The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

And if one part is suffering, every other part suffers with it; or if one part is receiving special honor, every other part shares in the joy.

Already, indeed, it is an utter defeat for you, that ye are having, law-suits, one with another. Wherefore are ye not rather taking wrong? Wherefore are ye not rather suffering yourselves to be defrauded?

I think then, that in view of the time of suffering now imminent, it is best for a man to remain as he is.

But, if, a woman, have long hair, it is a glory to her, for, her long hair, instead of a veil, hath been given to her.

A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. If her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she pleases so long as he is a Christian.

Now this happened as a warning for us, that we might not long for evil things as they longed.

[And] does not the very nature of things teach you that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair? [Note: The prevailing, worldwide custom, observable to Paul even in his day, was shorter hair on men and longer hair on women. The fact of exceptions to this arrangement only proves the rule. See Num. 6:5; I Sam. 1:11].