As for me, brothers, I could not talk to you as spiritual men, but as to creatures of flesh, mere babes in Christ.

On that foundation, if a man proceeds to build gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble, each man's work will be made manifest.

For I would not have you ignorant, brothers, how our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

When one member suffers, all the others suffer with it; and when one member is honored, all the members are glad with it.

Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

I am glad that Stephanus and Fortunatus and Achaicus have arrived, for they have made up for your absence.