Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputant of the age? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

Yet we speak true wisdom among the perfect: though not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who come to nought.

which none of the rulers of this age knew; for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

For no one can lay any other foundation, but that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ: and if any build upon this foundation gold,

If any one destroy the temple of God, him will God destroy: for the temple of God is holy, and this temple are ye.

Let no one deceive himself: if any among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be truly wise.

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

Even to this present time we suffer both hunger, and thirst, and nakedness, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling:

We are made as the filth of the world, and the refuse of all things to this day.

For this end have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved son and faithful in the Lord, who will bring to your remembrance my ways in Christ, how I teach every where in every church.

And are ye puffed up, and have not rather grieved? that he who hath committed this fact might be expelled from among you?

For I indeed, absent in body, but present in spirit, have already, as if I were present, judged him who hath wrought this wickedness: in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

but I did not mean not at all with the whoremongers of this world, or the covetous, or rapacious, or idolaters: since ye must then go out of the world.

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? what! and not worthy of judging the affairs of this life?

Therefore if ye have controversies about the things of this life, do ye set them to judge, who are despised by the church?

But one brother goeth to law with another, and this before infidels.

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

But this I say, brethren, that the time is short: it remains therefore, that even those, who have wives, be as though they had none;

and they, that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

And this I say for your own benefit, not that I may cast a snare upon you, but in order to recommend that which is fit and becoming before the Lord without distraction.

But there is not in all men this knowledge: and some with a consciousness of the idol unto this day, eat it as a thing sacrificed to an idol, and so their conscience being weak is defiled.

But see that this liberty of yours be not by any means a stumbling-block to the weak.

And this is my answer to them that call me to account: have we not power to eat and to drink?

or doth He say this indeed for our sakes? For it is certainly written for our sakes, that he, who ploweth, might plow in hope; and that he, who thresheth in hope, should partake of his hope.

If others partake of this power over you, may not we rather? though we have not used this power; but we bear all things, least we should cause any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

But I have availed myself of none of these things. Nor have I written these things, that it might be so done as to me: for it were better for me to die, than that any one should make this my glorying void.

Now if I do this willingly, I have a reward; and if unwillingly, yet I am intrusted with the commission, and I must execute it.

What is my reward then but this? that when I preach I may make the gospel of Christ not expensive, that so I may not abuse my power in the gospel.

And this I do for the sake of the gospel, that I may be a fellow partaker of it.

No: but this I say, that what the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God.

But if any one say to you, This hath been sacrificed to an idol,---eat it not; for his sake who informed thee, and for conscience-sake: for, as I said, the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof, so that thou mayst have food enough without it.

For this reason ought the woman to have power on her head, because of the angels.

But whilst I am declaring this, I do not commend you, that ye assemble together not for the better, but for the worse.

When therefore ye thus assemble together, this is not eating the Lord's supper:

What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or do ye despise the church of God, and shame those that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

and gave thanks, and brake it, and said, "Take and eat; this is my body, which is going to be broken for you: this do in remembrance of me."

And in the same manner He took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant ratified in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink of it, in remembrance of me."

As often then as ye eat of this bread, and drink of this cup, ye commemorate the Lord's death till he come.

So that whosoever eateth this bread, or drinketh of the cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord.

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of this bread and drink of this cup:

For this many among you are weak and infirm, and several are fallen asleep.

For as the body is one, and hath many members; but all the parts of this one body, though many, are but one body:

It is written in the law, "By men of another language, and by other lips, will I speak to this people, and even so they will not listen to me, saith the Lord."

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

But this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor doth what is corruptible inherit incorruption.

for this corruptible body must put on incorruption, and this mortal body must be clothed with immortality.

And when this corruptible shall be clothed with incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the word that is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory."