The first letter written from Ephesus has been lost, but a fragment (2 Cor. 6:14-7:1) is thought to have been preserved.
The second letter is our 1 Corinthians.
Most of the third letter (referred to in 2 Cor 2:4 and 7:8) is also lost. A fragment of it is believed to be 2 Cor. 10-13. It was written from Ephesus.
Church factions. “It has been reported to me…that there is quarreling among you…Each one of you says, ‘I belong to Paul,’ or ‘I belong to Apollos,’ or ‘I belong to Cephas.’” 1:11,12.
Dedicated teacher. “I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” 2:2.
Co-operation. “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.” 3:6.
We are temples. “You are God’s temple and…God’s Spirit dwells in you.” 3:16.
Kingdom power. “For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.” 4:20.
Incest. “There is immorality among you…a man is living with his father’s wife.” 5:1.
Paul’s marriage attitude. “To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I do.” 7:8.
Marriage a compromise. “But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry.” 7:9.
Vocational stability. “In whatever state each was called, there let him remain with God.” 7:24.
Avoid being a stumbling block. “If food is a cause of my brother’s falling, I will never eat meat.” 8:13.
Adaptation. “I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” 9:22.
Self-control. “But I pommel my body and subdue it, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.” 9:27.
Over-self-confidence. “Let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.” 10:12.
Measured temptation. “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way to escape, that you may be able to endure it.” 10:13.
Women and veils. “That is why a woman ought to have a veil on her head, because of the angels.” 11:10.
The remembrance supper. “And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, ‘This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’” 11:24.
Love is paramount. “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” 13:1.
Love is supreme. “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 13:7.
Love the greatest. “So faith, hope, love abide, these three, but the greatest of these is love.” 13:13.
Woman’s silence. “The women should keep silence in the churches.” 14:34. “For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.” 14:35.
Original sin. “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.” 15:22.
Baptism for the dead. “Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf?” 15:29.
Morontia body. “It is sown a physical body; it is raised a spiritual body.” 15:44.
Second advent. “We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet…The dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.” 15:51,52.
The courageous life. “Be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” 16:13,14.