God is faithful, by whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

What I mean is this, that each of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

And I baptized also the household of Stephanas; I am not aware that I baptized any one besides.

For while one saith, I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollos, are ye not [like common] men?

Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but ministers through whom ye believed, and that as the Lord gave to each?

for though I am conscious to myself of nothing wrong, yet not by this am I cleared of blame; but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

I write not these things to shame you, but I am warning you as my beloved children.

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

I say also to the unmarried and the widows, it is good for them to remain as I am;

The wife is bound to her husband as long as he liveth; but if her husband die, she is free to marry whom she will, only in the Lord.

yet to us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we to him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.

For through thy knowledge he that is weak perisheth,the brother for whom Christ died!

Wherefore, if food cause my brother to fall, I will eat no flesh for ever, lest I cause my brother to fall. Am I not free?

Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not ye my work in the Lord?

If I am not an apostle to others, yet surely I am to you; for the seal of my apostleship are ye in the Lord.

Or am I alone and Barnabas bound to labor with our own hands?

Is it on mans authority that I am saying these things, or doth not the Law too say the same?

For in preaching the gospel, I have nothing to glory in; for I am under a necessity to do so; yea, woe is to me, if I preach not the gospel!

Now these things happened to them as warnings, and were recorded for our admonition, to whom the ends of the ages have come.

If I partake with thankfulness, why am I to be evil spoken of in a matter for which I give thanks?

What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God, and shame those who have nothing? What am I to say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I do not praise you.

If the foot say, Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body, is it for this reason not of the body?

And if the ear say, Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, is it for this reason not of the body?

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

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

If any one thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him know surely that the directions I am writing to you are the Lords;

After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.

For I am the least of the apostles, one not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

But by the grace of God I am what I am; and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain, but I labored more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

And we are also found false witnesses concerning God; because we testified concerning God that he raised up Christ, whom he did not raise up, if so be that the dead rise not.

And when I am with you, I will send with letters whomever you may approve to carry your bounty to Jerusalem;

Now I will come to you, when I have passed through Macedonia; for I am about to pass through Macedonia;

For I am unwilling to see you now in passing; for I hope to stay some time with you if the Lord permit.

Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear; for he is laboring in the work of the Lord, as I am;

let no one therefore despise him. But conduct him on in peace, that he may come to me; for I am waiting for him with the brethren.

I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus; for what was lacking on your part, they supplied;