SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2023 – Page 11

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:34

15:34a Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning;

Come back to doing what is right and stop sinning.
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Stop being foolish. Stop doing what is wrong.

15:34b for some of you are ignorant of God.

For some among you (plur.) have no knowledge of God.
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There are some of you who do not know about God’s ways.

15:34c I say this to your shame.

I write this to cause you (plur.) to feel ashamed.
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I want you to be ashamed.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 16:8

16:8 But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,

But first I will stay ⌊here⌋ at Ephesus until ⌊the festival of⌋ Pentecost.
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But I will stay ⌊here⌋ in Ephesus ⌊City⌋ until after the Pentecost festival.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 1:16

1:16a Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas;

Oh yes, I did baptize Stephanas and his family also.
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Correction! I did also baptize Stephanas together with his household.

1:16b beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.

I do not remember whether I baptized anyone else/any others besides them.
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⌊Right now⌋ I do not remember if I baptized any others of you there in Corinth besides them.
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I don’t think that I baptized any other Corinthians besides them.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 3:1

Section 3:1–23

Christian workers serve the Lord by building his church together

3:1a Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual,

My Christian friends, ⌊when I was in Corinth,⌋ I could not talk to you as I talk to spiritual people.
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My fellow believers, ⌊when I came to visit you,⌋ I was not able to teach/talk to you as I talk to people who have the ⌊Holy⌋ Spirit guiding/controlling them.

3:1b but as worldly—

Rather, ⌊I was only able to talk to you⌋ as I talk to people of this world.
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No, I had to talk to you as I talk to people who follow their own desires.

3:1c as infants in Christ.

It was as though you were babies ⌊for you had just begun to trust⌋ in Christ.
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⌊I had to speak to you that way because at that that time⌋ you had just begun to believe in Christ.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 4:10

4:10a We are fools for Christ,

We (excl.) are/appear foolish because we work for Christ!
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You think we (excl.) are acting foolishly for the sake of Christ!
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You seem to think that we (excl.) are fools as we (excl.) live for Christ,

4:10b but you are wise in Christ.

But as for you, you think that you are very wise because you belong to Christ.
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How wise you think yourselves now that you have become one/united with Christ!
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but that you are such very wise Christians!

4:10c We are weak,

We (excl.) are/appear powerless,
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You consider us (excl.) to have no authority/power.

4:10d but you are strong.

while you are spiritually strong/influential!
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But as for you, you think that you have much spiritual authority/power.

4:10e You are honored,

People honor/praise you,
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You receive honor/deference/respect
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You think it right for others to respect you

4:10f but we are dishonored.

but they humiliate/despise us (excl.).
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but not us! (excl.)
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while they treat us (excl.) with scorn.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 6:8

6:8a Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong,

But some of you have done wrong and taken things from others—
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But it is some of your group/church who have done wrong and taken/stolen something from others.

6:8b even against your own brothers!

yes, even from other Christians/believers!
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And the people you wronged are your fellow believers!

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 7:20

7:20 Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.

Each ⌊believer⌋ should remain living in the situation/condition he was in when God called/chose him/her ⌊to become one of his people⌋.
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When you become a believer, it is best if you do not try to change your position in life. You should keep on living the way you were when God called/chose you ⌊to become a believer⌋.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 8:12

8:12a By sinning against your brothers in this way

When/if you (plur.) sin like that against other Christian brothers and sisters
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And not only that, by doing wrong to other believers,

8:12b and wounding their weak conscience,

by hurting/injuring/weakening their ability to know and do what is right,
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and making it even harder for them to know and do what is right,

8:12c you sin against Christ.

you (plur.) are also sinning against Christ himself.
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you are doing wrong to Christ himself.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2023