I speak as to wise men. Judge what I say.

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

What, don't you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God's assembly, and put them to shame who don't have? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don't praise you.

But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn't give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?

So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.

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.

Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the "Amen" at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn't know what you say?

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

What? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone?

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Or else what will they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead aren't raised at all, why then are they baptized for the dead?

If I fought with animals at Ephesus for human purposes, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, then "let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."

But someone will say, "How are the dead raised?" and, "With what kind of body do they come?"

But when this corruptible will have put on incorruption, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then what is written will happen: "Death is swallowed up in victory."

For we write no other things to you, than what you read or even acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to the end;

For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened; not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

Don't be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

What agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what portion has a believer with an unbeliever?

What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people."

For behold, this same thing, that you were made sorry in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don't have.

Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.

so as to preach the Good News even to the parts beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done.

But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion, that in which they boast, they may be found even as we.

For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong.

What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

What was the blessing you enjoyed? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.

However what does the Scripture say? "Throw out the handmaid and her son, for the son of the handmaid will not inherit with the son of the free woman."

So then, as we have opportunity, let's do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

See with what large letters I write to you with my own hand.

having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might

and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ;

may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.

Therefore don't be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.

But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don't know what I will choose.

However, what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.

to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn't it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.

desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.

Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.

Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

But one has somewhere testified, saying, "What is man, that you think of him? Or the son of man, that you care for him?

Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.

What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets;

It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn't discipline?

So that with good courage we say, "The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?"

for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.

What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?

and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you didn't give them the things the body needs, what good is it?

Whereas you don't know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.

searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that would follow them.

For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.

But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled."

For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God. If it begins first with us, what will happen to those who don't obey the Good News of God?

"If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinner?"

For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.

Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.

I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn't accept what we say.

But these speak evil of whatever things they don't know. What they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, they are destroyed in these things.

saying, "What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea."

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. He who overcomes won't be harmed by the second death.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he who receives it.

But to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as don't have this teaching, who don't know what some call 'the deep things of Satan,' to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on you.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won't watch, I will come as a thief, and you won't know what hour I will come upon you.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies."

For God has put in their hearts to do what he has in mind, and to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished.

and cried out as they looked at the smoke of her burning, saying, 'What is like the great city?'