Now these things, brothers, I have applied in a figure to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that in us you might learn not to go beyond what is written; that none of you be puffed up for the one, against the other.

"Food is meant for the stomach, and the stomach for food"? Yes, but God will soon put an end both to the one and to the other. The body, however, exists not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body;

Flee from immorality. Every other sin that a man commits lies outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body.

On the other hand, he who is firm in his purpose and is under no compulsion, but is free to carry out his own wishes, and who has determined to keep his daughter unmarried, does well.

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

If others share this authority over you, do not I far more? Yet I have not availed myself of it, but am patiently enduring; so that I may not in any way hinder the progress of Christ's gospel.

but I bruise my body and keep it in subjection, lest having called others to the contest, I should myself be disqualified.

If any one is hungry, let him eat at home, so that your meetings do not bring condemnation upon you. The other matters I will adjust when I come.

When one member suffers, all the others suffer with it; and when one member is honored, all the members are glad with it.

You on the one hand offer a good thanksgiving, but the other is not built up.

but in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, so as to instruct others, than ten thousand in an unknown tongue.

In the Law it is written. With men of other tongues, and by the lips of strangers, will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.

Let the prophets speak by two or three, and let the others exercise their judgment.

And when you sow the seed you are not sowing the body that it will become, but bare grain, of wheat perhaps, or some other grain.

Whenever he comes to me, send him on his way in peace, for I am expecting him with the other brothers.

As for our Apollos, I have many times urged him to go to you with the others, but he was always unwilling to go to you at this time. He will come, however, whenever he has a good opportunity.