But the natural [unbelieving] man does not accept the things [the teachings and revelations] of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness [absurd and illogical] to him; and he is incapable of understanding them, because they are spiritually discerned and appreciated, [and he is unqualified to judge spiritual matters].

He that planteth, and he that watereth, are neither better than the other. Every man yet shall receive his reward according to his labour.

Let no one of you deceive himself. If any one of you imagines that he is wiser than the rest of you, in what this world calls wisdom, he had better become a fool, so as to become really wise.

For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you? but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you?

But there is so much immorality that every man had better have a wife of his own, and every woman a husband of her own.

Do not keep back from one another what is right, but only for a short time, and by agreement, so that you may give yourselves to prayer, and come together again; so that Satan may not get the better of you through your loss of self-control.

But if they do not practice self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to be burning in the fire of passion.

But if she does leave him, she must remain single, or better, be reconciled to her husband. I instruct the husband too not to divorce his wife.

You were a slave when you were called? Never mind. Of course, if you do find it possible to get free, you had better avail yourself of the opportunity.

I think then, that it is---better on account of the present distress,---that it is better, I say,

And so the man who gives his daughter in marriage does what is right, and yet the man who does not do so does even better.

But it will be better for her to keep as she is, in my opinion: and it seems to me that I have the Spirit of God.

Food will never bring us near to God. We are no worse if we do not eat it; we are no better if we do.

For if anyone with a weak conscience sees you, who know better, eating in an idol's temple, he will be encouraged to eat what has been offered to idols, won't he?

If others enjoy such rights over you, have we not a still better claim? But, you say, we have never availed ourselves of this right. No, we will stand anything rather than put any hindrance in the way of the good news of the Christ.

But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

while any woman who prays or prophesies without a veil on her head dishonours her head; she is no better than a shaven woman.

But as I am giving you these instructions I cannot approve of your meetings, because they do not turn out for the better but for the worse.

And those parts of the body that we think to be less honorable, we clothe these with greater honor, and our unpresentable parts have a better presentation.

But you must earnestly continue to cultivate your higher spiritual gifts. And yet I will show you a way that is better by far:

I will show you a far better way. If I can speak the languages of men and even of angels, but have no love, I am only a noisy gong or a clashing cymbal.

But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue.

and last of all, as to one untimely (prematurely, traumatically) born, He appeared to me also.

yea, and we are no better than enthusiastic impostors by affirming that God raised up Christ, when he never did raise him up.