so that no flesh should boast before God.

For if ye should have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the glad tidings.

It is universally reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the nations, so that one should have his father's wife.

not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the avaricious and rapacious, or idolaters, since then ye should go out of the world.

But meat does not commend us to God; neither if we should not eat do we come short; nor if we should eat have we an advantage.

or does he say it altogether for our sakes? For for our sakes it has been written, that the plougher should plough in hope, and he that treads out corn, in hope of partaking of it.

If others partake of this right over you, should not rather we? But we have not used this right, but we bear all things, that we may put no hindrance in the way of the glad tidings of the Christ.

But I have used none of these things. Now I have not written these things that it should be thus in my case; for it were good for me rather to die than that any one should make vain my boast.

For if I announce the glad tidings, I have nothing to boast of; for a necessity is laid upon me; for it is woe to me if I should not announce the glad tidings.

But I buffet my body, and lead it captive, lest after having preached to others I should be myself rejected.

But these things happened as types of us, that we should not be lusters after evil things, as they also lusted.

No temptation has taken you but such as is according to man's nature; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able to bear, but will with the temptation make the issue also, so that ye should be able to bear it.

Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman should pray to God uncovered?

Now I desire that ye should all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy. But greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, unless he interpret, that the assembly may receive edification.

and if it be suitable that I also should go, they shall go with me.

that ye should also be subject to such, and to every one joined in the work and labouring.