For the Jews demand a miracle, and the Greeks seek wisdom:

But these things, brethren, I have figuratively applied to myself, and Apollos for your sake; that in us ye might learn not to be attached, beyond what is written, lest one being for one [minister], ye be puffed up [with prejudice] against another.

We are counted fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are mighty; ye are honourable persons, but we despised.

IT is generally reported that there is whoredom among you, and such whoredom as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.

to deliver such a one over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

But now I have written unto you not to associate with him, if any man, professing to be a brother, be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner, with such a one not even to eat.

Yet such were some of you: but ye have been washed, but ye have been sanctified, but ye have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the spirit of our God.

Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

But if thou shouldst marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned; though such will have tribulation in the flesh; but I spare you.

But if a person supposes it would be unseemly for a virgin of his if she should pass the flower of her age [in celibacy], and that duty directs it should be so, let him do as he is inclined, he doth not sin: let such marry.

And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may be a partaker of it with you.

Let no man seek his own gratification, but every one another's good.

Every thing which is sold in the shambles eat, asking no question for conscience sake;

And if any one of those, who do not believe, invite you, and ye incline to go, eat every thing set before you, asking no question for conscience sake.

But if any person say unto you, This is an idol's sacrifice, eat not of it, for his sake who pointed it out, and for conscience sake. For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.

But if any man mean to be contentious about it, we have no such custom, nor the churches of God.

But zealously seek the gifts that are the best: and yet I shew unto you a more transcendently excellent way.

FOLLOW earnestly after love, and zealously seek spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

So also ye, if ye zealously affect spiritual gifts, seek that ye may abound in them for the edification of the church.

As is the earthly, so are they also that are earthly: and as is the heavenly, such also are they that are heavenly.

wherefore submit yourselves to such, and to every one that worketh with us and laboureth.

For they have refreshed my spirit and yours; respect therefore such men.