The Greek text suggests that Paul is introducing a new point, and this impression is strengthened by the use of the word brethren. Thus Now is preferable to Good News Bible‘s “So.” It also seems preferable to include verses 6 and 11 in the same paragraph. For these reasons the UBS Greek text, Revised Standard Version, Die Bibel im heutigen Deutsch, Parola Del Signore: La Bibbia in Lingua Corrente, and New International Version begin a new paragraph with verse 6; Revised English Bible begins a new paragraph with verse 7. Now seems to indicate a change in argument. Barrett translates “But now, brother, think….”

How shall I benefit translates the same verb that was rendered as “I gain nothing” in 13.3.

Revelation here seems to refer to a particularly striking or unusual message from God, and in this context it is a message addressed to the Christian community through an inspired person such as Paul.

The clause I bring you some revelation may be rendered as “I bring you a message that God has revealed to me.”

Knowledge: see 1.5; 12.8. In this context it should be noted that this is knowledge that is communicated to the believers, not secret knowledge that is kept to oneself.

Prophecy, again, means a “message from God.”

Teaching: from this point on, Paul increasingly uses terms referring to learning and teaching. He does this to counteract the Corinthians’ tendency to put too high a value on the more exotic gifts of the Spirit, especially speaking with tongues. The present-day reader needs to remember that Christian meetings in New Testament times were concerned not only with worship but also with Christian instruction.

Quoted with permission from Ellingworth, Paul and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, 2nd edition. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1985/1994. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .