For it hath been declared to me of you, my brethren, by them of the family of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to shame the wise, and the weak things of the world, to shame the things that are mighty:

And the base things of the world, and things that are despised, hath God chosen; yea, things that are not, to bring to nought the things that are; That no flesh may glory before him.

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor hath ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man, what things God hath prepared for them that love him.

But God hath revealed them to us by his Spirit; for the Spirit searcheth all things, even the deep things of God.

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

If any one's work which he hath built thereon shall remain, he shall receive a reward.

For I think God hath set forth us the apostles last, as appointed to death; for we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.

And are ye puffed up? Have ye not rather mourned, that he who hath done this deed, might be taken from among you?

as if I were present, judged him who hath so done this, In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit,

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

The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband; and in like manner the husband also hath not power over his own body, but the wife.

but every one hath his proper gift from God, one after this manner, another after that.

And let not the husband put away his wife. To the rest speak I, not the Lord. If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she consent to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

And the wife, who hath an unbelieving husband, that consenteth to live with her, let her not put him away.

For the unbelieving husband hath been sanctified by the wife; and the unbelieving wife hath been sanctified by the husband. Else were your children unclean; but now they are holy.

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.

But as God hath distributed to every one, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk.

Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one who hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

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.

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.

So also hath the Lord ordained, that they who preach the gospel, should live of the gospel.

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.

But if any one say to you, This hath been sacrificed to an idol, eat not, for his sake that shewed thee, and for conscience sake.

For as the body is one, and yet hath many members, but all the members of the body, many as they are, are one body, so is Christ.

But now hath God set the members, every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

For our comely parts have no need; but God hath tempered the body together, giving more abundant honour to that which lacked:

And God hath set in the church, first, apostles, secondly, prophets, thirdly, teachers: afterward miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, different kinds of tongues.

What a thing is it, brethren, that when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation?

For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

The last enemy that is destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet.

But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to each of the seeds, its own body.

On the first day of the week, let every one of you lay by him in store according as he hath been prospered, that there may be no collections when I come.