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

Who then is Apollos? and who is Paul? but ministers by whom you believed, and to each as the Lord gave.

Judge nothing therefore before the time, till the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden deeds of darkness, and make known the purposes of the hearts; and then shall each one have praise from God.

not altogether the fornicators of this world, or the covetous and rapacious, or idolaters, since then you would have to go out of the world.

Know you not that we shall judge angels? Much more then things pertaining to this life?

If then you have courts for the business of this life, do you constitute them of the most abject in the church?

Know you not that your bodies are Christ's members? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them a harlot's members? by no means.

but if they have not self-control, let them marry; it is better to marry than to be incontinent.

I think then that this is good on account of the present necessity, because it is good for man to be so.

A woman is bound as long as her husband lives; but if her husband is dead then she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

But I have used none of these things, and I have not written these things that it should be so done to me; for I prefer to die, rather than that any one should make my boasting vain.

What then is my reward? That preaching I may make the gospel without expense, that I may not abuse my right in the gospel.

What then do I say? that an idol sacrifice is any thing, or that an idol is any thing?

Do we provoke the Lord to anger? Are we stronger than he?

Whether then you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

For if a woman is not veiled then let her hair be cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off, or to be shaved, let her wear a veil.

And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then powers, then gifts of performing cures, aids, governments, different tongues.

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

I wish you all to speak with tongues, but rather that you should prophesy; and he that prophesies is greater than he that speaks with tongues, unless he interprets, that the assembly may receive edification.

What then is [to be done]? I will pray with the spirit, I will pray also with the understanding; I will sing with the spirit, I will sing also with the understanding;

I thank God I speak with a tongue more than you all;

but in an assembly I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may also teach others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

What then is [to be done] brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a doctrine, has a revelation, has an interpretation; let all things be done for edification.

and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

Afterwards he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, of whom the most continue even to the present time, but some have fallen asleep.

Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,

but by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not in vain, but I labored more abundantly than they all, but not I but the grace of God with me.

and if Christ has not been raised, then both our preaching is vain, and your faith also vain;

and those then who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

But each one in his own order; Christ a first fruit, then those who are Christ's at his coming;

then is the end, when he delivers up the kingdom to the God and Father, when he will destroy every principality and every authority and power.

and when all things have been put under him, then will the Son also himself be subject to him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

But the spiritual was not first, but the natural; then the spiritual.

And when this destructible has put on indestructibleness, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall the word be accomplished that is written; Death was swallowed up in victory.