SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2023 – Page 18

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 16:10

16:10a If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you,

If Timothy arrives, do not make (plur.) him be afraid ⌊to work with you⌋.
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Whenever Timothy reaches you (plur.), be sure that he can stay with you without fear.

16:10b for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.

For he is working for the Lord, the same as I am.
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He is working for the Lord in the same way that I work for the Lord.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 1:18

1:18a For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing,

For the message/talk about Christ dying on the cross seems like nonsense to people who are perishing.
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People who are headed toward ruin/destruction think/say that the message about Christ dying on the cross is foolish talk.

1:18b but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

However, to us (incl.) who God is saving/delivering from sin, this message is God’s powerful way to save us.
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But we (incl.) who have salvation know that God powerfully saves people through the message of the cross.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 3:3

3:3a for you are still worldly.

You still live as the people of this world live.
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You are still influenced by your human/evil nature.
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⌊I say that⌋ because you are still controlled by your fleshly/natural desires.

3:3b For since there is jealousy and dissension among you,

You are envious/jealous of one another, and you argue with each other.
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⌊I know that this is true about you⌋ for you are jealous and quarrelsome.

3:3c are you not worldly?

Does this not mean/show that you are ⌊living/just⌋ like the people of this world?
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Does this not prove that you are influenced/controlled by your human/evil nature?
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This/That shows that you are still obeying/following your own fleshly/natural desires.

3:3d Are you not walking in the way of man?

Are you not behaving like people who do not know God?
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You are acting no differently from the people of this world.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 4:12

4:12a We work hard with our own hands.

And/Also we (excl.) have to work very hard with our own hands ⌊to earn money⌋.
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We (excl.) work hard to earn a living.

4:12b When we are vilified, we bless;

When people say bad things to us (excl.) we bless them.
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If people wish bad to happen to us (excl.) we wish good to happen to them.
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We ask God to help/bless those who insult us (excl.).

4:12c when we are persecuted, we endure it;

When people cause us (excl.) to suffer, we do not fight back.
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We (excl.) are patient when people treat us badly.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 6:10

6:10a nor thieves,

people who steal things,
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people who take other people’s things,

6:10b nor the greedy,

people who want more and more things,
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people who strongly desire more things than they need,

6:10c nor drunkards,

people who often get drunk/intoxicated,
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people who frequently drink too much alcohol,

6:10d nor verbal abusers,

people who abuse/revile others,
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people who insult others,

6:10e nor swindlers,

and people who cheat others—
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people who deceive others in order to take their things.

6:10f will inherit the kingdom of God.

these people will not receive/inhabit the kingdom of God.
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None of the people who do those things will have a part/share in the kingdom of God.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 7:22

7:22a For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman.

(Revised Standard Version) For he who was called in the Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord.

For a person who was a slave when he was called to become a Christian is now a freedman to/of the Lord.
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⌊It is all right either way⌋ because even if you were a slave at the time when God called/invited you to be united with the Lord ⌊Jesus⌋, the Lord ⌊Jesus⌋ has made you his own and freed you ⌊from the power of evil/wrongdoing⌋.

7:22b Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.

In the same way, a person who was free when God called/chose him ⌊to become a Christian⌋ now belongs to Christ and so is Christ’s slave.
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In the same way, if you were without a master when God called/invited you ⌊to be joined together with the Lord Jesus Christ⌋, you now belong to Christ and he is your master.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 9:1

Section 9:1–27

Paul did not use his rights as an apostle

9:1a Am I not free?

I am a free ⌊person⌋, am I not?
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Am I not free ⌊from the law⌋ ? ⌊Yes I am.⌋
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I am free. (Contemporary English Version)

9:1b Am I not an apostle?

I am an apostle, am I not?
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I am a messenger of Christ.

9:1c Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?

I have seen Jesus our (incl.) Lord, have I not?
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I myself have seen our Lord Jesus.

9:1d Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?

Are you (plur.) not the fruit of my work in the Lord?
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You became followers of the Lord as a result of the work that he helped me to do, did you not?
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You are my work in the Lord.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 10:6

10:6a These things took place as examples

Now these things/events happened as examples ⌊for us (incl.)⌋
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We (incl.) should think about what happened to them so that the same thing does not happen to us (incl.).

10:6b to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

so that we (incl.) will not wish/long/pine for evil things, as those people did.
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Those events warn us not to desire ⌊to do⌋ evil things as ⌊the ancestors⌋ did.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2023