| Salutation | 1:1-9 |
| Greeting | 1:1-3 |
| Opening statement | 1:4-9 |
| Paul responds to reports | 1:10-6:20 |
| Division in the church / the Corinthians' "Wisdom" | 1:10-4:21 |
| Report of division | 1:10-1:16 |
| God's wisdom appears like foolishness | 1:17-1:31 |
| Paul's preaching to the Corinthians | 2:1-2:5 |
| Wisdom through God's Spirit | 2:6-2:16 |
| Explaining the role of different leaders | 3:1-4:21 |
| Sexual immorality | 5 |
| Disagreements (lawsuits among believers) | 6:1-8 |
| The wicked don't have a part in God's kingdom | 6:9-11 |
| Sexual immorality | 6:12-20 |
| Paul responds to the Corinthians' questions | 7-10 |
| Marriage | 7 |
| Marriage | 7:1-16 |
| Stay in your position in life | 7:17-24 |
| Instructions to singles | 7:25-40 |
| Meat sacrificed to idols | 8-10 |
| Meat sacrificed to idols | 8 |
| Paul's defense of his apostleship | 9:1-27 |
| Warnings from Israel's history | 10:1-10:14 |
| Participation in sacrifices | 10:15-22 |
| Final conclusion on eating meat | 10:23-33 |
| Conduct in corporate worship | 11-14 |
| Men and women | 11:1-16 |
| Communion | 11:17-34 |
| Spiritual gifts | 12-14 |
| Spiritual gifts | 12:1-11 |
| Metaphor of the body | 12:12-31 |
| Love is greatest | 13 |
| Praying in "tongues" | 14:1-25 |
| Instructions for conduct in corporate worship | 14:26-40 |
| Resurrection | 15 |
| Paul's message | 15:1-11 |
| Defense of resurrection | 15:12-34 |
| Answering questions about the resurrection body | 15:35-50 |
| Our future resurrection | 15:51-58 |
| Instructions on collecting an offering | 16:1-4 |
| Final personal greetings | 16:5-24 |