SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2023 – Page 52

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:56

15:56a The sting of death is sin,

Sin is like a poison that makes people die,
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People die because they sin,

15:56b and the power of sin is the law.

and it is the law that gives sin its power.
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and they know they have sinned because of the law.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 1:6

1:6 because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.

(NET Bible) just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you.

In this way God’s message ⌊that we told you⌋ about Christ has been confirmed/verified among you.
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⌊Those special abilities God has given to believers in your church⌋ prove/demonstrate that our message about Christ is true.
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That is how God showed/proved to you that the message we (excl.) told you about Christ is true.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2:7

2:7a No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God,

No, the wise message we (excl.) tell is God’s. It concerns his secret plan which he did not previously reveal to mankind/anyone.
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Instead, we (excl.) talk about the wise plan that God formed/made. Until now no one knew about it because God did not make it known/reveal it to anyone.

2:7b which He destined for our glory before time began.

We (excl.) tell about God’s plan to give us (incl.) a glorious/wonderful life. Before God made the world he decided to do this for us.
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It is what God long ago decided to do even before he started to make anything. And it includes all the surpassingly good things he intends to do for us (incl.).

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 3:23

3:23a and you belong to Christ,

Furthermore/moreover, you are Christ’s,

3:23b and Christ belongs to God.

and Christ is God’s.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 5:11

5:11a But now I am writing you

(Revised Standard Version) But rather I wrote to you

I will explain what I meant:
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Here is what I meant:
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What I meant when I wrote that other letter to you is this:

5:11b not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother

Do not spend time with someone who claims/says that he is your fellow believer in Christ,
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You must not fellowship with people who say that they are Christians

5:11c but is sexually immoral or greedy,

but yet he/she continues to commit sex/sexual sins, and is greedy for more possessions,
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but behave immorally, or want more and more things,

5:11d an idolater or a verbal abuser,

who worships idols, or says bad things about other people,
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or pray to other gods, or insult other people.

5:11e a drunkard or a swindler.

or who becomes drunk or cheats people.
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or frequently drink too much alcohol, or take other people’s things.

5:11f With such a man do not even eat.

I do not want you to even eat a meal with that kind of a person.
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Do not even let those people share meals with you.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 7:10

7:10a To the married I give this command

Now I have a command for you who are married.
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Now, you married ⌊believers⌋, this is what I command you to do:

7:10b (not I, but the Lord):

Actually, this command does not come from me; rather, it is what the Lord Jesus himself said ⌊when he was here on earth⌋.
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—Actually the Lord Jesus himself commands this, not I ⌊alone⌋ —

7:10c A wife must not separate from her husband.

A married woman must not divorce/leave her husband.
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You wives, you are not to go away from your husbands.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 8:2

8:2a The one who thinks he knows something

If someone is sure/confident that he knows something,
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A person who believes that he ⌊really⌋ knows something ⌊about God⌋
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⌊What I mean is this:⌋ when you (sing.) think that the most important thing is what you know,

8:2b does not yet know as he ought to know.

then he still needs to learn more.
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does not yet really know ⌊about God⌋ in the way he should.
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⌊it shows that⌋ you (sing.) do not know what/as you should know.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 9:21

9:21a To those without the law I became like one without the law

When I am with those who don’t follow the law ⌊of Moses⌋, I make myself like someone who doesn’t follow the law.
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⌊In a similar way,⌋ ⌊when I preach⌋ to non-Jews, I do not follow the laws ⌊of the Jews⌋.

9:21b (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ),

That does not mean that I no longer obey God’s law, because I do obey Christ’s law.
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Of course, I am still subject to God’s laws, because I follow those of Christ.

9:21c to win those without the law.

⌊I do this⌋ so that by my help, the people who do not follow the Law ⌊of Moses⌋ will follow ⌊Christ⌋.
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⌊I act like the non-Jews⌋ so that I will cause the non-Jews ⌊to believe in Christ⌋.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2023