who also will confirm you to the end, without blame, in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

God is faithful by whom you are called into the society of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who has become to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption,

But we speak wisdom among the perfect, but not the wisdom of this life, nor of the rulers of this life, who are destroyed;

For who knows the [things] of man, except the spirit of man which is in him? So also no one knows the [things] of God except the Spirit of God.

For who has known the mind of the Lord, who shall instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

Who then is Apollos? and who is Paul? but ministers by whom you believed, and to each as the Lord gave.

Judge nothing therefore before the time, till the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden deeds of darkness, and make known the purposes of the hearts; and then shall each one have praise from God.

For who made you to differ? And what have you that you did not receive? And if you received, why do you boast as one that receives not?

For this reason I sent you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere, in every church.

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

And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed should be removed from among you.

I speak to your shame. Is there not now a wise man among you? not one who can judge between his brothers?

Know you not that he who is joined to a harlot is one body [with her]? For the two, says he, shall be one flesh.

But this I say, brothers, the time is short, so that in future those who have wives should be as those not having them,

and those who weep as those not weeping, and those who rejoice as those not rejoicing, and those who buy as not possessing,

and those who use the world as those not abusing it; for the fashion of this world passes away.

A woman is bound as long as her husband lives; but if her husband is dead then she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

yet to us there is one God the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and we through him.

For if any one sees you who have knowledge reclining in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him that is weak be emboldened to eat things offered to idols?

And will not the weak brother for whom Christ died perish by your knowledge?

My defense to those who condemn me is this;

Who ever goes on a military expedition at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and eats not the fruit of it? or who feeds a flock and eats not of the milk of the flock?

or does he speak entirely for our sakes? For our sakes, doubtless, it was written, that he who plows should plow in hope, and that he who threshes in hope should partake of it.

Know you not that those who perform sacred rites eat from the temple? Those who wait on the altar partake of the altar?

So also the Lord has appointed to those who preach the gospel to live by the gospel.

Know you not that those who run in the race all indeed run, but one takes the prize. So run that you may obtain.

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly, and so strike, not as one who beats the air;

All these things happened to them as examples, and are recorded for our admonition on whom the ends of the ages have come;

so that he who thinks he stands, let him take heed lest he fall.

For no trial has befallen you but what is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not permit you to be tried beyond what you are able, but with the trial will order the event, that you may be able to endure.

Consider Israel after the flesh; are not those who eat the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

Have you not [food] to eat and drink at your houses? or do you despise the church of God, and shame those who have not [houses]? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you? In this I commend you not.

for he eats and drinks judgment to himself, who eats and drinks not discerning the body.

and there are diversities of operations and the same God, who performs all things in all.

For also if the trumpet gives an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the battle?

Afterwards he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, of whom the most continue even to the present time, but some have fallen asleep.

and we are found also false witnesses of God, because we testified in regard to God that he raised up Christ, whom he raised not up if indeed the dead are not raised.

and those then who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

But each one in his own order; Christ a first fruit, then those who are Christ's at his coming;

for he put all things under his feet. But when he says that all things are put under him, it is clear that he is excepted who puts all things under him;

Else what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? and why are they baptized for them?

but thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

And when I come, whom you shall approve, these will I send with letters to carry your charity to Jerusalem;