SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2023

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 1:8

1:8a He will sustain you to the end,

He will also keep you strong ⌊in your faith/spirit⌋ until the end of this age
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⌊The Lord⌋ will also keep you trusting him right up to the day that Christ returns.
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⌊God⌋ will also keep you firm/steadfast, ⌊believing in him⌋ until the end of the world when Christ does return.

1:8b so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

so that you will be without fault on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
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⌊He will keep you steadfast⌋ so that when our Lord Jesus Christ returns, no one can accuse you of any wrongdoing.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2:9

2:9a Rather, as it is written:

But, as the Scriptures tell ⌊us (incl.)⌋,
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It is as was written in the Scriptures,

2:9b “No eye has seen, no ear has heard,

“No one has ever seen or heard about it.
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“Nobody has ever seen or heard about it.

2:9c no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

No one has ever imagined/thought of all of the things that God has prepared for the people who love him.
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Nobody has even dreamed of/imagined the wonderful things that God has planned to do for ⌊us (incl.)⌋, the people who love him.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 4:2

4:2 Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

In such a case, it is necessary that stewards/guardians/trustees do their work faithfully.
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And people who have been given a responsibility like this must show themselves to be dependable/trustworthy.
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Since God has given us (excl.) this responsibility, it is our (excl.) duty to fulfill/perform it faithfully.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 5:13

5:13a God will judge those outside.

As for the people who are not part of the church, God will judge them.
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God himself will judge the people who are not believers.
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⌊You do not need to think about judging people who are not part of your church group, because⌋ God will do that.

5:13b “Expel the wicked man from among you.”

So, “Do not allow the immoral man to associate with your group.”
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⌊As God’s book says:⌋ Tell this man who is behaving wickedly that he can no longer be part of your church group.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 7:12

7:12a To the rest I say this

Now I am talking to you other believers ⌊who are married to people who are not believers⌋.

7:12b (I, not the Lord):

This command is from me, not from the Lord Jesus.
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Since the Lord Jesus did not tell us ⌊if we should stay married to unbelievers or not,⌋ I will tell you what I think is the right thing for you to do.
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The Lord Jesus did not give us any command/teaching about this, but I will give you my teaching/command.
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These are my own teachings/instructions to you. The Lord Jesus did not say anything on this topic.

7:12c If a brother has an unbelieving wife

If a Christian man is married to a woman who does not believe ⌊in Jesus Christ⌋,
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Suppose/Perhaps a follower of Christ has a wife who is not a follower,
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Some of you Christian men have wives who are not believers.

7:12d and she is willing to live with him,

and she does not want to leave him,
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and she wants to continue being his wife.
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If your wife is willing to live with you,

7:12e he must not divorce her.

then he should not send her away.
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Then tell him that he should not divorce her.
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then do not divorce/leave her.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 8:4

8:4a So about eating food sacrificed to idols:

Well then, here is what I say/teach about eating meat that has been sacrificed to idols/gods.
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Now, I give this answer to what you (plur.) said about eating meat of/from animals that people have offered/given to false gods.

8:4b We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world,

We (incl.) know, as you say, that none of the idols/gods in the world are real gods,
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I agree with you (plur.) that false gods are not alive,

8:4c and that there is no God but one.

and there is only the one God.
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and that the God ⌊whom we (incl.) worship⌋ is the only ⌊true and living⌋ God.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 9:23

9:23a I do all this for the sake of the gospel,

I live in this way to help people accept the gospel,
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I change/adapt my life in these ways to help people everywhere believe the good news ⌊about Christ⌋,

9:23b so that I may share in its blessings.

so that I can be among those who receive the blessings ⌊it offers⌋.
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so that I, together with them, will receive the good things that are promised in that good news.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 10:28

10:28a But if someone tells you,

However, if/suppose someone should say to you (plur.) :

10:28b “This food was offered to idols,”

“This food was sacrificed to an idol,”
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“This is meat that worshipers have dedicated to an idol,”

10:28c then do not eat it,

then you (plur.) should not eat it,
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then, in that case, I advise you not to eat that food.

10:28d for the sake of the one who told you

both because of the person who said that
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In that way you (plur.) will be considerate of the person who informed you,

10:28e and for the sake of conscience—

and because in that person’s heart it is a sin.
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and ⌊you (plur.) will not⌋ make them upset because they think you are doing wrong.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2023