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.

Now verily therefore there is altogether a fault among you, because ye have law-suits one with another. Why do ye not rather submit to the wrong? Why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

But because of the whoredoms, let every man have his own wife, and every wife her own husband.

or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes doubtless it was written; because he who ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he who soweth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

Therefore ought the woman to retain upon her head [this badge of authority], because of the angels [of the churches].

If the foot should say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it, on this account, not of the body?

And if the ear should say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it not therefore of the body?

For I am the least of the apostles, who am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

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.

If after the manner of men I have fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, of what advantage would it be to me, if the dead did not rise again? shall we eat and drink; because to-morrow we die?

I rejoice in the arrival of Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus; because what was lacking from you, they have supplied.