To the Church of God in Corinth, to those who have been consecrated by union with Christ Jesus and called to become his People, and also to all, wherever they may be, who invoke the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ-their Master and ours,

to the church of God at Corinth, to those who are consecrated by union with Christ Jesus, and called to be God's people, in fellowship with those who anywhere call upon the name of Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

for it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you;

For the message of the cross is nonsense to those who are in the process of being destroyed, but it is the power of God to those who are in the process of being saved.

As it says in the holy Writings, I will put an end to the wisdom of the wise, and will put on one side the designs of those who have knowledge.

for, seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom knew not God, it did please God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing.

we preach Christ crucified, an obstacle to the Jews indeed, and to the Gentiles foolishness: but to those who believe,

but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks alike, the Christ who is God's power and God's wisdom.

but God hath chosen those who are foolish in the opinion of the world, to confound the wise; and the weak men of the world to confound the mighty:

those who were looked upon by the world as vile, as despicable, as nothing, these has God chosen to reduce their sufficiency to nothing.

And wisdom we speak among the perfect, and wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age -- of those becoming useless,

But, as the Scripture says, they are: "Things which eye has never seen and ear has never heard, and never have occurred to human hearts, which God prepared for those who love Him."

But God has revealed those things to us by his Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the deep things of God.

which things also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Holy Spirit, with spiritual things spiritual things comparing,

And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ.

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

Let us be judged as servants of Christ, and as those who are responsible for the secret things of God.

In writing this much, brethren, with special reference to Apollos and myself, I have done so for your sakes, in order to teach you by our example what those words mean, which say, "Nothing beyond what is written!" --so that you may cease to take sides in boastful rivalry, for one teacher against another.

To ensure this, I am sending you Timotheus, my beloved and trustworthy son in the Lord; he will remind you of those methods in Christ Jesus which I teach everywhere in every church.

But I am coming, and coming soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out, not only what those conceited fellows say but what they can do,

In my letter I said to you that you were not to keep company with those who go after the desires of the flesh;

But I had not in mind the sinners who are outside the church, or those who have a desire for and take the property of others, or those who give worship to images; for it is not possible to keep away from such people without going out of the world completely:

For what right have I to judge outsiders? Is it not for you to judge those who are inside the church,

but for God to judge those who are outside? You must expel that wicked person from your membership.

When one of you has a complaint against another, does he dare to take the matter before those who are unrighteous and not before the saints?

of the things of life, indeed, then, if ye may have judgment, those despised in the assembly -- these cause ye to sit;

Do ye not know that unrighteous persons shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who make women of themselves, nor who abuse themselves with men,

NOW with regard to those things concerning which ye have written unto me, it were good for a man not to touch a woman.

I say to those who are unmarried, especially to widows: It is good for them to remain like me.

But those that are married, not I command, but the Lord, that the wife be not separated from her husband;

But if you do get married, you have not sinned in doing so. And if a girl gets married, she has not sinned in doing so. But those who do will have trouble in their earthly life, and I am trying to spare you this.

This is what I mean, brothers: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as though they had none,

and those that mourn as though they did not mourn, and those who are glad as though they were not glad, and those who buy as though they did not own a thing,

and those who are enjoying the world as though they were not entirely absorbed in it. For the outward order of this world is passing away.

As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

for even if there are those called gods, whether in heaven, whether upon earth -- as there are gods many and lords many --

But you must see to it that this right of yours does not become a stumbling block for those who are weak.

For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;

And in this way, doing evil to the brothers, and causing trouble to those whose faith is feeble, you are sinning against Christ.

My vindication of myself to those who are investigating me is this:

Do you not know that those who do the work about the temple get their living from the temple, and those who constantly attend on the altar share its offerings?

Just so the Lord has issued orders that those who preach the good news shall get their living out of it.

and I became to the Jews as a Jew, that Jews I might gain; to those under law as under law, that those under law I might gain;

to those without law, as without law -- (not being without law to God, but within law to Christ) -- that I might gain those without law;

have ye not known that those running in a race -- all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain;

And everyone who competes exercises self-control in all [things]. Thus those [do so] in order that they may receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable [one].

