After all, no one can lay any other foundation than the one that is already laid, and that is Jesus the Messiah.

But I will come to you soon if it's the Lord's will. Then I'll discover not only what these arrogant people are saying but also what power they have,

I am not saying this on human authority, am I? The Law says the same thing, doesn't it?

For in the Law of Moses it is written, "You must not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain." God is not only concerned about oxen, is he?

To the Jews I became like a Jew in order to win Jews. To those under the Law I became like a man under the Law, in order to win those under the Law (although I myself am not under the Law).

To those who do not have the Law, I became like a man who does not have the Law in order to win those who do not have the Law. However, I am not free from God's Law, but I'm subject to the Messiah's law.

or you'll provoke the Lord to jealousy, won't you? Are we stronger than he is?

In the same way, unless you speak an intelligible message with your language, how will anyone know what is being said? You'll be talking into the air!

In the Law it is written, "By means of foreign languages and through the mouths of foreigners I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me," declares the Lord.

As in all the churches of the saints, the women must keep silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak out, but must place themselves in submission, as the oral law also says.

Now death's stinger is sin, and sin's power is the Law.

However, I'll stay on in Ephesus until Pentecost,