But I tell you this, not to praise you, that you come together not for the better but for the worse.

For first, when you come together in an assembly, I hear that there are divisions among you, and some part of it I believe.

For it is necessary that there should be heresies among you, that the approved may be manifest among you.

For I received of the Lord, what I also delivered to you; that on the night in which he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread

So that whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily, is guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

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

If any one is hungry let him eat at home, that you come not together for judgment. The other things I will arrange when I come.

You know that when you were gentiles, you followed dumb idols as you were led.

I assure you, therefore, that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus an accursed thing, and no one can call Jesus Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.

for our comely ones have no need. But God has commingled the body, giving more abundant honor to that part which was lacking,

that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another.

when the perfect has come, that which is in part shall pass away.

Cherish love, and be earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy.

For he that speaks with a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but in spirit he speaks mysteries;

but he that prophesies speaks to men to edification and exhortation and consolation.

He that speaks with a tongue edifies himself; but he that prophesies edifies an assembly.

I wish you all to speak with tongues, but rather that you should prophesy; and he that prophesies is greater than he that speaks with tongues, unless he interprets, that the assembly may receive edification.

if therefore I do not know the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaks a barbarian, and he that speaks will be a barbarian to me.

Let him therefore that speaks with a tongue pray that he may interpret,

since if you bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupies the place of the unlearned say, Amen, to your thanksgiving, since he knows not what you say?

but in an assembly I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may also teach others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

If, therefore, the whole church comes together, and all speak with tongues, and there come in the unlearned and unbelieving, will they not say that you are mad?

and the secrets of his heart are made manifest, and so falling down on his face he worships God, declaring that God is really among you.

For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all be comforted.

If any one thinks he is a prophet, or a spiritual man, let him acknowledge the [things] which I write to you, that they are the Lord's;

For I delivered to you at first, what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

and that he was buried, and that he rose on the third day according to the Scriptures,

and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

But if Christ is preached that he was raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

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.

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, a first fruit of those that have slept.

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;

and when all things have been put under him, then will the Son also himself be subject to him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

But I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor shall destruction inherit indestructibleness.

And when this destructible has put on indestructibleness, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall the word be accomplished that is written; Death was swallowed up in victory.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

On the first day of the week let each one of you lay aside by himself in store as God has prospered him, that there may be no collections made when I come.

and if it seems best that I should go, they shall go with me.

and perhaps remain and spend the winter, that you may send me forward wherever I go.

If Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he performs the work of the Lord, as I also do;

let no one therefore despise him. But send him forward in peace, that he may come to me; for I look for him with the brothers.

that you also be in subjection to such, and to every one that works and labors with us.

who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those in every affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God,

knowing that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so you are also of the comfort.

For we wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, of our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were exceedingly oppressed beyond our power, so that we despaired even of life;

but we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we might not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,

who delivered us from so great a death and will deliver, in whom we hope that he will also still deliver,

you also striving together for us in prayer, that thanks may be rendered for us by many persons for the gift bestowed on us by many.

For this is our rejoicing; the testimony of our conscience that in purity and godly sincerity, not with a carnal wisdom, but with a divine grace, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and most abundantly towards you.

as you have also acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

And in this confidence I wished to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit,

Wishing this therefore, did I use lightness? or what I wish do I wish according to the flesh, that with me there may be the yes, yes, and the no, no?

And he that establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, is God,

But I call God to witness on my soul, that to spare you I have not yet come to Corinth.

Not that we are lords of your faith, but co-laborers of your joy; for you stand firm by the faith.

for if I grieve you, who is he that gladdens me, but he that is grieved by me?

And I wrote the same to you that coming I might not have sorrow for those in whom I ought to have joy, having trusted in you all that my joy is the joy of you all.

For I wrote to you in much affliction and distress of mind with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have abundantly for you.

But if any one has caused grief, he has not grieved me, but in part, that I may not be hard upon you, [has grieved you] all,

so that on the other hand you ought to forgive and comfort him, that he may not be overwhelmed with excessive sorrow.

for I wrote for this purpose, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.

that we may not be circumvented by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reason out any thing as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God,

But if the ministry of death engraved in a writing on stones was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses on account of the brightness of his face, which passed away,

For that which was made glorious was not glorious in this respect, on account of the surpassing glory.

For if that which has passed away was with glory, much more will that which continues be in glory.

and not as Moses put a vail on his face, that the children of Israel might not see to the end of that which has passed away;

in whom the god of this life has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the likeness of God, may not shine.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us,

always carrying about the death of Jesus in the body, that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.

For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

So that death works in us, but life in you.

knowing that he who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and present us with you.

For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace may abound through the thanksgiving of many to the glory of God.

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle was destroyed, we have an edifice from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

For being in this tabernacle we groan, being burdened, because we do not wish to put it off, but to put on [the other], that the mortal may be swallowed up by life.

And he that has made us for this is God, who has given us the pledge of the Spirit.

Being always confident therefore, and knowing that while we are present in the body we are absent from the Lord,??7 we walk by faith, not by sight;??8 but we are confident, and are pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

For we must all appear before the tribunal of Christ, that each one may receive through the body for what he has done, whether it is good or evil.

For we do not again commend ourselves to you, but give you occasion to glory on our account, that you may have something for those that glory in appearance and not in heart.

For the love of Christ constrains us, judging this, that if one died for all then were all dead;

and he died for all, that those who live should no more live for themselves but for him that died for them and rose again.

So that from henceforth we know no man after the flesh; and if we have known Christ after the flesh, we now know him no more.

So that if any one is in Christ he is a new creation; old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new.

to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not imputing to them their offenses, and has given to us the word of reconciliation.

For he made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become God's righteousness in him.

And being also co-laborers we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain,??2 for he says, In an acceptable time I heard you, and in a day of salvation I helped you; behold, now is an acceptable time, behold, now is a day of salvation,??3 giving no offense in any thing, that the ministry may not be blamed,

I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before that you are in our hearts both to die and live together.

and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted on your account, telling us of your great desire, your deep sorrow, your zeal for me, so that I rather rejoiced.

For if I even grieved you by the epistle, I do not repent, though I did repent; for because I see that the epistle grieved you but for a time,

now I rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you grieved to a change of mind; for you were grieved in a godly manner, to suffer injury from us in nothing.

For behold, this same thing, that you grieved in a godly manner, how great diligence it produced in you, what a defense, what indignation, what fear, what desire, what zeal, what a punishment! In every thing you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

If therefore I wrote to you, it was not on account of him that did the wrong, nor on account of him that suffered wrong, but that our diligence in your behalf might be manifest before God.

I rejoice that I have confidence in you in every thing.

that in much trying affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

so that we requested Titus, as he before began, that he would complete also this charity with you.

But as you abound in every thing, in faith, and speech, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love for us, [we desire] that you may abound in this grace also.

for you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he became poor, though rich, that you by his poverty might be rich.

And now, therefore, perform the doing also, that as there was a readiness to will, so also there may be a performance from what you have.

Not that others may be relieved and you burdened,