But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.

whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked,

Otherwise if you bless in the spirit only, how will the one who fills the place of the ungifted say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, since he does not know what you are saying?

For you are giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not edified.

So also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.