Now I make request to you, my brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you will all say the same thing, and that there may be no divisions among you, so that you may be in complete agreement, in the same mind and in the same opinion.

So that no one may be able to say that you had baptism in my name.

For Christ sent me, not to give baptism, but to be a preacher of the good news: not with wise words, for fear that the cross of Christ might be made of no value.

So that no flesh might have glory before God.

And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:

For who has knowledge of the things of a man but the spirit of the man which is in him? in the same way, no one has knowledge of the things of God but the Spirit of God.

But he who has the Spirit, though judging all things, is himself judged by no one.

I gave you milk and not meat, because you were, then, unable to take it, and even now you are not able;

Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.

For there is no other base for the building but that which has been put down, which is Jesus Christ.

Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

So let no one take pride in men. For all things are yours;

For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.

My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.

For even now you are full, even now you have wealth, you have been made kings without us: truly, I would be glad if you were kings, so that we might be kings with you.

Even to this hour we are without food, drink, and clothing, we are given blows and have no certain resting-place;

When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.

Now some are full of pride, as if I was not coming to you.

Take away, then, the old leaven, so that you may be a new mass, even as you are without leaven. For Christ has been put to death as our Passover.

For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you;

If then there are questions to be judged in connection with the things of this life, why do you put them in the hands of those who have no position in the church?

Have you not knowledge that evil-doers will have no part in the kingdom of God? Have no false ideas about this: no one who goes after the desires of the flesh, or gives worship to images, or is untrue when married, or is less than a man, or makes a wrong use of men,

Now, as to the things in your letter to me: It is good for a man to have nothing to do with a woman.

For the husband who has not faith is made holy through his Christian wife, and the wife who is not a Christian is made holy through the brother: if not, your children would be unholy, but now are they holy.

If any man who is a Christian has had circumcision, let him keep so; and if any man who is a Christian has not had circumcision, let him make no change.

Now about virgins I have no orders from the Lord: but I give my opinion as one to whom the Lord has given mercy to be true to him.

If you are married to a wife, make no attempt to get free from her: if you are free from a wife, do not take a wife.

But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wives to be as if they had them not;

And for those who are in sorrow, to give no signs of it; and for those who are glad, to give no signs of joy; and for those who are getting property, to be as if they had nothing;

Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and so that you may be able to give all your attention to the things of the Lord.

But if, in any man's opinion, he is not doing what is right for his virgin, if she is past her best years, and there is need for it, let him do what seems right to him; it is no sin; let them be married.

Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.

So, then, as to the question of taking food offered to images, we are certain that an image is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.

Still, all men have not that knowledge: but some, being used till now to the image, are conscious that they are taking food which has been offered to the image; and because they are not strong in the faith, their minds are troubled.

But God's approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better.

Have we no right to take food and drink?

Have we no right to take about with us a Christian wife, like the rest of the Apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

Or I only and Barnabas, have we no right to take a rest from work?

But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.

For if I am a preacher of the good news, I have no cause for pride in this; because I am forced to do so, for a curse is on me if I do not.

And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.

Now these things were for an example to us, so that our hearts might not go after evil things, as they did.

Now these things were done as an example; and were put down in writing for our teaching, on whom the last days have come.

You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.

For this cause, my dear brothers, give no worship to false gods.

But if I give praise to God for the food which I take, let no man say evil of me for that reason.

Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God.

Now I am pleased to see that you keep me in memory in all things, and that you give attention to the teaching which was handed down from me to you.

But now, when you come together, it is not possible to take the holy meal of the Lord:

What? have you not houses to take your meals in? or have you no respect for the church of God, putting the poor to shame? What am I to say to you? am I to give you praise? certainly not.

In the same way, with the cup, after the meal, he said, This cup is the new testament in my blood: do this, whenever you take it, in memory of me.

But let no man take of the bread and the cup without testing himself.

So it is my desire for you to be clear about this; that no one is able to say by the Spirit of God that Jesus is cursed; and no one is able to say that Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.

Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit.

If the foot says, Because I am not the hand, I am not a part of the body; it is no less a part of the body.

But now God has put every one of the parts in the body as it was pleasing to him.

But now they are all different parts, but one body.

And the eye may not say to the hand, I have no need of you: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

No, those parts which seem to be feeble are the more necessary;

But those parts of the body which are beautiful have no need of such care: and so the body has been joined together by God in such a way as to give more honour to those parts which had need of it;

So that there might be no division in the body; but all the parts might have the same care for one another.

Now you are the body of Christ, and every one of you the separate parts of it.

But let your desires be turned to the more important things given by the Spirit. And now I am pointing out to you an even better way.

And if I give all my goods to the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it is of no profit to me.

Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;

Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;

It takes no pleasure in wrongdoing, but has joy in what is true;

Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.

But when that which is complete is come, then that which is in part will be no longer necessary.

When I was a child, I made use of a child's language, I had a child's feelings and a child's thoughts: now that I am a man, I have put away the things of a child.

For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me.

But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things.

Now though it is my desire for you all to have the power of tongues, it would give me more pleasure to be hearing the prophet's word from you; for this is a greater thing than using tongues, if the sense is not given at the same time, for the good of the church.

But, now, my brothers, if I come to you using tongues, what profit will it be to you, if I do not give you a revelation, or knowledge, or the word of the prophet, or teaching?

So if you, in using a strange tongue, say words which have no sense, how will anyone take in what you are saying? for you will be talking to the air.

There are, it may be, a number of different voices in the world, and no voice is without sense.

For if you give a blessing with the spirit, how will the man who has no knowledge say, So be it, after your prayer, seeing that he has not taken in what you are saying?

For your giving of the blessing is certainly well done, but of no profit to the man without knowledge.

But if there is no one to give the sense, let him keep quiet in the church; and let his words be to himself and to God.

So then, my brothers, let it be your chief desire to be prophets; but let no one be stopped from using tongues.

Now I am going to make clear to you, my brothers, what the good news was which I gave to you, and which you took, and on which your faith is based,

For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

Now if the good news says that Christ came back from the dead, how do some of you say that there is no coming back from the dead?

But if there is no coming back from the dead, then Christ has not come back from the dead:

And if Christ did not come again from the dead, then our good news and your faith in it are of no effect.

Yes, and we are seen to be false witnesses of God; because we gave witness of God that by his power Christ came again from the dead: which is not true if there is no coming back from the dead.

And if that is so, your faith is of no effect; you are still in your sins.

But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.

Be awake to righteousness and keep yourselves from sin; for some have no knowledge of God: I say this to put you to shame.

Now I say this, my brothers, that it is not possible for flesh and blood to have a part in the kingdom of God; and death may not have a part in life.

Now about the giving of money for the saints, as I gave orders to the churches of Galatia, so do you.

For it is not my desire to see you now, on my way; because it is my hope to be with you for some time, if that is the Lord's pleasure.

Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear; because he is doing the Lord's work, even as I am:

But as for Apollos, the brother, I had a great desire for him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not his pleasure to come now; but he will come when he has a chance.

Now I make my request to you, my brothers, for you have knowledge that the house of Stephanas is the first-fruits of Achaia, and that they have made themselves the servants of the saints,