No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.

So no one should boast in human leaders, for everything is yours—

A person should consider us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of God’s mysteries.

It is of little importance to me that I should be evaluated by you or by any human court. In fact, I don’t even evaluate myself.

What do you want? Should I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

Don’t you know that your bodies are a part of Christ’s body? So should I take a part of Christ’s body and make it part of a prostitute? Absolutely not!

But because sexual immorality is so common, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

A husband should fulfill his marital responsibility to his wife, and likewise a wife to her husband.

But if they do not have self-control, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with desire.

Was anyone already circumcised when he was called? He should not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? He should not get circumcised.

Each person should remain in the life situation in which he was called.

Were you called while a slave? It should not be a concern to you. But if you can become free, by all means take the opportunity.

Brothers, each person should remain with God in whatever situation he was called.

And I say this, brothers: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,

Or isn’t He really saying it for us? Yes, this is written for us, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes should do so in hope of sharing the crop.

In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should earn their living by the gospel.

Nor should we complain as some of them did, and were killed by the destroyer.

No one should seek his own good, but the good of the other person.

So if a woman’s head is not covered, her hair should be cut off. But if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, she should be covered.

A man, in fact, should not cover his head, because he is God’s image and glory, but woman is man’s glory.

This is why a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

Don’t you have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you look down on the church of God and embarrass those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I do not praise you for this!

So a man should examine himself; in this way he should eat the bread and drink from the cup.

If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you gather together you will not come under judgment. And I will give instructions about the other matters whenever I come.

If the foot should say, “Because I’m not a hand, I don’t belong to the body,” in spite of this it still belongs to the body.

And if the ear should say, “Because I’m not an eye, I don’t belong to the body,” in spite of this it still belongs to the body.

Therefore the person who speaks in another language should pray that he can interpret.

If any person speaks in another language, there should be only two, or at the most three, each in turn, and someone must interpret.

But if there is no interpreter, that person should keep silent in the church and speak to himself and to God.

Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should evaluate.

But if something has been revealed to another person sitting there, the first prophet should be silent.

the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak, but should be submissive, as the law also says.

And if they want to learn something, they should ask their own husbands at home, for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church meeting.

If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, he should recognize that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.

If we have put our hope in Christ for this life only, we should be pitied more than anyone.

Now about the collection for the saints: You should do the same as I instructed the Galatian churches.

Therefore, no one should look down on him. Send him on his way in peace so he can come to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.