But I urge you all, brothers, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree in what you say, and not to allow factions among you, but to be perfectly united in mind and judgment.

We are made fools of, for the sake of Christ, while you are men of sense, through being united with him. We are weak, you are strong. You are distinguished, we are despised.

What I meant was that you are not to associate with anyone who is supposed to be a Christian brother, and yet is immoral or greedy or idolatrous or abusive or drunken or grasping??ith such a person you must not even eat.

But if the one who is not a believer wishes to separate, let the separation take place. In such cases the brother or sister is not a slave; God has called you to live in peace.

If you are united to a wife, do not seek to be released. If you are not, do not seek a wife.

For supposing there are so-called gods in heaven or on earth??nd indeed there are plenty of such gods and lords??6 yet for us there is just one God, the Father, who is the source of all things, and for whom we live, and just one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom everything was made and through whom we live.

If others enjoy such rights over you, have we not a still better claim? But, you say, we have never availed ourselves of this right. No, we will stand anything rather than put any hindrance in the way of the good news of the Christ.

And I do it all for the sake of the good news, so that I may share in its blessings along with the rest.

What am I saying then? That there is any such thing as being offered to an idol, or any such thing as an idol?

This is why many of you are sick and ill and a number have fallen asleep.

another, from his union with the same Spirit receives faith, another, by one and the same Spirit, the ability to cure the sick,

which our presentable parts do not need. God has so adjusted the body and given such especial distinction to its inferior parts

And God has placed people in the church, first as apostles, second as inspired preachers, third as teachers, then wonder-workers; then come ability to cure the sick, helpfulness, administration, ecstatic speaking.

Is everyone able to cure the sick? Can everyone speak ecstatically? Can everyone explain what it means?

If I am inspired to preach and know all the secret truths and possess all knowledge, and if I have such perfect faith that I can move mountains, but have no love, I am nothing.

Now if what we preach about Christ is that he was raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead?

Why do we ourselves run such risks every hour?

and God gives it just such a form as he pleases, so that each kind of seed has a form of its own.

Now I urge you, brothers??ou know that the family of Stephanas was the first to be converted in Greece, and that they have devoted themselves to the service of God's people??16 I want you to enlist under such leaders, and under anyone who joins with you and works hard.

They have cheered my heart, and yours too. You should appreciate such men.