Paul appointed by the divine will to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, and Sosthenes our brother,

so that you will be deficient in no gift; during your expectation of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

and God will confirm you to the end, that ye may be unaccused in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

for he, who has called you to the communication of his son Jesus Christ our Lord, will make good his promise.

for it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."

However, what we preach is wisdom, to those who are thoroughly instructed: yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who will soon come to nothing.

will be expos'd. for the time of tryal will show it: it shall be discovered by the fire, which will put each sort of work to the test.

if that man's work should be burnt, he will suffer loss: but should he himself escape, it will be as out of the fire.

therefore suspend your judgment till the Lord comes, who will bring to light the secrets of darkness, and expose the counsels of mens hearts: and then shall every man have his due reward from God.

'tis for this end I have sent you Timothy, who is my dear disciple, and a faithful christian, who will inform you how I behave my self in every church where I teach the gospel of Christ.

but if the Lord pleases, I will visit you very soon; and then I shall try, not what these boasters can say, but what they can do:

those that are without, God will judge. therefore expel the libertine from your community.

When any controversy arises among you, will any one presume to appeal to the Gentiles, and not to Christians?

Are all things lawful for me? however, all things are not expedient: are all things lawful for me? however, I will not be a slave to any.

for as God hath raised up the Lord, so will he likewise raise us up to partake of his own power.

but if the infidel will separate, let him go: a brother or a sister is not inslaved in such cases. but God has called us to peace; for how do you know,

not that it is a sin for you to marry; nor is it so if a virgin marry; but they that do, will be troubled for their relations, and that I would prevent.

This I say, brethren, because the time is coming, when they who have wives will be as those that have none;

but she will be happier, if she remain a widow, in my opinion: and I think the divine spirit suggests the same.

for if any man see you who have a just notion of idols, sitting at table in their temple, will not the person who is wrong in his notions be incouraged to eat what is offered to idols, tho' contrary to his own opinion?

wherefore if my eating makes my brother offend, I will never eat flesh rather than make my brother offend.

now if I do this willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, it is a dispensation of trust which must be discharged.

you have met with no trials yet, but such as are common to men: and God who is faithful, will not suffer you to be tempted above your strength; but will with the temptation make a way to escape, by enabling you to bear it.

for there must be factions among you, whereby it will appear who among you are the approved.

and if any one is press'd with hunger, let him eat at home; that ye may not otherwise meet with punishment. as for other matters, I will set them in order when I come.

Social affection will never fail: but as for prophecies, they shall be out of use; as for languages, they shall cease; as for knowledge, it shall vanish away.

now we do but indirectly see the faint images of things; but then the objects themselves will be before our eyes; now I have a partial knowledge, but then shall I know, even as I myself am known.

and now faith, hope, social virtue, these three will all remain; but the most permanent of the three is social virtue.

what then is to be done? why, I will pray by the spirit, but my prayer shall be intelligible: I will sing by the spirit, but my hymn shall be intelligible.

in the law it is written, " with men of other tongues and other lips, will I speak unto this people: and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord."

when therefore the whole church is assembled, and all speak different languages, if such as are either unlearned, or are unbelievers should come in, will they not say you are all mad?

the secrets of his heart become manifest; and so falling down on his face, he will worship God, and declare that God is certainly amongst you.

but if he will be blind, I leave him to his blindness.

by which also you will be saved, if you so retain it as I preached it to you, unless you have believed without sufficient grounds.

for since by man came death, by man the resurrection of the dead will likewise come.

and then will be the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God even the father; after having abolished all rule, and all authority, and power.

But some will say, how will the dead be raised? with what kind of body will they appear?

such will be the resurrection of the dead: the body is sown corruptible, it will be raised incorruptible.

it is sown in dishonour, it will be raised in glory: it is sown in decay, it will be raised in power:

it is sown an animal body, it will rise a spiritual body. there is an animal body, and there is a spiritual body.

therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye inflexibly steady, and continually surpass others in the work of the Lord, knowing that he will not leave your christian labour unrewarded.

and when I come, I shall send such as you shall approve of, who will convey letters, and your kind present to Jerusalem.

as to brother Apollos, I earnestly entreat him to make you a visit, with the brethren: but he has not the least mind to it at present; however, he will be with you when a fit occasion offers.