God is faithful, through Whom ye were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

For the word of the cross is to those who are perishing, foolishness; but to those who are being saved, it is the power of God.

For, since in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom knew not God, God was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe;

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, Who was made to us wisdom from God, also righteousness, and holiness, and redemption;

But we speak wisdom among the perfect; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought;

but, as it has been written, "Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, and that entered not into the heart of man??hatsoever things God prepared for those who love Him";

For who of men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man that is in him? even so the things of God no one has known, except the Spirit of God.

And we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit Who is of God; that we may know the things freely given us by God.

For who knew the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.

What, then, is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and as the Lord gave to each.

So that neither is he that plants anything, nor he that waters; but God Who causeth it to grow.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it has been written, "He Who taketh the wise in their craftiness."

For I am conscious to myself of nothing; yet have I not thereby been justified; but He Who judges me is the Lord.

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 will each one have his praise from God.

For who makes you to differ? And what do you have, that you did not receive? But, if you did receive it, why are you boasting, as if you did not receive it?

For this cause, I sent to you Timothy, who is my child, beloved and faithful in the Lord, who will bring to your remembrance my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.

but I will come to you shortly if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power;

And ye have become puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he who did this deed might be taken away from you.

For I, verily, being absent in the body, but present in the Spirit, have already, as if present, judged him who so wrought this;

For what have I to do with judging those who are without? Do not ye judge those who are within?

But those who are without God judgeth. Put away the wicked man from among yourselves.

If, then, ye have tribunals pertaining to this life, do ye set those to judge who are set at nought in the assembly?

I speak to your shame! Is it so, that there is not among you even one wise man, who will be able to judge between his brethren?

Or know ye not that he who is united to the harlot is one body? For, "the two", He saith, "shall be one flesh";

but he who is united to the Lord is one spirit.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, Who is in you, Whom ye have from God, and that ye are not your own?

But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened; that henceforth both those who have wives may be as though they had none;

and those who weep, as though they wept not; and those who rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those who buy, as though they possessed not;

and those who use the world, as not using it to the full; for the fashion of this world is passing away.

But he who has been standing steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has authority respecting his own will, and has determined this in his own heart, that he will keep his own virgin daughter, will do well.

A wife is bound as long as her husband lives; but, if her husband fall asleep, she is at liberty to he married to whom she will: only in the Lord.

yet to us there is One God, the Father, of Whom are all things, and we for Him; and One Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom are all things, and we through Him.

For, if anyone sees you, who have knowledge, reclining at table in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat the idol-sacrifices?

For he that is weak??he brother for whom Christ died??erishes by reason of your knowledge.

Who ever serves as a soldier at his own charges; Who plants a vineyard, and eats not of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and eats not of the milk of the flock?

Know ye not that those who are occupied upon sacred things eat of the things of the temple? and that those who wait at the altar partake with the altar?

Even so did the Lord ordain, that those who proclaim the Gospel should live by the Gospel.

And every one who strives in the games exercises self restraint in all things; they, indeed, therefore, to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.

Now these things were happening to them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, unto whom the ends of the ages have come.

Wherefore, let him who thinks he is standing take heed, lest he fall.

A temptation has not taken you, except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Behold Israel according to the flesh: are not those who eat the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the assembly of God, and put to shame those who have them not? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I praise you not.

And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, Who worketh all things in all.

For even if a trumpet give an uncertain sound, who will prepare for war?

If, then, I know not the meaning of the voice, I will be to him who is speaking a barbarian; and he that is speaking, a barbarian to me.

Else, if you are blessing with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the "Amen" at your giving of thanks, since he knows not what you say?

Therefore, the tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophecy is a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.

If, therefore, the whole assembly comes together, and all are speaking with tongues, and there come in those who are unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are mad?

But, if all prophesy, and there come in one who is unbelieving or unlearned, he is convicted by all, he is judged by all:

after that He appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some fell asleep.

For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.

and we are found also false witnesses of God, because we testified in respect to God that He raised up the Christ, Whom He raised not, if so be that the dead are not raised.

Hence, also, those who fell asleep in Christ perished!

But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the First fruit of those who have fallen asleep.

but each in his own rank; Christ, the First-fruit; then those who are Christ's at His coming.

for He put all things in subjection under His feet. But, when He saith, "All things have been put in subjection," it is evident that He is excepted, Who subjected all things to Him.

And, when all things shall be subjected to Him, then will the Son also Himself be subjected to Him Who subjected all things to Him, that God may be all in all.

Else what will those do who are immersed for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are they even immersed for them?

but thanks be to God, Who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

that ye also submit yourselves to such, and to every one who is laboring with us and toiling.

For, they refreshed my spirit and yours; therefore, recognize those who are such.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

Who consoleth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to console those who are in any tribulation, through the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God.

yea, we ourselves had in ourselves the sentence of death, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God, Who raiseth the dead;

Who delivered us out of so great a death, and will still deliver: on Whom we have set our hope, that He will also still deliver;

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, Who was preached among you through us??hrough me and Sylvanus and Timothy??as not "Yea" and "Nay," "Nay," but in Him is "Yea."

Now He Who confirmeth us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God;

Who also sealed us, and gave us the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

For, if I make you sorry, who, indeed, is he that makes me glad, but he that is made sorry by me?

And I wrote this very thing, that I might not, when I came, have sorrow from those of whom I ought to have joy; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

And to whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also; for what I also have forgiven??f I have forgiven anything??or your sakes have I forgiven it in the person of Christ;

But thanks be to God, Who always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of His knowledge in every place;

because we are to God a sweet savor of Christ, in those who are being saved, and in those who are perishing;

to the one class a savor of death unto death, and to the other a savor of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

Who also qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit makes alive.

and not as Moses, who put a veil over his face, that the sons of Israel might not look steadily to the end of that which was passing away.

And, even if our Gospel has been veiled, it has been veiled in those who perish;

in whom the god of this world blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, Who is the image of God, should not shine upon them.

because it is the God Who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," Who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

For we who live are always delivered up to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

knowing that He Who raised up the Lord Jesus will raise up us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.

For, indeed, we who are in the tabernacle groan, being weighed down; not that we wish to be unclothed, but be clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

Now He Who wrought us for this very thing is God, Who gave to us the earnest of the Spirit.

We are not again commending ourselves to you, but giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have something suited to those who glory in appearance, and not in heart.

and He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to Him Who died for them, and rose again.

But all things are of God, Who reconciled us to Himself through Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;

Him Who knew no sin He made to be sin on our behalf, that we may become God's righteousness in Him.

But God, who consoleth the lowly, consoled us by the coming of Titus;

So, although I wrote to you, it was not on account of him who did the wrong, nor of him who suffered wrong, but that your earnest care on our behalf might be manifested to you in the sight of God.

And I give my judgment in this; for this is profitable for you, who, indeed, began before others, a year ago, not only to do, but also to will.

But thanks be to God Who putteth the same diligence for you into the heart of Titus.

and not that only, but who was also appointed by the assemblies, as our fellow-traveler with this gift which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and our zeal;

And we sent with them our brother, whom we often in many things proved to be diligent, but now much more diligent by reason of his great confidence in you.

And He Who supplieth seed to the sower, and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;

Now I, Paul, myself entreat you, through the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in your presence, indeed, am lowly among you; but, being absent, am bold toward you;

but I pray that, when present, I may not show courage with the confidence with which I purpose to be bold against some who reckon us as walking according to the flesh.

For we are not bold to judge ourselves among, or to compare ourselves with, some of those who commend themselves; but they measuring themselves among themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

for not he that commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.