to the church of God at Corinth, to those who are consecrated in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, as well as to all who, wherever they may be, invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord no less than ours:

To ensure this, I am sending you Timotheus, my beloved and trustworthy son in the Lord; he will remind you of those methods in Christ Jesus which I teach everywhere in every church.

Outsiders it is no business of mine to judge. No, you must judge those who are inside the church, for yourselves;

And yet, when you have mundane issues to settle, you refer them to the judgment of men who from the point of view of the church are of no account!

Put no stumbling-block in the way of Jews or Greeks or the church of God.

First of all, in your church-meetings I am told that cliques prevail. And I partly believe it.

What! have you no houses to eat and drink in? Do you think you can show disrespect to the church of God and put the poor to shame? What can I say to you? Commend you? Not for this.

That is to say, God has set people within the church to be first of all apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then workers of miracles, then healers, helpers, administrators, and speakers in 'tongues' of various kinds.

He who speaks in a 'tongue' edifies himself, whereas he who prophesies edifies the church.

Now I would like you all to speak with 'tongues,' but I would prefer you to prophesy. The man who prophesies is higher than the man who speaks with 'tongues' ??unless indeed the latter interprets, so that the church may get edification.

So with yourselves; since your heart is set on possessing 'spirits,' make the edification of the church your aim in this desire to excel.

but in church I would rather say five words with my own mind for the instruction of other people than ten thousand words in a 'tongue.'

Hence if at a gathering of the whole church everybody speaks with 'tongues,' and if outsiders or un believers come in, will they not say you are insane?

if there is no interpreter, let the speaker keep quiet in church and address himself and God.

women must keep quiet at gatherings of the church. They are not allowed to speak; they must take a subordinate place, as the Law enjoins.

If they want any information, let them ask their husbands at home; it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church.

For I am the very least of the apostles, unfit to bear the name of apostle, since I persecuted the church of God.

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca, with the church that meets in their house, salute you warmly in the Lord.