For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by some of Chloe's family, that there are contentions among you.

which none of the rulers of this age knew; for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

But as it is written, "Eye hath not seen, and ear hath not heard, nor have entered into the heart of man, what things God hath prepared for those that love Him."

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit of God; that we might know the things that are graciously bestowed upon us by God:

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, to instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

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

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

According to the grace of God given to me, as a wise architect I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon: but let every one see to it how he buildeth thereon.

Wherefore judge nothing before the time; even until the Lord come, who will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every one have praise from God.

These things, my brethren, I have by a figure transferred to myself, and Apollos, for your sakes, that ye may learn in us not to be wise above what is written, that ye may not be puffed up for one against another.

Ye are now full, ye are now rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I wish ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

Even to this present time we suffer both hunger, and thirst, and nakedness, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling:

for if ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet ye have not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you by the gospel.

For this end have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved son and faithful in the Lord, who will bring to your remembrance my ways in Christ, how I teach every where in every church.

It is commonly reported that there is lewdness among you, and such lewdness as is not named even amongst the heathens, that one should have his father's wife.

And are ye puffed up, and have not rather grieved? that he who hath committed this fact might be expelled from among you?

For I indeed, absent in body, but present in spirit, have already, as if I were present, judged him who hath wrought this wickedness: in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

But now I have written to you, not to associate with him, if any one, that is called a brother, be a whoremonger, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or rapacious; with such a one no not to eat.

For what have I to do to judge those that are without? and do not ye judge those that are within?

Therefore if ye have controversies about the things of this life, do ye set them to judge, who are despised by the church?

Now there is certainly a fault among you, that ye have law-suits with one another: why do ye not rather endure wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

What! know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have from God?

Nevertheless to prevent whoredoms, let every one have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

But if they have not the gift of continence, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with lust.

But concerning single persons I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgement as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

Though, if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned: such however will probably have more trouble in life: but I spare you.

But this I say, brethren, that the time is short: it remains therefore, that even those, who have wives, be as though they had none;

And I would have you without anxiety. Now he, that is unmarried, careth for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord; but he,

but she is happier, in my opinion, if she continue as she is: and I think I have the Spirit of God.

Now as to things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge about them. Knowledge however puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? and are not ye my work in the Lord?

And this is my answer to them that call me to account: have we not power to eat and to drink?

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Or is it I only and Barnabas, that have not power to forbear working?

If we then have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things?

If others partake of this power over you, may not we rather? though we have not used this power; but we bear all things, least we should cause any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

Do ye not know, that they who are employed about the sacrifices have their food from the temple? and they, who attend at the altar, are partakers with the altar?

But I have availed myself of none of these things. Nor have I written these things, that it might be so done as to me: for it were better for me to die, than that any one should make this my glorying void.

For if I preach the gospel, yet I have no ground for boasting; because I am under necessity to do it: and wo is me if I do not preach the Gospel.

Now if I do this willingly, I have a reward; and if unwillingly, yet I am intrusted with the commission, and I must execute it.

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

Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

And I would not have you partakers with demons. Ye cannot drink of the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: ye cannot be partakers of the table of the Lord, and of the table of demons.

and if any of the unbelievers invite you to an entertainment, and ye have a mind to go, whatever is set before you, eat, asking no questions for conscience-sake.

But if any one say to you, This hath been sacrificed to an idol,---eat it not; for his sake who informed thee, and for conscience-sake: for, as I said, the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof, so that thou mayst have food enough without it.

But I would have you know that Christ is the head of every man; 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, he being the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

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

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man have long hair, it is a disgrace to him?

but if a woman have long hair it is a glory to her; because the hair was given her as for a veil.

But if any one is pleased to contend for the contrary, I answer, We have no such custom, nor any of the churches of God.

What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or do ye despise the church of God, and shame those that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

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

And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

and those which we judge the less honorable parts we clothe with more abundant honor; and so our less comely parts have more comeliness added to them, of which our comely ones have no need.

that there might be no schism in the body; but that all the members might have the same care one for another.

have all miraculous powers? have all the gifts of healing? do all speak many languages? do all interpret? but ye are all zealous for the best gifts.

For if I speak with the tongues of men and angels, and have not charity, I am but as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and am acquainted with all mysteries, and all knowledge: yea if I have faith, even. to remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

And though I give all my substance to feed the poor, and my body to be burnt, and have not charity, I am nothing profited.

And if any thing be revealed to another sitting by, let the first have done speaking before the other begins.

By which also ye are saved, if ye retain it as I preached it to you: unless indeed ye have believed in vain.

Yea, and we are found false witnesses concerning God, for we have testified of God, that He raised up Christ; whom He did not raise up, if indeed the dead do not rise.

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

Then will be the end, when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God even the Father; when He shall have abolished all rule, and all authority, and power.

I protest by your rejoicing, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, that I am even dying daily.

If, to speak as a man, I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage have I, if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die. ---

Behave soberly, as ye ought to do, and sin not: for some of you have not the knowledge of God; to your shame I speak it.

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

And when this corruptible shall be clothed with incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the word that is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory."

I will come to you, when I have passed through Macedonia; for I am to pass through Macedonia.

have set themselves to minister to the saints) that you also would be subservient to such, and to every one that worketh and laboureth with us.

I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus: for what was wanting in you, they have made up.

For they have refreshed my spirit as well as yours: have a due regard therefore to such worthy persons.