God is ever true to His promises, and it was by Him that you were, one and all, called into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Yet when we are among mature believers we do speak words of wisdom; a wisdom not belonging, however, to the present age nor to the leaders of the present age who are soon to pass away.

But--to use the words of Scripture--we speak of things which eye has not seen nor ear heard, and which have never entered the heart of man: all that God has in readiness for them that love Him.

the true character of each individual's work will become manifest. For the day of Christ will disclose it, because that day is soon to come upon us clothed in fire, and as for the quality of every one's work-- the fire is the thing which will test it.

Flee from fornication. Any other sin that a human being commits lies outside the body; but he who commits fornication sins against his own body.

If, however, a father thinks he is acting unbecomingly towards his still unmarried daughter if she be past the bloom of her youth, and so the matter is urgent, let him do what she desires; he commits no sin; she and her suitor should be allowed to marry.

Moreover when you thus sin against the brethren and wound their weak consciences, you are, in reality, sinning against Christ.

Am I not free? Am I not an Apostle? Can it be denied that I have seen Jesus, our Lord? Are not you yourselves my work in the Lord?

For there must of necessity be differences of opinion among you, in order that it may be plainly seen who are the men of sterling worth among you.

But, as a matter of fact, God has arranged the parts in the body--every one of them--as He has seen fit.

This shows that the gift of tongues is intended as a sign not to those who believe but to unbelievers, but prophecy is intended not for unbelievers but for those who believe.

and was seen by Peter, and then by the Twelve.

Afterwards He was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once, most of whom are still alive, although some of them have now fallen asleep.

Afterwards He was seen by James, and then by all the Apostles.

But when the whole universe has been made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also become subject to Him who has made the universe subject to Him, in order that GOD may be all in all.

Wake from this drunken fit; live righteous lives, and cease to sin; for some have no knowledge of God: I speak thus in order to move you to shame.

There is one glory of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.

It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in a state of decay, it is raised free from decay;

it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

an animal body is sown, a spiritual body is raised. As surely as there is an animal body, so there is also a spiritual body.

Now sin is the sting of death, and sin derives its power from the Law;