SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2023

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 9:11

9:11a If we have sown spiritual seed among you,

Because we (excl.) planted the seed of spiritual ⌊truth/life⌋ among you (plur.),
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We (excl.) gave you God’s message.

9:11b is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?

then if we (excl.) receive from you (plur.) a harvest of material things, are we (excl.) getting too much? ⌊Of course not!⌋
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So, surely it is right/reasonable that we receive in return things of this world ⌊like food and drink⌋.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 10:16

10:16a Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ?

⌊During the Lord’s Supper,⌋ we (incl.) give thanks for the cup ⌊of wine⌋ and we are one with Christ because of his blood.
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⌊When we celebrate communion/eucharist,⌋ we thank God for the cup ⌊of wine⌋. ⌊We drink it together⌋ because we are people for whom Christ shed/gave his blood.

10:16b And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

We (incl.) break the ⌊loaf of⌋ bread and so we are one with Christ because of his body.
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We take the bread and we break it ⌊and eat it⌋ ⌊together⌋ because we are people for whom Christ gave/surrendered his body.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 11:15

11:15a but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory?

but if a woman has long hair, it brings her honor.
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and if women have long hair, people think that it is beautiful.

11:15b For long hair is given to her as a covering.

For God has given a woman long hair to cover her head.
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For women have long hair to cover their heads.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 12:13

12:13a For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body,

(New International Version) For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body

For by/through the one Spirit we (incl.) all received baptism into one body.
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For the one Spirit baptized us (incl.) all into one whole/unit.

12:13b whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free,

⌊It does not matter⌋ whether we (incl.) are Jews or Greeks, slaves or free people.
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⌊This is for all of us⌋ including Jews and Greeks, including slaves and free people.

12:13c and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

God caused us (incl.) all to drink the same Spirit.
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And that one Spirit is like water that all of us can drink.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 14:1

Section 14:1–40

Believers should worship God in an orderly way

14:1a Earnestly pursue love

Follow after love,
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Make your (plur.) goal be to love ⌊other people⌋,

14:1b and eagerly desire spiritual gifts,

and be eager to have the spiritual gifts,
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and try hard to have the gifts that the Holy Spirit gives.

14:1c especially the gift of prophecy.

especially the gift of prophesying.
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⌊The gift you should desire⌋ the most is the gift of declaring God’s word to people.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 14:33

14:33a For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—

For God delights in peace. He does not delight in disorder.
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For God does not want us to have chaos ⌊in our worship⌋. He wants us to have peace.

14:33b as in all the churches of the saints.

(New International Version (1984)) As in all the congregations of the saints,

As in all the churches of God’s holy people,
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As is the case in all the Christian churches,

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:25

15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

For Christ must rule as king until all his enemies are under his feet.
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For Christ must be the king until he has defeated all his enemies.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:57

15:57a But thanks be to God,

But thank God.
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But let us (incl.) give thanks to God that

15:57b who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

He causes us (incl.) to win the victory ⌊over death⌋ through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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we will never die again because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2023