So that, as it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.

In the measure of the grace given to me, I, as a wise master-builder, have put the base in position, and another goes on building on it. But let every man take care what he puts on it.

Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

So let no one take pride in men. For all things are yours;

Let us be judged as servants of Christ, and as those who are responsible for the secret things of God.

For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.

And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to have mourned? Let the one who has done this be removed from your midst.

Let us then keep the feast, not with old leaven, and not with the leaven of evil thoughts and acts, but with the unleavened bread of true thoughts and right feelings.

Do you not know we are to manage angels, let alone mundane issues?

To begin with, it is undoubtedly a loss to you to have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather let yourselves be wronged? Why not rather let yourselves be cheated?

Do you not know that wrongdoers will not have any share in God's kingdom? Do not let anyone mislead you. People who are immoral or idolaters or adulterers or sensual or given to unnatural vice

I am free to do all things; but not all things are wise. I am free to do all things; but I will not let myself come under the power of any.

Meats are ordained for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Let not the body be applied unto fornication, but unto the Lord, and the Lord unto the body.

Have ye not known that your bodies are members of Christ? having taken, then, the members of the Christ, shall I make them members of an harlot? let it be not!

For a payment has been made for you: let God be honoured in your body.

But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband.

Let the husband give to the wife what is right; and let the wife do the same to the husband.

Do not withhold sexual intercourse from one another, unless you agree to do so for a time in order to devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again. You must not let Satan tempt you through incontinence.

But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

(Or if she goes away from him, let her keep unmarried, or be united to her husband again); and that the husband may not go away from his wife.

But to the rest I say, and not the Lord; If a brother has a wife who is not a Christian, and it is her desire to go on living with him, let him not go away from her.

And if a woman has a husband who is not a Christian, and it is his desire to go on living with her, let her not go away from her husband.

But if the one who is not a Christian has a desire to go away, let it be so: the brother or the sister in such a position is not forced to do one thing or the other: but it is God's pleasure that we may be at peace with one another.

Only, as the Lord has given to a man, and as is the purpose of God for him, so let him go on living. And these are my orders for all the churches.

If any man who is a Christian has had circumcision, let him keep so; and if any man who is a Christian has not had circumcision, let him make no change.

Let every man keep the position in which he has been placed by God.

If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it.

You have been bought and paid for; you must not let yourselves become slaves to men.

My brothers, let every man keep in that condition which is the purpose of God for him.

Indeed, brothers, the time that remains to us has been shortened; so let those who have wives live as if they had none,

let those who weep be as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess,

let those who mix in the world live as if they were not engrossed in it, for the present phase of things is passing away.

But if, in any man's opinion, he is not doing what is right for his virgin, if she is past her best years, and there is need for it, let him do what seems right to him; it is no sin; let them be married.

But for my part, I have never availed myself of any of these rights. I do not say this to bring it about in my own case. I would rather die than let any one make void this boast of mine.

Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.

Let's stop being idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to play."

Again, let us not give way to the desires of the flesh, as some of them did, of whom twenty-three thousand came to their end in one day.

And let us not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and came to their death by snakes.

So let him who seems to himself to be safe go in fear of a fall.

You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.

Let a man give attention not only to what is good for himself, but equally to his neighbour's good.

But if someone says to you, "This meat has been offered in sacrifice," let it alone, on account of the man who told you and his conscientious scruples;

But if I give praise to God for the food which I take, let no man say evil of me for that reason.

Whether, then, you are eating or drinking, or whatever you are doing, let everything be done to the glory of God.

Do not offend Jews or Greeks or even the church of God [but live to honor Him];

For if a woman is not veiled, let her hair be cut off; but if it is a shame to a woman to have her hair cut off, let her be veiled.

But if a woman let her hair flow, it is an ornament to her; for the hair was given her for a covering,

If there be any man among you that lusteth to strife, let him know that we have no such customs, neither the congregations of God.

But let no man take of the bread and the cup without testing himself.

So then, my brothers, when you come together to the holy meal of the Lord, let there be waiting for one another.

If any man is in need of food, let him take his meal in his house; so that you may not come together to your damage. And the rest I will put in order when I come.

But let your desires be turned to the more important things given by the Spirit. And now I am pointing out to you an even better way.

Be eager in your pursuit of this Love, and be earnestly ambitious for spiritual gifts, but let it be chiefly so in order that you may prophesy.

There are, let us say, so many languages in the world, and none without its meaning.

So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church.

Wherefore, he that speaketh with a tongue, let him pray that he may translate;

What then? let my prayer be from the spirit, and equally from the mind; let my song be from the spirit, and equally from mind.

What, then, is it, brethren? Whensoever ye are coming together, each one, hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath a translation: - let, all things, be done, unto building up.

If, with a tongue, one is speaking, let it be by two, or, at the most, three, - and by turns; and let, one, be translating;

But, if there be none to translate, let him keep silence in assembly, and, unto himself, be speaking, and, unto God!

Prophets, moreover, let two or three speak, and let, the others, judge.

If, however, unto another, a revelation be made, as he is sitting, let the first be silent;

You can all prophesy quite well, one after another, so as to let all learn and all be encouraged.

As for the women, in the assemblies, let them be silent, for it is not permitted them to be speaking; but let them be in submission, - even as, the law, saith.

If, however, they are wishing to learn something, at home, their own husbands, let them question; for it is a shame for a woman to be speaking in assembly.

If anyone thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge the things which I am writing to you, - that they are, a commandment, of the Lord.

But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

So then, my brothers, let it be your chief desire to be prophets; but let no one be stopped from using tongues.

But let, all things, with comeliness, and by arrangement, be done.

Now let me remind you, brothers, of the essence of the good news which I proclaimed to you, which you accepted, on which you now are standing,

If, after the manner of men, I have fought with wild-beasts at Ephesus, what, to me, the profit? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for, tomorrow, we die.

And, even as we have borne the image of the man of earth, let us also bear the image of the man of heaven.

Let me tell you a secret. We shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed,

Upon the first of the week, let, each one of you, put, by itself, in store, as he may be prospering, - lest, as soon as I come, then, collections, should be in progress.

If Timothy come, see to it that he is among you without trepidation; for he is doing the Lord's work, as I am, so let no one disparage him.

Let no one then despise him; and set ye him forward in peace, that he may come unto me, for I expect him with the brethren.

Let, all your affairs, in love, be carried on.

The Salutation of me Paul with my own hand. If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anathema: Maran-atha.

If anyone doth not dearly love the Lord, let him be anathema that is, "accursed" : Maran atha that is, "The Lord, cometh" .

Let my love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.