If a man's work is burned up, he must stand the loss, though he himself will be saved, but as one who has passed through the fire.

For while my conscience does not trouble me at all, that does not prove that I am innocent. It is the Lord who must examine me.

You must clean out the old yeast and become fresh dough, free from the old as you really are. For our Passover lamb is already sacrificed; it is Christ himself.

What I meant was that you are not to associate with anyone who is supposed to be a Christian brother, and yet is immoral or greedy or idolatrous or abusive or drunken or grasping??ith such a person you must not even eat.

and God's, to judge those who are outside? You must drive the wrongdoer out from among you.

Do you not know that the Christians are to be the judges of the world? And if the world is to come before you for judgment, are you unfit to decide the most trivial cases?

The husband must give his wife what is due her, and the wife must do the same by her husband.

You must not refuse each other what is due, unless you agree to do so for a while, to devote yourselves to prayer, and then to come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

If she does separate, she must remain single or else become reconciled to him. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

To other people I would say, though not as Christ's command, if a Christian has a wife who is not a believer, and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her,

and a woman who has a husband who is not a believer, but is willing to live with her, must not divorce her husband.

Only, everyone must continue in the station which the Lord has appointed for him, and in which he was when God's call came to him. This is the rule I make in all the churches.

If a man was circumcised when he was called, he must not try to alter it. If a man was uncircumcised when he was called, he must not have himself circumcised.

If you were a slave when you were called, never mind. Even if you can gain your freedom, make the most of your present condition instead.

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

Brothers, everyone must remain in fellowship with God in the station in which he was called.

But you must take care that this right of yours does not prove a hindrance to the overscrupulous.

For if I do it of my own accord, I have my pay, but if I do it because I must, it is still a responsibility that I am charged with.

Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one wins the prize? That is the way you must run, so as to win.

and drank the same supernatural drink??for they used to drink from a supernatural rock which attended them, and the rock was really Christ??5 still most of them disappointed God, for they were struck down in the desert.

You must not become idolaters, like some of them, for the Scripture says, "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to dance."

You must not grumble, as some of them did, for they were destroyed for it by the destroying angel.

So the man who thinks he can stand must be on his guard against a fall.

You must not be hindrances to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God either,

You must follow my example in this, as I am following Christ's.

Doubtless there must be parties among you, if those who are right are to be recognized among you.

Therefore, I must tell you that no one who is speaking under the influence of the Spirit of God ever says, "Curse Jesus!" and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord!" without being under the influence of the holy Spirit.

On the contrary, the parts of the body that are considered most delicate are indispensable,

But you must cultivate the higher endowments.

You must pursue love, while you are cultivating the spiritual endowments, and especially inspired preaching.

So since you are ambitious for spiritual endowments, you must try to excel in them in ways that will do good to the church.

Brothers, you must not be children mentally. In evil be babies, but mentally be mature.

Then what is the right course, brothers? When you meet together, suppose every one of you has a song, a teaching, a revelation, an ecstatic utterance, or an explanation of one; it must all be for the good of all.

If there is any ecstatic speaking, let it be limited to two or three people at the most, and have one speak at a time and someone explain what he says.

and if anything is revealed to another who is seated, the one who is speaking must stop.

Women are to keep quiet in church, for they are not allowed to speak. They must take a subordinate place, just as the Law says.

After that he was seen by more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, although some of them have fallen asleep.

If we have centered our hopes on Christ in this life, and that is all, we are the most pitiable people in the world.

for he must retain the kingdom until he puts all his enemies under his feet.

For this perishable nature must put on the imperishable, and this mortal nature must put on immortality.