And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:

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

I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God gave the increase.

If others have a part in this right over you, have we not even more? But we did not make use of our right, so that we might put nothing in the way of the good news of Christ.

Even so did the Lord give orders that the preachers of the good news might get their living from the good news.

Now these things were for an example to us, so that our hearts might not go after evil things, as they did.

Then do not go after false gods, as some of them did; as it is said in the holy Writings, After resting and feasting, the people got up to take their pleasure.

Again, let us not give way to the desires of the flesh, as some of them did, of whom twenty-three thousand came to their end in one day.

And let us not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and came to their death by snakes.

And do not say evil things against the Lord, as some of them did, and destruction overtook them.

For the man did not come from the woman, but the woman from the man.

What? was it from you that the word of God went out? or did it only come in to you?

But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

And if Christ did not come again from the dead, then our good news and your faith in it are of no effect.