From d7b1b1cca4df12fceb8d7c930e5679fa9371e2ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: BobJ Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 14:03:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] NFW changes, general edits --- 1co/01/intro.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/1co/01/intro.md b/1co/01/intro.md index a88db1bdd9..90f514f903 100644 --- a/1co/01/intro.md +++ b/1co/01/intro.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ #### Structure and formatting #### -The first three verses is a greeting. In the ancient Near East, this was a common way of starting a letter. +The first three verses are a greeting. In the ancient Near East, this was a common way of starting a letter. Some translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULB does this with the words of verse 19, which are from the Old Testament. @@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ Some translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of In this chapter, Paul scolds the church for being divided and for following different apostles. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/apostle]]) ##### Spiritual gifts ##### -Spiritual gifts are specific supernatural abilities to help the church. The Holy Spirit gives these gifts to Christians after they come to believe in Jesus. Paul lists spiritual gifts in Chapter 12. Some scholars believe the Holy Spirit gave some of these gifts only in the early church, to help establish the developing church. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]]) +Spiritual gifts are specific supernatural abilities to help the church. The Holy Spirit gives these gifts to Christians after they come to believe in Jesus. Paul lists spiritual gifts in Chapter 12. Some scholars believe the Holy Spirit gave some of these gifts only in the early church to help establish the developing church. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]]) #### Important figures of speech in this chapter #### ##### Idioms ##### -In this chapter, Paul refers to the return of Christ using two different phrases. They are: "the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ" and "the day of our Lord Jesus Christ." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]) +In this chapter, Paul refers to the return of Christ using two different phrases: "the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ" and "the day of our Lord Jesus Christ." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]) ##### Rhetorical questions ##### Paul uses rhetorical questions to scold the Corinthians for dividing into factions and for relying on human wisdom. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])