1 Corinthians
Paul addresses division and disorder in the Corinthian church, and writes on love and the resurrection.
Choose a chapter
- Written by
- Paul
- Date
- c. AD 55
Themes
- Unity in Christ
- Love above all gifts
- The resurrection
Outline
- Divisions and the message of the crossChapters 1–4
- Moral problemsChapters 5–7
- Freedom and worshipChapters 8–14
- The resurrection and closing wordsChapters 15–16
Key verses
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,