nSee 1 Cor. 1:17
1 Corinthians 7:25
The Unmarried and the Widowed
25Now concerning ▼▼The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians’ letter; see 7:1
the betrothed, ▼▼Greek virgins
cI have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as done who by the Lord’s mercy is etrustworthy. 1 Corinthians 9:1-3
Paul Surrenders His Rights
1 fAm I not free? gAm I not an apostle? hHave I not seen Jesus our Lord? iAre not you my workmanship in the Lord? 2If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you, for you are jthe seal of my apostleship in the Lord.3This is my defense to those who would examine me.
1 Corinthians 14:36-37
36Or was it from you that the word of God came? Or are you the only ones it has reached? 37 kIf anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord.2 Corinthians 10:8-10
8For even if I boast a little too much of lour authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed. 9I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters. 10For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but mhis bodily presence is weak, and nhis speech of no account.”2 Corinthians 12:11
Concern for the Corinthian Church
11 oI have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was pnot at all inferior to these super-apostles, qeven though I am nothing.1 Thessalonians 4:8
8Therefore rwhoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, swho gives his Holy Spirit to you.2 Peter 3:15-16
15And count tthe patience of our Lord as salvation, just as uour beloved brother Paul also wrote to you vaccording to the wisdom given him, 16as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. wThere are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, xas they do the other Scriptures.
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