I thank my God always on your behalf for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ,

which shall strengthen you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

It is showed unto me, my brethren, of you by them that are of the house of Chloe; that there is strife among you.

For Christ sent me not to baptise, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should have been made of none effect.

And my words, and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom: but in showing of the spirit and of power,

According to the grace of God given unto me, as a wise builder have I laid the foundation; and another hath built thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth upon.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise.

With me is it but a very small thing, that I should be judged of you, either of man's day. No I judge not mine own self.

I know nought by myself: yet am I not thereby justified. It is the Lord that judgeth me.

Me thinketh that God hath set forth us, which are apostles, for the lowest of all: as it were, men appointed to death. For we are a gazingstock unto the world, and to the angels, and to men.

I write not these things to shame you: but as my beloved sons, I warn you.

Wherefore I desire you to follow me.

For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, which is my dear son, and faithful in the Lord, which shall put you in remembrance of my ways which I have in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in all congregations.

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of the Lord Jesus Christ,

to deliver him unto Satan, for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Purge therefore the old leaven, that ye may be new dough, as ye are sweet bread. For Christ our Easter lamb is offered up for us.

Know ye not how that we shall judge the angels? How much more may we judge things that pertain to the life?

All things are lawful unto me: but all things are not profitable. I may do all things: but I will be brought under no man's power.

As concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man, not to touch a woman.

I would have you without care; the single man careth for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

but he that hath married, careth for the things of the world, how he may please his wife.

There is difference between a virgin and a wife. The single woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be pure both in body and also in spirit: but she that is married, careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

This speak I for your profit, not to tangle you in a snare: but for that which is honest and comely unto you; And that ye may quietly cleave unto the Lord without separation.

But she is happier if she so abide, in my judgement. And I think verily that I have the spirit of God.

Wherefore if meat hurt my brother, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, because I will not hurt my brother.

Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are not ye my work in the Lord?

Mine answer to them that ask me, is this:

But I have used none of these things. Neither wrote I these things that it should be so done unto me. For it were better for me to die than any man should take this rejoicing from me.

In that I preach the gospel, I have nothing to rejoice of. For necessity is put unto me. Woe is it unto me if I preach not the gospel.

If I do it with a good will, I have a reward. But if I do it against my will, an office is committed unto me.

What is my reward then? Verily that when I preach the gospel, I make the gospel of Christ free, that I misuse not mine authority in the gospel.

And this I do for the Gospel's sake, that I might have my part thereof.

Perceive ye not how that they which run in a course, run all, yet but one receiveth the reward? So run that ye may obtain.

but I tame my body and bring it into subjection, lest after that I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Wherefore my dear beloved, flee from worshipping of idols.

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful to me, but all things edify not.

Conscience I say, not thine: but the conscience of that other. For why should my liberty be judged of another man's conscience?

For if I take my part with thanks: why am I evil spoken of for that thing wherefore I give thanks?

Follow me as I do Christ.

I commend you brethren that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances even as I delivered them to you.

and thanked and brake, and said, "Take ye, and eat ye. This is my body which is broken for you. This do ye in the remembrance of me."

After the same manner he took the cup when supper was done saying, "This cup is the new testament in my blood, this do as oft as ye drink it, in the remembrance of me."

Wherefore my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

And though I bestowed all my goods to feed the poor, and though I gave my body even that I burned, and yet had no love, it profiteth me nothing.

I would that ye all spake with tongues: but rather that ye prophesied. For greater is he that prophesieth, than he that speaketh with tongues, except he expound it also, that the congregation may have edifying.

If I know not what the voice meaneth, I shall be unto him that speaketh an alien: and he that speaketh shall be an alien unto me.

Even so ye - forasmuch as ye covet spiritual gifts - seek that ye may have plenty unto the edifying of the congregation.

Wherefore, let him that speaketh with tongues, pray: that he may interpret also.

If I pray with tongues, my spirit prayeth: but my mind is without fruit.

I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all.

Yet had I rather, in the congregation, to speak five words with my mind to the information of others, rather than ten thousand words with the tongue.

In the law it is written, "With other tongues, and with other lips will I speak unto this people, and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord."

For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may have comfort.

And last of all he was seen of me, as of one that was born out of due time.

But by the grace of God I am that I am. And his grace which is in me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me.

When all things are subdued unto him: then shall the son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all things.

That I have fought with beasts at Ephesus after the manner of men, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not again? "Let us eat and drink, tomorrow we shall die."

Therefore, my dear brethren, be ye steadfast and unmovable, always rich in the works of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know how that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

And if it be meet that I go, they shall go with me.

With you peradventure I will abide a while: or else winter, that ye may bring me on my way whithersoever I go.

I will not see you now in my passage: but I trust to abide a while with you, if God shall suffer me.

For a great door and a fruitful is opened unto me: and there are many adversaries.

Let no man despise him: but convey him forth in peace, that he may come unto me. For I look for him with the brethren.

They have comforted my spirit and yours. Look therefore that ye know them that are such.

The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand:

My love be with you all in Christ Jesus, Amen. {The end of the First Epistle unto the Corinthians, Sent from Philippi, by Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus, and Timothy.}