I appeal to you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same judgment.

so that no one would say you were baptized in my name.

(Now I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any one else.)

For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

so that no flesh may boast before God.

For I resolved to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

But, as it is written, "No eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived what God has prepared for those who love him,"

For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit which is in him? Even so no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand the things freely given to us by God.

But the spiritual man judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one.

I gave you milk, not solid food; for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, even now you are not ready,

Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

For no other foundation can any one lay than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?

Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become a fool so that he may become wise.

So then let no one boast of men. For all things are yours,

Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that in us you may learn not to go beyond what is written, so that no one of you will become arrogant in favor of one against the other.

when we are slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the scum of the world, the refuse of all things.

Now some have become arrogant, as though I were not coming to you.

Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough?

Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to try trivial cases?

Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life!

So if you have disputes about such matters, do you appoint them as judges who are of no account in the church?

I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no man among you wise enough to decide between his brethren,

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sexual perverts,

Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!

Or do you not know that he who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two shall become one flesh."

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman.

For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?

Now concerning virgins, I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.

I mean, brethren, the appointed time has grown very short; so that from now on, those who have wives should live as though they had none,

But he who stands firm in his heart, being under no constraint, but has control over his own will, and has decided this in his own heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well.

Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.

Therefore concerning the eating of food sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.

But food will not commend us to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?

Do you not know that those who work in the temple get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.

Now these things are examples for us, not to desire evil things as they did.

Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written down for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man. And God is faithful, who will not let you be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

No, but I say that the things pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.

Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.

Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God,

If anyone wants to be contentious, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? No, I will not.

In the same way he took the cup also after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be uninformed.

You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to mute idols, however you may have been moved.

Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.

But now God has arranged the members in the body, each one of them, just as he desired.

And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you," nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."

while our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving the greater honor to the parts that lacked it,

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

Now you are the body of Christ, and individually members of it.

or rude, it does not seek its own, it is not provoked, it keeps no record of wrongs,

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 shall know fullyeven as I have been fully known.

So now faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands him, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.

Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in tongues, unless some one interprets, so that the church may be edified.

But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what will I profit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

If even lifeless things, such as the flute or the harp, do not give a distinction in the notes, how will any one know what is played?

So it is with you, unless you utter by the tongue speech that is intelligible, how will anyone know what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air.

If then I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the one who is speaking, and the speaker will be a foreigner to me.

Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how can any one in the position of an outsider say the "Amen" to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

But if there is no interpreter, he must keep silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God.

Now I would remind you, brethren, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand,

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of themyet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

Now if Christ is preached that he has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised;

Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.

Now I tell you this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

Now concerning the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you must also do.

On the first day of every week, each one of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.

For I do not want to see you now just in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you with nothing to fear, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.

So let no one despise him. Send him on his way in peace, that he may return to me; for I am expecting him with the brethren.

As for our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to come to you with the other brethren, but it was not at all his will to come now. He will come when he has opportunity.

You know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brethren,