Now I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction.

What I am saying is this: Each of you says, “I’m with Paul,” or “I’m with Apollos,” or “I’m with Cephas,” or “I’m with Christ.”

so that no one can say you were baptized in my name.

For whenever someone says, “I’m with Paul,” and another, “I’m with Apollos,” are you not unspiritual people?

I say this to your shame! Can it be that there is not one wise person among you who is able to arbitrate between his brothers?

Don’t you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh.

I say the following as a concession, not as a command.

I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am.

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.

And I say this, brothers: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,

Am I saying this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the law also say the same thing?

I am speaking as to wise people. Judge for yourselves what I say.

No, but I do say that what they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to participate with demons!

But if someone says to you, “This is food offered to an idol,” do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who told you, and for conscience’ sake.

Don’t you have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you look down on the church of God and embarrass those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I do not praise you for this!

Therefore I am informing you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

If the foot should say, “Because I’m not a hand, I don’t belong to the body,” in spite of this it still belongs to the body.

And if the ear should say, “Because I’m not an eye, I don’t belong to the body,” in spite of this it still belongs to the body.

So the eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” Or again, the head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”

Otherwise, if you praise with the spirit, how will the uninformed person say “Amen” at your giving of thanks, since he does not know what you are saying?

It is written in the law:

I will speak to these people
by people of other languages
and by the lips of foreigners,
and even then, they will not listen to Me,

says the Lord.

Therefore, if the whole church assembles together and all are speaking in other languages and people who are uninformed or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak, but should be submissive, as the law also says.

Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say, “There is no resurrection of the dead”?

For God has put everything under His feet. But when it says “everything” is put under Him, it is obvious that He who puts everything under Him is the exception.

Come to your senses and stop sinning, for some people are ignorant about God. I say this to your shame.

But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? What kind of body will they have when they come?”