who will also make you steadfast to the end, so that ye may be without blame in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

God is faithful, by whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

For the preaching of the cross is to those who are perishing, foolishness, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by its wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe;

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

For consider, brethren, who ye are that have been called; not many wise men after the fashion of the world, not many mighty, not many noble;

But from him it is that ye are in Christ Jesus, who from God was made to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption;

But we do speak wisdom among the perfect; not, however, the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought;

For who among men knoweth the things of a man, but the spirit of the man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no one but the Spirit of God.

For "who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ.

I also, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual men, but as those who are not spiritual, as to babes in Christ.

Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but ministers through whom ye believed, and that as the Lord gave to each?

So then judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the purposes of mens hearts; and then shall every one have his praise from God.

For who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou that thou didst not receive? But if thou didst receive it, why dost thou boast, as if thou hadst not received it?

For this end I sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved child, and faithful in the Lord, who will put you in mind of my ways in Christ, according as I teach everywhere in every church.

But I shall come to you shortly, if it be the Lords will, and will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power;

For I, for my part, though absent in the body, yet present in the spirit have already determined, as if I were present with you, respecting him who thus wrought this deed,

For what have I to do with judging those who are without? Do not ye judge those who are within?

But those who are without, God will judge. Do ye put away that bad man from among yourselves.

Doth any one of you, who hath a matter against another, dare to go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the holy?

If then ye have any causes relating to this life, set them to judge who are of no repute in the church.

Know ye not, that he who is connected with a harlot is one body with her? "For the two," saith he, "shall become one flesh;"

But to those who are married it is my command, yet not mine, but the Lords: Let not the wife separate herself from her husband,

For he that was called in the Lord, being a slave, is the Lords freeman. In like manner the freeman, who is called, is Christs slave.

The wife is bound to her husband as long as he liveth; but if her husband die, she is free to marry whom she will, only in the Lord.

yet to us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we to him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.

For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, at table in an idols temple, will not the conscience of him that is weak be emboldened to eat the things offered to idols?

For through thy knowledge he that is weak perisheth,the brother for whom Christ died!

This is my answer to those who question my authority.

Who ever serveth as a soldier at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard without eating its fruit? Or who tendeth a flock and doth not eat of the milk of the flock?

Or doth he say it altogether on our account? On our account, no doubt, it was written, that he who plougheth ought to plough in hope, and that he who thrasheth should do it in the hope of partaking.

Do ye not know, that they who minister in the offerings of the temple live from the temple? that they who serve at the altar share with the altar?

In like manner also did the Lord ordain that they who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.

Know ye not, that of those who run in the racecourse all run, but one receiveth the prize? Thus run, that ye may obtain.

And every one who contendeth in the games is temperate in all things; they, however, to obtain a perishable crown, but we, an imperishable.

Now these things happened to them as warnings, and were recorded for our admonition, to whom the ends of the ages have come.

No temptation hath come upon you, but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond what ye are able to endure, but will with the temptation furnish also the way to escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Look at Israel by natural descent. Have not those who eat of the sacrifices, communion with the altar?

And if one who is an unbeliever inviteth you to a feast, and ye choose to go, eat whatever is set before you, without asking any questions for the sake of conscience.

for there must be also parties among you, that they who are approved may also become manifest among you.

What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God, and shame those who have nothing? What am I to say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I do not praise you.

and there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who worketh all things in all.

For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the battle?

If therefore the whole church be assembled in one place, and all be speaking with tongues, and there come in those who are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.

And we are also found false witnesses concerning God; because we testified concerning God that he raised up Christ, whom he did not raise up, if so be that the dead rise not.

for "he put all things under his feet." But when it is said that all things have been put under him, it is manifest that he who put all things under him is excepted.

If it be not so, what are they doing, who are baptized for the dead? If the dead rise not at all, why are they then baptized for them?

But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.