For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by those of the family of Chloe, that there are dissensions among you.

For the preaching of the cross is to those who are perishing, foolishness, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by its wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe;

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

but, as it is written: "The things which eye hath not seen, and ear hath not heard, and which have not entered into the heart of man, the great things which God hath prepared for those that love him."

which things we also speak, not in words taught by mans wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, connecting what is spiritual l with what is spiritual.

I also, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual men, but as those who are not spiritual, as to babes in Christ.

But I shall come to you shortly, if it be the Lords will, and will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power;

For what have I to do with judging those who are without? Do not ye judge those who are within?

But those who are without, God will judge. Do ye put away that bad man from among yourselves.

But to those who are married it is my command, yet not mine, but the Lords: Let not the wife separate herself from her husband,

For though there are those that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there are gods many, and lords many;

This is my answer to those who question my authority.

and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those under the Law, as under the Law, not being myself under the Law, that I might gain those under the Law;

to those without the Law, as without the Law, being not without a law before God, but under the law of Christ, that I might gain those without the Law;

Know ye not, that of those who run in the racecourse all run, but one receiveth the prize? Thus run, that ye may obtain.

Look at Israel by natural descent. Have not those who eat of the sacrifices, communion with the altar?

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.

Nay, still more, those members of the body which seem to be weak, are necessary;

God appointed some in the church to be, in the first place, apostles, in the second place, prophets, in the third place, teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, those of helping and of governing, divers kinds of tongues. Are all apostles?

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

for they refreshed my spirit and yours. Pay regard then to those that are such.