1 Corinthians

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(296 notes, comments and parallels to 1 Corinthians, for The African Bible, Nairobi) (Please, take note of what is still TO BE DONE: corrections; a proper merging of notes and parallels belonging to the same verse; eliminate repetitions; define and distribute notes, comments and parallels and write again the introduction marked with 00)

1Corinthians 00 [Introduction - Linguistics]Paul does not mention any colour in 1 Cor, such as black, red, white, green or yellow. 00 [Introduction, Linguistics]. The most frequent themes (verbs, noun, pronoun, adjectives, and names), from 161 times to 40 times – in 1 Cor are: 1. eimí, “to be” (e.g. “to the church of God that is in Corinth” “If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be accursed.”); 2. sý, “you” (e.g. “Grace to you and peace from God our Father” – “My love to all of you in Christ Jesus”); 3. egó, “I, we, ours, our” (e.g. “the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours” – 4. pâs, “every, each; all” (e.g. “with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord”); 5. theós, “God” (e.g. “Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God” – “thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ”); 6. kyrios, “Lord” (e.g. “the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their and ours” – “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you”); 7. Christós, “Christ; the Anointed One” (“an apostle of Christ Jesus” – “My love to all of you in Christ Jesus”); 8. écho, “to have; hold” (e.g. “we have the mind of Christ” – “some have no knowledge of God”); 9. sôma, “body” (e.g. “for my part, although absent in body but present in spirit” – “It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual one.”); 10. gínomai, “to be; become” (“Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God” – “Your every act should be done with love”); 11. gyné, “woman, wife” (e.g. “a man living with his father's wife” – “it is improper for a woman to speak in the church.”); 12. pneûma, “spirit” (e.g. “with a demonstration of spirit and power” – “they refreshed my spirit as well as yours.”). 01:01 called. Cf. Mt 22:14; Rom 1:1.6f; 8:28; 1 Cor 1:1f.24; Jude 1:1; Rv 17:14 01:01 Sosthenes. Cf. Acts 18:17. 01:02 Corinth. Acts 18:1; 19:1; Rom 16:21; 1 Cor 1:2; 11:17; 2 Cor 1:1.23; 2 Tm 4:20. 01:02 in Christ. Rom 3:21.24; 6:11.23; 8:1f.28.39; 9:1; 12:5; 15:17; 16:3.7.9f; 1 Cor 1:2.4.30; 3:1; 4:10.15.17; 15:18f.22.31; 16:24; 2 Cor 1:21; 2:14.17; 5:17.19; 12:2.19; Gal 1:22; 2:4.16f; 3:26.28; 4:1; 5:6; Eph 1:1.3.10.12.15.20; 2:6f.10f.13; 3:6.11.21; 4:17.32; Phil 1:1.13.26; 2:1.5; 3:2f.9.12.14; 4:7.19.21; Col 1:2.4.28; 2:5; 1 Thes 2:14; 4:16; 5:18; 1 Tm 1:14; 3:13; 2 Tm 1:1.9.13; 2:1.10; 3:12.15; Phlm 1:8.20.23. 01:02 name. Gk ónoma, as again in 1 Cor 1:10.13.15; 5:4; 6:11 and never in 2 Cor. 01:02 sanctified. From Gk hagiaázo, as again in 1 Cor 6:11; 7:14 and never in 2 Cor. 01:08 irreproachable. Gk anégkletos, as in (3 Macc 5:31;) 1 Cor 1:8; Col 1:22; 1 Tm 3:10; Ti 1:6f. 01:09 God is faithful. Cf. Dt 7:9; 1 Cor 10:13; 2 Cor 1:18. 01:09; were called. Gk kaléo (from which ekklesía, church), as again in 1 Cor 7:15.17f.20ff.24; 10:27; 15:9 and never in 2 Cor.

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01:10 mind. Gk noûs, as again in 1 Cor 2:16; 14:14f.19 and never in 2 Cor. 01:12 Apollos (= given by [the god] Apollos). Acts 18:24; 19:1; 1 Cor 3:4ff.22; 4:6; 16:12; Ti 3:13. – Cephas (Kefa = rock). Jn 1:42; 1 Cor 3:22; 9:5; 15:5; Gal 1:18; 2:9.11.14. 01:13 baptized. Gk baptízo as again in 1 Cor 1:13ff; 10:2; 12:13; 15:29 and never in 2 Cor. 01:13 divided. Gk , a form of merízo, as also in 1 Cor 1:13; 7:17.34. Cf. Mt 10:34; Lk 12:49; 23:34; Jn 19:23; Rom 8:35.39; 9:3; 1 Cor 1:10.13; Gal 5:4. – crucified. Cf. 1 Cor 1:0117f.23; 2:2.801:13 Paul (= small, little). Acts 13:9.13.16.43.45f.50; 14:1.8f.11f.14.19; 15:2.12.22.25.35f.38.40; 16:1.3.9.14.17ff.25.28f.36f; 17:1f.4.10.13f.16.22.33; 18:1.5.9.12.14.18; 19:1.4.6.11.13.15.21.26.30; 20:1.7.9f.13.16.37; 21:4.13.15.18.26.29f.32.34.37.39f; 22:22.25.28.30; 23:1.3.5f.10.12.14.16ff.20.24.31.33; 24:1.10.24.26f; 25:2.4.6.8ff.13.19.21.23; 26:1.24f.28f; 27:1.3.9.11.21.24.31.33.43; 28:3.8f.15f.25; Rom 1:1; 1 Cor 1:1.12f.26; 3:4f.22; 16:21; 2 Cor 1:1.12; 10:1; Gal 1:1; 5:2; Eph 1:1; 3:1; Phil 1:1; 2:19; Col 1:1.23; 1 Thes 1:1; 2:18; 2 Thes 1:1; 1 Tm 1:1; 2 Tm 1:1; Ti 1:1; Phlm 1:1.9.19; 2 Pt 3:15. Cf. 1 Sm 9:2 (Saul) 01:14 Crispos. Acts 18:8. 01:14 Gaius. Cf. Acts 19:29; 20:4; Rom 16:23; 3 Jn 1:1. 01:15 members. Gk, the plural of mélos, “part, limb”, as in Lv 8:20; 2 Mc 9:7; (4 Macc 9:17: “Cut my limbs, burn my flesh, and twist my joints”); Rom 6:13.19; 1 Cor 6:15; 12:12.18.25f; Col 3:5. 01:16 Stephanas (= crowned). 1 Cor 1:16; 16:15.17. 01:17 cross. Gk stayrós, as in Mt 10:38; 16:24; 27:32.40.42; Mk 8:34; 15:21.30.32; Lk 9:23; 14:27; 23:26; Jn 19:17.19.25.31; 1 Cor 1:18; Gal 5:11; 6:12.14; Eph 2:16; Phil 2:8; 3:18; Col 1:20; 2:14; Heb 12:2. 01:17 gospel, good news & evangelists. Rom 1:1.3.9.15f; 2:16; 10:15f; 11:28; 15:16.19f; 16:25; 1 Cor 1:17; 4:15; 9:12.14.16.18.23; 15:1; 2 Cor 2:12; 4:3f; 8:18; 9:13; 10:14.16; 11:4.7; Gal 1:6ff.11; 2:2.5.7.14; 3:8; 4:13; Eph 1:13; 3:6; 4:11; 6:15.19; Phil 1:5.7.12.16.27; 2:22; 4:3.15; Col 1:5.23; 1 Thes 1:5; 2:2.4.8f; 3:2.6; 2 Thes 1:8; 2:14; 1 Tm 1:11; 2 Tm 1:8.10; 2:8; 4:5; Phlm 1:13. 01:17 send. Gk apostéllo, “send away, out”. It is an “apostolic” term. Cf. propémpo, with a similar meaning, in Rom 15:24; 1 Cor 16:6.11; 2 Cor 1:16; Ti 3:13. 01:17 (Mk 8:35; 1 Cor 1:17; 2 Cor 11:4; Gal 1:7) [to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence] Can the terms “gospel” or “good news” be applied to God’s self-revelation through daily human experiences? The point is not how many canonical gospels there are, but to highlight the importance of people appropriating the Gospel in their own lives and within their cultures and contexts. There is an echo of Gospel’s wisdom in the depths of all human experience. Are Africans therefore entitled to appropriate their faith in Jesus Christ according to their own symbolism and so rewrite the gospel in African terms? 01:19 wise. Gk sophós, as again in 1 Cor 1:20.25ff; 3:10.18ff; 6:5 and never in 2 Cor. 01:19 writing & reading. Rom 1:2.17; 2:24; 3:4.10; 4:3.17.23; 8:36; 9:13.17.33; 10:5.11.15; 11:2.8.26; 12:19; 14:11; 15:3f.9.15.21; 16:22.26; 1 Cor 1:19.31; 2:9; 3:19; 4:6.14; 5:9.11; 7:1; 9:9f.15; 10:7.11; 14:21.37; 15:3f.45.54; 16:3; 2 Cor 1:13; 2:3f.9; 3:1ff; 4:13; 7:8.12; 8:15; 9:1.9; 10:9ff; 13:10; Gal 1:20; 3:1.8.10.13.22; 4:22.27.30; 6:11; Eph 3:3; Phil 3:1; 4:3; Col 2:14; 4:16; 1 Thes 4:9; 5:1.27; 2 Thes 2:2.15; 3:14.17; 1 Tm 3:14; 5:18; 2 Tm 3:16; 4:13; Phlm 1:19.21.

