and I say this, that each one of you saith, 'I, indeed, am of Paul' -- 'and I of Apollos,' -- 'and I of Cephas,' -- 'and I of Christ.'

where is the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?

And wisdom we speak among the perfect, and wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age -- of those becoming useless,

which no one of the rulers of this age did know, for if they had known, the Lord of the glory they would not have crucified;

and if any one doth build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw --

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age -- let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, 'Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;'

for of nothing to myself have I been conscious, but not in this have I been declared right -- and he who is discerning me is the Lord:

because of this I sent to you Timotheus, who is my child, beloved and faithful in the Lord, who shall remind you of my ways in Christ, according as everywhere in every assembly I teach.

and ye are having been puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he may be removed out of the midst of you who did this work,

for I indeed, as being absent as to the body, and present as to the spirit, have already judged, as being present, him who so wrought this thing:

and not certainly with the whoremongers of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, seeing ye ought then to go forth out of the world --

but brother with brother doth go to be judged, and this before unbelievers!

the meats are for the belly, and the belly for the meats. And God both this and these shall make useless; and the body is not for whoredom, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body;

and this I say by way of concurrence -- not of command,

Each in the calling in which he was called -- in this let him remain;

each, in that in which he was called, brethren, in this let him remain with God.

I suppose, therefore, this to be good because of the present necessity, that it is good for a man that the matter be thus: --

And this I say, brethren, the time henceforth is having been shortened -- that both those having wives may be as not having;

and those using this world, as not using it up; for passing away is the fashion of this world.

And this for your own profit I say: not that I may cast a noose upon you, but for the seemliness and devotedness to the Lord, undistractedly,

And he who hath stood stedfast in the heart -- not having necessity -- and hath authority over his own will, and this he hath determined in his heart -- to keep his own virgin -- doth well;

and if any one doth love God, this one hath been known by Him.

but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,

My defence to those who examine me in this;

if others do partake of the authority over you -- not we more? but we did not use this authority, but all things we bear, that we may give no hindrance to the good news of the Christ.

for if willing I do this, I have a reward; and if unwillingly -- with a stewardship I have been entrusted!

And this I do because of the good news, that a fellow-partaker of it I may become;

and if any one may say to you, 'This is a thing sacrificed to an idol,' -- do not eat, because of that one who shewed it, and of the conscience, for the Lord's is the earth and its fulness:

because of this the woman ought to have a token of authority upon the head, because of the messengers;

And this declaring, I give no praise, because not for the better, but for the worse ye come together;

why, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or the assembly of God do ye despise, and shame those not having? what may I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I do not praise!

and having given thanks, he brake, and said, 'Take ye, eat ye, this is my body, that for you is being broken; this do ye -- to the remembrance of me.'

In like manner also the cup after the supping, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood; this do ye, as often as ye may drink it -- to the remembrance of me;'

for as often as ye may eat this bread, and this cup may drink, the death of the Lord ye do shew forth -- till he may come;

so that whoever may eat this bread or may drink the cup of the Lord unworthily, guilty he shall be of the body and blood of the Lord:

Because of this, among you many are weak and sickly, and sleep do many;

if the foot may say, 'Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body;' it is not, because of this, not of the body;

and if the ear may say, 'Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body;' it is not, because of this, not of the body?

in the law it hath been written, that, 'With other tongues and with other lips I will speak to this people, and not even so will they hear Me, saith the Lord;'

if in this life we have hope in Christ only, of all men we are most to be pitied.

And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood the reign of God is not able to inherit, nor doth the corruption inherit the incorruption;

for it behoveth this corruptible to put on incorruption, and this mortal to put on immortality;

and when this corruptible may have put on incorruption, and this mortal may have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the word that hath been written, 'The Death was swallowed up -- to victory;