even as the testimony of Jesus Christ was confirmed in you:

That according, as it is written, "He which rejoiceth, should rejoice in the Lord."

But as it is written, "The eye hath not seen, and the ear hath not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."

And I could not speak unto you brethren as unto spiritual: but as unto carnal, even as it were unto babes in Christ.

For ye are yet carnal. As long verily as there is among you envying, strife and dissension: are ye not carnal, and walk after the manner of men?

As long as one saith "I hold of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are ye not carnal?

What is Paul? What thing is Apollos? Only ministers are they, by whom ye believed: even as the Lord gave every man grace.

According to the grace of God given unto me, as a wise builder have I laid the foundation; and another hath built thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth upon.

If any man's work burn; he shall suffer loss. But he shall be safe himself, nevertheless yet as it were through fire.

Let men this wise esteem us, even as the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God.

For who preferreth thee? What hast thou, that thou hast not received? If thou have received it: why boastest thou as though thou hadst not received it?

Now ye are full: now ye are made rich: ye reign as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we might reign with you.

Me thinketh that God hath set forth us, which are apostles, for the lowest of all: as it were, men appointed to death. For we are a gazingstock unto the world, and to the angels, and to men.

We are evil spoken of, and we pray. We are made as it were the filthiness of the world, the offscouring of all things, even unto this time.

I write not these things to shame you: but as my beloved sons, I warn you.

For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, which is my dear son, and faithful in the Lord, which shall put you in remembrance of my ways which I have in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in all congregations.

Some swell, as though I would come no more at you:

There goeth a common saying that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not once named among the gentiles: that one should have his father's wife.

For I, verily, as absent in body, even so present in spirit, have determined already - as though I were present - of him that hath done this deed;

Purge therefore the old leaven, that ye may be new dough, as ye are sweet bread. For Christ our Easter lamb is offered up for us.

As concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man, not to touch a woman.

For I would that all men were as I myself am: but every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, another after that.

I say unto the unmarried men, and widows: it is good for them if they abide even as I do,

But even as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every person, so let him walk: and so ordain I in all congregations.

As concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord: yet give I counsel as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

This say I, brethren: the time is short. It remaineth that they which have wives, be as though they had none:

and they that weep, be as though they wept not: and they that rejoice, be as though they rejoiced not: And they that buy, be as though they possessed not:

And they that use this world, be as though they used it not: For the fashion of this world goeth away.

The wife is bound to the law as long as her husband liveth. If her husband sleep, she is at liberty to marry with whom she will only in the Lord.

If any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

And though there be that are called "gods," whether in heaven or in earth - as there be "gods" many and "lords" many -

But every man hath not knowledge. For some suppose that there is an idol, until this hour, and eat as of a thing offered unto the idol, and so their consciences being yet weak are defiled.

Mine answer to them that ask me, is this:

Either, have we not power to lead about a sister to wife as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

And unto the Jews, I became as a Jew, to win the Jews. To them that were under the law, was I made as though I had been under the law, to win them that were under the law.

To them that were without law, became I as though I had been without law - when I was not without law as pertaining to God, but under a law as concerning Christ - to win them that were without law.

To the weak became I as weak, to win the weak. In all thing I fashioned myself to all men, to save, at the leastway, some.

I therefore so run, not as at an uncertain thing. So fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

These are examples to us that we should not lust after evil things, as they lusted.

Neither be ye worshippers of images as were some of them according as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up again to play."

Neither let us commit fornication as some of them committed fornication, and were destroyed - in one day, twenty three thousand.

Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted and were destroyed of serpents.

Neither murmur ye as some of them murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

There hath none other temptation taken you, such as followeth the nature of man. God is faithful, which shall not suffer you to be tempted above your strength: but shall in the midst of the temptation make a way to escape out.

I speak as unto them which have discretion: judge ye what I say.

Because that we - though we be many - yet are one bread, and one body inasmuch as we all are partakers of one bread.

Whatsoever is sold in the market, that eat, and ask no questions for conscience sake.

Even as I please all men in all things not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they might be saved.

Follow me as I do Christ.

I commend you brethren that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances even as I delivered them to you.

Every woman that prayeth or prophesieth bare-headed, dishonesteth her head. For it is even all one and the very same thing, even as though she were shaven.

A man ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God. The woman is the glory of the man.

For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man by the woman: but all is of God.

After the same manner he took the cup when supper was done saying, "This cup is the new testament in my blood, this do as oft as ye drink it, in the remembrance of me."

For as often as ye shall eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye shall show the Lord's death, till he come.

Ye know that ye were gentiles, and went your ways unto dumb idols, even as ye were led.

and these all worketh even the self same spirit, dividing to every man several gifts even as he will.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of one body though they be many, yet are but one body: even so is Christ.

Though I spake with the tongues of men and angels, and yet had no love, I were even as sounding brass: or as a tinkling cymbal.

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I imagined as a child: but as soon as I was a man I put away childishness.

Now we see in a glass, even in a dark speaking: but then shall we see face to face. Now I know unperfectly: but then shall I know even as I am known.

Even so ye - forasmuch as ye covet spiritual gifts - seek that ye may have plenty unto the edifying of the congregation.

Brethren, be not children in wit. Howbeit, as concerning maliciousness be children: but in wit be perfect.

For God is not causer of strife: but of peace, as he is in all other congregations of the saints.

Let your wives keep silence in the congregations. For it is not permitted unto them to speak: but let them be under obedience, as saith the law.

If they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is a shame for women to speak in the congregation.

Brethren as pertaining to the gospel which I preached unto you, which ye have also accepted, and in the which ye continue;

And last of all he was seen of me, as of one that was born out of due time.

For as by Adam all die; even so by Christ, shall all be made alive,

As it is written, "The first man Adam was made a living soul," and the last Adam was made a quickening spirit:

As is the earthy, such are they that are earthy: And as is the heavenly, such are they that are heavenly.

And as we have born the image of the earthy, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly.

Therefore, my dear brethren, be ye steadfast and unmovable, always rich in the works of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know how that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Of the gathering for the saints, as I have ordained in the congregations of Galatia, even so do ye.

If Timothy come, see that he be without fear with you. For he worketh the work of the Lord as I do.