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01:20 made...foolish. Gk moraíno, as in LXX 2 Sm 24:10; Sir 23:14; Is 19:11; Jer 10:14; 28:17 and in the NT, in: Mt 5:13; Lk 14:34; Rom 1:22. 01:20 where. Gk poû, as again in 1 Cor 12:17.19; 15:55 and never in 2 Cor. 01:21 proclamation. Gk kérygma, as in 2 Chr 30:5; (1 Esd 9:3;) Prv 9:3; Jon 3:2; Mt 12:41; Mk 16:8; Lk 11:32; Rom 16:25; 1 Cor 2:4; 15:14; 2 Tm 4:17; Ti 1:3. 01:21 since. Gk epeidé, as still only in 1 Cor 1:22; 14:16; 15:21; Phil 2:26 in the corpus paulinum. 01:22 Greeks. Cf. 1 Cor 1:24; 10:32; 12:13. 01:25 foolishness. In Gk , the adjective morós, as again in 1 Cor 1:27; 3:18; 4:10; 2 Tm 2:23; Ti 3:9. 01:25 weak & strong. Rom 1:4.16.20; 4:19; 6:9.14.19; 8:3.26.38; 9:17.22; 14:1f.13; 15:1.13.19; 1 Cor 1:18.24.26; 2:3ff; 4:10.19f; 5:4; 6:14; 7:37; 8:7.9ff; 9:22; 10:13.22; 12:22; 15:24.43.56; 16:12f; 2 Cor 1:8; 4:7; 6:7; 10:1.4.10; 11:21.29f; 12:5.9f; 13:3f.9; Gal 3:22; 4:3.9; Eph 1:19.21; 2:2; 3:7.16.18.20; 6:10.12; Phil 3:10.21; 4:13; Col 1:11.13.16.29; 2:8.10.12.15.20; 1 Thes 1:5; 5:14; 2 Thes 1:9.11; 2:8f.11; 1 Tm 6:16; 2 Tm 1:7f; 2:1; 3:5; 4:1.15.17. 01:26 calling. Gk klêsis, “vocation, invitation” as in LXX Jdt 12:10; (3 Macc 5:14); Jer 38:6 (Heb qara’) and in Rom 11:29; 1 Cor 7:20; Eph 1:18; 4:1.4; Phil 3:14; 2 Thes 1:11; 2 Tm 1:9; Heb 3:1; 2 Pt 1:10. 01:26 negative and positive imperatives. 1 Cor 1:26.31; 3:10.18.21; 4:1.5.16; 5:7.13; 6:9.18.20; 7:2f.5.9.11ff.15.17f.20f.23f.27.36; 8:9; 9:24; 10:7.10.12.14f.18.24f.27f.31f; 11:1.6.13.24f.28.33f; 12:31; 14:1.12f.20.26ff.34f.37.39f; 15:33f.58; 16:1f.10f.13f.18.20.22. 01:26 Consider. Gk. the imperative of blépo, “look; behold; be on guard”. Imperatives and optatives, verbal modes which reveal Paul’s pastoral care for the church of God in Corinth, are found also in v. 31; in 3:10.18.21; 4:1.5.16 (“Become imitators of me.”); 5:7.13; 6:9.15.18.20(“Glorify God in your body.”); 7:2f.5.9.11ff.15.17f.20f.23f.27.36(“But make sure that your liberty in no way becomes a stumbling block to the weak.”); 8:9; 9:24; 10:7.10.12.14f.18.24f.27f.31f; 11:1.6.13.24f.28.33f; 12:31(“Strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts.”); 14:1(“Pursue love.”).10.12f.20.26ff.34f.37.39f; 15:33f(“Become sober.”).37.58; 16:1f.10f.13f(“Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong.”).18.20.22(“If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be accursed. Marana tha.”). 01:27 God chose. Cf. v. 28; Dt 7:6; 14:2; 18:5; 21:5; 1 Chr 28:4; 29:1; Neh 9:7; Ps 68:17; 78:68; Sir 51:30; Col 1:27; 2 Thes 2:13. 01:28 low. Gk agenés, “without *noble+ birth or pedigree; ignoble”. In the Bible this term occurs only once, here. 01:30 rigtheousness. Gk dikaiosýne, as in Rom 1:17; 3:5.21f.25f; 4:3.5f.9.11.13.22; 5:17.21; 6:13.16.18ff; 8:10; 9:30f; 10:3ff.10; 14:17; 2 Cor 3:9; 5:21; 6:7.14; 9:9f; 11:15; Gal 2:21; 3:6.21; 5:5; Eph 4:24; 5:9; 6:14; Phil 1:11; 3:6.9; 1 Tm 6:11; 2 Tm 2:22; 3:16; 4:8; Ti 3:5. Cf. Mt 3:15; Mk 2:17. – sanctification. Gk hagiasmós as also in Rom 6:19.22; 1 Thes 4:3f.7; 2 Thes 2:13; 1 Tm 2:15.- redemption. Gk apolýtrosis, as in (LXX) Dn 4:34; in the NT: Lk 21:28; Rom 3:24; 8:23; 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:7.14; 4:30; Col 1:14; Heb 9:15; 11:35. 02:01 mystery of God. The Gk word mystérion, “secret; secret doctrine”, is also in Rom 11:25; 16:25; 1 Cor 2:7; 4:1; 13:2; 14:2; 15:51; Eph 1:9; 3:3f.9; 5:32; 6:19; Col 1:26f; 2:2; 4:3; 2 Thes 2:7; 1 Tm 3:9.16. Cf. the

