1 Corinthians

1. The introduction (1 Cor. 1:1-9)  (1:1-31)
   1. Authorship and salutation  (1:1-3)
   2. Thanks to God: reason  (1:4-6)
   100. Paul's desire for them  (1:7)
   4. His confidence in the future (1 Th. 2:19; 3:13; 5:23)  (1:8-9)
   5. Reproof for divisions over ministers (1 Cor. 1:10 - 4:21)  (1:10)
      1. Admonition to be in unity  (1:10)
   6. Contentions over human leadership rebuked (1 Cor. 3:1-9)  (1:11-13)
   7. Paul's estimate of baptism in water (1 Pet. 3:21)  (1:14-17)
   8. Human wisdom and preaching of the cross are opposites  (1:18-25)
   1. God's choice of Christian followers and why chosen  (1:26-29)
   10. Christ our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption  (1:30-31)
2. True gospel preaching and its divine purpose (Rom. 15:18-19, 29)  (2:1-16)
   1. Christian revelation is divine wisdom (Jas. 3:13-18)  (2:6-8)
   2. Spiritual things are revealed and taught by the Spirit (1 Jn. 2:27)  (2:9-16)
3. Carnal state of the Corinthian believers (1 Cor. 1:10-13)  (3:1-23)
   1. God is the only source of blessing in true ministers  (3:5-7)
   2. Ministers are merely laborers together with God (1 Cor. 12:28-30; 2 Cor. 3; 6:1-10; Eph. 4:7-13)  (3:8-10)
   100. The only foundation (Mt. 16:18; Eph. 2:19-22; 1 Pet. 2:6-8)  (3:11)
   4. Two kinds of building: two different results (Mt. 7:24-29)  (3:12-15)
   5. The body must be holy as the temple of God (1 Cor. 6:13-20; Rom. 8:1-13; 12:1-2; 2 Cor. 7:1; Gal. 5:24)  (3:16-17)
   6. Warning against conceit and confidence in the flesh (Phil. 3:3-6; 2 Cor. 11:21-33)  (3:18-23)
4. Judgment of ministers not committed to men (Mt. 7:1-5)  (4:1-21)
   1. Admonition to humility (Phil. 2:1-3; Eph. 4:1-3; 1 Pet. 5:5)  (4:6-8)
   2. Apostolic example of humility and suffering (2 Cor. 11:23)  (4:9-13)
   100. Paul was their father in the gospel (1 Th. 2:11; 1 Tim. 1:2; 2 Tim. 1:2)  (4:14-17)
   4. Power to get results is genuine proof of a true minister's call and work (Mt. 10:1-8; 18:18, refs.; Mk. 6:7-13; 16:17-20; Lk. 4:18; 10:1-20; 24:49; Acts 1:8; 2:43; 4:4; 5:12-16; Rom. 15:18-29; 1 Cor. 12; 2 Cor. 3:6-18; 6:1-10; 2 Tim. 2:15; 3:16-17)  (4:18-21)
5. Immorality and lawsuits rebuked: discipline enjoined (1 Cor. 5:1 - 6:20)  (5:1-13)
   1. Sin commonly known  (5:1)
   2. Indifference to sin the result of divisions  (5:2)
   100. Method of judgment for sin in a local church (Mt. 18:15)  (5:3-5)
   4. Command to purge the least leaven of sin in the church  (5:6-8)
   5. Distinction made between world sinners and church sinners  (5:9-11)
   6. A local church has the right to excommunicate sinners (Mt. 18:15-18)  (5:12-13)
6. Saints are forbidden to go to law before unbelievers  (6:1-20)
   1. Saints are to settle differences among themselves  (6:2-3)
   2. Saints are to suffer wrong and not bring reproach upon the church before sinners  (6:4-8)
   100. Sins that damn the soul: ten classes that will be lost (Rom. 1:29; Gal. 5:19; Col. 3:5)  (6:9-10)
   4. Secret of victory over sin (2 Cor. 5:17; Rom. 8:1-13)  (6:11-12)
   5. The body is for the Lord, not for fornication and sin  (6:13-18)
   6. The body must be free from sin as the temple of God (1 Cor. 3:16, refs.)  (6:19-20)
7. Christians and marriage (1 Cor. 7:1-40)  (7:1-40)
   1. Advice to unmarried Christians  (7:1-2)
   2. Advice to married Christians  (7:3-6)
   100. Advice to the unmarried  (7:7-9)
   4. Advice and regulations concerning married Christians (cp. Rom. 7:1-3)  (7:10-16)
   5. Christian calling does not change the position in life  (7:17-24)
   6. Advice concerning virgins and unmarried men  (7:25-28)
   7. Advice to married Christians  (7:29-31)
   8. Contrasting responsibilities of the married and unmarried  (7:32-35)
   1. Advice to parents concerning virgins of marriageable age  (7:36-38)
   10. Advice to Christian widows  (7:39-40)
8. Christian liberties (1 Cor. 10:23-33; Rom. 14:1 - 15:7)  (8:1-13)
