For it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

For the word of the cross is to those who are perishing, foolishness; but to those who are being saved, it is the power of God.

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

For ye behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are chosen;

but God chose the foolish things of the world, that He might put to shame the wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that He might put to shame the things that are strong;

and the base things of the world, and things despised, did God choose, and the things that are not, that He might bring to nought the things that are;

But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, Who was made to us wisdom from God, also righteousness, and holiness, and redemption;

But we speak wisdom among the perfect; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought;

But a natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

I fed you with milk, and not solid food; for not yet were ye able to bear it; nay, nor even now are ye able;

for ye are yet carnal; for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk as men?

For, when one says, "I am of Paul;" and another, "I am of Apollos;" are ye not carnal?

And he that plants and he that waters are one; but each shall receive his own reward, according to his own labor.

For we are God's fellow-workers; ye are God's husbandry, God's building.

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God is dwelling in you?

If any one destroys the temple of God, him will God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

And again, "The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain."

Therefore, let no one glory in men; for all things are yours;

whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come, all are yours;

and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

For who makes you to differ? And what do you have, that you did not receive? But, if you did receive it, why are you boasting, as if you did not receive it?

We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are highly esteemed; but we are without honor.

Even until this present hour, we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place;

For this cause, I sent to you Timothy, who is my child, beloved and faithful in the Lord, who will bring to your remembrance my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.

Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you;

but I will come to you shortly if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power;

Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover was sacrificed, even, Christ;

For what have I to do with judging those who are without? Do not ye judge those who are within?

But those who are without God judgeth. Put away the wicked man from among yourselves.

Or know ye not that the saints will judge the world? And, if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy of the smallest tribunals?

If, then, ye have tribunals pertaining to this life, do ye set those to judge who are set at nought in the assembly?

All things are lawful for me; but all are not profitable. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the control of any.

Foods are for the stomach, and the stomach for foods; but God will bring to nought both this and these. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body;

Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I, then, taking away the members of Christ, make them members of a harlot? It could not be!

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, Who is in you, Whom ye have from God, and that ye are not your own?

For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified in the brother; else your children are unclean; but as it is they are holy.

For, even if there are things called gods, whether in heaven, or on earth (as there are gods many, and lords many);

yet to us there is One God, the Father, of Whom are all things, and we for Him; and One Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom are all things, and we through Him.

But food will not commend us to God; neither, if we eat not, are we lacking; nor, if we eat, do we abound.

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are ye not my work in the Lord?

If to others I am not an apostle, yet to you at least I am; for the seal of my apostleship are ye in the Lord.

Know ye not that those who are occupied upon sacred things eat of the things of the temple? and that those who wait at the altar partake with the altar?

A temptation has not taken you, except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

because we, the many, are one bread, one body; for we all partake of the one bread.

Behold Israel according to the flesh: are not those who eat the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than He?

All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable; all things are lawful, but not all things build up.

For, as the woman is of the man, so also is the man through the woman; but all things are of God.

For this cause, many among you are weak and sick, and not a few sleep.

but, being judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

And there are diversities of ministries, and the same Lord.

And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, Who worketh all things in all.

For, as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is the Christ;

But now they are many members, but one body.

But much more the members of the body which seem to be more feeble, are necessary;

Now ye are Christ's body, and severally members thereof.

Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles?

There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no one of them is without signification.

So also ye, since ye are eager for spiritual gifts, seek that ye may abound in them with a view to the edification of the assembly.

Else, if you are blessing with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the "Amen" at your giving of thanks, since he knows not what you say?

Therefore, the tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophecy is a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.

If, therefore, the whole assembly comes together, and all are speaking with tongues, and there come in those who are unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are mad?

the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so, falling on his face, he will worship God, reporting that, in reality, God is among you.

And spirits of prophets are subject to prophets;

If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge the things that I write to you, that they are the Lord's commandment;

through which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I proclaimed to you, unless ye believed in vain.

and we are found also false witnesses of God, because we testified in respect to God that He raised up the Christ, Whom He raised not, if so be that the dead are not raised.

For, if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised;

and, if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins!

If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all men most pitiable!

but each in his own rank; Christ, the First-fruit; then those who are Christ's at His coming.

Else what will those do who are immersed for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are they even immersed for them?

Why, too, are we in peril every hour?

But some one will say, "How are the dead raised? and with what kind of body do they come?"

There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial; but the glory of the celestial is one, and that of the terrestrial another.

As was the earthy, such also are the earthy; and as is the Heavenly, such also are the heavenly.

for a door, great and effectual, has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

For, they refreshed my spirit and yours; therefore, recognize those who are such.