in your being enriched by him in every gift, with all that light and knowledge,

for from him it is that ye believe in Christ Jesus, whom God has made to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: that,

but, as it is written, "eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entred into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."

for who knows the thoughts of a man, but the spirit of man which is in him? even so the thoughts of God no one can know, but the spirit of God.

but the animal man does not receive the effusions of the spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him; neither can he understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

if any man divide the temple of God, him shall God destroy: for you, who are the temple of God, are consecrated to him.

let no man deceive himself: if any among you pretends to worldly wisdom, let him commence fool, in order to be truly wise.

this you have made a matter of levity, instead of being concern'd in discarding him that has done such an action.

as for me, though I am absent in person, yet being present by my authority, with regard to him that has committed this fact, I am come to the same resolution, as if I was present,

to deliver him up to satan, to suffer corporal punishment, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus Christ.

but he that is attach'd to the Lord, is united to him by one and the same spirit.

But as to the other cases, which were not decided by the Lord; I say, if any brother has a pagan wife, who likes to live with him, let him not put her away.

and if a woman has a pagan husband, who likes to live with her, let her not leave him.

but if the infidel will separate, let him go: a brother or a sister is not inslaved in such cases. but God has called us to peace; for how do you know,

Whatever condition God has allotted to any man, let him go on in the same state he was in when he became a christian: this I give as a standing rule to all churches.

does a Jew turn Christian? let him not pretend to be uncircumcised: does a Gentile turn Christian? let him not become circumcised.

if any man thinks it would be a reflexion upon his manhood to be a stale batchelor, and so ought to marry; let him follow his bent, he is at liberty, let such marry.

but if a man love God, the same is taught by him.

yet to us there is but one God, the father, from whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

neither let us provoke Christ as some of them provoked him, and were destroyed by serpents.

wherefore let him that thinks he stands firm, take heed lest he fall.

every man who prays or prophesies having his head covered, dishonoureth him who is his head: but every woman who prays

Let a man then sift and approve himself, and accordingly let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

and if any one is press'd with hunger, let him eat at home; that ye may not otherwise meet with punishment. as for other matters, I will set them in order when I come.

therefore if I don't know the meaning of the language, with respect to him that speaks, I shall be a barbarian; and he that speaks shall be a barbarian to me.

wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue, pray for the gift of interpretation.

but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and tacitly address himself to God.

if any one pretends to be a prophet, or to spiritual gifts, let him be assured that the rules which I have here prescrib'd, are the commandments of the Lord.

but if he will be blind, I leave him to his blindness.

yea, and we are no better than enthusiastic impostors by affirming that God raised up Christ, when he never did raise him up.

for he hath subjected all things to him. but when it is said all things are subjected, it is plain that he is to be excepted, who did subject all things to him.

and when all things shall be reduced under subjection to him, then shall the son also himself be subject to him that put all things under his subjection, that God may be all in all.

let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him safe, that he may come to me: for I and the brethren expect him.

as to brother Apollos, I earnestly entreat him to make you a visit, with the brethren: but he has not the least mind to it at present; however, he will be with you when a fit occasion offers.

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accurst.