For the Messiah did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, not with eloquent wisdom, so the cross of the Messiah won't be emptied of its power.

For the message about the cross is nonsense to those who are being destroyed, but it is God's power to us who are being saved.

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, the Messiah is God's power and God's wisdom.

My message and my preaching were not accompanied by clever, wise words, but by a display of the Spirit's power,

so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on God's power.

But I will come to you soon if it's the Lord's will. Then I'll discover not only what these arrogant people are saying but also what power they have,

for the kingdom of God isn't just talk, but also power.

In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are gathered together (and I am there in spirit), and the power of our Lord Jesus is there, too,

God raised the Lord, and by his power he will also raise us.

Decide for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

Therefore, the person who speaks in a foreign language should pray for the ability to interpret it.

For if I pray in a foreign language, my spirit prays but my mind is not productive.

What does this mean? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing psalms with my spirit, but I will also sing psalms with my mind.

Then the end will come, when after he has done away with every ruler and every authority and power, the Messiah hands over the kingdom to God the Father.

and what you plant is not the form that it will be, but a bare kernel, whether it is wheat or something else.

The body is planted in a state of dishonor but is raised in a state of splendor. It is planted in weakness but is raised in power.

Just as we have borne the likeness of the man who was made from dust, we will also bear the likeness of the man from heaven.

Now death's stinger is sin, and sin's power is the Law.