so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

lest any man should say that ye were baptized into my name.

For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe.

but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, And which entered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.

For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of God.

Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Spirit teacheth; combining spiritual things with spiritual words .

So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

For we are God's fellow-workers: ye are God's husbandry, God's building.

each man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each man's work of what sort it is.

If any man's work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward.

If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire.

and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.

We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye have glory, but we have dishonor.

It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that one of you hath his father's wife.

For I verily, being absent in body but present in spirit, have already as though I were present judged him that hath so wrought this thing,

I say this to move you to shame. What, cannot there be found among you one wise man who shall be able to decide between his brethren,

But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.

But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.

For he that was called in the Lord being a bondservant, is the Lord's freedman: likewise he that was called being free, is Christ's bondservant.

But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none;

and is divided.'so also the woman that is unmarried and the virgin is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married is careful for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

But if any man thinketh that he behaveth himself unseemly toward his virgin daughter , if she be past the flower of her age, and if need so requireth, let him do what he will; he sinneth not; let them marry.

So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.

A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

For if a man see thee who hast knowledge sitting at meat in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

Even so did the Lord ordain that they that proclaim the gospel should live of the gospel.

But I have used none of these things: and I write not these things that it may be so done in my case; for it were good for me rather to die, than that any man should make my glorifying void.

What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel without charge, so as not to use to the full my right in the gospel.

And I do all things for the gospel's sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof.

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain.

I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:

For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

What say I then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?

But I say , that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have communion with demons.

Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor's good .

for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.

But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake:

conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other's; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?

For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.

When therefore ye assemble yourselves together, it is not possible to eat the Lord's supper:

What, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and put them to shame that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you? In this I praise you not.

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord's death till he come.

But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.

And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.

And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.

So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air.

There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no kind is without signification.

So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual gifts , seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church.

Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest?

If therefore the whole church be assembled together and all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are mad?

the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

Whether then it be I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

Now if Christ is preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

Yea, we are found false witnesses of God; because we witnessed of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead are not raised.

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; then they that are Christ's, at his coming.

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

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

So also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye.

For I do not wish to see you now by the way; for I hope to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.

Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear; for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do: