But--to use the words of Scripture--we speak of things which eye has not seen nor ear heard, and which have never entered the heart of man: all that God has in readiness for them that love Him.

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to get free. Are you free from the marriage bond? Do not seek for a wife.

For if any one were to see you, who know the real truth of this matter, reclining at table in an idol's temple, would not his conscience (supposing him to be a weak believer)

Am I not free? Am I not an Apostle? Can it be denied that I have seen Jesus, our Lord? Are not you yourselves my work in the Lord?

Let no one be for ever seeking his own good, but let each seek that of his fellow man.

That is the way that I also seek in everything the approval of all men, not aiming at my own profit, but at that of the many, in the hope that they may be saved.

For there must of necessity be differences of opinion among you, in order that it may be plainly seen who are the men of sterling worth among you.

But, as a matter of fact, God has arranged the parts in the body--every one of them--as He has seen fit.

But always seek to excel in the greater gifts. And now I will point out to you a way of life which transcends all others.

She does not behave unbecomingly, nor seek to aggrandize herself, nor blaze out in passionate anger, nor brood over wrongs.

For the present we see things as if in a mirror, and are puzzled; but then we shall see them face to face. For the present the knowledge I gain is imperfect; but then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

If, however, I do not know the meaning of the particular language, I shall seem to the speaker of it, and he to me, to be merely talking some foreign tongue.

Therefore, seeing that you are ambitious for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in them so as to benefit the Church.

and was seen by Peter, and then by the Twelve.

Afterwards He was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once, most of whom are still alive, although some of them have now fallen asleep.

Afterwards He was seen by James, and then by all the Apostles.

Foolish man! the seed you yourself sow has no life given to it unless it first dies;

and to each kind of seed a body of its own.

And as we have borne a resemblance to the earthy one, let us see to it that we also bear a resemblance to the heavenly One.

For I do not wish to see you on this occasion merely in passing; but if the Lord permits, I hope to remain some time with you.

If Timothy pays you a visit, see that he is free from fear in his relations with you; for he is engaged in the Master's work just as I am.