9:16a Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast,

But I do not boast about ⌊simply⌋ preaching the good news,
-or-
It is not the preaching of the gospel itself that I can boast about, ⌊it is giving up my right to be paid for it that I boast about⌋.

9:16b because I am obligated to preach.

because I am obliged to do this.
-or-

⌊The Lord commanded me⌋ to preach the gospel and I cannot refuse.

9:16c Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

How terrible it will be for me if I do not preach the gospel!
-or-
If I do not tell the good news, he will judge me!

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10:21a You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too;

You (plur.) must not drink from the cup used at the Lord’s Supper and also drink from the cup used to honor demons.
-or-
It is unacceptable to drink the wine in fellowship with the Lord ⌊Jesus Christ⌋ and then drink wine in fellowship with demons.

10:21b you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.

And you (plur.) must not eat the bread used at the Lord’s Supper and also eat the food which people have offered to demons.
-or-
And it is unacceptable to eat the bread used at the Lord’s Supper and then eat food ⌊offered to⌋ demons.

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11:20 Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.

When you (plur.) meet together, what you eat is not the Lord’s Supper,
-or-
When you eat the meal in honor of the Lord together, your behavior is not fitting for people who eat this meal,
-or-
When you eat together to remember the death of the Lord, you are not thinking about him,

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12:18a But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them,

But the truth is, God has arranged every one of the parts in the body
-or-
But actually ⌊the body is not like that⌋. God has placed all the limbs and organs in the body

12:18b according to His design.

in just the way he wanted them to be.
-or-
right in the place he decided they should be.

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14:6a Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues,

Brothers and sisters, suppose I come to you (plur.) and speak in an unknown tongue.
-or-
Fellow believers, if I speak in unknown/miraculous languages when I visit you,

14:6b how will I benefit you,

How will I benefit/help you
-or-
will that do you any good? No!

14:6c unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

unless I also bring you a message that God has revealed to me, or some knowledge, or a prophecy, or some teaching?
-or-
I will do good to you if I tell you something that God has shown to me, or if I speak a word of knowledge about God, or declare God’s word, or teach you something.

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14:38 But if anyone ignores this, he himself will be ignored.

If he does not acknowledge this ⌊fact⌋, he himself will not be acknowledged.
-or-
If you refuse to recognize ⌊that they are the Lord’s commands⌋, God will not recognize you ⌊as one who declares God’s word⌋.

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15:30 And why do we endanger ourselves every hour?

And as for us (excl.) ⌊apostles⌋, why do we put our lives in peril all the time?
-or-
And ⌊if there is no resurrection⌋ why are we (excl.) willing constantly to risk our lives ⌊to preach about the resurrection⌋ ?

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16:4a And if it is advisable for me to go also,

If it seems sensible for me to go ⌊to Jerusalem⌋ as well,
-or-
It may be good for me to go ⌊to Jerusalem⌋ too.

16:4b they can travel with me.

then we (excl.) will go together.
-or-
If so then ⌊those you choose⌋ will travel with me.

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