For the wisdom of this world is nonsense in God's sight. For it is written, "He catches the wise with their own trickery,"

You know that the person who unites himself with a prostitute becomes one body with her, don't you? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh."

Do not withhold yourselves from each other unless you agree to do so just for a set time, in order to devote yourselves to prayer. Then you should come together again so that Satan does not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

Everyone should stay in the same condition in which he was called.

Brothers, everyone should stay in the same condition in which he was called by God.

In view of the present crisis, I think it is prudent for a man to stay as he is.

If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?

Now their experiences serve as examples for us so that we won't set our hearts on evil as they did.

Let's stop being idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to play."

If an unbeliever invites you to his house and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you, raising no question on the grounds of conscience.

is never glad with sin; she's always glad to side with truth, and pleased that truth will win.

In the same way, unless you speak an intelligible message with your language, how will anyone know what is being said? You'll be talking into the air!

Two or three prophets should speak, and others should weigh carefully what is said.

If we have set our hopes on the Messiah in this life only, we deserve more pity than any other people.

You fool! The seed you plant does not come to life unless it dies,

But God gives the plant the form he wants it to have, and to each kind of seed its own form.

After the Sabbath ends, each of you should set aside and save something from your surplus in proportion to what you have, so that no collections will have to be made when I arrive.

and will probably stay with you for a while or even spend the winter with you. Then you can send me on my way, wherever I decide to go.

However, I'll stay on in Ephesus until Pentecost,