PURC Webmaster September 21, 2015 theology Act Like a Man: 1 Cor 16:13-14 and the Gender of Courage PURC Webmaster September 21, 2015 theology Here's a language-nugget from my morning studies. I noticed that the ESV renders 1 Cor 16:13-14, "Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love." What does it mean to "act like a man"?