We also speak these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.

Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the saying: “Nothing beyond what is written.” The purpose is that none of you will be inflated with pride in favor of one person over another.

But I have used none of these rights, and I have not written this to make it happen that way for me. For it would be better for me to die than for anyone to deprive me of my boast!

Now these things became examples for us, so that we will not desire evil things as they did.

Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written as a warning to us, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

But one and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as He wills.

And those parts of the body that we think to be less honorable, we clothe these with greater honor, and our unpresentable parts have a better presentation.

And God has placed these in the church:

first apostles, second prophets,
third teachers, next miracles,
then gifts of healing, helping,
managing, various kinds of languages.

Now these three remain:
faith, hope, and love.
But the greatest of these is love.

I am pleased to have Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus present, because these men have made up for your absence.