Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God,

waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who will also confirm you to the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of the Lord Jesus Christ.

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and abolish the understanding of the prudent.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and manifest the counsels of the hearts. And then shall every one have praise from God.

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord permit, and will know, not the speech of them who are puffed up, but the power.

What will ye? That I come to you with a rod? or in love, and the spirit of meekness?

(But them that are without God will judge:) And ye will take away from among yourselves that wicked person.

All things are lawful for me; but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

Meats are for the belly, and the belly for meats; yet God will destroy both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise us up by his power.

But if the unbeliever will depart, let him depart: a brother or a sister is not inslaved in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

Yet if thou dost marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such will have trouble in the flesh; but I spare you.

But if any think that he acteth indecently toward his virgin, if she be above age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.

Nevertheless, he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but having power over his own will, and hath determined this in his heart to keep his virgin, doth well.

The wife is bound as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to marry whom she will; only in the Lord.

For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at meat in an idol-temple, will not the conscience of him that is weak be encouraged to eat of the things sacrificed to the idol?

Wherefore if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

There hath no temptation taken you, but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above your ability, but will with the temptation make also a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

And if any one be hungry, let him eat at home, that ye come not together to condemnation. And the rest I will set in order when I come.

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

So likewise unless ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? For ye will speak to the air.

Yet if I know not the meaning of the language, I shall be a barbarian to him that speaketh, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian to me.

What then is my duty? I will pray with the Spirit; but I will pray with the understanding also; I will sing with the Spirit; but I will sing with the understanding also.

It is written in the law, In foreign tongues and with foreign lips will I speak to this people; and neither so will they hear me, saith the Lord.

Yet if the whole church be met together, and all speak with unknown tongues, and there come in ignorant persons or unbelievers, will they not say, that ye are mad?

The secrets of his heart are made manifest, and so falling down on his face, he will worship God, and declare that God is among you of a truth.

I have fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.

But some one will say, How are the dead raised? And with what body do they come?

And when I am come, whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send with letters, to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

Now I will come to you, when I have passed through Macedonia,

For I will not see you now in my way; but hope to stay some time with you, if the Lord permit.

But I will stay at Ephesus till Pentecost.

As to our brother Apollos, I besought him much, to come to you with the brethren; yet he was by no means willing to come now; but he will come, when it shall be convenient.