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mysteries of the Cabiri in Samothrace (Herodotus, c. 484 – 480 B.C.) or fo Demeter at Eleusis (Aeschylus, c. 525-456 B.C.). 02:01 proclaiming. Gk kataggéllo as in 2 Mc 8:36; 9:17; Acts 3:24; 4:2; 13:5.38; 15:36; 16:17.21; 17:3.13.23; 26:23; Rom 1:8; 1 Cor 9:14; 11:26; Phil 1:17f; Col 1:28. 02:06 mature. Gk téleios, “having attained the end, purpose; complte; perfect”, as in LXX Gn 6:9; Ex 12:5; Dt 18:13; Wis 9:6; Sir 44:17; Mt 5:48; 19:21; Rom 12:2; 1 Cor 2:6; 13:10; 14:20; Eph 4:13; Phil 3:15; Col 1:28; 4:12; Heb 5:14; 9:11; Jas 1:4.17.25; 3:2; 1 Jn 4:18. 02:09 eye. Gk ophthalmós, as again in 1 Cor 12:16f.21; 15:52 and never in 2 Cor. 02:09 seen. Gk horáo, “to see, notice” as again in 1 Cor 8:10; 9:1; 15:5ff; 16:7 and never in 2 Cor. 02:09 (Rom 11:8.10) [What eye has not seen+ “The sight of a planet through a telescope is worth all the course on astronomy; the shock of the electric spark in the elbow, outvalues all the theories.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882) 02:10 revealed. Gk apokalýpto, as in Rom 1:17f; 8:18; 1 Cor 3:13; 14:30; Gal 1:16; 3:23; Eph 3:5; Phil 3:15; 2 Thes 2:3.6.8. 02:13 human. Gk antrhópinos, as in Rom 6:19; 1 Cor 4:3; 10:13. 02:13 spiritual. Gk pneumatikós, as again in 1 Cor 2:15; 3:1; 9:11; 10:3f; 12:1; 14:1.37; 15:44.46 and never in 2 Cor. 02:13 taught. Gk didaktós, as in 1 Mc 4:7; Is 54:13; Jn 6:45. 02:14 is judged. Gk anakríno as again in 1 Cor 2:15; 4:3f; 9:3; 10:25.27; 14:24 and never in 2 Cor. 02:14 natural person. Gk psychikós, as still in 1 Cor 15:44.46. 02:16 the mind. Cf. Rom 7:25; 11:34; 1 Cor 1:10. 03:01 infants. Gk népios, as again in 13:11 and never in 2 Cor. 03:02 because you were unable to take it. Lit. “for you were not yet ready”. Paul is using here and again only in 8:2, the Gk adverb oúpo, “not yet”, as in Mt 16:9; 24:6; Mk 4:40; 8:17.21; 11:2; 13:7; Lk 23:53; Jn 2:4; 3:24; 6:17; 7:6.8.30.39; 8:20.57; 11:30; 20:17; Heb 2:8; 12:4; 1 Jn 3:2; Rv 17:10.12. 03:02 fed. Gk “to drink”, as in 1 Cor 3:6ff; 12:13 but never in 2 Cor. 03:02 food. Gk brôma, as again in 1 Cor 6:13; 8:8.13; 10:3 and never in 2 Cor. 03:06 God caused the growth. Cf. v. 7; Gn 2:9; Dt 30:16; Sir 50:22; Lk 12:28; Col 2:19. 03:06 planted. As again only in 1 Cor 3:7f; 9:7 in the corpus paulinum. 03:06 (1 Cor 3:6ff; 9:7) [ I planted] The ground in which we are called to plant the Gospel is holy ground, for before our arrival God has already visited the people he knows and loves. Cf. Acts 17:23, “The unknown God” in Athens. 03:07 neither. Gk oúte, as again in 1 Cor 6:9f; 8:8; 11:11 and never in 2 Cor.

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03:08 to his labour. Lit. “to his own labour”. Here Paul uses the Gk ídios, “own, peculiar to oneself”, as in 1 Cor 4:12; 6:18; 7:2.4.7.37; 9:7; 11:21; 12:11; 14:35; 15:23.38 and never in 2 Cor. 03:08 wages. Cf. Rom 4:4; 1 Cor 3:14; 9:17f; 1 Tm 5:18. 03:10 building upon. Gk epoikodoméo, as again only in 1 Cor 3:12.14; Eph 2:20; Col 2:7 in the corpus paulinum. 03:10 foundation. Gr themélios, as in Rom 15:20; 1 Cor 3:11f; Eph 2:20; 1 Tm 6:19; 2 Tm 2:19. – builds upon. Gk epicodoméeo, as in 1 Cor 3:12.14; Eph 2:20; Col 2:7. 03:10-14 (Rom 15:20; Eph 2:20; Heb 6:1 Mt 1:18) [a foundation] Every element of the Church's structure is important, yet all of them would falter and crumble without Christ as the cornerstone. As citizens of the household of God, Christians must work together to ensure that the edifice stands solidly, for others to be attracted into entering and discovering the abundant treasures of grace within. As promoters of values, Christians must not neglect to proclaim their source by witnessing to Jesus Christ the Lord. It is he who commissioned the apostles, he whom the prophets foretold, and he whom the Church offers to the world. 03:13 fire. Cf. Rom 12:20; 1 Cor 3:15; 2 Thes 1:8. 03:16 dwells. Cf. 2 Sm 7:2; Rom 8:9. 03:17 God will destroy. Cf. Gn 13:10; 19:29; Dt 4:3; 8:20; 11:4; 2 Kgs 21:9; 1 Chr 5:25; 2 Chr 33:9; Ps 94:23; Jer 47:4; 51:25; Jl 1:15. 03:19 in the eyes of God. Lit. “to God” or “with God” or “before God”. 03:19 wise & fool. Rom 1:14.22; 2:20; 11:25.33; 12:16; 16:19.27; 1 Cor 1:17ff.30; 2:1.4ff.13f; 3:10.18ff; 4:10; 6:5; 12:8; 15:36; 2 Cor 1:12; 11:1.16f.19.21; 12:6.11; Eph 1:8.17; 3:10; 5:15; Col 1:9.28; 2:3.23; 3:16; 1 Tm 6:9; 2 Tm 2:23; 3:9.15; Ti 3:3.9. 03:22 the present. Cf. Rom 8:38; 1 Cor 7:26; Gal 1:4; 2 Thes 2:2; 2 Tm 3:1; Heb 9:9. 04:01 servants of Christ. Cf. Rom 1:1; 6:22; 8:21; 13:4.6; 15:16; 1 Cor 7:22; 2 Cor 6:4; 9:13; 11:23; Gal 1:10; Eph 6:6; Phil 1:1; 2:30; Col 1:7.25; 3:24; 4:12; 1 Tm 4:6; 6:1; 2 Tm 2:24; Ti 1:1. 04:01 stewards. Gk oikonómos, as in Rom 16:23; 1 Cor 4:2; Gal 4:2; Ti 1:7. 04:04 aquitted. Gk dikaióo, “to justify, vindicate”, as in Rom 2:13; 3:4.20.24.26.28.30; 4:2.5; 5:1.9; 6:7; 8:30.33; 1 Cor 6:11; Gal 2:16f; 3:8.11.24; 5:4; 1 Tm 3:16; Ti 3:7. 04:06 be inflated. Gk physióo, as again in 1 Cor 4:6.18f; 5:2; 8:1; 13:4 and never in 2 Cor. 04:07 confers distinction. Gk diakíno, as again in 1 Cor 6:5; 11:29.31; 14:29 and never in 2 Cor. 04:08 [You are already satisfied] "We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams." (Jeremy Irons, American dramatic actor, born 1948) 04:08 already. As in Rom 1:10; 4:19; 13:11; 1 Cor 5:3; 6:7; Phil 3:12; 4:10; 2 Thes 2:7; 1 Tm 5:15; 2 Tm 2:18; 4:6.

