1. I Corinthians 16: 13 Analyzed Anterior to application, we must make sure we understand what a verse is saying. Hence, let us consider some different translations of I Corinthians 16: 13.

2. I Corinthians 16: 13 Analyzed “Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong” (KJV). “Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong” (NASV). “Be keeping a watchful eye ever open. Be standing fast in the faith. Be showing yourselves to be men. Be mighty in strength” (Wuest’s Expanded Translation).

3. I Corinthians 16: 13 Analyzed “Be alert and on your guard; stand firm in your faith [that is, your conviction respecting man’s relationship to God and divine things, keeping the trust and holy fervor born of faith and a part of it]. Act like men and be courageous; grow in strength!” (The Amplified New Testament.)

4. I Corinthians 16: 13 Analyzed Let us now begin an analysis of I Corinthians 16: 13. We shall use the New American Standard Translation for our examination of Paul’s teaching, considering each of the four parts of the verse.

5. I Corinthians 16: 13 Analyzed  Acts 20: 31, Col. 4: 2 (Mark 13: 33), I Thes. 5: 6, Rev. 16: 15.

6. I Corinthians 16: 13 Analyzed  2 Tim. 4: 16, Rom. 14: 4.

7. I Corinthians 16: 13 Analyzed  Rom. 1: 5, Acts 14: 22, Jude 3, Phili. 3: 13-16 (objective faith, the system), 2 Pet. 1: 5 (subjective faith).

8. I Corinthians 16: 13 Analyzed  To “act like men” involves a certain amount of maturity, responsibility, and resolve. (Cp. Gal. 2: 5, Tit. 1: 9-13, 2 Pet. 1: 5, “virtue,” contrast, I Cor. 3: 1-3, 13: 11).

9. I Corinthians 16: 13 Analyzed  I John 2: 14, Heb. 5: 12, 14.

10. I Corinthians 16: 13 Analyzed “Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong” (NASV).