I mean this, that every one of you says either 'I follow Paul,' or 'I Apollos,' or 'I Kephas,' or 'I Christ.'

This philosophy is not known to any of the leaders of to-day; for, had they known it, they would not have crucified our glorified Lord.

In this the man who plants and the man who waters are one; yet each will receive his own reward in proportion to his own labor.

Whatever is used by those who build upon this foundation, whether gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw,

Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you imagines that, as regards this world, he is a wise man, let him become a 'fool,' that he may become wise.

For in God's sight this world's wisdom is folly. Scripture tells of-'One who catches the wise in their own craftiness,'

All this, Brothers, I have, for your sakes, applied to Apollos and myself, so that, from our example, you may learn to observe the precept-'Keep to what is written,' that none of you may speak boastfully of one teacher to the disparagement of another.

To this very hour we go hungry, thirsty, and naked; we are beaten; we are homeless;

We meet slander with gentle appeals. We have been treated as the scum of the earth, the vilest of the vile, to this very hour.

It is with no wish to shame you that I am writing like this; but to warn you as my own dear children.

This is my reason for sending Timothy to you. He is my own dear faithful child in the Master's service, and he will remind you of my methods of teaching the Faith of Christ Jesus-methods which I follow everywhere in every Church.

Instead of grieving over it and taking steps for the expulsion of the man who has done this thing, is it possible that you are still puffed up?

For I myself, though absent in body, have been present with you in spirit, and in the name of our Lord Jesus I have already passed judgment, just as if I had been present, upon the man who has acted in this way.

To deliver such a man as this over to Satan, that what is sensual in him may be destroyed, so that his spirit may be saved at the Day of the Lord.

Do not you know that we are to try angels-to say nothing of the affairs of this life?

Why, then, if you have cases relating to the affairs of this life, do you set to try them men who carry no weight with the Church? To your shame I ask it.

Instead of this, you wrong and cheat others yourselves-yes, even your Brothers!

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

My advice, then, to those who are not married, and to widows, is this: It would be well for them to remain as I am myself.

In any case, a man should continue to live in the condition which the Lord has allotted to him, and in which he was when God called him. This is the rule that I lay down in every Church.

What I mean, Brothers, is this-The time is short. Meanwhile, let those who have wives live as if they had none,

And those who use the good things of the world as using them sparingly; for this world as we see it is passing away.

I say this for your own benefit, not with any intention of putting a halter round your necks, but in order to secure for the Master seemly and constant devotion, free from all distraction.

Still, it is not every one that has this knowledge. Some people, because of their association with idols, continued down to the present time, eat the food as food offered to an idol; and their consciences, while still weak, are dulled.

What we eat, however, will not bring us nearer to God. We lose nothing by not eating this food, and we gain nothing by eating it.

But take care that this right of yours does not become in any way a stumbling-block to the weak.

For if some one should see you who possess this knowledge, feasting in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is a weak man, become so hardened that he, too, will eat food offered to idols?

And so, through this knowledge of yours, the weak man is ruined-your Brother for whose sake Christ died!

In this way, by sinning against your Brothers and injuring their consciences, while still weak, you sin against Christ.

The defense that I make to my critics is this:

Am I, in all this, speaking only from the human standpoint? Does not the Law also say the same?

If others share in this right over you, do not we even more? Still we did not avail ourselves of this right. No, we endure anything rather than impede the progress of the Good News of the Christ.

I, however, have not availed myself of any of these rights. I am not saying this to secure such an arrangement for myself; indeed, I would far rather die-Nobody shall make my boast a vain one!

If I do this work willingly, I have a reward; but, if unwillingly, I have been charged to perform a duty.

But, if any one should say to you 'This has been offered in sacrifice to an idol,' then, for the sake of the speaker and his scruples, do not eat it.

Have you no houses in which you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show your contempt for the Church of God, and to humiliate the poor? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this matter I cannot praise you.

And, after saying the thanksgiving, broke it and said "This is my own body given on your behalf. Do this in memory of me."

And in the same way with the cup, after supper, saying "This cup is the new Covenant made by my blood. Do this, whenever you drink it, in memory of me."

For whenever you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death-till he comes.

Seek this Love earnestly, and strive for spiritual gifts, above all for the gift of preaching.

This being so, Brothers, what good shall I do you, if I come to you and speak in 'tongues,' unless my words convey some revelation, or knowledge, or take the form of preaching or teaching?

What, then, is my conclusion? Simply this-I will pray with my spirit, but with my mind as well; I will sing with my spirit, but with my mind as well.

It is said in the Law-'In strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.'

For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace.) This custom prevails in all the Churches of Christ's People.

Whether, then, it was I or whether it was they, this we proclaim, and this you believed.

If all that we have done has been to place our hope in Christ for this life, then we of all men are the most to be pitied.

Awake to a righteous life, and cease to sin. There are some who have no true knowledge of God. I speak in this way to shame you.

This I say, Brothers-Flesh and blood can have no share in the Kingdom of God, nor can the perishable share the imperishable.

For this perishable body of ours must put on an imperishable form, and this dying body a deathless form.

And, when this dying body has put on its deathless form, then indeed will the words of Scripture come true-

I, Paul, add this greeting in my own handwriting.