in all utterance and in all knowledge, As the testimony of Christ was confirmed among you:

That as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor hath ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man, what things God hath prepared for them that love him.

And I, brethren, could not speak to you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in 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?

According to the grace of God given to me, as a wise master-builder I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon; but let every one take heed how he buildeth thereon.

If any one's work shall be burnt, he shall suffer loss, but himself shall be saved, yet so as through the fire.

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

Let a man so account us, as servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of 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?

Now ye are full: now ye are rich: ye have reigned as kings without us. And I would ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

For I think God hath set forth us the apostles last, as appointed to death; for we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.

Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and off-scouring of all things to this day.

I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you.

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.

Now some are puffed up, as if I would not come to you.

It is commonly reported, that there is fornication among you, and such fornication, as is not even named among the heathens, that one should have his father's wife.

For I verily as absent in body, but present in spirit, have already,

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,

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened; for our passover is slain for us, even Christ:

I speak to your shame. What, is there not so much as one wise man among you, that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

But I say this by way of advice, not by way of precept. For I would that all men were even as myself:

But to the unmarried and the widows I say, It is good for them, if they remain even as I.

But as God hath distributed to every one, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk.

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.

I apprehend therefore, that this is good for the present distress, that it is good for a man to continue as he is.

But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that even they that have wives, be as if they had none: And they that weep, as if they wept not;

and they that rejoice, as if they rejoiced not;

and they that buy, as if they possessed not; And they that use this world, as not abusing it; for the fashion of this world passeth away: Now I would have you without carefulness.

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.

But she is happier, if she continue as she is, in my judgment; and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

Now as to things sacrified to idols, we know: for all of us have knowledge.

Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth. And if any one think he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

But if any one love God, he is known by him. I say, as to the eating of things sacrificed to idols,

For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, (as there are many gods and many lords) Yet to us there is but one God,

But there is not in all men this knowledge; for some do even until now, with consciousness of the idol, eat it as sacrificed to the idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

Have we not power to lead about with us a sister, a wife, as well as the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Peter?

Do I speak these things as a man? Doth not the law also speak the same?

To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews: to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law:

To them that are without the law, as without the law, (being not without the law to God, but under the law to Christ) that I might gain them that are without the law.

To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak: I became all things to all men, that by all means I might save some.

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; I so fight, not as one that beateth the air.

Now these things were for our example, that we might not desire evil things, as they desired.

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

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

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

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

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.

Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

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

Be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ.

Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the orders, as I delivered them to you.

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered, dishonoureth her head; for it is the same as if she were shaved.

And as the woman was of the man, so also the man is by the woman; but all things are of God.

In like manner also he took the cup after he had supped, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: do this as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

Therefore as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye shew forth the Lord's death, till he come.

Ye know that when ye were heathens, ye were carried away after dumb idols, as ye were led.

Therefore I give you to know, that as no one speaking by the Spirit of God, calleth Jesus accursed; so no one can say, Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

But one and the same Spirit worketh all these, dividing to every one severally as he willeth.

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

But now hath God set the members, every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

When I was a child, I talked as a child, I understood as a child, I reasoned as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

And now we see by means of a glass obscurely; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then I shall know even as also I am known.

Brethren, be not children in understanding: in wickedness be ye as infants, but in understanding be ye grown men.

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

Let your women be silent in the churches; for it is not permitted them to speak, but to be in subjection, as the law also saith.

And if they desire to learn any thing, let them ask their own husbands at home: for it is indecent for a woman to speak in the assembly.

Last of all he was seen by me also, as an untimely birth.

For as through Adam all die, even so through Christ shall all be made alive.

But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to each of the seeds, its own body.

As was the earthy, such are they also that are earthy, and as was the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

Concerning the collection for the saints, as I have ordered the churches of Galatia, so also do ye.

On the first day of the week, let every one of you lay by him in store according as he hath been prospered, that there may be no collections when I come.

But if Timotheus come, see that he be with you without fear; for he laboureth in the work of the Lord, even as I.

As to our brother Apollos, I besought him much, to come to you with the brethren; yet he was by no means willing to come now; but he will come, when it shall be convenient.

And I beseech you, brethren, as ye know the houshold of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to serve the saints,