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04:08 already. Gk éde, as also in 1 Cor 5:3; 6:7. Cf. “not yet” in 1 Cor 8:2; 2 Cor 1:23. 04:08 become kings. Twice Gk basileúo, “to be king, to rule over”, as in Rom 5:14.17.21; 6:12; 1 Cor 15:25; 1 Tm 6:15. 04:09 spectacle. Gk “theatre”, as also in Acts 19:29.31. 04:09 the last. Gk eschátos, as again in 1 Cor 15:8.26.45.52 and never in 2 Cor. 04:09 “Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.” (Kermit the Frog, The Muppet Movie's "The Rainbow Connection") 04:10 in disrepute. Gk átimos, as in LXX Jb 30:8; Wis 3:17; 4:19; 5:4; 12:24; 15:10; Sir 10:19; Is 3:5; 53:3. In the NT, Cf. Mt 13:57; Mk 6:4; 1 Cor 12:23. 04:11 poorly clad. Gk gymniteýo, “to be naked”. This verb is used only here in the Bible. 04:11 this very hour. Gk árti, “now, just” as again in 1 Cor 4:13; 8:7; 13:12; 15:6; 16:7 and never in 2 Cor. 04:12 (11:24; Mt 5:10f.44; 10:28; Lk 12:4f; Rom 12:14) [when persecuted, we endure] "Unceasingly mutilated, the Church at once increases its members and finds its integrity" (St. Irenaeus of Lyon, d. 200/203). The monks of Tibhirine (Algeria) had all learned Arabic. Brother Luc, a medical doctor and the oldest member of the community, looked after the sick in the region without charge. When the environment became dangerous, they chose to remain. Bishop Pierre Claverie of Oran had explained, shortly before being assassinated in the fall of that same year 1996: "For love to overcome hatred, it will be necessary to love up to giving one's life in a daily struggle, which Jesus himself did not leave unharmed." After his assassination, no nun, no priest, and no layperson left his post in the Diocese of Oran, in conformity with what he had written: "Here, we have formed bonds with the Algerians that nothing will be able to destroy, not even death. In so doing, we are disciples of Jesus, that’s all." 04:14 adomonish. Gk nouthetéo as in LXX 1 Sm 3:13; Jb 4:3; 23:15; 30:1; 34:16; 36:12; 37:14; 38:18; 40:4; Wis 11:10; 12:2.26; (Pss. Sol. 13:9;) and in the NT, in Acts 20:31; Rom 15:14; Col 1:28; 3:16; 1 Thes 5:12.14; 2 Thes 3:15. 04:15 countless. Gk mýrioi, “ten thousand” as in LXX Jdt 2:15; 2 Mc 10:20; 11:11; 12:19; (3 Macc 3:21); Jb 42:12; Dn 7:10 and in Mt 18:24; 1 Cor 14:19. 04:16 imitators & followers. Ex 11:8; Nm 16:17; Dt 18:9; Josh 13:22; Jgs 8:5.15; 9:4.33; 1 Sm 13:7; 2 Sm 2:31; 6:20; 17:9.12; 1 Kgs 14:24; 15:3.26.34; 16:2.19.26.31; 18:4; 20:10; 2 Kgs 17:15.22; 1 Mc 2:42; 3:14; 7:25; 2 Mc 1:7; 4:16; 13:14; 14:13; Ps 106:17.35; Wis 4:2; Sir 45:18; 46:6.10; Is 66:17; Bar 6:4; Ez 18:14; 23:48; 1 Cor 4:16; 11:1; Eph 5:1; Phil 3:17; 1 Thes 1:6; 2:14; 2 Thes 3:7.9; Heb 6:12; 13:7; 3 Jn 1:11. 04:16 imitators. Gk mimetés, as in 1 Cor 11:1; Eph 5:1; 1 Thes 1:6; 2:14; Heb 6:12. 04:17 Timothy. Cf. Acts 16:1; 17:14f; 18:5; 19:22; 20:4; Rom 16:21; 16:10; 2 Cor 1:1.19; Phil 1:1; 2:19; Col 1:1; 1 Thes 1:1; 3:2.6; 2 Thes 1:1; 1 Tm 1:2.18; 6:20; 2 Tm 1:2; Phlm 1:1; Heb 13:23. 04:20 kingdom. Cf. 1 Cor 6:9f; 15:24.50. The word does not appear in 2 Cor. 05,07 fresh. Gk néos, “new”. Cf. 2 Cor 5:17. – yeast. Cf. 1 Cor 5:6.8; Gal 5:9. – butch. Or: lamp. Cf. Rom 9:21; 11:16; 1 Cor 5:6; Gal 5:9. – paschal lamb. Gk páscha, “Passover”, Cf. Acts 12:4; Heb 11:28.

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05:01 Sexual immorality. 1 Cor 5:9ff; 6:9.12f.15f.18; 7:2; 10:8; 2 Cor 12:21; Gal 5:19; Eph 5:3.5; Col 3:5; 1 Thes 4:3. 05:01 widely. Gk hólos, as in Mt 5:34; 1 Cor 6:7; 15:29. 05:01 wife. Gk gyné, as again in 1 Cor 7:1ff.10ff.16.27.29.33f.39; 9:5; 11:3.5ff.15; 14:34f and never in 2 Cor. 05:05 Satanas. Sir 21:27; Mt 4:10; 12:26; 16:23; Mk 1:13; 3:23.26; 4:15; 8:33; Lk 10:18; 11:18; 13:16; 22:3.31; Jn 13:27; Acts 5:3; 26:18; Rom 16:20; 1 Cor 7:5; 2 Cor 2:11; 11:14; 12:7; 1 Thes 2:18; 2 Thes 2:9; 1 Tm 1:20; 5:15; Rv 2:9.13.24; 3:9; 12:9; 20:2.7. 05:06 yeast. The Gk equivalent occurs also in 1 Cor 5:7f; Gal 5:9. 05:09 associate. Gk synanamígnymi, “mix, mingle with”, as only again in LXX Hos 7:8 (Heb. balal); 1 Cor 5:11; 2 Thes 3:14. 05:09 immoral. Gk pórnos, as in 1 Cor 5:9ff; 6:9; Eph 5:5; 1 Tm 1:10. 05:09 letter.Gk epistolé, missive, letter - which is similar and etymologically corresponds to apostolé, mission, apostolate; on the importance of writing and reading, Cf. 2 Cor 3:2f; Col 4:16; 1 Thes 5:27. On epistolé Cf. Rom 16:22; 1 Cor 5:9; 16:3; 2 Cor 3:1ff; 7:8; 10:9ff; Col 4:16; 1 Thes 5:27; 2 Thes 2:2.15; 3:14.17. 05:10 at all. The original Gk pántos in the Bible is only again in Tb 14:8; 2 Mc 3:13; (3 Macc 1:15); Lk 4:23; Acts 21:22; 28:4; Rom 3:9; 1 Cor 9:10.22; 16:12. 05:10 greedy. Gk pleonéktes, as already and again only in Sir 14:9; 1 Cor 5:11; 6:10; Eph 5:5. 05:10 idolaters. 1 Cor 5:11; 6:9; 10:7; Eph 5:5. 05:10 robbers. Gk hárpax, “rapacious, swindler” as in 1 Cor 5:11; 6:10. 05:13 God will judge. Cf. Jdt 7:24; Jb 8:3; Ps 76:10; 82:8; Eccl (Qo) 3:17; Acts 10:42; Rom 2:16; 3:6; 1 Thes 2:4; Heb 12:23; 13:4; Rv 18:8.20. 05:13 (5:6; Rom 13:4; I Pt 2:13-14; Cf. Ex 20:13; Mt 13:38-40) [Put away the evil one from among yourselves] Those who have been legitimately appointed commit no sin in administering punishment. For those who refuse to obey God's laws, it is correct for society to punish them with civil or criminal sanctions. No one sins working for justice, within the law. Actions that are necessary to preserve the good of society are not inherently evil. This is what St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) thinks about the death penalty. The common good of the whole society is greater and better than the good of any particular person. "The life of certain pestiferous men is an impediment to the common good which is the concord of human society. Therefore, certain men must be removed by death from the society of men." This is like the physician who must amputate a diseased limb, or a cancer, for the good of the whole person. 06:02 law courts. Gk kríterion, “tribunal; lawsuit; legal action”, as in 1 Cor 6:4 and Jas 2:6. 06:03 everyday matters. Gk biotiká, “the things of life”, as in Lk 21:34; 1 Cor 6:4. 06:05 shame. Cf. 15:34. 06:07 be cheated. Gk aposteréo, “to steal, rob, defraud”, as in 1 Cor 6:8; 7:5; 1 Tm 6:5.

