Salutation | 1:1-9 |
Greeting | 1:1-3 |
Opening statement | 1:4-9 |
Paul responds to reports | 1:10-6:20 |
Division in the church / the Corinthians' "Wisdom" | 1:10-4:21 |
Report of division | 1:10-1:16 |
God's wisdom appears like foolishness | 1:17-1:31 |
Paul's preaching to the Corinthians | 2:1-2:5 |
Wisdom through God's Spirit | 2:6-2:16 |
Explaining the role of different leaders | 3:1-4:21 |
Sexual immorality | 5 |
Disagreements (lawsuits among believers) | 6:1-8 |
The wicked don't have a part in God's kingdom | 6:9-11 |
Sexual immorality | 6:12-20 |
Paul responds to the Corinthians' questions | 7-10 |
Marriage | 7 |
Marriage | 7:1-16 |
Stay in your position in life | 7:17-24 |
Instructions to singles | 7:25-40 |
Meat sacrificed to idols | 8-10 |
Meat sacrificed to idols | 8 |
Paul's defense of his apostleship | 9:1-27 |
Warnings from Israel's history | 10:1-10:14 |
Participation in sacrifices | 10:15-22 |
Final conclusion on eating meat | 10:23-33 |
Conduct in corporate worship | 11-14 |
Men and women | 11:1-16 |
Communion | 11:17-34 |
Spiritual gifts | 12-14 |
Spiritual gifts | 12:1-11 |
Metaphor of the body | 12:12-31 |
Love is greatest | 13 |
Praying in "tongues" | 14:1-25 |
Instructions for conduct in corporate worship | 14:26-40 |
Resurrection | 15 |
Paul's message | 15:1-11 |
Defense of resurrection | 15:12-34 |
Answering questions about the resurrection body | 15:35-50 |
Our future resurrection | 15:51-58 |
Instructions on collecting an offering | 16:1-4 |
Final personal greetings | 16:5-24 |