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Mark Taylor’s commentary on 1 Corinthians looks at Paul’s missionary journey to Corinth where he planted a church and nurtured the new believers for approximately eighteen months. Taylor pays careful attention to the nuances of the English translation (NIV), the Greek text, and the units of meaning that are vital to interpreting this letter. He presents with clarity the range of scholarly opinion...

The mention of baptism “in/by” the Spirit in 12:13 follows closely on the heels of 12:12. The explanatory “for”251 indicates how it is that the Corinthian believers have become one body.252 It is possible to read the prepositional phrase “into one body” in terms of the result or goal of the immersion in the Spirit, that is, believers were baptized in one Spirit so as to become one body.253 The NIV translation “by one Spirit” indicates agency and could imply that the Spirit is the baptizer. However,
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