Brothers, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ I beg of you all to drop these party-cries. There must be no cliques among you; you must regain your common temper and attitude.

in order that, as it is written: The one who boasts must boast in the Lord.

Now the natural person [Note: Since this person is contrasted with the spiritual person of verse 15, it is taken here to mean the person without the Holy Spirit] does not receive the things [i.e., truths] revealed by the Holy Spirit of God, because they are [considered] foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them because they must be discerned by using spiritual judgment [i.e., judgment aided by the Holy Spirit].

According to God’s grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation as a skilled master builder, and another builds on it. But each one must be careful how he builds on it.

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.

No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.

So you must not boast about men. For all belongs to you;

Here, moreover, it is required among stewards, that every one must be found faithful.

For although my conscience does not accuse me, yet I am not entirely vindicated by that. It is the Lord Himself who must examine me.

So you must stop forming any premature judgments, but wait until the Lord shall come again, for He will bring to light the secrets hidden in the dark and will make known the motives of men's hearts, and the proper praise will be awarded each of us.

What do you wish? must I come unto you with the rod, or in divine love and the spirit of meekness?

You must clean out the old yeast, that you may be a fresh lump, as you are to be free from the old yeast. For our Passover Lamb, Christ, has already been sacrificed.

Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.

Now what I really meant was for you to stop associating with any so-called brother, if he is sexually immoral, a greedy grasper, an idolater, a slanderer, a drunkard, or a swindler -- with such a person you must even stop eating.

What have I to do with the judging of outsiders? Must not you judge those who are within the church, while God judges outsiders?

but for God to judge those who are outside? You must expel that wicked person from your membership.

Do you not know that we will judge [even] angels? [And if so], then how much more [must we judge] the things of this life!

but when a contest arises, you must refer the decision to infidels?

Know you not that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I, then, take the members of the Christ, and make them the members of a harlot? It must not be.

for you have been bought and actually paid for. So you must honor God with your bodies.

The husband must fulfill his obligation to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband.

You husbands and wives must stop refusing each other what is due, unless you agree to do so just for awhile, so as to have plenty of time for prayer, and then to be together again, so as to keep Satan from tempting you because of your lack of self-control.

To the married I command--not I, but the Lord--a wife must not separate from [her] husband.

But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband—and a husband is not to leave his wife.

But I (not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not leave her.

Also, if any woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not leave her husband.

However, each one must live his life in the situation the Lord assigned when God called him. This is what I command in all the churches.

Was anyone called [after] being circumcised? He must not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called in uncircumcision? He must not become circumcised.

Everybody must remain in the station in which he was called.

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

Brothers, each one must continue close to God in the very station in which he was called.

But if any man thinks he is acting improperly toward his virgin, if she is past marriageable age, and so it must be, he can do what he wants. He is not sinning; they can get married.

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

If anyone thinketh that he knoweth anything, not yet knoweth he, as he must needs come to know,

But you must see to it that this right of yours does not become a stumbling block to overscrupulous people.

Or, are Barnabas and I the only ones who must have a [secular] job for our living?

For in the law of Moses it is written, "You must not muzzle an ox [while it] is threshing." It is not about oxen God is concerned, is it?

now if I do this willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, it is a dispensation of trust which must be discharged.

Do you not know that in a race the runners all run, but only one can get the prize? You must run in such a way that you can get the prize.

Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

And you must not be idolaters like some of them. as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, And they rose up for idol dances.

Nor must we act licentiously, as some of them did, and fell in a single day, twenty-three thousand of them.

Neither must we presume upon the patience of our Lord, as some of them presumed, and were destroyed by the serpents;

You must stop grumbling, as some of them did, and for it were destroyed by the destroying angel.

So, whoever thinks he stands must be careful not to fall.

A man must not study his own interests, but the interests of others.

But if someone tells you, 'This was sacrificial meat,' then do not eat it; you must consider the man who told you, and also take conscience into account ??29 his conscience, I mean, not your own; for why should one's own freedom be called in question by someone else's conscience?

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

You must follow my example, just as I myself am following Christ's.

Therefore, in view of the angels, woman must wear a symbol of subjection on her head.

You must judge for yourselves in this matter. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with nothing on her head?

For there must needs be, even parties among you, that, the approved, themselvesmay become manifest among you.

So he that eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthy must answer for a sin against the body and blood of the Lord.

A man, then, must examine himself, and only in this way should he eat any of the bread and drink from the cup.

and if anyone is hungry let him eat at home. You must not gather, only to incur condemnation. I will give you my instructions upon the other matters when I come.

I must acquaint you, that no one speaking by the Spirit of God, calleth Jesus a curse: and no one can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the holy Ghost.

But you must earnestly continue to cultivate your higher spiritual gifts. And yet I will show you a way that is better by far:

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

For the person who speaks in a language [supernaturally] does not speak to people, but to God, for no one can understand him [i.e., unless there is an interpreter or it is the person's native language]; he speaks [previously] unrevealed truths under the influence of the Holy Spirit [or "in his spirit"]. [Note: For a correct understanding of this chapter, it must be kept in mind that Paul is addressing a misuse ofthe gift of speaking in languages supernaturally. The Corinthians were doing this in the wrong way and for the wrong purpose].

But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in languages [supernaturally], how will I benefit you unless my speaking consists of a revelation [from God], or a [message of] knowledge [See 12:8], or a prophecy, or a teaching? [i.e., the message must be intelligible to be beneficial].

So, as you are ambitious for spiritual gifts, you must keep trying to excel for the upbuilding of the church.

Therefore the one who speaks in a tongue must pray that he may interpret.

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

What then is the conclusion, brothers? Whenever you come together, each one has a psalm, a teaching, a revelation, another language, or an interpretation. All things must be done for edification.

If any person speaks in another language, there should be only two, or at the most three, each in turn, and someone must interpret.

But if there is no interpreter, he must be silent in the church, but let him speak to himself and to God.

And if [something] is revealed to another who is seated, the first must be silent.

the women must be silent in the churches, for it is not permitted for them to speak, but they must be in submission, just as the law also says.

If anyone thinks he is a prophet or a spiritual person, he must acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord's command.

But everything must be done decently and in order.

For he must needs reign, until he shall put all his enemies under his feet:

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we must also bear the image of the heavenly.

For this corruptible must needs clothe itself with incorruptibility, and this mortal, clothe itself, with immortality.

Now concerning the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you must also do.

On the first day of every week each of you must put aside and store up something in proportion as he is prospered, so that no contributions need be made when I come back.

So no one must slight him at all. But send him on with your goodbye, that he may come back to me, for I am expecting him with the other brothers.

Your every action must be done with love.

Yes, they have cheered my spirit, and yours too. You must deeply appreciate such men.