Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.

Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of them that are puffed up, but the power.

What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

and God both raised the Lord, and will raise up as through his power.

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.

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.

But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

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?

Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.

For if I do this of mine own will, I have a reward: but if not of mine own will, I have a stewardship intrusted to me.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

If any man is hungry, let him eat at home; that your coming together be not unto judgment. And the rest will I set in order whensoever I come.

but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.

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.

If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me.

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, saith the Lord.

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.

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

And when I arrive, whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send with letters to carry your bounty unto Jerusalem:

But I will come unto you, when I shall have passed through Macedonia; for I pass through Macedonia;

But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost;

But as touching Apollos the brother, I besought him much to come unto you with the brethren: and it was not all his will to come now; but he will come when he shall have opportunity.