And I say this, that each one says, I indeed am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

Where is the wise man? where is the scribe? where is the investigator of this age? has not God rendered the wisdom of the world foolishness?

But we speak wisdom among the perfect: not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nought:

which no one of the princes of this age knew; for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Let no one deceive himself. If any one seems to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it has been written. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

For I know nothing against myself; but in this I am not justified; and the Lord is the one judging me.

until this hour we both hunger and thirst, and suffer for insufficient clothing, and are buffeted; and we tramp,

For this same thing I sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ Jesus, as I teach everywhere in every church.

And have you been inflated, and have not rather mourned, that the one having done this work may be taken from your midst?

For indeed I, being absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged the one having thus done this, as being present,

not at all with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous and the extortioners, or with the idolators; since you ought therefore to come out of the world.

Do you not know that we shall judge angels, not indeed matters of this life?

Then if indeed you have judgments appertaining to this life, do you sit those down who are little esteemed in the church?

I speak this to your shame. Is there not one wise man among you who shall be able to judge between his brother?

Meats for the stomach, and the stomach for meats: but God will destroy both this and them. The body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:

But I speak this according to knowledge, not according to commandment.

But I consider this to be good on account of the present distress, that it is good for a man so to be.

But I say this, brethren; that the time is at hand, that moreover indeed those having wives may be as those not having;

and those using the world, as those not using it thoroughly: for the fashion of this world is passing away.

I speak this for the profit of you yourselves; not that I may cast a burden upon you, but for that which is pleasing and acceptable to the Lord without perturbation.

But whosoever stands firm in his heart, having no necessity, and has the right according to his own will, and has determined this in his heart, to keep his virgin, will do well.

See lest this liberty of yours may become a stumblingblock to the weak.

My defence to those calling me in question is this.

If others partake of your bounty, shall not we the more? But we have not used this privilege, but we bear all things, in order that we may not give a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

For if I do this willingly, I have a reward: but if unwillingly, I have been intrusted with a dispensation.

But if any one may say to you; This is offered to an idol, eat not, on account of him who gave the information, and his conscience.

And proclaiming this, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.

For have you not houses in which to eat and to drink? or do you cast contempt on the church of God, and shame those not having? What do I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.

For I received this from the Lord, which I have also delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus, the night in which he was betrayed, took bread,

and having given thanks, broke it, and said; This is my body, which is for you: do this in remembrance of me.

Likewise also the cup, after supper, saying; This cup is the new covenant in my blood: do this, as often as you may drink it, in remembrance of me.

For as often as you may eat this bread, and drink the cup, you do proclaim the death of the Lord, until he may come.

It has been written in the law; I will speak to this people with other tongues and with the lips of others; and thus they will not hearken unto me, says the Lord.

Then he was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once, of whom the more remain unto this day, but some have fallen asleep.

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.

But I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood are not able to inherit the kingdom of God; neither does corruption inherit incorruption.

For it behooves this corruptible to put on incorruption, and this mortal to put on immortality.

But when this corruptible may put on incorruption, and this mortal may put on immorality, then shall the word which has been written be fulfilled, Death is swallowed up in victory.