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06:09 adulteres. Gk moichós, as in LXX Ps 49:18; Prv 6:32; Jb 24:15; Wis 3:16; Sir 25:2; Is 57:3 and in the NT, in Lk 18:11; Heb 13:4. 06:09 be deceived. Gk planáo, “to lead astray, mislead”, as in 1 Cor 15:33; Gal 6:7; 2 Tm 3:13; Ti 3:3. 06:09 inherit. Cf. 1 Cor 6:10; 15:50; Gal 4:30; 5:21. 06:09 kingdom of God. Cf. Wis 10:10; Mt 6:33; Jn 3:3.5; Acts 1:3; 8:12; 14:22; 19:8; 28:23.31; Rom 14:17; 1 Cor 4:20; 6:10; 15:50; Gal 5:21; Col 4:11; 2 Thes 1:5. 06:10 drunkahard & drunkhards. Dt 21:20; Jb 12:25; Ps 69:13; 107:27; Prv 23:21; 26:9; Sir 18:33; Is 19:14; 24:20; 28:1.3; Jl 1:5; Na 1:10; Mt 11:19; 24:49; Lk 7:34; 1 Cor 5:11; 1 Tm 3:3; Ti 1:7. 06:14 (2 Kgs 5:7; Nm 3:25; Mt 10:28; Lk 4:6; 9:1; 12:4; Rom 6:9; 1 Cor 15:24; Rv 20:6) [God ...will also raise us by his power] Some Sukuma Christian names for God the Father are the “All- Powerful One”; “One Who Can’t Be Overcome”; “One Who Fits All Things Together”; and “One Who Has No Equal” (in a class by himself). - When Gumha finally died, his disciples said: “Our master was not bewitched, but God himself has taken him. Truly there is nobody as powerful as God. There is no one like him. He is the one who gives us life, and he is the one who takes it.” Hence the proverb, “There is only one bull in the world (that is, God is all-powerful).” God’s power over life and death is shown in a unique way when he raised his son Jesus Christ from the dead. A Kaonde proverb says: “The powerful hero is a single person, but all kill the lion.” A Sukuma proverb says: “When the elephant dies everyone goes with their knives.” This can be applied to Jesus who shares the fruits of his death with everyone. 06:15 Members. Gk mélos, as again in 1 Cor 12:12.14.18ff.22.25ff and never in 2 Cor. 06:15 Of course not! Lit. the optative of yhe verb gínomai, “May it never be!”. 06:15 prostitute. Gk pórne, as in Mt 21:31f; Lk 15:30; 1 Cor 6:16; Heb 11:31; Jas 2:25; Rv 17:1.5.15f; 19:2. 06:18 sins. Gk hamartáno, “do wrong; commit a sin” in 1 Cor 7:28.36; 8:12; 15:34 and never in 2 Cor. 06:20 price. Gk timé, as in Rom 2:7.10; 9:21; 12:10; 13:7; 1 Cor 7:23; 12:23f; Col 2:23; 1 Thes 4:4; 1 Tm 1:17; 5:17; 6:1.16; 2 Tm 2:20f. 07:01 men & women –male & female. 1 Cor 7:1f; 11:3.7ff.11f; Gal 3:28; 1 Tm 2:12. 07:03 husbands & wives. Mt 1:6.16.19f.24; 5:31f; 14:3; 18:25; 19:3.5.8ff; 22:24f.28; 27:19; Mk 6:17f; 10:2.7.11f; 12:19.23; Lk 1:5.13.18.24; 2:36; 3:19; 8:3; 14:26; 16:18; 17:32; 18:29; 20:28.33; Jn 4:16ff; 19:25; Acts 5:1.7.9f; 18:2; 24:24; Rom 7:2f; 9:10; 1 Cor 5:1; 7:2ff.10ff.16.27.29.33f.39; 9:5; 11:3; 14:35; 2 Cor 11:2; Gal 4:27; Eph 5:21ff.28.31.33; Col 3:18f; 1 Thes 4:4; Ti 2:4f; 1 Pt 3:1.5.7; Rv 21:2.9. 07:05 lack of self-control. Gk akrasía, as only again in (Pss. Sol. 4:3;) Mt 23:25 (self-indulgence). 07:08 unmarried. Gk ágamos, as again in 1 Cor 7:11.32.34 and never in 2 Cor. 07:09 marry. Gk gaméo, as again in 1 Cor 7:10.28.33f.36.39 and never in 2 Cor. 07:09 self-control. Gk egkrateýomai, as in LXX Gn 43:31 (Heb. ’aphaq) and again in 1 Cor 9:25. 07:10 separate. Gk chorízo, as in Rom 8:35.39; 1 Cor 7:11.15; Phlm 1:15.

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07:21 slave & freedom. Rom 6:18.20.22; 8:21; 1 Cor 7:22; 9:19; 12:13; Gal 3:28; 4:1.8.22f.30f; 5:1.13; Eph 6:8; Col 3:11. 07:22 in the Lord. Cf. Rom 14:14; 16:2.8.11ff.22; 1 Cor 1:31; 4:17; 7:22.39; 9:1f; 11:11; 15:58; 16:19; 2 Cor 2:12; 10:17; Gal 5:10; Eph 1:15; 2:21; 4:17; 5:8; 6:1.21; Phil 1:14; 2:19.24.29; 3:1; 4:1f.4.10; Col 3:18; 4:7.17; 1 Thes 3:8; 4:1; 5:12; 2 Thes 3:4.12; Phlm 1:5.16.20. – of Christ. Rom 1:1; 7:4; 8:9.35; 10:17; 15:16.19; 16:16.25; 1 Cor 1:1.17; 2:16; 4:1; 6:15; 7:22; 9:12.21; 10:16; 11:1.3; 15:1; 2 Cor 1:1; 2:10.12.15; 3:3; 4:4.6; 5:10.14.20; 8:23; 9:13; 10:1.14; 11:10.13.23; 12:9f; 13:3; Gal 1:6f.10.12; 6:1f.12; Eph 1:1; 2:13; 3:1.4.8.19; 4:12f; 5:5; 6:6; Phil 1:1.6.8.10.19.27.29; 2:16.21.30; 3:7f.12.18; Col 1:1.7.15.24; 2:2.9.11; 3:15f; 4:3.12; 1 Thes 2:7; 3:2; 2 Thes 3:5; 1 Tm 1:1; 4:6; 2 Tm 1:1; 2:3; 4:1; Ti 1:1. 07:31 using. Gk katachráomai, as in 9:18. Cf. 3 Macc 4:5; 5:22; Ep Jer 1:27. 07:32 free of anxieties. Gk amerímnos as in Wis 6:15; 7:23; Mt 28:14. 07:32 is anxios. Gk merimnáo, as again in 1 Cor 7:33f; 12:25 and never in 2 Cor. 07:32 please. Gk arésko, as in Rom 8:8; 15:1ff; 1 Cor 7:33f; 10:33; Gal 1:10; 1 Thes 2:4.15; 4:1; 2 Tm 2:4. 07:35 benefit. Gk sýmphoros, “advantageous”, as only again in 2 Mc 4:5; 1 Cor 10:33. 07:35 propriety. Gk euschémon, “proper, presentable”, as in LXX Prv 11:25 (Heb. yara’, to shoot; pour; be sated; be satisfied); Mk 15:43; Acts 13:50; 17:12; 1 Cor 12:24. 07:36 improperly. Gk aschemonéo as in 13:5. Cf. LXX Dt 25:3; Ez 16:7.22.39; 23:29. 07:37 firm. Gk hedraîos, as again in 1 Cor 15:58; Col 1:23 and never in the rest of the Bible. 07:38 who marries. Gk gamízo, as in Mt 22:30; 24:38; Mk 12:25; Lk 17:27; 20:35.

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07:39 dies. Gk koimáo, “to sleep; fall asleep” as again in 1 Cor 11:30; 15:6.18.20.51 and never in 2 Cor. 08:01 builds. Gk oikodoméo, as again in 1 Cor 8:10; 10:23; 14:4.17 and never in 2 Cor. 08:01 meat sacrificed to idols. Gk eidolóthytos, as again in 1 Cor 8:4.7.10; 10:19 and never in 2 Cor. 08:05 earth. As in Rom 9:17.28; 10:18; 1 Cor 10:26; 15:47; Eph 1:10; 3:15; 4:9; 6:3; Col 1:16.20; 3:2.5. 08:06 (Mal 2:10; Eph 4:6; 1 Tm 2:5) [one God and Father of all+ “I have been called by some of my priests Frank [that is, a western Christian]. I am not ashamed of the name, because both you and I believe in one Trinity, which is the foundation of the Christian faith… I would rather lose my head than hold any other faith save that in Christ” (Tewodros *Theodore+ II, 1818–68, emperor of Ethiopia. At first he attempted to abolish slavery and to encourage trade. In his last years, however, he became unrestrainedly cruel. In 1868, embroiled in a dispute with Great Britain over his imprisonment of British subjects, he committed suicide). 08:07 conscience. Gk syneídesis, “consciousness, awareness”, as in Eccl (Qo) 10:20; Wis 17:10; Acts 23:1; 24:16; Rom 2:15; 9:1; 13:5; 1 Cor 8:7.10.12; 10:25.27ff; 2 Cor 1:12; 4:2; 5:11; 1 Tm 1:5.19; 3:9; 4:2; 2 Tm 1:3; Ti 1:15; Heb 9:9.14; 10:2.22; 13:18; 1 Pt 2:19; 3:16.21. Cf. 1 Sm 25:31 (Heb. leb). 08:07 eat. Gk esthío, as again in 1 Cor 8:9.10.13; 9:4.7.13; 10:3.7.18.25.27f.31; 11:20ff.26ff.33f; 15:32 and never in 2 Cor. 08:07 used to. In Gk the feminine noun synétheia, “custom, habit”, as in (4 Macc 2:13; 6:13; 13:22.27); Jn 18:39; 1 Cor 11:16. 08:11 weak & strong. Rom 8:3; 15:1; 1 Cor 1:25.27; 4:10; 15:43; 2 Cor 12:9f; 13:3f.9; Gal 4:9. 08:11 your. Gk sós, “thine”, as in Mt 7:3.22; 13:27; 20:14; 24:3; 25:25; Mk 5:19; Lk 5:33; 6:30; 15:31; 22:42; Jn 4:42; 17:10.17; 18:35; Acts 5:4; 24:2.4; 1 Cor 14:16; Phlm 1:14. 08:13 Therefore. Gk dióper, an inferential conjunction used by Paul only again in 1 Cor 10:14. 09:04 drink. Gk píno, as again in 1 Cor 9:4; 10:4.7.21.31; 11:22.25ff; 15:32 and never in 2 Cor. 09:06 Barnabas. Acts 4:36; 9:27; 11:22.30; 12:25; 13:1f.7.43.46.50; 14:12.14.20; 15:2.12.22.25.35ff.39; Gal 2:1.9.13; Col 4:10. 09:07 flock...flock. Gk poímne, as in Mt 26:31; Lk 2:8; Jn 10:16. 09:08 law. Gk nómos as again in 1 Cor 9:9.20; 14:21.34; 15:56 and never in 2 Cor. 09:09 is treading. Gk aloáo, “to tresh”, as in LXX Dt 25:4; Jgs 8:7.16 (trash = thresh); 1 Chr 21:20; Mi 4:13; Is 41:15; Jer 28:33 and again in 1 Cor 9:10; 1 Tm 5:18. 09:09 Moses. Cf. Ex 2:10f.14f.17.21f; In the NT: Mt 8:4; 17:3f; 19:7f; 22:24; 23:2; Mk 1:44; 7:10; 9:4f; 10:3f; 12:19.26; Lk 2:22; 5:14; 9:30.33; 16:29.31; 20:28.37; 24:27.44; Jn 1:17.45; 3:14; 5:45f; 6:32; 7:19.22f; 8:5; 9:28f; Acts 3:22; 6:11.14; 7:20.22.29.31f.35.37.40.44; 13:38; 15:1.5.21; 21:21; 26:22; 28:23; Rom 5:14; 9:15; 10:5.19; 1 Cor 10:2; 2 Cor 3:7.13.15; 2 Tm 3:8; Heb 3:2f.5.16; 7:14; 8:5; 9:19; 10:28; 11:23f; 12:21; Jude 1:9; Rv 15:3

