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)