*

eu-cha-risT*O* HOti ouDEna huM*O*N eBAPti-sa,

*I give thanks that I baptized none of you,*

ei m*e* KRISpon kai GAIon;

*save Crispus and Gaius;*

HIna m*e* tis EIp*e* HOti eis to eMON Ono-ma e-bapTISth*e*-te.

*15 lest any one say that you were baptized into my :name.*


 *f. 1:16 HE DID ONE HOUSEHOLD*

eBAPti-sa de kai ton Ste-phaNA OIkon:

*And I baptized also the house of Stephanas:*

loiPON, ouk OIda ei ti-na ALlon eBAPti-sa.

*for the rest, I know not whether I baptized any other.*


 *g. 1:17 CHRIST'S MANDATE TO PAUL*

ou gar aPEsteiLEN me ChrisTOS bapTIzein, alLA eu-ag-geLIzes-thai [2097]:

*For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel:*

ouk en soPHIa LOgou, HIna m*e* ke-n*o*TH*E* [2758] ho stauROS [4716] tou
ChrisTOU.

*not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of the Christ be made void.*


 *D. 1:18-31 FLESH UNDERCUT BY THE CROSS*

*1. 1:18-25 THE WISDOM OF THE CROSS AND ITS MESSAGE*

*a. 1:18 GOD'S POWER IN THE CROSS*

Ho LOgos gar ho tou stauROU tois men a-pol-luMEnois [622] m*o*RIa [3472]esTIN;

*For the word :of the cross is to the perishing foolishness;*

tois de s*o*-zoMEnois [4982] h*e*MIN DUna-mis TheOU es-tin.

*but to us who are being saved it is God's power.*


 *b. 1:19 GOD DESTROYS MAN'S WISDOM*

GEgrap-tai gar,

*For it is written,*

A-poL*O* [522] t*e*n soPHIan t*o*n soPH*O*N,

*I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,*

kai t*e*n SUne-sin t*o*n su-neT*O*N a-theT*E*s*o*.

*And annul the discernment of the discerning.*


 *c. 1:20 WISDOM OF THE WORLD BECOMES FOOLISHNESS*

pou soPHOS? pou gram-maTEUS [1122]?

*Where is the wise? where the scribe?*

pou sun-z*e*-t*e*T*E*S [4804] tou ai*O*nos TOUtou?

*where the disputer of this :age?*

ouCHI eM*O*ra-nen [3471] ho TheOS t*e*n soPHIan tou KOSmou?

*has not :God made foolish the wisdom of the world?*


 *d. 1:21 GOD'S USE OF THE FOOLISHNESS OF PREACHING*

e-peiD*E* gar en t*e* soPHIa tou TheOU

*For since in the wisdom of :God*

ouk EGn*o* ho KOSmos diA t*e*s soPHIas ton TheON,

*the world through :wisdom knew not :God,*

euDOk*e*sen [2106] ho TheOS diA t*e*s m*o*RIas [3472]

*it was :God's good pleasure through the foolishness*

tou k*e*RUGma-tos [2782] S*O*sai tous pisTEUon-tas.

*of the preachment to save them that believe.*


 *e. 1:22-24 CHRIST: GOD'S POWER DEFEATING SIGNS AND WISDOM*

e-peiD*E* kai 'I-ouDAIoi s*e*MEIa [4592] aiTOUsin, kai HEL-l*e*nes soPHIan z
*e*TOUsin:

*Since both Jews ask signs, and Greeks seek wisdom:*

h*e*MEIS de k*e*RUSso-men [2784] ChrisTON es-tau-r*o*MEnon [4717],

*23 but WE preach Christ crucified,*

'I-ouDAIois men SKANda-lon [4625], ETHne-sin de m*o*RIan [3472];

*a stumbling-block to Jews indeed, but to the nations foolishness;*

auTOIS de tois kl*e*TOIS, 'I-ouDAIois te kai HELl*e*-sin,

*24 but to the called themselves, both Jews and Greeks,*

ChrisTON TheOU DUna-min kai TheOU soPHIan.

*Christ God's power and God's wisdom.*


 *f. 1:25 AN AMAZING CONTRAST*

HOti to m*o*RON [3472] tou TheOU soPH*O*te-ron [4680] t*o*n anTHR*O*p*o*n
es-tin;

*Because the foolishness of :God is wiser than :men;*

kai to as-theNES [772] tou TheOU is-chuROte-ron [2478] t*o*n anTHR*O*p*o*n.

