Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts. Then every man will receive his praise from God.

Do not deprive one another, except by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

I mean, brethren, the appointed time has grown very short; so that from now on, those who have wives should live as though they had none,

Who at any time serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk?

After that he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

For I do not want to see you now just in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.