Keraia
1 Corinthians 3

1 Corinthians 3:22

God’s Temple and God’s Wisdom · 1 Corinthians 3:16–23
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Translations

Modern
…whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,
Traditional
Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
Literal
…whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things about to be—all are yours,
Latin
Omnia enim vestra sunt, sive Paulus, sive Apollo, sive Cephas, sive mundus, sive vita, sive mors, sive præsentia, sive futura: omnia enim vestra sunt:

Original

Greek
English
…whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,

Notes

1 Corinthians 3:21–23

As God's privileged children, they can now claim everything—the world, life, death, the present, and the future (see Romans 8:38–39). Therefore, claiming a specific human leader is unnecessary.

1 Corinthians 3:1–4:7

After comparing human and spiritual wisdom, Paul addresses the divisions in the Corinthian church (see 1 Corinthians 1:10–12), especially their undue loyalty to him and Apollos.

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) Simon Peter Religious Hypocrisy

Parallels

Romans 12:1–8 1 Corinthians 6:18–20

People

Apollos: Eloquent Jewish Christian from Alexandria, co-worker with Paul Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistles Peter: Apostle of Jesus, leader in the early church

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) First Letter to the Corinthians Mystery Peter, Second Letter of Peter, the Apostle Second Letter to the Thessalonians

Topics

Death of the Righteous God: Grace of Privileges of Saints: The Possession of all Things