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This landmark commentary, originally published in 1987, has been lauded as the best study available of Paul’s theologically rich first letter to the Corinthians. Writing primarily for pastors, teachers, and students, Gordon Fee offers a readable exposition of 1 Corinthians that clearly describes the meaning of Paul’s ideas and their larger theological relevance. Fee’s revised edition is based on...

be for self but for others. The real question is not whether an action is “lawful” or “right” or even “all right,” but whether it is good, whether it benefits.282 In light of the full context of this section that could perhaps mean, “to one’s own benefit.”283 Elsewhere in this letter, however, this word denotes benefiting someone else (it is parallel with “build up” in 10:23; cf. 10:33). Probably that is what lies behind the qualification here as well.284 Truly Christian conduct is not predicated
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