We don't speak about these things with words taught us by human wisdom, but with words taught by the Spirit, as we explain spiritual things to spiritual people.

But I will come to you soon if it's the Lord's will. Then I'll discover not only what these arrogant people are saying but also what power they have,

But if you do get married, you have not sinned. And if a virgin gets married, she has not sinned. However, these people will experience trouble in this life, and I want to spare you from that.

But I have not used any of these rights, and I'm not writing this so that they may be applied in my case. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.

These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down as a warning for us in whom the culmination of the ages has been attained.

But one and the same Spirit produces all these results and gives what he wants to each person.

Right now three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

to submit yourselves to people like these and to anyone else who shares their labor and hard work.