For you see God's design for you, my brothers, that he has not taken a great number of the wise after the flesh, not the strong, not the noble:

And when I came to you, brothers, I came not to proclaim God's great secret purpose in fine language of philosophy;

I came to you in [a state of] weakness and fear and great trembling.

but, as it is written: "The things which eye hath not seen, and ear hath not heard, and which have not entered into the heart of man, the great things which God hath prepared for those that love him."

But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut stems;

every man's work shall be made manifest. For the great day will shew it; because it will be discovered by fire, and the fire will prove every man's work of what sort it is.

Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

But to me it is a very little matter that I be judged by you or by a human court, but I do not [even] judge myself.

But actually, I have written to you not to associate with any so-called [Christian] brother if he is sexually immoral or greedy, or is an idolater [devoted to anything that takes the place of God], or is a reviler [who insults or slanders or otherwise verbally abuses others], or is a drunkard or a swindler—you must not so much as eat with such a person.

Does anyone among you, [if he] has a matter against someone else, dare to go to court before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

Do you not know that God's people will sit in judgement upon the world? And if you are the court before which the world is to be judged, are you unfit to deal with these petty matters?

But brother goes to court with brother, and this before unbelievers!

Now therefore there is a great fault among you, that you go to law one with another. Why not rather suffer injustice? why not rather be defrauded?

nor theives, nor avaricious people, nor any who are addicted to hard drinking, to abusive language or to greed of gain, will inherit God's Kingdom.

for tho' there are several titular deities, both in heaven and on earth: such as the whole crowd of gods, and lords among the Gentiles;

If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

Nevertheless, God was not well-pleased with most of them, for they were scattered along the ground in the wilderness [because their lack of self-control led to disobedience which led to death].

So the man who thinks he can stand must be on his guard against a fall.

Yea, rather a great deal those members of the body which seem to be most feeble, are most necessary.

while our well-shaped parts do not want for anything. Yes, God has perfectly adjusted the body, giving great honor to its apparently inferior parts,

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the great est of these is love.

Pursue [this] love [with eagerness, make it your goal], yet earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual gifts [to be used by believers for the benefit of the church], but especially that you may prophesy [to foretell the future, to speak a new message from God to the people].

There are, we will suppose, a great number of languages in the world, and no creature is without a language.

I shall now tell you a very great secret: we shall not all of us sleep, but we shall all be changed,

But I shall stay at Ephesus till Pentecost. For a great and effectual door is opened to me,

For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

But as for Apollos, the brother, I had a great desire for him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not his pleasure to come now; but he will come when he has a chance.

Be on guard; stand firm in your faith [in God, respecting His precepts and keeping your doctrine sound]. Act like [mature] men and be courageous; be strong.

The churches of [the province of] Asia greet you. Aquila and Prisca greet you in the Lord many [times], together with the church in their house.

All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.