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09:10 plow & plowmen. Ex 34:21; Dt 21:4; 22:10; Jgs 14:18; 1 Sm 8:12; 13:20f; 1 Kgs 19:19.21; 2 Chr 26:10; Jb 1:14; 4:8; 39:10; Ps 65:11; 129:3; 141:7; Prv 20:4; Sir 6:19; 25:8; 38:25f; Is 2:4; 28:24; Jer 26:18; Ez 36:9; Hos 10:11.13; Jl 4:10; Am 6:12; 9:13; Mi 3:12; 4:3; Lk 9:62; 17:7. 09:10 receiving a share. Gk metécho, as again in 1 Cor 9:12; 10:17.21.30 and never in 2 Cor. 09:12 endure. Gk stégo, “cover; pass over in silence”, as again only in Sir 8:17; 1 Cor 13:7; 1 Thes 3:1.5. 09:16 (Rom 16:25; 1 Cor 1:17; 9:14.16.18.22; 15:1; 2 Cor 8:18; 10:16; 11:4.7; Gal 1:8f.11; 2:2; 4:13; Eph 6:20; Col 1:23; 1 Thes 2:9; 1 Pt 1:12; 4:6; Rv 14:6) [Woe to me if I do not preach] On the road to Damascus Paul had experienced that the mission is the work of God. Love of Christ led him to travel over the roads of the Roman Empire as a herald, an apostle, a preacher and a teacher of the Gospel of which he declared himself to be an ambassador in chains. Charity made him all things to all. Christian missionary activity is a response to the love with which God loves the world. It is the spiritual energy that can make the harmony, justice and communion grow among persons, races and peoples to which everyone aspires. It is God, who is Love, that leads the Church towards the frontiers of humanity and calls the evangelizers to drink "from the original source, which is Jesus Christ, from whose pierced heart flows the love of God" (Deus Caritas Est, n. 7). From this source can care, tenderness, compassion, hospitality, availability and interest in people's problems be drawn. Even amidst growing difficulties, Christ's command to evangelize all peoples is still a priority for Christians. 09:17 stewardshp. Gk oikonomía, as in LXX Is 22:19.21 and in the NT, in: Lk 16:2ff; Eph 1:10; 3:2.9; Col 1:25; 1 Tm 1:4. 09:17 unwillingly. Gk ákon, for the classic aékon, “against one’s will”, as only in LXX (4 Macc 11:12;) Jb 14:17. 09:18 free opf charge. Gk adápanos. This word does not occur elsewhere in the Bible. 09:19 to win. Gk kerdaíno, “to gain, make a profit”, as in 1 Cor 9:20f and never in 2 Cor. 09:21 outside the law. Gk ánomos, as in 2 Thes 2:8; 1 Tm 1:9. 09:24 runners. Three times the Gk trécho, as in Rom 9:16 (exertion = runner); 1 Cor 9:24.26; Gal 2:2; 5:7; Phil 2:16; 2 Thes 3:1. 09:25 exercise. Gk agonízomai, as in 1 Mc 7:21; 2 Mc 8:16; 13:14; 15:27; (4 Macc 17:13); Sir 4:28; Lk 13:24; Jn 18:36; Col 1:29; 4:12; 1 Tm 4:10; 6:12; 2 Tm 4:7. 09:25 perishable & imperishable. Wis 2:23; 6:18f; 9:15; 12:1; 14:8; 18:4; 19:21; Mk 16:20; 1 Cor 15:42.50.52ff; 1 Tm 1:17; 1 Pt 1:4.7.18.23; 3:4. 09:25 perishable. Gk phthartós, as in 2 Mc 7:16; Wis 9:15; 14:8; Rom 1:23; 1 Cor 9:25; 15:53f; 1 Pt 1:18.23. 09:26 shadowboxing. Gk pykteýo, “fight with fists on the head” (Euripedes, a Greek playwright, 480-406

B.C.). Cf. Col 1:29. Lit. “boxing like one who hits only air.” Paul is using here the Gk aér, air, as it appears alreadyin 2 Mc 5:2; Wis 2:3; 5:11f; 7:3; 13:2; 15:15; 17:9; Acts 22:23 and again in 1 Cor 14:9; Eph 2:2; 1 Thes 4:17; Rv 9:2; 16:17. 10:04 rock... rock. Gk pétra, as in Rom 9:33. 10:08 fell. Gk pípto, as in Rom 11:11.22; 14:4; 1 Cor 10:12; 13:8; 14:25.

