unto the church of God which is at Corinth, even them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be'saints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their Lord and ours:

For it hath been signified unto me concerning you, my brethren, by them that are of the household of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.

but unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

For behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called :

but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, yea and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are:

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

We speak wisdom, however, among them that are fullgrown: yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought:

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it : nay, not even now are ye able;

for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men?

For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not men?

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.

For we are God's fellow-workers: ye are God's husbandry, God's building.

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise that they are vain.

Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;

whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye might learn not to go beyond the things which are written; that no one of you be puffed up for the one against the other.

Already are ye filled, already ye are become rich, ye have come to reign without us: yea and I would that ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

For, I think, God hath set forth us the apostles last of all, as men doomed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, both to angels and men.

We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye have glory, but we have dishonor.

Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place;

being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things, even until now.

For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who shall put you in remembrance of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every church.

Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of them that are puffed up, but the power.

And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he that had done this deed might be taken away from among you.

Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ:

For what have I to do with judging them that are without? Do not ye judge them that are within?

But them that are without God judgeth. Put away the wicked man from among yourselves.

Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

If then ye have to judge things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the church?

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? God forbid.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there are gods many, and lords many;

yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.

But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not ye my work in the Lord?

If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

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

Now these things happened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

seeing that we, who are many, are one bread, one body: for we are all partake of the one bread.

Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify.

If one of them that believe not biddeth you to a feast , and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience'sake.

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

For there must be also factions among you, that they that are approved may be made manifest among you.

For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

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

And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord.

And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, who worketh all things in all.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

But now they are many members, but one body.

Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary:

Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.

Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no kind is without signification.

So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual gifts , seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church.

Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to the unbelieving: but prophesying is for a sign , not to the unbelieving, but to them that believe.

If therefore the whole church be assembled together and all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are mad?

the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

and the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets;

If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.

by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.

then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;

Yea, we are found false witnesses of God; because we witnessed of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead are not raised.

For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised:

and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

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

But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.

But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; then they that are Christ's, at his coming.

For, He put all things in subjection under his feet. But when he saith, All things are put in subjection, it is evident that he is excepted who did subject all things unto him.

Else what shall they do that are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?

If after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

But some one will say, How are the dead raised? and with what manner of body do they come?

There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

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

for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

For they refreshed my spirit and yours: acknowledge ye therefore them that are such.