Brothers, I couldn't talk to you as spiritual people but as worldly people, as mere infants in the Messiah.

But I am coming to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the talk of the ones who have become arrogant, but the power.

for the kingdom of God isn't just talk, but also power.

When I was a child, I was wont to talk as a child, to think as a child, to reason as a child; since I have become a man, I have done away with the things of the child;

in like manner, if you express yourselves in words of obscure signification, you may as well talk to the wind, for how shall any comprehend you?

But if there is no one to explain it, have him keep quiet in church, and talk to himself and to God.

let the women be silent in the churches: for it is not permitted to them to talk; but let them be subordinate, as the law also says.

If there is anything they want to learn [that is, if they have questions about anything being said or taught], they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is improper for a woman to talk in church.

and if Christ be not risen, then our preaching is empty talk, and your faith even meer amusement.