For first of all, when you come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.

For there also must be factions among you, that those who are approved may be revealed among you.

For in your eating each one takes his own supper first. One is hungry, and another is drunk.

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

When he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body, which is for you. Do this in memory of me."

For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

For he who eats and drinks eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not discern the body.

For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

For if we discerned ourselves, we would not be judged.

Therefore, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait one for another.

But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest your coming together be for judgment. The rest I will set in order whenever I come.

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.

For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink of one Spirit.

For the body is not one member, but many.

The eye cannot tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."

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

For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.

For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

But he who prophesies speaks to men for their encouragement, strengthening, and comfort.

For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?

So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.

So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the church.

For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

For you truly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.

Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.

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

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

let the women keep silent in the churches, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the Law also says.

If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the church.

For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

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

For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised.

For since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man.

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.

For, "He put all things in subjection under his feet." But when he says, "All things are put in subjection," it is evident that he is excepted who subjected all things to him.

Or else what will they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?

If I fought with animals at Ephesus for human purposes, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, then "let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."

Wake up righteously, and do not sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.

There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the churches of Galatia, you do likewise.

If it is appropriate for me to go also, they will go with me.

But I will come to you when I have passed through Macedonia, for I am passing through Macedonia.

For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.

for a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.

Therefore let no one despise him. But set him forward on his journey in peace, that he may come to me; for I expect him with the brothers.

I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus; for that which was lacking on your part, they supplied.

For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge those who are like that.

For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.

But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.

Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so also are you of the comfort.

For we do not desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.

you also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift bestowed on us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf.

For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

For we write no other things to you, than what you read or even acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to the end;

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not "Yes and no," but in him is "Yes."

For however many are the promises of God, in him they are "Yes." Therefore also through him they are "Amen," to the glory of God through us.

But I call God for a witness to my soul, that I did not come to Corinth to spare you.

Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.

But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.

For if I make you sorry, then who will make me glad but he who is made sorry by me?

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.

For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.

Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,

I had no relief for my spirit, because I did not find Titus, my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into Macedonia.

For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God, in those who are saved, and in those who perish;

to the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?

For we are not, like so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.

who also made us sufficient as servants of a New Covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which was passing away:

For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.

For truly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.

For if that which passes away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory.

But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.

For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake;

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

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

For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;

while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

For truly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,

For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened; not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.

for we walk by faith, not by sight.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.

For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance, and not in heart.

For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God. Or if we are of sober mind, it is for you.

For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.

He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.

For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

for he says, "At an acceptable time I listened to you, in a day of salvation I helped you." Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.