New Testament · Letters of Paul
1 Corinthians
A pastoral letter addressing divisions and practical questions in the Corinthian church.
Book 46 of 66 · 16 chapters · 437 verses
Chapters
Selected passages from 1 Corinthians
Passages from this book that have been reviewed as reading clearly on their own.
4Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, 5doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; 6doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
13Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong! 14Let all that you do be done in love.
Reading a whole book
Chapter and verse numbers were added centuries after these texts were written, and they occasionally fall in awkward places. If a chapter seems to begin mid-thought, it may well be doing exactly that — reading the end of the previous chapter usually resolves it.