and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

God has revealed them to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.

For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit which is in him? Even so no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand the things freely given to us by God.

This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?

What do you desire? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?

For though I am absent in body, I am present in spirit, and have already passed judgment on the one who has committed this, as if I were present.

In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are assembled, and I with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present,

you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

But he who unites himself with the Lord is one spirit with him.

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman, and the virgin, is concerned about the affairs of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but the married woman is concerned about the affairs of the world, how she may please her husband.

But in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is; and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

If others share this right of support from you, do not we all the more? Nevertheless, we did not make use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.

Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

To one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,

But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as he wills.

For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one bodywhether Jews or Greeks, slaves or freeand we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands him, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

What am I to do? I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also.

Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how can any one in the position of an outsider say the "Amen" to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

So it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

For they refreshed my spirit and yours also. Give recognition to such men.