1 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 11 and 26; and in 2:1; 3:1; 4:6; 6:8; 7:24,29; 10:1; 11:33; 12:1; 14:6,20,26,39; 15:1,6,50,58; 16:15,20.

2 1:12 That is, Peter

3 1:19 Isaiah 29:14

4 1:31 Jer. 9:24

1 2:1 Some manuscripts proclaimed to you God’s mystery

2 2:9 Isaiah 64:4

3 2:13 Or Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual

4 2:16 Isaiah 40:13

1 3:19 Job 5:13

2 3:20 Psalm 94:11

3 3:22 That is, Peter

1 5:5 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.

2 5:5 Or of his body

3 5:11 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in 8:11,13.

4 5:13 Deut. 13:5; 17:7; 19:19; 21:21; 22:21,24; 24:7

1 6:9 The words men who have sex with men translate two Greek words that refer to the passive and active participants in homosexual acts.

2 6:16 Gen. 2:24

3 6:17 Or in the Spirit

1 7:8 Or widowers

2 7:36 Or if she is getting beyond the usual age for marriage

3 7:36-38 Or 36If anyone thinks he is not treating his daughter properly, and if she is getting along in years (or if her passions are too strong), and he feels she ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. He should let her get married. 37But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind to keep the virgin unmarried—this man also does the right thing. 38So then, he who gives his virgin in marriage does right, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.

1 8:2,3 An early manuscript and another ancient witness think they have knowledge do not yet know as they ought to know. 3But whoever loves truly knows.

1 9:5 That is, Peter

2 9:9 Deut. 25:4

1 10:7 Exodus 32:6

2 10:9 Some manuscripts test the Lord

3 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.

4 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.

5 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.

6 10:26 Psalm 24:1

1 11:3 Or of the wife is her husband

2 11:4-7 Or 4Every man who prays or prophesies with long hair dishonors his head. 5But every woman who prays or prophesies with no covering of hair dishonors her head—she is just like one of the “shorn women.” 6If a woman has no covering, let her be for now with short hair; but since it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair shorn or shaved, she should grow it again. 7A man ought not to have long hair

3 11:10 Or have a sign of authority on her

1 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28

2 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28

3 12:13 Or with; or in

4 12:30 Or other languages

1 13:1 Or languages

2 13:3 Some manuscripts body to the flames

1 14:2 Or in another language; also in verses 4,13,14,19,26 and 27

2 14:5 Or in other languages; also in verses 6,18,22,23 and 39

3 14:5 Or in other languages; also in verses 6,18,22,23 and 39

4 14:16 The Greek word for inquirer is a technical term for someone not fully initiated into a religion; also in verses 23 and 24.

5 14:21 Isaiah 28:11,12

6 14:33,34 Or peace. As in all the congregations of the Lord’s people, 34women

7 14:34,35 In a few manuscripts these verses come after verse 40.

8 14:38 Some manuscripts But anyone who is ignorant of this will be ignorant

1 15:3 Or you at the first

2 15:5 That is, Peter

3 15:27 Psalm 8:6

4 15:32 Isaiah 22:13

5 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander

6 15:45 Gen. 2:7

7 15:49 Some early manuscripts so let us

8 15:54 Isaiah 25:8

9 15:55 Hosea 13:14

1 16:19 Greek Prisca, a variant of Priscilla

2 16:22 The Greek for Come, Lord reproduces an Aramaic expression (Marana tha) used by early Christians.

3 16:24 Some manuscripts do not have Amen.