For the word of the cross seems foolish to those who are on the way to destruction; but to us who are on the way to salvation it is the power of God.

For who has knowledge of the things of a man but the spirit of the man which is in him? in the same way, no one has knowledge of the things of God but the Spirit of God.

Because you are still in the flesh: for when there is envy and division among you, are you not still walking after the way of the flesh, even as natural men?

For this cause I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and true child in the Lord; he will make clear to you my ways in Christ, even as I am teaching everywhere in every church.

But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him.

The wife has not power over her body, but the husband; and in the same way the husband has not power over his body, but the wife.

It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that.

And for those who make use of the world, not to be using it fully; for this world's way of life will quickly come to an end.

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

If others have a part in this right over you, have we not even more? But we did not make use of our right, so that we might put nothing in the way of the good news of Christ.

Again, let us not give way to the desires of the flesh, as some of them did, of whom twenty-three thousand came to their end in one day.

You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.

Even as I give way to all men in all things, not looking for profit for myself, but for the good of others, that they may get salvation.

But if any man will not be ruled in this question, this is not our way of doing things, and it is not done in the churches of God.

In the same way, with the cup, after the meal, he said, This cup is the new testament in my blood: do this, whenever you take it, in memory of me.

You are conscious that when you were Gentiles, in whatever way you were guided, you went after images without voice or power.

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;

But let your desires be turned to the more important things given by the Spirit. And now I am pointing out to you an even better way.

Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;

For God is not a God whose ways are without order, but a God of peace; as in all the churches of the saints.

Let all things be done in the right and ordered way.

If, after the way of men, I was fighting with beasts at Ephesus, what profit is it to me? If the dead do not come to life again, let us take our pleasure in feasting, for tomorrow we come to an end.

And in the same way as we have taken on us the image of the man from the earth, so we will take on us the image of the one from heaven.

But I may be with you for a time, or even for the winter, so that you may see me on my way, wherever I go.

For it is not my desire to see you now, on my way; because it is my hope to be with you for some time, if that is the Lord's pleasure.

See then that he has the honour which is right. But send him on his way in peace, so that he may come to me: for I am looking for him with the brothers.