which none of the rulers of this world knew (for if they had known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory).

But we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit from God, so that we might know the things that are freely given to us by God.

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

I have fed you with milk and not with solid food, for you were not yet able to bear it; nor are you able even now.

I have planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.

According to the grace of God which is given to me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let every man be careful how he builds on it.

for I know nothing by myself. Yet I have not been justified by this, but He who judges me is the Lord.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts. And then shall each one have praise of God.

And these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that you might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, so that no one of you may be puffed up against one another.

For who makes you to differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Already you are full! Already you are rich! You have reigned as kings without us! And oh that indeed you did reign, that we also might reign with you.

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.

Even until this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and have no certain dwelling place.

For though you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for I have begotten you in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

For this cause I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved son and faithful in the Lord, who shall remind you of my ways which are in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.

On the whole it is reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even named among the nations, so as one to have his father's wife.

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

For as being absent in body but present in spirit, I indeed have judged already as though I were present concerning him who worked out this thing;

But now I have written to you not to associate intimately, if any man called a brother and is either a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one not to eat.

Do any of you dare, when you have a matter against another, to go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

If, then, you truly have judgments of the things of this life, set those who are least esteemed in the church to judge.

Indeed then there is already on the whole a failure among you, that you have lawsuits with yourselves. Why not instead be wronged? Why not instead be defrauded?

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, whom you have of God? And you are not your own,

But, because of the fornications, let each have his own wife, and let each have her own husband.

The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. And likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.

But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

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 this I say, brothers, The time is short. It remains that both those who have wives should be as not having one.

But she is happier if she so remains, according to my judgment. And I also think that I have the Spirit of God.

But concerning the sacrifices to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

For if anyone sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol temple, will not the weak one's conscience be lifted up so as to eat things sacrificed to idols?

Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

Do we not have authority to eat and to drink?

Do we not have authority to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brothers of the Lord do, and Cephas?

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no authority whether not to work?

If we have sown to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

If others have a share of this authority over you, rather should not we? But we have not used this authority, but we endured all things lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

But I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for it is good for me rather to die than that anyone nullify my glorying.

For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I am entrusted with a stewardship.

For though I am free from all, yet I have made myself servant to all, so that I might gain the more.

And all these things happened to them as examples; and it is written for our warning on whom the ends of the world have come.

But I say that the things which the nations sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. And I do not desire that you should have fellowship with demons.

But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man.

For this reason the woman ought to have authority on her head because of the angels.

But if a woman should have long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her in place of a veil.

But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor the churches of God.

For do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God, and shame those who do not have? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? I do not praise you!

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I would not have you ignorant.

And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you; nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we put more abundant honor around them. And our unpresentable members have more abundant propriety.

For our presentable members have no need, but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to the member having need;

that there not be division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak languages? Do all interpret?

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I have become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal.

And though I have prophecies, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so as to move mountains, and do not have charity, I am nothing.

And though I give out all my goods to feed the poor, and though I deliver my body to be burned, and have not charity, I am profited nothing.

And, brothers, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you have received, and in which you stand;

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

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.

Day by day I die, by your rejoicing, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Be righteously awake, and sin not; for some have ignorance of God. I speak this to your shame.

For they have refreshed my spirit and yours; then acknowledge such ones.