for I determined, while among you, to be unconscious of everything but Jesus Christ and Him as crucified.

Let no one deceive himself. If any one of you supposes that he is wise in this world's wisdom, as compared with the rest of you, to become really wise he must become a fool.

Now what I really meant was for you to stop associating with any so-called brother, if he is sexually immoral, a greedy grasper, an idolater, a slanderer, a drunkard, or a swindler -- with such a person you must even stop eating.

For what right have I to judge outsiders? Is it not for you to judge those who are inside the church,

To say no more, it is a mark of moral failure among you to have lawsuits at all with one another. Why not rather suffer being wronged? Why not suffer being robbed?

I want you to be free from worldly worries. An unmarried man is concerned about the affairs of the Lord.

It is for your welfare that I am saying this, not to put restraint on you, but to foster good order and to help you to an undivided devotion to the Lord.

I mean that what the heathen sacrifice they sacrifice to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be in fellowship with demons.

If some unbelieving heathen invites you to his house, and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question for conscience' sake.

If I give thanks and thus partake of food, why am I to be blamed for that for which I give thanks?

But I want you to realize the fact that Christ is the Head of every man, that the husband is the head of the wife, and that God is the Head of Christ.

About spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be without information.

I would like for all of you to speak in ecstasy, but I would rather that you prophesy. The man who speaks with real prophetic insight renders greater service than the man who speaks in ecstasy, unless the latter explains it, so the congregation may receive an uplift.

Sober up, as is right, and stop sinning, for some of you -- to your shame I say so -- are without any true knowledge of God.

Now about the contribution for God's people, I want you to do as I directed the churches of Galatia to do.

I beg you to put yourselves under leaders like these, and under anyone who cooperates with you, and labors hard.