I have fed you milk, not solid food; for you were not yet able; but you are not able even now;

being defamed we entreat; we are made like the offscouring of the world and the vilest of all things, even till now.

But now I have written to you not to associate, if any one called a brother is a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or rapacious, even to eat with such a one.

I speak to your shame. Is there not now a wise man among you? not one who can judge between his brothers?

Now therefore there is a great fault among you, that you go to law one with another. Why not rather suffer injustice? why not rather be defrauded?

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the brother; else were your children impure, but now are they holy.

But all have not this knowledge; and some with the conscience [unenlightened] even till now eat an idol's [sacrifice] as an idol's sacrifice, and their conscience being weak is defiled.

But now God has placed the members each one of them in the body, as he pleased.

But now there are many members, but one body.

For now we see by a mirror darkly, but then we shall see face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully as I also am known.

And now remain faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you by a revelation, or by a knowledge, or by a prophecy, or by a doctrine?

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, a first fruit of those that have slept.

For I do not wish now to see you by the way; for I hope to continue some time with you, if the Lord permits.

But concerning Apollos the brother, I have exhorted him much to come to you with the brothers; but he was entirely indisposed to come now, but he will come when he has a convenient time.