waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who will also confirm you to the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of the Lord Jesus Christ.

God is faithful, by whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

For the doctrine of the cross is indeed to them that perish foolishness; but to us who are saved, it is the power of God.

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who is made by God unto us wisdom,

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

and another, I am of Apollos, are ye not carnal? Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and manifest the counsels of the hearts. And then shall every one have praise from God.

For who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou which thou hast not received? But if thou hast received it, why dost thou boast, as if thou hadst not received it?

For this cause I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord permit, and will know, not the speech of them who are puffed up, but the power.

And are ye puffed up? Have ye not rather mourned, that he who hath done this deed, might be taken from among you?

as if I were present, judged him who hath so done this, In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit,

But I have now written unto you, if any who is named a brother, be a lewd person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or rapacious, not to converse with such an one, no, not to eat with him.

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?

God forbid. Know ye not, that he who is joined to an harlot is one body? For they two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

And the wife, who hath an unbelieving husband, that consenteth to live with her, let her not put him away.

Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one who hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

The wife is bound as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to marry whom she will; only in the Lord.

the Father from whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at meat in an idol-temple, will not the conscience of him that is weak be encouraged to eat of the things sacrificed to the idol?

And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died.

My answer to them who examine me is this.

Who ever warreth at his own charge? Who planteth a vineyard, and doth not eat of its fruit? Or who feedeth a flock, and doth not eat of the milk of the flock?

Or speaketh he chiefly for our sakes? surely for our sakes it was written: for he who ploweth, ought to plow in hope; and he that thresheth in hope, ought to be a partaker of his hope.

Know ye not, that they who are employed about holy things, are fed out of the temple? And they who wait at the altar, are partakers with the altar.

So also hath the Lord ordained, that they who preach the gospel, should live of the gospel.

Know ye not, that they who run in the race, all run, but one receiveth the prize? so run that ye may obtain.

Now all these things happened to them for examples, and they are written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages are come.

There hath no temptation taken you, but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above your ability, but will with the temptation make also a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Consider Israel after the flesh. Are not they who eat of the sacrifices, partakers of the altar?

And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who worketh all in all.

And if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the battle?

of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep.

For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we testified from God, that he raised up Christ, whom he did not raise, if the dead rise not.

Then also they who sleep in Christ are perished.

But every one in his own order: Christ the first-fruit, afterward they who are Christ's, at his coming.

But when he saith, All things are put under him, it is manifest that he who did put all things under him is excepted.

Else what shall they do, who are baptized for the dead? If the dead rise not at all, why are they then baptized for them?

who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.