But, as the Scripture says, they are: "Things which eye has never seen and ear has never heard, and never have occurred to human hearts, which God prepared for those who love Him."

But some of you have become conceited over the thought that I am not coming to see you.

But you must see to it that this right of yours does not become a stumbling block to overscrupulous people.

For if somebody sees you, who have an intelligent view of this matter, partaking of a meal in an idol's temple, will he not be emboldened, with his overscrupulous conscience, to eat the food which has been sacrificed to an idol?

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the product of my work for the Lord?

If we have sown the spiritual seed for you, is it too great for us to reap a material support from you?

No, on the contrary, even those parts of the body that seem to be most delicate are indispensable,

For now we see a dim reflection in a looking-glass. But then we shall see face to face; Now what I know is imperfect, but then I shall know perfectly, as God knows me.

and that He was seen by Cephas, and then by the Twelve.

After that, at one time He was seen by more than five hundred brothers, most of whom are still living, though some of them have fallen asleep.

Then He was seen by James, then by all the apostles, and finally

He was seen by me, too, as though I were born out of time.

You foolish man! the seed that you sow never comes to life unless it dies first;

but God gives it just the body He sees fit, even each kind of seed its own body.

I will come to see you after I pass through Macedonia -- for I am to pass through Macedonia --

I do not want to see you right now in a mere stop-over visit, for later I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits me.

If Timothy gets there, see that he is at ease among you, for he is devotedly doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.

As for our brother Apollos, I have earnestly urged him to go to see you, but he is not at all inclined to come just now; yet he is coming when he has a good opportunity.

And I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have come to see me, because they have supplied what you lacked.