I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.

The unbeliever does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

each builder's work will be plainly seen, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire will test what kind of work each has done.

For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.

I have applied these things to myself and Apollos because of you, brothers and sisters, so that through us you may learn "not to go beyond what is written," so that none of you will be puffed up in favor of the one against the other.

For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to die, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to people.

For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.

Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement for a specified time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then resume your relationship, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified because of the wife, and the unbelieving wife because of her husband. Otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are.

But this knowledge is not shared by all. And some, by being accustomed to idols in former times, eat this food as an idol sacrifice, and their conscience, because it is weak, is defiled.

Or is he not surely speaking for our benefit? It was written for us, because the one plowing and threshing ought to work in hope of enjoying the harvest.

For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

I do all these things because of the gospel, so that I can be a participant in it.

Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all share the one bread.

But if someone says to you, "This is from a sacrifice," do not eat, because of the one who told you and because of conscience --

I praise you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions just as I passed them on to you.

For this reason a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.

If the foot says, "Since I am not a hand, I am not part of the body," it does not lose its membership in the body because of that.

And if the ear says, "Since I am not an eye, I am not part of the body," it does not lose its membership in the body because of that.

If they want to find out about something, they should ask their husbands at home, because it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church.

For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Also, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified against God that he raised Christ from the dead, when in reality he did not raise him, if indeed the dead are not raised.

because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, but there are many opponents.

I was glad about the arrival of Stephanus, Fortunatus, and Achaicus because they have supplied the fellowship with you that I lacked.