   1. Effects of knowledge and love  (8:1-3)
   2. Many idol gods but only one true God (Eph. 4:4-6)  (8:4-5)
   100. God the Father and Jesus Christ two separate persons (1 Cor. 11:3; 1 Jn. 5:7; Gen. 1:26, note)  (8:6)
   4. Ignorance creates bondage and lack of Christian liberty (Rom. 14:1-23)  (8:7-8)
   5. Wrong use of Christian liberty and its result (1 Cor. 10:23)  (8:9-13)
9. Criticism of Paul answered (1 Cor. 9:1-27)  (9:1-27)
   1. Defends his apostleship (2 Cor. 11)  (9:1-2)
   2. Paul claims the right to live a normal life like others  (9:3-8)
   100. Paul claims the right to live of the gospel like others  (9:9-11)
   4. Paul claims the divine right of support from the gospel but he did not exercise this right  (9:12-15)
   5. Paul was under divine obligation to preach the gospel  (9:16-18)
   6. Paul's policy in service  (9:19-23)
   7. Conditions of final reward  (9:24-27)
10. Two dispensations contrasted (1 Cor. 10:1-33)  (10:1-33)
    1. The Dispensation of Law  (10:1-4)
       1. Five blessings of Israel typical  (10:1-4)
    2. Five curses of Israel exemplary to Christians  (10:5-11)
    100. The Dispensation of Grace  (10:12-14)
         1. Warning to Christians against pride and idolatry  (10:12-14)
    4. The three fellowships  (10:15-17)
       1. A. Fellowship of the church  (10:15-17)
    5. B. Fellowship of Israel  (10:18-19)
    6. C. Fellowship of the Gentiles  (10:20)
    7. Warning to Christians not to provoke God to jealousy  (10:21-22)
    8. Christian liberties not always wise or edifying (Rom. 14:1-23; 1 Cor. 8)  (10:23-24)
    1. Christian and pagan meats sold in butcher shops  (10:25-26)
    10. The Christian, pagan feasts, and the pagan conscience  (10:27-30)
    11. Chief end of Christian liberties before others (Rom. 14:13 - 15:3; 1 Cor. 8:9-13)  (10:31-33)
11. Christian ordinances (1 Cor. 11:1-34)  (11:1-34)
    1. Admonition to follow Paul and keep the ordinances  (11:1-2)
    2. The divine order in the moral government of the universe  (11:3)
    100. Regulations for men and women in public services (1 Cor. 14:1-40)  (11:4-12)
    4. Nature's teaching stated  (11:13-15)
    5. If such regulations cause division and strife they are null and void (1 Cor. 14:12, 26, 40)  (11:16)
    6. Divisions and heresies commonly known in Corinth  (11:17-19)
    7. Sins at the love feast rebuked (2 Pet. 2:13; Jude 12)  (11:20-22)
    8. The Lord's Supper received by revelation (Gal. 1:12; Eph. 3:3)  (11:23-26)
    1. Warning against taking the Lord's Supper unworthily  (11:27-28)
    10. Results of partaking of the Lord's Supper unworthily  (11:29-30)
    11. How to avoid chastening.  (11:31-32)
    50. Final admonition concerning disorders at Corinth  (11:33-34)
12. Spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 1:7; 12:1 - 14:40; Rom. 1:11; 12:3-8; 15:18-29; Eph. 4:7-16; 1 Tim. 4:14; 2 Tim. 1:6; Heb. 2:4; 1 Pet. 4:10-11)  (12:1-31)
    1. They glorify Jesus (Jn. 16:13-14).  (12:1-3)
    2. Diversities of the gifts (Rom. 12:3-8; Heb. 2:4; 1 Pet. 4:10)  (12:4-6)
    100. Purpose of the gifts (1 Cor. 14:4-6, 12, 17, 24, 26, 31; Rom. 12:3)  (12:7)
    4. Number and kind of gifts (Rom. 12:3-8; Heb. 2:4; 1 Pet. 4:10-11)  (12:8-10)
    5. How gifts are distributed (Rom. 1:11; 1 Tim. 4:14; 2 Tim. 1:6)  (12:11)
    6. Many members but one body (1 Cor. 10:17; Rom. 12:4-5; Eph. 4:4-6)  (12:12)
    7. How the body is constituted (Jn. 3:5; Rom. 6:3-5; Gal. 3:26-27; Col. 2:11-17; 2 Cor. 5:14-21; 1 Jn. 1:9; 5:1-4)  (12:13-14)
    8. Members of the body are organically related (Eph. 2:19-22; 4:16; 5:30-33)  (12:15-20)
    1. Members of the body are cooperatively related (1 Cor. 1:10; 3:8-10; 2 Cor. 6:1-10; Eph. 4:3)  (12:21-23)
    10. Members of the body are sympathetically related (1 Cor. 13:1-13; Eph. 4:31-32; 5:2; Phil. 2:1-4; 1 Pet. 3:8-13)  (12:24-26)
    11. All Christians make the body of Christ but differ in function (Rom. 12:3-8; Eph. 4:7-16)  (12:27-30)
