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

To the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours.

That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;

Who will also confirm you to the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now I beseech you, brethren, by 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 perfectly joined together in the same mind, and in the same judgment.

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

But God hath revealed them to us by his Spirit; for the Spirit searcheth all things, even the deep things of God.

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged by no man.

For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

Every man's work will be made manifest: for the day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will try every man's work, of what sort it is.

If any man's work shall be burned, he will suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

If any man defileth the temple of God, him will God destroy: for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

Therefore let no man 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;

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

Being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things to this day.

For this cause have I sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who will bring you into remembrance of my ways which are in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

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

What will ye? shall I come to you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?

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

Do ye not know that the saints will judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that will be able to judge between his brethren?

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

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for lewdness, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

For I would that all men were as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that.

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

But if thou marry, thou hast not sinned: and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless, such will have trouble in the flesh; but I spare you.

But if any man thinketh that he behaveth himself uncomely towards his virgin, if she hath passed the flower of her age, and need so requireth, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.

Nevertheless, he that standeth steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband is dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Now as concerning things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

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.

For if any man shall see thee, who hast knowledge, sit eating in the idol's temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;

Wherefore, if food maketh my brother to fall into sin, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to fall into sin.

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

If others are partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed to me.

For though I am free from all men, yet I have made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more.

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

Know ye not, that they who run in a race, all run, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

And were all baptized to Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

And all ate the same spiritual food;

And all drank the same spiritual drink: (for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.)

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

Now all these things happened to them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

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

For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

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

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

Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered, dishonoreth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaved.

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

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

And if any man hungereth, let him eat at home; that ye come not together to condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who worketh all in all.

But all these worketh that one and the same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

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

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether bond or free; and have been all made to drink into 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 thus if one member suffers all the members suffer with it; or, if 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 the gifts of healing? do all speak in languages? do all interpret?

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

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

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

I would that ye all spoke in languages, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh in languages, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

For if the trumpet shall give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for battle?

So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will speak into the air.

Therefore, if 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 to 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 my God, I speak in languages more than ye all:

In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak to this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

If therefore the whole church is assembled in one place, and all speak in languages, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are insane?

But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced by all, he is judged by all:

And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face, he will worship God, and report that God is in you in truth.

How is it then, brethren? when ye are assembled, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a language, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done to edification.

For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home; for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

Let all things be done decently, and in order.

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

After that he was seen by James; then by all the apostles.

And last of all he was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.

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

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

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

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

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

For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted who did put all things under him.

And when all things shall be subdued to him, then shall the Son also himself be subject to him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

Else what will they do, who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

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

All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of fowls.