and those who use the world as though they did not make full use of it. For this world in its current form is passing away.

However, not everyone has this knowledge. In fact, some have been so used to idolatry up until now that when they eat food offered to an idol, their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

If others have this right to receive benefits from you, don’t we even more?

However, we have not made use of this right; instead we endure everything so that we will not hinder the gospel of Christ.

But I have used none of these rights, and I have not written this to make it happen that way for me. For it would be better for me to die than for anyone to deprive me of my boast!

What then is my reward? To preach the gospel and offer it free of charge and not make full use of my authority in the gospel.

In the same way, unless you use your tongue for intelligible speech, how will what is spoken be known? For you will be speaking into the air.