So that no flesh might have glory before God.

And when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come with wise words of knowledge, putting before you the secret of God.

But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God, which he had kept in store before the world came into existence, for our glory;

For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:

For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.

How is it, that if any one of you has a cause at law against another, he takes it before a Gentile judge and not before the saints?

But a brother who has a cause at law against another takes it before Gentile judges.

If a Gentile makes a feast for you, and you are pleased to go as a guest, take whatever is put before you, without question of right or wrong.

For when you take your food, everyone takes his meal before the other; and one has not enough food, and another is the worse for drink.

But that which is natural comes before that which is of the spirit.