For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by those of the family of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

For the discourse, [the subject of which is] the cross, is indeed to those who perish, folly; but to us who are saved it is the power of God.

but to those who are called, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

For ye see your calling, brethren, that not many fleshly wise, not many men in power, not many men of high birth, are called:

and the ignoble things of the world, and the despicable, hath God elected, and the things that are not, to bring to nought the things which are,

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who hath been made to us of God wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

But we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are destroying themselves:

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are folly to him: and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

And I have given you milk to drink, and not meat: for hitherto ye have not been capable of it, yea, even to the present moment ye are not capable of it.

For ye are still carnal: for since there are among you envy, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as [other] men?

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

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

For we are God's fellowlabourers: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

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

If any man prophane the temple of God, him will God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

And again, "The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise, that they are futile."

Wherefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;

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

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

Now ye are full, now ye have grown rich, ye have reigned without us: and I wish indeed that you may reign, that we also might reign together with you.

We are counted fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are mighty; ye are honourable persons, but we despised.

For even to this present hour we undergo hunger and thirst and nakedness, and are buffeted about, and have no settled abode;

being injuriously spoken of, we entreat; we are made as the ordures of the world, as the sweepings of all things unto this day.

For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my son beloved and faithful in Christ, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ Jesus, as I teach every where in every church.

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

But I will come shortly unto you, if the Lord please, and will know, not the prating of them that are puffed up, but the power.

And ye are puffed up, though ought ye not rather to be grieved? that he who hath done this deed might be plucked from the midst of you.

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new mass, as ye are unleavened. For our passover hath been sacrificed for us, even Christ.

For what call have I to judge those who are without? Do not ye judge those who are within [the church]?

But those who are without God judgeth. Put then away that wicked man from among yourselves.

Know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to be judges in the smallest matters?

If then ye have disputes about the things of this life, do you seat those on the bench who are least esteemed in the church?

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient; all things are lawful for me, but I will not put myself under the power of any.

Meats are for the belly, and the belly for meats; but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for whoredom, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? Taking then the members of Christ, shall I make them members of an harlot? God forbid.

Do ye not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have from God, and ye are not your own?

For ye have been bought with a price: glorify then God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

For the husband that believeth not is sanctified by the wife, and the wife who believeth not is sanctified by the husband: else indeed your children were unclean, but now are they holy.

For though there are gods so called, whether celestial or terrestrial, (as [of this sort] there are gods many, and lords many;)

but to us there is one God, the Father; of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither if we eat are we the better, or if we eat not are we the worse.

AM I not an apostle? am I not a free man? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

If I am not an apostle unto others, doubtless I am to you: for ye are the seal of my apostolic mission in the Lord.

Know ye not that they who are employed about the holy things, are fed from the temple? and they who serve at the altar, partake with the altar?

And I became to the Jews as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to those under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law;

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

Now all these things happened unto them as examples, but they are written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages are come.

No temptation hath overtaken you, but what is common to men. And God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond what ye are able to bear; but will with the temptation make also a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear up under it.

For we, though many, are one loaf, one body; for we all partake of that one loaf.

Behold Israel after the flesh. Are not they who eat of the sacrifices partakers with the altar?

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

For as the woman was taken out of the man, so also is the man by the woman: but all things are of God.

For in the first place, when ye assemble in the church, I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

For there must be heresies among you, that they who are the tried ones, may be made manifest among you.

For this cause many are diseased and infirm among you, and some asleep [in death].

But being judged, we are corrected by the Lord, that we might not be condemned with the world.

Ye know that ye were Gentiles, drawn away after the idols that are dumb, even as ye have been led.

But there are diversities of gifts, though the same Spirit.

And there are diversities of services, but the same Lord.

And there are diversities of mighty operations, but it is the same God who worketh all in all.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, but all the members of that one body, though many, are one body: so also is Christ.

But now the members indeed are many, but the body one.

Yea, much more the members of the body, which appear to be more feeble, are necessary:

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

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

But zealously seek the gifts that are the best: and yet I shew unto you a more transcendently excellent way.

For though there are so many different kinds of languages in the world, yet is not one of them without its meaning.

Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to those that believe, but to those who do not believe: but the gift of prophecy is not for those who are infidels, but for believers.

If then the whole church assemble together in the same place, and all speak different tongues, and there come in illiterate persons, or infidels, will they not say ye are mad?

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

And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

If any man thinketh that he is a prophet, or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge that the things which I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

by which also ye are saved; if ye cleave to that word I have preached to you, except haply ye have believed in vain.

afterwards he appeared before five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater number remain alive unto this hour, but some also are gone to rest.

Yea, and we also are found false witnesses for God; because we have testified on the behalf of God, that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if indeed the dead are not raised.

For if the dead are not raised, neither is Christ risen:

and if Christ be not risen, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are more miserable than all other men.

For as in Adam all are dead, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

But every one in his own rank: Christ the first-fruit; afterwards those that are Christ's at his appearing.

For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, that all things are put under him, it is evident that there is an exception of him, who subjected all things to him.

Else what will they do who are baptised? for the dead, if wholly dead they rise no more. Why are they then baptised for the dead?

But will any man say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

Also there are celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and that of the terrestrial another.

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

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