so that ye come behind in no gift, while waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

who will also make you steadfast to the end, so that ye may be without blame in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

that no one may say that ye were baptized into my name.

For who among men knoweth the things of a man, but the spirit of the man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no one but the Spirit of God.

So then, neither he that planteth nor he that watereth is anything, but God that giveth the growth.

So then let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;

Let a man so account us, as servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

So then judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the purposes of mens hearts; and then shall every one have his praise from God.

And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, so that he that committed this deed might be separated from among you.

So then let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you, not one that will be able to judge between his brethren?

Let the husband render to his wife her due; and so also the wife to her husband.

The wife hath not the disposal of her own body, but her husband; and so also the husband hath not the disposal of his own body, but his wife.

But I say this by way of permission, not command.

I say also to the unmarried and the widows, it is good for them to remain as I am;

But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she be satisfied to dwell with him, let him not put her away;

But this I say, brethren, the time that remaineth is short; that both they that have wives may be as though they had none;

And this I say for your own profit; not to cast a noose over you, but with a view to what is becoming, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

But if any one thinketh that he behaveth improperly in respect to his virgin [daughter], if she pass the flower of her age [without being married], and if it must be so, let him do what he will, he committeth no sin; let them marry.

So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; and he that doth not give her in marriage doeth better.

For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, at table in an idols temple, will not the conscience of him that is weak be emboldened to eat the things offered to idols?

But when ye so sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

Is it on mans authority that I am saying these things, or doth not the Law too say the same?

Or doth he say it altogether on our account? On our account, no doubt, it was written, that he who plougheth ought to plough in hope, and that he who thrasheth should do it in the hope of partaking.

For in preaching the gospel, I have nothing to glory in; for I am under a necessity to do so; yea, woe is to me, if I preach not the gospel!

I therefore so run, not as one uncertain; I so fight, not as one striking the air;

For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

and were all baptized to Moses in the cloud and in the sea,

I speak as to wise men, judge ye what I say.

What do I say then? That what is offered in sacrifice to idols is anything? Or that an idol is anything?

But if any one say to you, This hath been offered in sacrifice to an idol, do not eat of it, on account of him that showed you this, and from a regard to conscience;

For as the woman is from the man, so also is the man by the woman; but all things from God.

What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God, and shame those who have nothing? What am I to say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I do not praise you.

So that whoever eateth the bread or drinketh the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty with respect to the body and the blood of the Lord.

wherefore I give you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God saith, Accursed be Jesus; and that no one can say, Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so it is with Christ.

If the foot say, Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body, is it for this reason not of the body?

And if the ear say, Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, is it for this reason not of the body?

And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee; nor, again, the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

while our seemly parts have no need. But God so put the body together, as to give special honor to that part which lacked,

And so if one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

For now we see in a mirror, obscurely; but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall fully know even as I also am fully known.

So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall that be known which is spoken? For ye will be speaking into the air.

There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and not one is without meaning.

So also ye, since ye are eager to possess spiritual gifts, be earnest to abound in them to the edification of the church.

Else, if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, since he understandeth not what thou art saying?

If therefore the whole church be assembled in one place, and all be speaking with tongues, and there come in those who are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

the secrets of his heart become manifest; and so falling down on his face, he will worship God, and report that God is indeed within you.

But if Christ be preached that he hath risen from the dead, how is it that some among you say, that there is no resurrection of the dead?

And we are also found false witnesses concerning God; because we testified concerning God that he raised up Christ, whom he did not raise up, if so be that the dead rise not.

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ will all be made alive.

If it be not so, what are they doing, who are baptized for the dead? If the dead rise not at all, why are they then baptized for them?

Awake, as is your duty, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God; I say it to your shame.

But some one will say, How are the dead to rise? and with what body do they come?

and what thou sowest, not the body that shall be dost thou sow, but a bare grain, of wheat perhaps, or of some of the other grains;

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption;

And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor doth corruption inherit incorruption.

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then will be brought to pass that which is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory."

Now concerning the collection for the saints, according to the directions which I gave to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye.

For I am unwilling to see you now in passing; for I hope to stay some time with you if the Lord permit.

Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear; for he is laboring in the work of the Lord, as I am;