For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brothers, by those of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer 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 God has chosen the base things of the world, and things which are despised, and things which are not, in order to bring to nothing things that are;

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, which God has hidden, predetermining it before the world for our glory;

But as it is written, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard," nor has it entered into the heart of man, "the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."

But God has revealed them to 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.

For I think that God has set forth us last, the apostles, as it were appointed to death; for we have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men.

And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, so that he who has done this deed may be taken from your midst.

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

For I would that all men were even as I myself am. But each has his proper gift from God, one according to this manner and another according to that.

But to the rest I speak, not the Lord, If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is pleased to dwell with him, do not let him put her away.

And the woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is pleased to dwell with her, do not let her leave him.

But if the unbelieving one separates, let him be separated. A brother or a sister is not in bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.

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

But concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord. Yet I give my judgment, as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be faithful.

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

But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but who has authority over his own will (and has so judged in his heart that he will keep his virginity) he does well.

But if any one loves God, he has been known of him.

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

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

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 God has set the members, each one of them, in the body as it has pleased Him.

Charity has patience, is kind; charity is not envious, is not vain, is not puffed up;

Therefore if the whole church has come together, and all speak in languages, and if uninstructed ones or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you rave?

Then how is it, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be for building up.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace which was toward me has not been without fruit, but I labored more abundantly than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised.

And if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation is worthless, and your faith is also worthless.

But now Christ has risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruit of those who slept.

for it is right for Him to reign until He has put all the enemies under His feet.

For He put all things under His feet. But when He says that all things have been put under His feet, it is plain that it excepts Him who has put all things under Him.

But when all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subject to Him who has subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all things in all.

And God gives it a body as it has pleased Him, and to each of the seeds its own body.

As regards our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not altogether his will that he come now. But he will come when he has opportunity.