SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2023

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 1:14

1:14 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,

I am thankful to God that I only baptized Crispus and Gaius from among you,
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I thank God that there were only two of you ⌊Corinthian believers⌋, namely Crispus and Gaius, whom I baptized.
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I only baptized Crispus and Gaius ⌊in Corinth⌋. I am thankful/glad that I did not baptize any others of/among you.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2:15

2:15a The spiritual man judges all things,

A person who has the Spirit is able to judge/examine/evaluate everything.
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⌊On the other hand,⌋ people who have received the ⌊Holy⌋ Spirit can understand/examine everything.

2:15b but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.

But people who do not have the Spirit cannot judge/evaluate the people who do have the Spirit.
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And yet the ways/thoughts of a person who has the Holy Spirit cannot be judged or evaluated by anyone else.
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And yet no unbeliever can judge the ways/thoughts of a person who has the Holy Spirit and decide whether what he/she is doing or thinking is right or wrong.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 4:8

4:8a Already you have all you want.

You are already so satisfied!
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You seem to have everything you could desire.
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You act as though you had everything you needed.

4:8b Already you have become rich.

You are already so wealthy/well-off!
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You seem to have all the blessings there are!
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You act as though you had every spiritual blessings.

4:8c Without us, you have become kings.

You are reigning already! But you are reigning without us.
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We (excl.) are not yet kings, but you act as if you were kings already!
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Apparently you think that you are already ⌊as strong/prosperous/powerful as⌋ kings. But we (excl.) ⌊evangelists/apostles⌋ are not yet in that position.

4:8d How I wish you really were kings,

I wish that you really had begun to reign
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I would be happy if you really were as strong/prosperous/powerful as kings.

4:8e so that we might be kings with you!

so that we (excl.) also could be ruling/reigning with you.
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That way we (excl.) could be spiritually powerful/prosperous along with you.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 6:6

6:6a Instead, one brother goes to law against another,

But instead ⌊of appointing such a person⌋, one of you has gone to a public/government judge/court and accused another believer of doing wrong.
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But as it is, ⌊when two of you argue about a matter,⌋ one of the two goes to a judge to ask him to decide who is right.

6:6b and this in front of unbelievers!

And the judges whom you ask to judge/decide your case are not believers!
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Even worse, you accuse one another and argue while judges who do not believe ⌊in Jesus⌋ listen.
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You go to judges who are not believers. This is very bad/improper.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 7:18

7:18a Was a man already circumcised when he was called?

⌊For example,⌋ if God calls a man ⌊to become one of his people⌋, and this man ⌊is a Jew and so he⌋ has already been circumcised,
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⌊What I mean is this:⌋ If you are a man who was already circumcised ⌊according to the Jewish custom,⌋ and later God called/chose you ⌊to become a Christian/believer⌋,

7:18b He should not become uncircumcised.

this man does not need to change his body so he no longer is circumcised.
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you should not try to remove the mark/sign of circumcision from your body.
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then I do not want you/him to do anything to change that.

7:18c Was a man still uncircumcised when called?

⌊Another example:⌋ if God calls a man ⌊to become one of his people⌋, and this man ⌊is not a Jew and so he⌋ has not been circumcised,
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Likewise, if you (sing.) are a man who was not circumcised when God called/chose you ⌊to become a Christian/believer⌋,
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Or if you (sing.) had not been circumcised before God called/chose you ⌊to belong to Christ⌋,

7:18d He should not be circumcised.

this man does not need to get circumcised.
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then I do not want you (sing.) to allow people to circumcise you.
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you do not have to ⌊follow the Jewish customs⌋ by getting circumcised ⌊in order to please God⌋.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 8:10

8:10a For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple,

For suppose a believer with a weak conscience sees you (sing.) who know ⌊about idols⌋ while you (sing.) are eating ⌊idol food⌋ in an idol’s temple.
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Perhaps one of you (plur.) who understands ⌊that idols are not real⌋ may go to an idol’s place and eat food there. Then another believer who finds it hard do what is right may see you (sing.) eating there.

8:10b will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?

Don’t you (sing.) think he will be encouraged to eat meat that has been sacrificed to idols?
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That will surely give him ⌊false⌋ confidence to do what he sees you (sing.) doing. He will eat meat that has been offered/given to an idol ⌊even though he thinks it is wrong⌋.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 10:2

10:2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

Also, they were baptized with the cloud and the sea to become followers of Moses.
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It was as if they were baptized in the cloud and in the sea, and this baptism showed that they followed Moses.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 11:1

11:1a You are to imitate me,

Make me your (plur.) pattern
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Try to live/act as I do

11:1b just as I imitate Christ.

as I make Christ my pattern.
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as I try to live/act as Christ did.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2023