For when one says, "I belong to Paul's party," and another, "I belong to Apollos' party," are you not acting as mere human creatures?

Then what is Apollos? Or what is Paul? Mere servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord gave each of us his task.

For this world's wisdom is mere nonsense to God. For the Scripture says, "He who catches the wise with their own cunning,"

not that you are to stop all dealings with sexually immoral people of this world, any more than with its greedy graspers, or its idolaters, for then you would have to get clear out of the world.

To say no more, it is a mark of moral failure among you to have lawsuits at all with one another. Why not rather suffer being wronged? Why not suffer being robbed?

or thieves or greedy graspers for more or drunkards or slanderers or swindlers will not have a share in the kingdom of God.

and the parts of it we deem devoid of honor we dress with special honor, and our ill-shaped parts receive more careful attention,

If I should dole out everything I have for charity, and give my body up to torture in mere boasting pride, but have no love, I get from it no good at all.

Thank God, I speak in ecstasy more than any of you.

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

But by God's unmerited favor I have become what I am, and His unmerited favor shown to me was not bestowed for nothing, for I have toiled more extensively than any of them, and yet it was not I but God's unmerited favor working with me.

and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is a mere delusion; you are still under the penalty of your sins.

I do not want to see you right now in a mere stop-over visit, for later I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits me.