For Christ sent me not to baptise, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of discourse, lest the cross of Christ should be slighted.

that no flesh should glory in his presence.

But it is my least consideration that I should be judged by you, or by human opinion: yea I decide not respecting myself.

What is your wish? That I should come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?

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.

I have written unto you in an epistle that you should not associate with fornicators.

and even if she should be separated, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

Now this I say, brethren, that the time is short. The conclusion is, that even they who have wives, should be as though they had not;

Now I say this for your own advantage, and not that I should lay a snare in your way, but as what is seemly, and that you may wait on the Lord without distraction.

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.

or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes doubtless it was written; because he who ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he who soweth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we should reap your corporal things?

So also the Lord hath commanded to those who preach the gospel, that they should live by the gospel.

But I have used nothing of these things, nor have I written indeed these things, that it should be so done respecting me; for it would become me to die rather than that any man should make my glorying void.

BUT I would not that you should be ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

For if we thoroughly judged ourselves, we should not be judged of the Lord.

If the foot should say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it, on this account, not of the body?

And if the ear should say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it not therefore of the body?

that there might be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

And if I deal out all my goods in alms, and deliver up my body that I should be burned, but have not love, I am nothing advantaged by it.

Now I could wish that you all spake with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: for greater is he that prophesieth, than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret also, that the church may receive edification.

Now I, brethren, if I should come unto you, speaking in unknown languages, what should I profit you, unless I should speak to you [intelligibly] by revelation, or by science, or by prophecy, or by doctrine?

But if any thing should be revealed to one sitting by, let the first be silent.

But if it be of importance that I should go also, they shall go with me.