Now I mean this, that each of you is saying, "I am with Paul," or "I am with Apollos," or "I am with Cephas," or "I am with Christ."

Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish?

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.

None of the rulers of this age understood it. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness."

One should think about us this way -- as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.

For this reason, I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and faithful son in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.

And you are proud! Shouldn't you have been deeply sorrowful instead and removed the one who did this from among you?

For even though I am absent physically, I am present in spirit. And I have already judged the one who did this, just as though I were present.

turn this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.

In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy and swindlers and idolaters, since you would then have to go out of the world.

I say this to your shame! Is there no one among you wise enough to settle disputes between fellow Christians?

Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, and do this before unbelievers?

But you yourselves wrong and cheat, and you do this to your brothers and sisters!

Some of you once lived this way. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

I say this as a concession, not as a command.

I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.

To the married I give this command -- not I, but the Lord -- a wife should not divorce a husband

Nevertheless, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each person, so must he live. I give this sort of direction in all the churches.

And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,

those who use the world as though they were not using it to the full. For the present shape of this world is passing away.

I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord.

With regard then to eating food sacrificed to idols, we know that "an idol in this world is nothing," and that "there is no God but one."

But this knowledge is not shared by all. And some, by being accustomed to idols in former times, eat this food as an idol sacrifice, and their conscience, because it is weak, is defiled.

But be careful that this liberty of yours does not become a hindrance to the weak.

If you sin against your brothers or sisters in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

For this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause one of them to sin.

This is my defense to those who examine me.

Am I saying these things only on the basis of common sense, or does the law not say this as well?

If others receive this right from you, are we not more deserving? But we have not made use of this right. Instead we endure everything so that we may not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.

But if someone says to you, "This is from a sacrifice," do not eat, because of the one who told you and because of conscience --

For this reason a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

If anyone intends to quarrel about this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

Do you not have houses so that you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show contempt for the church of God by shaming those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this!

and after he had given thanks he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me."

In the same way, he also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, every time you drink it, in remembrance of me."

For every time you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

For this reason, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

A person should examine himself first, and in this way let him eat the bread and drink of the cup.

but our presentable members do not need this. Instead, God has blended together the body, giving greater honor to the lesser member,

It is written in the law: "By people with strange tongues and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people, yet not even in this way will they listen to me," says the Lord.

The secrets of his heart are disclosed, and in this way he will fall down with his face to the ground and worship God, declaring, "God is really among you."

If someone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.

Whether then it was I or they, this is the way we preach and this is the way you believed.

For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.

For he has put everything in subjection under his feet. But when it says "everything" has been put in subjection, it is clear that this does not include the one who put everything in subjection to him.

Every day I am in danger of death! This is as sure as my boasting in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God -- I say this to your shame!

Now this is what I am saying, brothers and sisters: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.

Now when this perishable puts on the imperishable, and this mortal puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will happen, "Death has been swallowed up in victory."

also to submit to people like this, and to everyone who cooperates in the work and labors hard.

For they refreshed my spirit and yours. So then, recognize people like this.

I, Paul, send this greeting with my own hand.