What I mean is this, that each of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

Where is the wise man? Where the scribe? Where the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

But we do speak wisdom among the perfect; not, however, the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought;

which none of the rulers of this world comprehended; for had they comprehended it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;

But if any one build upon this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble,

Let no one deceive himself; if any one thinketh himself wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written: "He that taketh the wise in their craftiness;"

for though I am conscious to myself of nothing wrong, yet not by this am I cleared of blame; but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

Even to this very hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace,

For this end I sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved child, and faithful in the Lord, who will put you in mind of my ways in Christ, according as I teach everywhere in every church.

And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, so that he that committed this deed might be separated from among you.

For I, for my part, though absent in the body, yet present in the spirit have already determined, as if I were present with you, respecting him who thus wrought this deed,

certainly not meaning the fornicators of this world, or the covetous and extortioners, or idolaters; for to do this ye must go out of the world.

But this is what I wrote you, not to keep company with any one called a brother, if he be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one not even to eat.

Know ye not, that we shall pass judgment upon angels? How much more, concerning affairs of this life?

If then ye have any causes relating to this life, set them to judge who are of no repute in the church.

But I say this by way of permission, not command.

I would that all men were as I myself; but every one hath his own gift from God, one man this, and another that.

But let every one continue to walk in the lot which the Lord appointed him, in the condition in which God called him. And this direction I give in all the churches.

But this I say, brethren, the time that remaineth is short; that both they that have wives may be as though they had none;

and they that use this world as not abusing it; for the outward condition of this world is passing away;

And this I say for your own profit; not to cast a noose over you, but with a view to what is becoming, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

But there is not in all men this knowledge; for some, with a conscience directed toward the idol even now, eat of it as a thing offered in sacrifice to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

But take heed, lest this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.

This is my answer to those who question my authority.

If others possess this right in relation to you, do not we still more? But we have not used this right; but we submit to all things, that we may occasion no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

But I have used no right of this kind; nor have I written thus that anything of this kind should be done for me; for it were better for me to die, than that any one should take from me what I glory in.

For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, still I have been intrusted with a stewardship.

But if any one say to you, This hath been offered in sacrifice to an idol, do not eat of it, on account of him that showed you this, and from a regard to conscience;

For this cause the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

But I give you this charge, not praising you, because ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God, and shame those who have nothing? What am I to say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I do not praise you.

and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, This is my body, which is for you; this do in remembrance of me.

In like manner also the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new covenant, in my blood; this do, as oft as ye drink, in remembrance of me.

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye show forth the Lords death, till he come.

For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and some are falling asleep.

If the foot say, Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body, is it for this reason not of the body?

And if the ear say, Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, is it for this reason not of the body?

In the Law it is written: "With men of other tongues and with other lips will I speak to this people,

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor doth corruption inherit incorruption.

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then will be brought to pass that which is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory."

As regards Apollos, the brother, I urged him much to come to you with the brethren; and it was not at all his will to come at this time; but he will come when he hath a convenient opportunity.