that by Him you were enriched in everything—in all speech and all knowledge.

Where is the philosopher? Where is the scholar? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made the world’s wisdom foolish?

God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world—what is viewed as nothing—to bring to nothing what is viewed as something,

so that your faith might not be based on men’s wisdom but on God’s power.

And you are inflated with pride, instead of filled with grief so that he who has committed this act might be removed from your congregation.

Therefore, if food causes my brother to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won’t cause my brother to fall.

Although I am a free man and not anyone’s slave, I have made myself a slave to everyone, in order to win more people.

Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience’ sake,

For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

The first man was from the earth
and made of dust;
the second man is from heaven.

Like the man made of dust,
so are those who are made of dust;
like the heavenly man,
so are those who are heavenly.

And just as we have borne
the image of the man made of dust,
we will also bear
the image of the heavenly man.

On the first day of the week, each of you is to set something aside and save in keeping with how he prospers, so that no collections will need to be made when I come.

I am pleased to have Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus present, because these men have made up for your absence.