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    1 CORINTHIANS

    OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

    • 1

      • Greetings (1-3)

      • Paul thanks God for the Corinthians (4-9)

      • Exhortation to be united (10-17)

      • Christ, the power and wisdom of God (18-25)

      • Boasting only in Jehovah (26-31)

    • 2

      • Paul’s preaching in Corinth (1-5)

      • Superiority of God’s wisdom (6-10)

      • Spiritual man versus physical man (11-16)

    • 3

      • Corinthians still fleshly (1-4)

      • God makes it grow (5-9)

        • Fellow workers of God (9)

      • Build with fire-resistant material (10-15)

      • You are God’s temple (16, 17)

      • Worldly wisdom foolish to God (18-23)

    • 4

      • Stewards should be faithful (1-5)

      • Humility of Christian ministers (6-13)

        • ‘Do not go beyond what is written’ (6)

        • Christians a theatrical spectacle (9)

      • Paul cares for his spiritual children (14-21)

    • 5

      • A case of sexual immorality (1-5)

      • A little leaven ferments the whole batch (6-8)

      • A wicked man to be removed (9-13)

    • 6

      • Lawsuits among Christian brothers (1-8)

      • Those who will not inherit the Kingdom (9-11)

      • Glorify God in your body (12-20)

        • “Flee from sexual immorality!” (18)

    • 7

      • Advice for the unmarried and married (1-16)

      • Remain in the state in which you were called (17-24)

      • The unmarried and the widows (25-40)

        • Advantages of singleness (32-35)

        • Marry “only in the Lord” (39)

    • 8

      • About food offered to idols (1-13)

        • To us there is only one God (5, 6)

    • 9

      • Paul’s example as an apostle (1-27)

        • “You must not muzzle a bull” (9)

        • ‘Woe to me if I do not preach!’ (16)

        • Becoming all things to all people (19-23)

        • Self-control in the race for life (24-27)

    • 10

      • Warning examples from Israel’s history (1-13)

      • Warning against idolatry (14-22)

        • Table of Jehovah, table of demons (21)

      • Freedom and consideration for others (23-33)

        • “Do all things for God’s glory” (31)

    • 11

      • “Become imitators of me” (1)

      • Headship and head covering (2-16)

      • Observing the Lord’s Evening Meal (17-34)

    • 12

      • Gifts of the spirit (1-11)

      • One body, many members (12-31)

    • 13

      • Love​—a surpassing way (1-13)

    • 14

      • Gifts of prophecy and tongues (1-25)

      • Orderly Christian meetings (26-40)

        • Women’s position in congregation (34, 35)

    • 15

      • The resurrection of Christ (1-11)

      • Resurrection the basis for faith (12-19)

      • Christ’s resurrection a guarantee (20-34)

      • The physical body, the spiritual body (35-49)

      • Immortality and incorruption (50-57)

      • Plenty to do in the Lord’s work (58)

    • 16

      • Collection for Jerusalem Christians (1-4)

      • Paul’s travel plans (5-9)

      • Planned visits of Timothy and Apollos (10-12)

      • Exhortations and greetings (13-24)