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.

For it is my desire, my brothers, that you may keep in mind how all our fathers were under the cloud, and they all went through the sea;

and drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from the spiritual rock that went with them. That rock was the Messiah.

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

What? was it from you that the word of God went forth? or came it unto you alone?