*and the weakness of :God is stronger than :men.*


 *2. 1:26-31 PURPOSE OF THE CROSS: PUT FLESH TO DEATH*

*a. 1:26-29 GOD'S CHOICE: TO CONFOUND THE GREAT*

BLEpe-te gar t*e*n KL*E*sin [2821] huM*O*N, a-delPHOI,

*For look at your :calling, brethren, *

HOti ou polLOI soPHOI kaTA SARka [4561], ou polLOI du-naTOI,

*that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty,*

ou poLOI eu-geNEIS [2104];

*not many noble are chosen;*

alLA ta m*o*RA tou KOSmou e-xeLExa-to ho TheOS,

*27 but :God chose the foolish things of the world,*

HIna ka-taiSCHUn*e* [2617] tous soPHOUS;

*that he put to shame the wise;*

kai ta as-theN*E* [772] tou KOSmou e-xeLExa-to [1586] ho TheOS,

*and :God chose the weak **things** of the world,*

HIna ka-taiSCHUn*e* [2617] ta is-cuRA [2478];

*that he put to shame the strong;*

 kai ta a-geN*E* [36] tou KOSmou, kai ta e-xou-the-n*e*MEna [1848[,

 *28 **and the ignoble **things** of the world, and the despised,*

e-xe-LExa-to ho TheOS, kai ta m*e* ONta,

*did :God choose, and the things that are not, *

HIna ta ONta ka-tarG*E*s*e** *[2673]:

*that he bring to nought those that are:*

HOp*o*s m*e* kauCH*E*s*e*-tai [2744] PAsa sarx eN*O*pi-on tou TheOU.

*29 that no flesh should glory before :God.*


 *b. 1:30-31 GOD'S SALVATION: TO MAKE US ALL DEPENDENT ON CHRIST*

ex auTOU de huMEIS es-te en ChrisT*O* 'I*e*SOU, hos e-geN*E*th*e*

*But of him are you in Christ Jesus, who became to us*

soPHIa [4678] h*e*MIN aPO TheOU, di-kai-oSUn*e* [1343] te

*both wisdom from God, and righteousness*

kai ha-gi-asMOS [38] kai a-poLUtr*o*-sis [629]:

*and sanctification and redemption:*

HIna, kaTH*O*S GEgrap-tai,

*31 that, according as it is written,*

Ho kauCH*O*me-nos [2605] en KuRI*o* kauCHASth*o* [2744].

*Who glories in the Lord let him glory. *



 *NOTE:* In 1971 Marie and I pastored a church in Seattle called "Ebenezer -
Hitherto the Lord has helped us." We read through the Bible together each
year, following a Reading Guide based on that of Dr. J. Vernon McGee,
alternating an Old Testament book with a New - e.g. Genesis-Matthew;
Exodus-Mark, etc. We used the Hebrew order of Old Testament books, and the
Bible Numeric order for the New Testament. We also followed J. Sidlow
Baxter's "Explore the Book" for added insights.


 Each week we chose a key verse for the reading for that week, and someone
from the church put it to music. The Sunday School children rehearsed it,
and taught the whole church to sing it together. 1 Corinthians 1:10 was the
verse we learned to sing together at that time, and by the end of the year
the church , especially the children, could sing 52 verses high lighting the
52 weeks of reading for the year.


 Notice the importance of this verse. Paul not too often adjures the
believers of his letters *through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ*! The
Holy Spirit is here admonishing all believers of all places and all times -
that God highly values *unity* in His people, with the removal of *all
divisions*. Not too often does the Holy Spirit lead Paul to use the word
"ka-tarTIz*o* - to be perfectly joined together," like a chiropractic
adjustment. Ephesians 4:11-12 shows how this same analogy is used for the
5-fold ministry in adjusting believers corporately together for the work of
the ministry!


 Note too the close of this chapter, and how God has made Christ Jesus unto
us a 4-fold blessing: wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption.
These 4 flow from His Finished Work on the Cross - and empowered by the
HolySpirit following His Resurrection and Ascension - on the Day of
Pentecost. No wonder the Spirit emphasizes that because of this magnificent
4-fold gift of the Son of God, there is *no* room left for glorying by man!
- Jim Watt




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