How much more things pertaining to this life? If then ye have any controversies of things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no esteem in the church?

For though I am free from all men, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more.

Yea, the members of the body, which appear to be weaker, are much more necessary.

And those which we think to be the less honourable parts of the body, these we surround with more abundant honour, and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

For our comely parts have no need; but God hath tempered the body together, giving more abundant honour to that which lacked:

And yet I shew unto you a more excellent way.

I thank God, that I speak with tongues more than you all.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain, but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are more miserable than all men.