Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

unto the church of God which is at Corinth, even them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be'saints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their Lord and ours:

that in everything ye were enriched in him, in all utterance and all knowledge;

Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.

But unto us God revealed them through the Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, and he himself is judged of no man.

Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;

whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.

For, I think, God hath set forth us the apostles last of all, as men doomed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, both to angels and men.

being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things, even until now.

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of them that are puffed up, but the power.

What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

not at all meaning with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous and extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world:

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

and God both raised the Lord, and will raise up as through his power.

Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that.

Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.

But if any man thinketh that he behaveth himself unseemly toward his virgin daughter , if she be past the flower of her age, and if need so requireth, let him do what he will; he sinneth not; let them marry.

But he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power as touching in his own heart, to keep his own virgin daughter , shall do well.

So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.

A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.

yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.

Howbeit there is not in all men that knowledge: but some, being used until now to the idol, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

For if a man see thee who hast knowledge sitting at meat in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.

If others partake of this right over you, do not we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right; but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

For if I do this of mine own will, I have a reward: but if not of mine own will, I have a stewardship intrusted to me.

For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

And I do all things for the gospel's sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof.

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain.

And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

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

and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

and did all eat the same spiritual food;

and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ.

Howbeit with most of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

seeing that we, who are many, are one bread, one body: for we are all partake of the one bread.

All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.

Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.

For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it.

If any man is hungry, let him eat at home; that your coming together be not unto judgment. And the rest will I set in order whensoever I come.

And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, who worketh all things in all.

but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.

If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

And if they were all one member, where were the body?

And whether one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor , and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing.

beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: and greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air.

If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me.

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

I thank God, I speak with tongues more than you all:

In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, saith the Lord.

If therefore the whole church be assembled together and all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are mad?

But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all;

the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

For ye all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted;

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

But let all things be done decently and in order.

For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

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

and last of all, as to the child untimely born, he appeared to me also.

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

Then cometh the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have abolished all rule and all authority and power.

For he must reign, till he hath put all his enemies under his feet.

For, He put all things in subjection under his feet. But when he saith, All things are put in subjection, it is evident that he is excepted who did subject all things unto him.

And when all things have been subjected unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subjected to him that did subject all things unto him, that God may be all in all.

Else what shall they do that are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?

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

All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fishes.

Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed,

And when I arrive, whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send with letters to carry your bounty unto Jerusalem:

But I will come unto you, when I shall have passed through Macedonia; for I pass through Macedonia;

For I do not wish to see you now by the way; for I hope to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.

But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost;

But as touching Apollos the brother, I besought him much to come unto you with the brethren: and it was not all his will to come now; but he will come when he shall have opportunity.

Let all that ye do be done in love.

All the brethren salute you. Salute one another with a holy kiss.

My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.