    50. The duty of every Christian concerning spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 1:7; 14:1, 12, 20, 37-40)  (12:31)
13. Gifts are valueless unless exercised in love (Gal. 5:22)  (13:1-13)
    1. Characteristics of love (Jn. 3:16; Rom. 5:8; 2 Cor. 5:14-21; Gal. 5:22-23; 1 Jn. 3:1-18; 4:7-21)  (13:4-7)
    2. Gifts are temporary but love and other graces are eternal  (13:8-13)
14. All gifts to be desired, especially prophecy (1 Cor. 12:30)  (14:1-40)
    1. Benefits of prophecy and tongues contrasted  (14:2-4)
    2. Tongues are equal to prophecy and edifying to the church if interpreted  (14:5)
    100. Tongues are useless in public meetings unless interpreted  (14:6-11)
    4. The chief end of all gifts (1 Cor. 14:4-5, 17, 26, 40)  (14:12)
    5. Pray for interpretation of tongues spoken in public  (14:13-17)
    6. Paul thanks God for the gift of tongues for his own edification (1 Cor. 14:2-4), but recognizes it as useless in church unless interpreted  (14:18-19)
    7. Gifts are not playthings for inexperienced children  (14:20)
    8. Tongues are a sign to unbelievers in this dispensation and their exercise is a fulfillment of prophecy (Isa. 28:9-11)  (14:21-22)
    1. The whole church is not to speak in tongues in unison; one message at a time may be given with its interpretation (1 Cor. 14:27-28)  (14:23)
    10. Even prophecies are to be given one at a time  (14:24-25)
    11. The true order of an apostolic meeting  (14:26)
    50. The true order of the gifts of tongues and interpretation in the church  (14:27-28)
    13. The true order of the gifts of prophecy and revelation  (14:29-31)
    14. All Holy Spirit manifestations are subject to the individual; uncontrolled and confusing acts are not of God  (14:32-33)
    15. Women are not to be lawless or cause confusion in church  (14:34-35)
    16. All saints must acknowledge these laws as from God  (14:36-38)
    17. Last warning and admonition concerning spiritual gifts  (14:39-40)
15. The resurrections (1 Cor. 15:1-58)  (15:1-58)
    1. Paul's fourfold gospel and the fact of Christ's resurrection (Mt. 28; Mk. 16; Lk. 24; Jn. 20-21; Acts 1:1-11)  (15:1-8)
    2. Paul's humility in service (1 Cor. 4:8-12; 6:3-10)  (15:9-11)
    100. Importance of the resurrection of Christ (1 Cor. 15:3-8; Rom. 5:10; 6:5-10; 8:11)  (15:12-19)
    4. Certainty of the resurrection of Christ and all men (Dan. 12:2; Jn. 5:28-29; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Rev. 20:4-6, 11-15)  (15:20-22)
    5. Time-order of resurrections (Rev. 20:4-15; Jn. 5:28-29; Phil. 3:11-21; 1 Thess. 4:13)  (15:23)
    6. Inconsistency of critics baptizing for the dead-not believing in resurrection  (15:24-28)
    7. End of earth's second sinful career (Acts 3:21; 2 Pet. 3:10-13; Rev. 21-22; Isa. 66:22-24)  (15:29)
    8. Present conflict to no purpose if no resurrection  (15:30-32)
    1. Exhortation to righteousness in view of resurrection  (15:33-34)
    10. Method of the resurrection illustrated (Jn. 5:28-29; 12:24; Dan. 12:2)  (15:35-38)
    11. Nature of resurrected bodies (Lk. 24:39; Acts 1:11; Phil. 3:21)  (15:39-44)
    50. Necessity of a resurrection  (15:45-50)
    13. Time and manner of the resurrection (Rev. 20:4-15; Jn. 14:1-3; 1 Thess. 4:16; Phil. 3:21; Col. 3:4)  (15:51-57)
    14. Ultimate victory a motive for Christian service  (15:58)
16. Closing instructions and greeting (1 Cor. 16:1-24)  (16:1-24)
    1. Collection for the saints  (16:1-4)
    2. His proposed visit (2 Cor. 1:15)  (16:5-9)
    100. Concerning Timothy and Apollos  (16:10-12)
    4. Five commands (Gal. 5:1; Phil. 4:1; 1 Th. 3:8; 2 Th. 2:15)  (16:13-14)
    5. Concerning the house of Stephanas and other brethren  (16:15-16)
    6. The visiting brethren who reported to Paul regarding church conditions at Corinth  (16:17-18)
    7. Salutation and greetings  (16:19-24)