SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2023 – Page 9

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 13:6

13:6 Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

Love does not rejoice when people do what is wrong. Instead, it rejoices when they live according to the truth.
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If we love ⌊other people⌋, we are not pleased when they sin. Instead we are pleased when they do good deeds.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 14:25

14:25a and the secrets of his heart will be made known.

His secrets thoughts will be revealed.
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The ⌊evil⌋ things that he hid in his heart will become known/open ⌊to himself⌋.

14:25b So he will fall facedown and worship God,

So he will kneel down and worship God,
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So he will prostrate himself as he worships God,

14:25c proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

and say, “Certainly God is here in your (plur.) midst!”
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and he will declare that God is truly present among you.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:17

15:17a And if Christ has not been raised,

And if Christ has not risen,
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And if Christ has not become alive again,

15:17b your faith is futile;

then your (plur.) faith is meaningless.
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for you to trust Christ ⌊to forgive your sins⌋ is pointless.

15:17c you are still in your sins.

You (plur.) are still guilty of your sins.
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Your sins remain unforgiven.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:49

15:49a And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man,

And just as we (incl.) have bodies like ⌊Adam,⌋ the earthly person,
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We are now like ⌊Adam,⌋ the person made from the ground,

15:49b so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

so we will have bodies like ⌊Christ,⌋ the heavenly person.
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but we will one day become like ⌊Christ,⌋ the person who belongs to heaven.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 16:23

16:23 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.

May the Lord Jesus be gracious/kind to you (plur.).
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I ask Jesus our Lord to give you his grace.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 1:31

1:31a Therefore, as it is written:

So the Scriptures say:
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As a result ⌊we (incl.) should do⌋ what is written in God’s Book:
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Thus ⌊we should do⌋ as ⌊a prophet⌋ wrote in God’s book:

1:31b “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

“If someone boasts, he should only boast about the Lord.”
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“People should not brag about anything except what the Lord/Christ has done for them.”
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The only thing that someone can truthfully boast/brag about is how Christ/the Lord saved him/her ⌊from eternal death⌋.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 3:16

3:16a Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple,

Surely you know that you yourselves are like a temple for/of God
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I want you to remember that you yourselves are like a holy place/building where God is present.

3:16b and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

and that God’s Spirit is living among you (plur.).
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The Holy Spirit of/from God dwells in your midst.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 5:4

5:4a When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus

When you are gathered together in the name of our Lord Jesus
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When you meet together ⌊to worship⌋ in the name of our Lord Jesus,

5:4b and I am with you in spirit,

and I am with you in my spirit/heart/mind,
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and I am with you spiritually,

5:4c along with the power of the Lord Jesus,

our Lord Jesus will give us power to do what he wants us to do.
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then our Lord Jesus will cause to happen what you/we agree to do.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 2023