But God wasn't pleased with most of those people, and so they were struck down in the wilderness.

and those things became types of us, for our not passionately desiring evil things, as also these did desire.

Those things continued to befall them as warnings to others, and they were written down for the purpose of instructing us, in whose lives the climax of the ages has been reached.

Look at the Israelites in their practices. Are not those who eat the sacrifices in spiritual fellowship with the altar?

But those things which they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God. But I do not wish you to be the communicants of demons.

And if any one of those, who do not believe, invite you, and ye incline to go, eat every thing set before you, asking no question for conscience sake.

for it behoveth sects also to be among you, that those approved may become manifest among you;

It is not that you have no houses to eat and drink in, is it? Or, are you trying to show your contempt for the church of God and trying to humiliate those who have no houses? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? No, I cannot praise you for this.

Now concerning those who are spiritual, my brethren, I would not have you be mistaken.

Ye know that when ye were Gentiles ye were led away unto those dumb idols, howsoever ye might led.

Another [is given] the ability to perform miracles; and another [is given] the ability to prophesy [supernaturally]; and another [is given] the ability to speak in different languages [supernaturally]; and still another [is given] the ability to interpret those languages [supernaturally].

No, on the contrary, even those parts of the body that seem to be most delicate are indispensable,

And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

But those parts of the body which are beautiful have no need of such care: and so the body has been joined together by God in such a way as to give more honour to those parts which had need of it;

God has appointed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then those who perform miracles, those who have gifts of healing, those who help others, administrators, and those who speak various kinds of languages.

Do all have gifts [enabling them] to perform [supernatural] healings? Do all speak in languages? Do all interpret [those languages]?

Now I would like all of you to speak in languages [supernaturally], but I would rather have you prophecy. For the person who prophesies is more important [i.e., to the church] than those who speak in languages [supernaturally], unless that person interprets [the languages], so the church can be built up [spiritually].

If, however, I do not happen to know the language, I shall be a foreigner to those who speak it, and they will be foreigners to me.

In the law it is written: "By those who speak a foreign language and by the lips of others I will speak to this people, and not even in this way will they obey me," says the Lord.

So this ecstatic speaking is meant as a sign not to those who believe but to unbelievers, but inspired preaching is a sign not to unbelievers but to those who believe.

If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

While, if all those present use the gift of preaching, and an unbeliever, or a man without the gift, comes in, he is convinced of his sinfulness by them all, he is called to account by them all;

Let two or three prophets speak [as inspired by the Holy Spirit], while the rest pay attention and weigh carefully what is said.

wherefore, brethren, zealously exercise the gift of prophecy, and don't prohibit those that speak in an unknown language.

Therefore whether I or those, in this way we preached, and in this way you believed.

Now if Christ is preached that he is raised from among the dead, how say some among you that there is not a resurrection of those that are dead?

But if there is not a resurrection of those that are dead, neither is Christ raised:

And we are found also false witnesses of God; for we have witnessed concerning God that he raised the Christ, whom he has not raised if indeed those that are dead are not raised.

For if those that are dead are not raised, neither is Christ raised;

Yes, and those who have fallen asleep in trust in Christ have perished.

But the truth is, Christ was raised from the dead, the first to be raised of those who have fallen asleep.

For since by man came death, by man also resurrection of those that are dead.

But each in his own turn; Christ first, and then at Christ's coming those who belong to him.

For his rule will go on till he has put all those who are against him under his feet.

Otherwise, what do those people mean who submit to being baptized on behalf of their dead? If the dead are never raised at all, why do they submit to being baptized on their behalf?

If, to speak after the manner of man, I have fought with beasts in Ephesus, what is the profit to me if those that are dead do not rise? let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die.

There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the splendor of those in heaven is of one kind, and that of those on earth is of another.

Those who are of the earth are like him who was of the earth, and those who are of heaven are like him who is from heaven,

As we have borne the image of those made of dust, let's also bear the image of the heavenly.

But when I come, whosoever you shall approve by letters, those will I send to carry your charity to Jerusalem.

that you also be subject to such people, and to all those who work together and labor.

for they did refresh my spirit and yours; acknowledge ye, therefore, those who are such.