For it has been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them who are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

And base things of the world, and things which are despised, has God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nothing things that are:

But as it is written, Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love him.

But God has revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searches all things, yea, the deep things of God.

For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

If any man's work abide which he has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

For I think that God has set forth us the apostles last, as appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that has done this deed might be taken away from among you.

For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that has so done this deed,

And God has both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

The wife has not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband has not power over his own body, but the wife.

For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man has his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother has a wife that believes not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

And the woman who has a husband that believes not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God has called us to peace.

But as God has distributed to every man, as the Lord has called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that has obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

But if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she has not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

Nevertheless he that stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so decreed in his heart that he will keep her his virgin, does well.

Even so has the Lord ordained that they who preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.

Does not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man has long hair, it is a shame unto him?

But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

But now has God set the members every one of them in the body, as it has pleased him.

For our more respectable parts have no need: but God has arranged the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked:

And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helpers, administrators, various kinds of tongues.

How is it then, brethren? when you come together, every one of you has a psalm, has a doctrine, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

For he must reign, till he has put all enemies under his feet.

For he has put all things under his feet. But when he says all things are put under him, it is clear that he is excepted, who did put all things under him.

But God gives it a body as it has pleased him, and to every seed its own body.

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God has prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.