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surface. And they are at the same time a help to eat, some cutting and others chewing meat. Reflect carefully on these things, observe and deepen them: for instance how air is taken in by the lungs and heat conserved by the heart; when you observe the organs of digestion and the veins full of blood, you will be able to deduce the inscrutable wisdom of the Creator, and will be able to say with the prophet: Such knowledge is beyond me, far too lofty for me to reach (Sal 139,6)”. (Basil the Great, Homily «Pay attention to yourself », 7-8). 11:04 prays. Gk proseýchomai, as again in 1 Cor 11:5.13; 14:13ff and never in 2 Cor. 11:04 prophesies. Gk propheteýo, as again in 1 Cor 11:5; 13:9; 14:1.3ff.24.31.39 and never in 2 Cor. 11:05 shaved. Gk xyráo, as in Acts 21:24; 1 Cor 11:6. 11:05 unveiled. Gk akatakályptos, as only again in 11:3; Cf. LXX Lv 13:45. 11:06 hair cut off. Gk keíro, “shear” as in LXX Gn 31:19; 38:12f; Dt 15:19; 1 Sm 25:2.4.7.11; 2 Sm 13:23f; 14:26; Prv 27:25; Sng 4:2; 6:6; Jb 1:20; Mi 1:16; Is 53:7; Jer 7:29; 30:27 and in Acts 8:32; 18:18. 11:06 shameful. Gk aisarchós, as in Jdt 12:12; (3 Macc 3:27; 4 Macc 6:20; 16:17); Wis 12:24; 1 Cor 14:35; Eph 5:12; Ti 1:11. 11:11 (Tb 8:6; 1 Tm 2:13) [Woman/man is not independent+ Jesus’ teaching about God as Father and his calling together of a new, non-patriarchal faith community of equal disciples will constitute a liberating subversion of patriarchy which can no longer claim divine sanction but stands revealed as a sinful human structure. African brothers are challenged into joining hands with their sisters in following the examples of Jesus as nurturer of life. Together they will tackle the forces of egocentrism, corruption, regionalism and ethnocentrism that are keeping them from naming the common enemies that are slaughtering them. A brotherly networked Africa will bring about new vision and hope for the entire world. 11:12 woman & women. Rom 7:2; 1 Cor 5:1; 7:1ff.10ff.16.25.27ff.33f.36ff; 9:5; 11:3.5ff.15; 14:34f; 2 Cor 11:2; Gal 4:4; Eph 5:22ff.28.31.33; Col 3:18f; 1 Tm 2:9ff.14; 3:2.11f; 4:7; 5:9; 2 Tm 3:6; Ti 1:6; 2:3. 11:15 wear long hair. Gk komáo, as in v. 14. 11:17 your meetings. Lit. “you come together”. Gk synérchomai, as again in 1 Cor 11:18.20.33f; 14:23.26 and never in 2 Cor. 11:19 factions. Gk haíresis, “choice, particular option; heresy”, as in LXX Gn 49:5 (Heb. probably mekerah, “weapon, knife”); 1 Mc 8:30; Acts 5:17; 15:5; 24:5.14; 26:5; 28:22; 1 Cor 11:19; Gal 5:20; 2 Pt 2:1. 11:20 supper-Gk deîpnon, as in LXX (4 Macc 3:9); Dn 1:8.13.15f; Mt 23:6; Mk 6:21; 12:39; Lk 14:12.16f.24; 20:46; Jn 12:2; 13:2.4; 21:20; 1 Cor 11:21; Rv 19:9.17. 11:24 remembrance. Gk anámnesis, as in LXX Nm 10:10; Ps 37(38):1; 69(70):1; Wis 16:6; Lk 22:19; 1 Cor 11:24f; Heb 10:3. 11:24 (Ps 63:2; Mi 6:7; Lk 22:19; 23:53; 1 Cor 4:12; 12:13; 13:3) [my body that is for you] The prior of Tibhirine (Algeria), Father Christian de Chergé, had written, "If one day I happen to become a victim of terrorism, I would like for my community, my church, and my family to remember that my life was given to God and this country (Algeria)." He must have often thought about the Algerians, on pronouncing the words of Consecration, "This is my body, which is given up for you."

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11:25 as often as. Gk hosákis, a subordinating conjuction used, in the Bible, only here and in 1 Cor 11:26; Rv 11:6. 11:33 wait. Gk ekdéchomai, as in (3 Macc 3:22; 5:26); Sir 6:23.33; 18:14; 32:14; Acts 17:16; 1 Cor 11:33; 16:11; Heb 10:13; 11:10; Jas 5:7. 12:02 mute. Gk áphonos, “voiceless” as in LXX 2 Mc 3:29; Wis 4:19; Is 53:7; Acts 8:32 and again in 1 Cor 14:10; 2 Pt 2:16. 12:03 be accursed. Gk anáthema, “something dedicated to the deity; a votive gift” which may be either blessed or cursed,, as in LXX Lv 27:28; Nm 21:3; Dt 7:26; 13:16.18; 20:17; Jos 6:17f; 7:1.11ff; 22:20; Jgs 1:17; 1 Chr 2:7; Jdt 16:19; 2 Mc 2:13; 9:16; Zec 14:11. In the NT, Cf. Acts 23:14; Rom 9:3; 1 Cor 16:22; Gal 1:8f. 12:03 Jesus, God & the Holy Spirit. 1 Cor 1:1ff.6ff.12ff.17f.20f.23ff.27ff; 2:1f.5.7ff.14.16; 3:1.5ff.9ff.16f.19f.23; 4:1.4f.9f.15.17.19f; 5:4f.7.13; 6:9ff.13ff.17.19f; 7:7.10.12.15.17.19.22.24f.32.34f.39f; 8:3ff.8.11f; 9:1f.5.9.12.14.21; 10:4f.9.13.16.20ff.26.31f; 11:1.3.7.11ff.16.22f.26f.32; 12:3.5f.12.18.24.27f; 14:2.18.21.25.28.33.36f; 15:3.9f.12ff.22ff.28.31.34.38.50.57f; 16:7.10.19.22ff. 12:03 the spirit of God. Cf. Gn 41:38; Nm 24:2; Jgs 3:10; 6:34; 11:29; 13:25; 14:6.19; 15:14; 1 Sm 10:6.10; 11:6; 16:13f; 19:20.23; 2 Sm 23:2; 1 Kgs 18:12; 22:24; 2 Kgs 2:16; 2 Chr 15:1; 18:23; 20:14; 24:20; Jb 33:4; Wis 1:7; Is 11:2; 40:13; 61:1; 63:14; Ez 11:5.24; 37:1; Mi 2:11; 3:8; Zec 4:6; Mt 3:16; 12:28; Mk 12:36; Lk 1:67; 4:18; 10:21; Acts 5:9; 8:29.39; 10:19; 13:2; Rom 8:9.14; 15:19; 1 Cor 2:11.14; 3:16; 7:40; 12:3; 2 Cor 3:17; Phil 3:3; 1 Tm 4:1; Heb 3:7; 1 Jn 4:2; Rv 2:7.11.17.29; 3:6.13.22. 12:04 different & the same. Dt 25:14; Ez 16:34; 1 Cor 12:4ff; 2 Cor 11:4; Gal 1:6; 5:10; Eph 4:7ff; Jas 2:25. 12:09 healing. Cf. LXX 2 Chr 36:16; Eccl (Qo) 10:4; Wis 11:4; 16:9; Is 26:19; 58:8; Jer 26:11; 37:17; 40:6. In the NT, it is only Paul to use this word, againg in 1 Cor 12:28.30. 12:10 interpretation. Gk hermeneía, as in Sir 47:17; 1 Cor 14:26. 12:10 prophecy. The concept is present again in 1 Cor 11:4f; 12:28f; 13:2.8f; 14:1.3ff.22.24.29.31f.37.39 but never in 2 Cor. 12:10 tongues. Gk glôssa, as again in 1 Cor 12:28.30; 13:1.8; 14:2.4ff.9.13f.18f.22f.26f.39 and never in 2 Cor. 12:10 migthy deeds. Lit. “performing of powers”. Gk enérgema (“working”), as already only in v. 6. 12:13 Greeks. Rom 1:14.16; 2:9f; 3:9; 10:12; 1 Cor 1:22.24; 10:32; Gal 2:3; 3:28; Col 3:11. 12:13 (Gn 1:6; 2:24; Rom 12:4f; 1 Cor 6:16; 10:17; 12:12f.20; Eph 2:16; 4:4; Col 3:15; 1 Pt 3:21) [one body] Through baptism, Christians become members of the same Church, the Body of Christ. Prayers and good works contribute to build it up; sins and failures dim the presence of Christ. The Gospel accounts of the resurrected Lord make it clear that his glorified body still bears wounds. So, too, does his Body the Church. 12:15 a foot. Cf. Rom 3:15; 10:15; 16:20; 1 Cor 12:21; 15:25.27; Eph 1:22; 6:15; 1 Tm 5:10. 12:24 has so constructed. Gk sygkeránnymi, “mix together, blend; unite” as in LXX 2 Mc 15:39; Dn 2:43; and in Heb 4:2. 12:25 division. Gk schísma, as in Mt 9:16; Mk 2:21; Jn 7:43; 9:16; 10:19; 1 Cor 1:10; 11:18.

