For consider your calling, brethren, that there are not many wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many high-born.

But God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may put to shame the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may put to shame the strong things;

and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, and things that are not, that he may annul the things that are;

that according as it is written, He that boasts, let him boast in the Lord.

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him; and he cannot know them because they are spiritually discerned;

but the spiritual discerns all things, and he is discerned of no one.

According to the grace of God which has been given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation, but another builds upon it. But let each see how he builds upon it.

If the work of any one which he has built upon the foundation shall abide, he shall receive a reward.

If the work of any one shall be consumed, he shall suffer loss, but he shall be saved, but so as through the fire.

Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, He who takes the wise in their craftiness.

For I am conscious of nothing in myself; but I am not justified by this: but he that examines me is the Lord.

And ye are puffed up, and ye have not rather mourned, in order that he that has done this deed might be taken away out of the midst of you.

Do ye not know that he that is joined to the harlot is one body? for the two, he says, shall be one flesh.

But he that is joined to the Lord is one Spirit.

Flee fornication. Every sin which a man may practise is without the body, but he that commits fornication sins against his own body.

And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.

Let each abide in that calling in which he has been called.

Let each, wherein he is called, brethren, therein abide with God.

I think then that this is good, on account of the present necessity, that it is good for a man to remain so as he is.

But I wish you to be without care. The unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;

but he that has married cares for the things of the world, how he shall please his wife.

There is a difference between the wife and the virgin. The unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but she that has married cares for the things of the world, how she shall please her husband.

But if any one think that he behaves unseemly to his virginity, if he be beyond the flower of his age, and so it must be, let him do what he will, he does not sin: let them marry.

But he who stands firm in his heart, having no need, but has authority over his own will, and has judged this in his heart to keep his own virginity, he does well.

So that he that marries himself does well; and he that does not marry does better.

If any one think he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know it.

But if any one love God, he is known of him):

For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at table in an idol-house, shall not his conscience, he being weak, be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to the idol?

or does he say it altogether for our sakes? For for our sakes it has been written, that the plougher should plough in hope, and he that treads out corn, in hope of partaking of it.

So that let him that thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

Does not even nature itself teach you, that man, if he have long hair, it is a dishonour to him?

For I received from the Lord, that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, in the night in which he was delivered up, took bread,

For as often as ye shall eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye announce the death of the Lord, until he come.

But all these things operates the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each in particular according as he pleases.

For he that speaks with a tongue does not speak to men but to God: for no one hears; but in spirit he speaks mysteries.

But he that prophesies speaks to men in edification, and encouragement, and consolation.

He that speaks with a tongue edifies himself; but he that prophesies edifies the assembly.

Now I desire that ye should all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy. But greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, unless he interpret, that the assembly may receive edification.

Even lifeless things giving a sound, whether pipe or harp, if they give not distinction to the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

Thus also ye with the tongue, unless ye give a distinct speech, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking to the air.

If therefore I do not know the power of the sound, I shall be to him that speaks a barbarian, and he that speaks a barbarian for me.

Wherefore let him that speaks with a tongue pray that he may interpret.

Since otherwise, if thou blessest with the spirit, how shall he who fills the place of the simple Christian say Amen, at thy giving of thanks, since he does not know what thou sayest?

But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or simple person come in, he is convicted of all, he is judged of all;

the secrets of his heart are manifested; and thus, falling upon his face, he will do homage to God, reporting that God is indeed amongst you.

and that he was buried; and that he was raised the third day, according to the scriptures;

and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

Then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the most remain until now, but some also have fallen asleep.

Then he appeared to James; then to all the apostles;

and last of all, as to an abortion, he appeared to me also.

Now if Christ is preached that he is raised from among the dead, how say some among you that there is not a resurrection of those that are dead?

And we are found also false witnesses of God; for we have witnessed concerning God that he raised the Christ, whom he has not raised if indeed those that are dead are not raised.

Then the end, when he gives up the kingdom to him who is God and Father; when he shall have annulled all rule and all authority and power.

For he must reign until he put all enemies under his feet.

For he has put all things in subjection under his feet. But when he says that all things are put in subjection, it is evident that it is except him who put all things in subjection to him.

But some one will say, How are the dead raised? and with what body do they come?

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

Such as he made of dust, such also those made of dust; and such as the heavenly one, such also the heavenly ones.

On the first of the week let each of you put by at home, laying up in whatever degree he may have prospered, that there may be no collections when I come.

Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear; for he works the work of the Lord, even as I.

Let not therefore any one despise him; but set him forward in peace, that he may come to me; for I expect him with the brethren.

Now concerning the brother Apollos, I begged him much that he would go to you with the brethren; but it was not at all his will to go now; but he will come when he shall have good opportunity.