to the Church of God at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all, wherever they are, who call upon the name of the Lord Jesus.

With this in mind I have sent Timothy to you. He is my dear and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ; the manner in which I ever teach everywhere in every church.

What have I to do with the judging of outsiders? Must not you judge those who are within the church, while God judges outsiders?

Why then, if you have cases relating to earthly affairs which need to be decided, is it men who are absolutely nothing in the church whom you make your judges?

Do not be a cause of stumbling either to Jews of to Gentiles, or to the church of God.

To begin with, I am told??nd I believe there is some truth in it??hat when you meet at a church there are divisions among you.

What! Have you no houses in which to eat or drink? or do you wish to show your contempt for the church of God, and to shame those who have no homes to eat in? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I certainly do not praise you.

And God has appointed those in the church to be first of all apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers. then workers of miracles, healers, helpers, administrators, users of various kinds of "tongues."

He who speaks in a tongue upbuilds himself; but he who prophesies upbuilds the church.

Now I should like you all to speak with "tongues"; but I should rather that you prophesied, For he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may be built up.

So also in your case, since you are ambitious for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in them for the upbuilding of the church.

but in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, so as to instruct others, than ten thousand in an unknown tongue.

Accordingly, when the whole church assemblies, and everybody is speaking "with tongues," if there enter men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that you are mad?

But if there is no one to interpret, let them keep silence in the church, and speak to themselves and to God.

And if they want to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a women to speak in church."

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

Now concerning the offering for the saints, you also are to do as I directed the church of Galatia.

The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla (Prisca), with the church that meets in their house, greet you heartily in the Lord.

"In your congregation" you write, "as in all the churches of the saints, let the women keep silence in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak. On the contrary let them be subordinate, as also says the law.