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12:26 share. Gk sygchaíro, as in LXX Gn 21:6 (Heb. tsachaq: “will laugh with me”); Lk 1:58; 15:6.9; 1 Cor 12:26; 13:6; Phil 2:17f 12:28 prophets. As again in 1 Cor 12:29; 14:29.32.37 and never in 2 Cor. 12:28 teachers & doctrines. Rom 2:20f; 6:17; 12:7; 15:4; 16:17; 1 Cor 4:17; 11:14; 12:29; 14:6.26; Gal 1:12; Eph 4:11.14.21; Col 1:28; 2:7.22; 3:16; 2 Thes 2:15; 1 Tm 1:10; 2:7.12; 4:1.6.11.13.16; 5:17; 6:1ff; 2 Tm 1:11; 2:2; 3:10.16; 4:2f; Ti 1:9.11; 2:1.7.10. 12:28 then. Gk épeita, as again in 1 Cor 15:6f.23.46 and never in 2 Cor. 12:30 interpret. Gk diermeneúo, as again only in 1 Cor 14:5.13.27 in the corpus paulinum. 13:12 indistinctly. Gk en ainígmati, lit. “in enigma” or “in riddle”. Cf. LXX Nm 12:8; Dt 28:37; 1 Kgs 10:1; 2 Chr 9:1; Prv 1:6; Wis 8:8; Sir 39:3; 47:15; Dn 8:23. 14:07 inanimate. Gk ápsychos, “inanimate”, as already only in Wis 13:17; 14:29. 14:07 musical instruments (NT). Mt 6:2; 9:23; 11:17; 24:31; Lk 7:32; 1 Cor 14:7; 15:52; 1 Thes 4:16; Heb 12:19; Rv 1:10; 4:1; 5:8; 8:2.6ff.10.12f; 9:1.13f; 10:7; 11:15; 14:2; 15:2; 18:22. 14:07 sound. Gk phoné, “voice” as in 1 Cor 14:8.10f; Gal 4:20; 1 Thes 4:16. 14:08 bugle. Gk sálpigx, “trumpet”, as in Mt 24:31; 1 Cor 15:52; 1 Thes 4:16; Heb 12:19; Rv 1:10; 4:1; 8:2.6.13; 9:14. 14:08 indistinct. Gk ádelos, as in LXX 2 Mc 7:34; (3 Macc 1:17; 4:4); Ps 50(51):8 (Heb. tuchah, “inward; hidden parts”); Lk 11:44. Cf. 1 Cor 9:26 and 13:12. 14:10 It happens. The same Gk tygcháno is in 15:37. 14:11 foreigner. Gk bárbaros, as in 2 Mc 2:21; 4:25; 5:22; 10:4; (3 Macc 3:24); Ps 113(114):1; Ez 21:36; Acts 28:2.4; Rom 1:14; 1 Cor 14:11; Col 3:11 14:14 unproductive. Gk ákarpos, as in LXX (4 Macc 16:7); Wis 15:4; Jer 2:6; Mt 13:22; Mk 4:19; Eph 5:11; Ti 3:14; 2 Pt 1:8; Jude 1:12. 14:20 to be like infants. Gk nepiázo. This verb does not appear elsewhere in the Bible. 14:28 keep silent. Gk sigáo as in Rom 16:25; 1 Cor 14:30.34. 14:32 under the prophets' control, Lit. “are subject to the prophets”. Here Paul is using the Gk hypotásso, “to subordinate” as again in 1 Cor 14:34; 15:27f; 16:16 and never in 2 Cor. 14:34 allowed. Gk epítrepo, “permit” as in Wis 19:2; Mt 8:21; 19:8; Mk 5:13; 10:4; Lk 8:32; 9:59.61; Jn 19:38; Acts 21:39f; 26:1; 27:3; 28:16; 1 Cor 16:7; 1 Tm 2:12; Heb 6:3. 14:36 word of God. 2 Sm 16:23; 1 Kgs 12:22; 1 Chr 17:3; Ps 85:9; Prv 30:5; Is 40:8; Mt 15:6; Mk 7:13; Lk 3:2; 5:1; 8:11.21; 11:28; Jn 10:35; Acts 4:31; 6:2.7; 8:14; 11:1; 12:24; 13:5.7.46; 17:13; 18:11; Rom 9:6; 1 Cor 14:36; 2 Cor 2:17; 4:2; Eph 6:17; Col 1:25; 1 Thes 2:13; 2 Tm 2:9; Ti 2:5; Heb 4:12; 6:5; 11:3; 13:7; 1 Pt 1:23; 2 Pt 3:5; 1 Jn 2:14; Rv 1:2; 6:9; 19:13; 20:4.

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15:03 (Nm 27:3; Rom 5:8.21; 6:23; 8:2.34; 2 Cor 5:14; 1 Thes 5:10; 1 Pt 3:18) [died for our sins]. God has so loved us that he gave himself up for us: This is the message of the Cross,mystery of death and of glory. The cross reminds us that there is no true love without suffering, there is no gift of life without pain. The Spirit opens human intelligence to horizons that surpass it and makes it understand the beauty and truth of God's love revealed, in fact, on the cross. A love of which no one will be able to separate us, and that is experienced by giving one's life as Christ did. 15:07 James. Cf. Acts 1:13; 12:2.17; 15:13; 21:18; Gal 1:19; 2:9.12; Jas 1:1; Jude 1:1. 15:10 By the grace. Rom 3:24; 11:5f; 12:3; 2 Cor 1:12; Gal 1:6; Eph 2:5.8; Ti 3:7; Heb 2:9; 13:9. 15:12 resurrection. Gk anástasis, as again in 1 Cor 15:13.21.42 and never in 2 Cor. Cf. Rom 1:4; 6:5; Phil 3:10; 2 Tm 2:18. 15:15 if. Gk eíper, as only again in Jdt 6:9; Rom 3:30; 8:9.17; 1 Cor 8:5; 15:15; 2 Thes 1:6. 15:15 we testify. Cf. Jn 3:11; 21:24; 1 Cor 15:15; 1 Jn 1:2; 4:14; 5:9. - God and Jesus the Christ. Acts 2:32; 7:55; 10:38; Rom 1:8; 6:11; 7:25; 8:39; 16:27; 1 Cor 12:3; 2 Cor 1:19; Gal 3:26; 4:14; Col 2:2; 1 Thes 4:14; 2 Thes 1:12; 1 Tm 5:21; 2 Tm 4:1; 1 Pt 2:5; 2 Pt 1:1f; Rv 19:10; 20:6. – God raised Christ. Cf. Mk 12:26; Lk 20:37; Acts 3:15; 4:10; 5:30; 10:40; 13:30.37; 26:8; Rom 7:4; 8:34; 10:9; 1 Cor 6:14; 2 Cor 1:9; Gal 1:1; Col 2:12; Heb 11:19; 1 Pt 1:21. 15:20 firstfruits. Gk aparché as in Rom 8:23; 11:16; 16:5; 1 Cor 15:23; 16:15; 2 Thes 2:13. 15:22 Adam. Cf. (LXX) Gn 2:16.19ff.25; 3:8f.12.17.20ff.24; 4:1.25; 5:1ff; Dt 32:8; 1 Chr 1:1; Tb 8:6; (Odes 2:8); Sir 33:10; 40:1; 49:16; Lk 3:38; Rom 5:14; 1 Cor 15:22.45; 1 Tm 2:13f; Jude 1:14. 15:24 (1 Cor 1:3; 8:6) [he [Jesus, the Christ] hands over the kingdom to his God and Father] “‘Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.’ This was the last prayer of our Master, our Beloved … May it also be our own prayer, and not only at our last moment, but at every moment in our lives: Father, I commit myself into your hands; Father, I trust in you; Father, I abandon myself to you; Father, do with me what you will; whatever you may do, I thank you; thank you for everything; I am ready for all, I accept all; I thank you for all. Let only your will be done in me, Lord, let only your will be done in all your creatures, in all your children, in all those whom your heart loves, I wish no more than this, O Lord. Into your hands I commend my soul; I offer it to you, Lord, with all the love of my heart, for I love you, and so need to give myself in love, to surrender myself into your hands, without reserve, and with boundless confidence, for you are my Father.” (Blessed Charles de Foucauld, born in 1858, the year of the apparitions at Lourdes.) 15:32 Ephesus. Acts 18:19.21.24; 19:1.17.26; 20:16f; 1 Cor 16:8; Eph 1:1; 1 Tm 1:3; 2 Tm 1:18; 4:12; Rv 1:11; 2:1. 15:33 company. Gk homilía, “association”, as in LXX Ex 21:10; (3 Macc 5:18;) Prv 7:21; Wis 8:18. 15:34 knowledge of God. Rom 1:19; 11:33; 1 Cor 1:21; 2 Cor 10:5; 12:2f; Gal 4:8f; Phil 4:6; Col 1:10; 1 Thes 4:5; Ti 1:16. 15:34 no knowledge. Gk agnosía, “ignorance”, as in (3 Macc 5:27); Jb 35:16; Wis 13:1; 1 Cor 15:34; 1 Pt 2:15 15:38 Go, the Lord has given and still gives. Cf. Gn 21:6; 30:18; 48:9; Ex 16:8.15.29; Lv 10:11; Nm 15:22; 22:8; 32:7; Dt 1:21; 3:18; 7:2; 12:15.21; 13:13; 16:5.10.17; 17:2; 20:14; 25:19; 26:11; 28:52f; Jos 1:15;

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