and Sosthenes a brother, To the church of God, which is in Corinth, to them that are sanctified through Christ Jesus, called and holy, with all that in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours:

That in every thing ye are inriched through him,

So that ye are wanting in no good gift,

waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who will also confirm you to the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no schisms among you, but that ye be perfectly joined together, in the same mind and in the same judgment.

For it hath been declared to me of you, my brethren, by them of the family of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

Or were ye baptized into the name of Paul? I thank God, that I baptized none of you but Crispus and Caius:

Lest any should say, that I had baptized in my own name.

I know not that I baptized any other. For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel; but not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

For the doctrine of the cross is indeed to them that perish foolishness; but to us who are saved, it is the power of God.

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

But to them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Behold your calling brethren: that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called:

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to shame the wise, and the weak things of the world, to shame the things that are mighty:

And the base things of the world, and things that are despised, hath God chosen; yea, things that are not, to bring to nought the things that are; That no flesh may glory before him.

That as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

That your faith might not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Yet we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: but not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a mystery,

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor hath ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man, what things God hath prepared for them that love him.

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that we may know the things which are freely given to us of God.

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

So then, neither is he that planteth any thing, nor he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

But he that planteth and he that watereth are one; and every one shall receive his own reward, according to his own labour.

For other foundation can no man lay, than what is laid, which is Jesus Christ: And if any one build on this foundation, gold, silver, costly stones;

Know ye not, that ye are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Let none deceive himself: if any one among you thinketh himself to be wise, let him become a fool in this world, that he may become wise.

And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

For I am not conscious to myself of any thing, yet am I not hereby justified; but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

These things, brethren, I have by a figure transferred to myself and Apollos, for your sakes; that ye may learn in us, not to think of men above what is here written, that ye may not be puffed up for one above another.

Now ye are full: now ye are rich: ye have reigned as kings without us. And I would ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

What will ye? That I come to you with a rod? or in love, and the spirit of meekness?

It is commonly reported, that there is fornication among you, and such fornication, as is not even named among the heathens, that one should have his father's wife.

And are ye puffed up? Have ye not rather mourned, that he who hath done this deed, might be taken from among you?

with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, To deliver such an one to Satan, for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Your glorying is not good: know ye not, that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened; for our passover is slain for us, even Christ:

For what have I to do, to judge them also that are without? Do not ye judge them that are within?

(But them that are without God will judge:) And ye will take away from among yourselves that wicked person.

Know ye not, that the saints shall judge the world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Know ye not, that we shall judge angels?

I speak to your shame. What, is there not so much as one wise man among you, that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

Indeed even this is altogether a fault among you, that ye have contests with each other. Why do ye not rather suffer wrong?

Know ye not, that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate,

Know ye not, that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot?

God forbid. Know ye not, that he who is joined to an harlot is one body? For they two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

But he that is joined to the Lord is one Spirit.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doth, is without the body; but he that committeth fornication, sinneth against his own body.

Know ye not, that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have from God?

Withdraw not from each other, unless it be by consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to prayer, and may come together again, lest Satan tempt you through your incontinence.

But I say this by way of advice, not by way of precept. For I would that all men were even as myself:

but every one hath his proper gift from God, one after this manner, another after that.

But if they have not power over themselves, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

And the wife, who hath an unbelieving husband, that consenteth to live with her, let her not put him away.

For he that is called by the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman; and in like manner, he that is called being free, is the servant of Christ.

I apprehend therefore, that this is good for the present distress, that it is good for a man to continue as he is.

But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that even they that have wives, be as if they had none: And they that weep, as if they wept not;

and they that rejoice, as if they rejoiced not;

and they that buy, as if they possessed not; And they that use this world, as not abusing it; for the fashion of this world passeth away: Now I would have you without carefulness.

There is a difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit: but the married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

And this I say for your own profit, not that I may cast a snare upon you, but that ye may decently wait upon the Lord without distraction.

But if any think that he acteth indecently toward his virgin, if she be above age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.

Nevertheless, he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but having power over his own will, and hath determined this in his heart to keep his virgin, doth well.

So then he also that giveth in marriage, doth well; but he that giveth not in marriage, doth better.

But she is happier, if she continue as she is, in my judgment; and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.

For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, (as there are many gods and many lords) Yet to us there is but one God,

For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at meat in an idol-temple, will not the conscience of him that is weak be encouraged to eat of the things sacrificed to the idol?

For it is written, in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn? Doth God take care for oxen?

Or speaketh he chiefly for our sakes? surely for our sakes it was written: for he who ploweth, ought to plow in hope; and he that thresheth in hope, ought to be a partaker of his hope.

Know ye not, that they who are employed about holy things, are fed out of the temple? And they who wait at the altar, are partakers with the altar.

So also hath the Lord ordained, that they who preach the gospel, should live of the gospel.

But I have used none of these things; nor have I written thus, that it might be done so unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make this my glorying void.

What then is my reward? that when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

For though I am free from all men, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews: to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law:

To them that are without the law, as without the law, (being not without the law to God, but under the law to Christ) that I might gain them that are without the law.

To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak: I became all things to all men, that by all means I might save some.

And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may be partaker thereof with you.

Know ye not, that they who run in the race, all run, but one receiveth the prize? so run that ye may obtain.

And every one that contendeth, is temperate in all things: and they indeed, to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; I so fight, not as one that beateth the air.

Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud,

And all drank the same spiritual drink (for they drank out of the spiritual rock which followed them; and that rock was Christ) Yet, with the most of them, God was not well-pleased;

Now these things were for our example, that we might not desire evil things, as they desired.

Therefore let him that standeth, take heed, lest he fall.

There hath no temptation taken you, but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above your ability, but will with the temptation make also a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

What say I then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is any thing? or that an idol is any thing?

But that what the heathens sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God. Now I would not that ye should be partakers with devils.

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

But if any one say to you, This hath been sacrificed to an idol, eat not, for his sake that shewed thee, and for conscience sake.

Conscience I say, not thy own, but that of the other: for why is my liberty judged by another's conscience?

For if I by grace am a partaker, why am I blamed for that for which I give thanks?

Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but that of many that they may be saved.

Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the orders, as I delivered them to you.

But I would have you know, that the head of the woman is the man, and the head of every man is Christ, and the head of Christ is God.

Doth not nature itself teach you, that for a man to have long hair, is a disgrace to him?

But in this which I declare, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

For there must be heresies also among you, that the approved among you may be manifest).