so, then, nothing before the time judge ye, till the Lord may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise shall come to each from God.

and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

But I tell the unmarried, and women who are widows, that it is well for them to remain as I am.

How can you tell, wife, whether you may not save your husband? and how can you tell, husband, whether you may not save your wife?

With regard to unmarried women, I have no command from the Master to give you, but I tell you my opinion, and it is that of a man whom the Master in his mercy has made worthy to be trusted.

and those who use the world [taking advantage of its opportunities], as though they did not make full use of it. For the outward form of this world [its present social and material nature] is passing away.

So, too, the Master has appointed that those who tell the Good News should get their living from the Good News.

If I tell the Good News, I have nothing to boast of, for I can but do so. Woe is me if I do not tell it!

But I tell you this, not to praise you, that you come together not for the better but for the worse.

What, don't you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God's assembly, and put them to shame who don't have? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don't praise you.

Therefore I tell you plainly that no one who speaks under the influence of the Spirit of God says 'JESUS IS ACCURSED,' and that no one can say 'JESUS IS LORD,' except under the influence of the Holy Spirit.

If I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it does me no good at all.

Even inanimate things, like the flute or the harp, may produce sound, but if there is no difference in the notes, how can you tell what is being played?

Now I say this, believers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit nor be part of the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable (mortal) inherit the imperishable (immortal).

Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed,