Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong.

And you are inflated with pride, instead of filled with grief so that he who has committed this act might be removed from your congregation.

Instead, believer goes to court against believer, and that before unbelievers!

Instead, you act unjustly and cheat—and you do this to believers!

If others have this right to receive benefits from you, don’t we even more?

However, we have not made use of this right; instead we endure everything so that we will not hinder the gospel of Christ.

Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

But our presentable parts have no need of clothing. Instead, God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the less honorable,