For I have been informed of you, my brothers, by the family of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

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

but as it is written, An eye has not seen, an ear has not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those that love him;

And we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that we may know the things given us by God,

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

I have fed you milk, not solid food; for you were not yet able; but you are not able even now;

According to the grace of God given me as a wise architect I have laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one see how he builds on it.

Judge nothing therefore before the time, till the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden deeds of darkness, and make known the purposes of the hearts; and then shall each one have praise from God.

I have applied these things figuratively, brothers, to myself and Apollos on your account, that you may learn by us not to [go beyond] what is written, that you may not be puffed up for one against another.

For who made you to differ? And what have you that you did not receive? And if you received, why do you boast as one that receives not?

You are already full, you are already enriched; you have reigned without us; and I would that you did reign, that we also might reign with you.

For I think that God has shown us the apostles last, as devoted to death, for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.

For if you have ten thousand teachers in Christ still you have not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you by the gospel.

IT is commonly reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not among the gentiles, that a man should have his father's wife.

And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed should be removed from among you.

For I indeed as absent in body, but present in spirit, have already judged as present him that has so done this,

not altogether the fornicators of this world, or the covetous and rapacious, or idolaters, since then you would have to go out of the world.

But now I have written to you not to associate, if any one called a brother is a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or rapacious, even to eat with such a one.

For what business have I to judge those without? Do you not judge those within?

If then you have courts for the business of this life, do you constitute them of the most abject in the church?

Know you not that your bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit in you which you have from God, and you are not your own?

but on account of fornications, let each man have his wife, and each woman have her husband.

but if they have not self-control, let them marry; it is better to marry than to be incontinent.

And concerning the virgins I have no ordinance of the Lord, but I give an opinion as one that has obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

But if you marry, you do not sin and if the virgin marries she does not sin. But such will have affliction in the flesh; but I spare you.

But this I say, brothers, the time is short, so that in future those who have wives should be as those not having them,

But she is happier if she continues thus, in my opinion, and I think also I have the Spirit of God.

And concerning things offered to idols we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

But all have not this knowledge; and some with the conscience [unenlightened] even till now eat an idol's [sacrifice] as an idol's sacrifice, and their conscience being weak is defiled.

For if any one sees you who have knowledge reclining in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him that is weak be emboldened to eat things offered to idols?

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

Have we not a right to eat and drink?

Have we not a right to lead about a sister, a wife, as also the other apostles; and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to abstain from labor?

If we have sown for you spiritual things, is it too much if we reap your earthly things?

And if others have this right, do we not have it more? But we have not used this right, but endure all things, that we may not impede the gospel of Christ.

But I have used none of these things, and I have not written these things that it should be so done to me; for I prefer to die, rather than that any one should make my boasting vain.

For if I preach the gospel I have nothing to boast of; for a necessity is laid upon me; for woe is me, if I preach not the gospel.

For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, I am intrusted with a stewardship.

For being free from all men, I have made myself a servant of all, that I may gain more;

to the Jews I have been as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to those under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain those under the law;

to the weak I have been as weak, that I might gain the weak; I have been all things to all men, that I may save some in all conditions;

All these things happened to them as examples, and are recorded for our admonition on whom the ends of the ages have come;

I COMMEND you, brothers, that you have remembered all my [instructions], and that you retain the traditions as I delivered them to you.

For if a woman is not veiled then let her hair be cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off, or to be shaved, let her wear a veil.

For this reason ought the woman to have a power [veil] on her head because of the angels.

But if any one is disposed to be contentious, we have no such custom neither have the churches of God.

Have you not [food] to eat and drink at your houses? or do you despise the church of God, and shame those who have not [houses]? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you? In this I commend you not.

for we have all been baptized with one Spirit in one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and have all been made to drink one Spirit.

The eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you, or again, the head to the feet, I have no need of you;

and those which we esteem to be less honorable members of the body, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our uncomely members have more abundant comeliness,

for our comely ones have no need. But God has commingled the body, giving more abundant honor to that part which was lacking,

that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another.

have all gifts of performing cures? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not love, I am a sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal.

And if I have prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

And if I deal out all my property to feed the poor, and if I deliver my body to be burned, and have not love, I shall not be profited.

Afterwards he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, of whom the most continue even to the present time, but some have fallen asleep.

and those then who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

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

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, a first fruit of those that have slept.

and when all things have been put under him, then will the Son also himself be subject to him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

By the joy on account of you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, of what advantage is it to me? If the dead rise not, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

Awake to righteousness and sin not; for some have not a knowledge of God. I speak to your shame.

and as we have borne the image of the earthly, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

But concerning Apollos the brother, I have exhorted him much to come to you with the brothers; but he was entirely indisposed to come now, but he will come when he has a convenient time.