哥林多前书

哥林多前書
Gēlínduōqiánshū
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 First Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the New Testament)
  2. 2 1 Corinthians

Examples

Mùshi jīntiān jiǎng le 《Gēlínduōqiánshū》 dì shísān zhāng.
The pastor preached on 1 Corinthians chapter 13 today.
Hūnlǐ shàng cháng sòngdú 《Gēlínduōqiánshū》 zhōng de ài piān.
The 'love chapter' from 1 Corinthians is often read at weddings.

Tips

history
Paul's letter to the church at Corinth, written ~55 CE. is the standard Chinese transliteration of 'Corinth'; means 'former / first' (paired with '2 Corinthians'). The Chinese Union Version (, 1919) fixed these names in modern usage.

In Pop Culture

十三 Gēlínduōqiánshū shísān zhāng
1 Corinthians 13
The 'love chapter' — 爱是恒久忍耐,又有恩慈 ('Love is patient, love is kind...'). Easily the most quoted passage at Chinese Christian weddings, often calligraphed and gifted.

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