I say then, Have they stumbled so as to fall? God forbid. But by their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

But if their fall be the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fulness?

For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what will the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

Boast not against the branches, but if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

Be not high-minded, but fear. For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed left he also spare not thee.

Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God! Toward them that fell severity; but toward thee goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: else shalt thou also be cut off.

With regard to the gospel, they are enemies for your sake; but as for the election, they are beloved, for the sake of their fathers.

As then ye were once disobedient to God, but have now obtained mercy through their disobedience:

And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.

And I say, through the grace which is given to me, to every one that is among you, not to think of himself above what he ought to think, but to think soberly, according to the measure of faith which God hath distributed to every one.

Mind not high, but condescend to low things. Be not wise in your own conceit. Render to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

Dearly beloved, revenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good.

Let every soul be subject to the supreme powers, for there is no power but from God; the powers that be, are appointed by God.

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Wouldest thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from it; for he is the servant of God to thee for good.

But if thou dost that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain; for he is the servant of God, an avenger for wrath against him that doth evil.

Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

Owe no man any thing, but to love another; for he that loveth another, hath fulfilled the law.

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the desires thereof.

Him that is weak in the faith, receive; but not to doubtful disputations.

For none of us liveth to himself, and none dieth to himself. But if we live, we live unto the Lord; and if we die, we die unto the Lord.

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou despise thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ.

Let us therefore no longer judge one another; but judge this rather, not to lay a stumbling block, or a scandal before a brother.

I know and am assured by the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: but to him that accounteth any thing to be unclean, it is unclean.

But if thy brother is grieved by thy meat, thou no longer walkest charitably. Destroy not him by thy meat, for whom Christ died.

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure: but it is evil to that man who eateth with offence.

But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because it is not of faith; for whatsoever is not of faith, is sin.

For Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee, fell upon me.

But I have striven, so to preach the gospel, not where Christ had been named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation.

But as it is written, They to whom he was not spoken of shall see; and they that have not heard, shall understand.

But now having no longer place in these parts, and having had a great desire for many years to come to you, Whenever I go into Spain, I will come to you;

But I am now going to Jerusalem, serving the saints. For it hath

Who for my life, have laid down their own necks; to whom not I alone owe my thanks, but likewise all the churches of the Gentiles.

For such serve not the Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speeches, deceive the hearts of the simple.

For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore on your behalf; but I would have you wise with regard to that which is good, and simple with regard to that which is evil.

But now made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God,

Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no schisms among you, but that ye be perfectly joined together, in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Or were ye baptized into the name of Paul? I thank God, that I baptized none of you but Crispus and Caius:

I know not that I baptized any other. For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel; but not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

For the doctrine of the cross is indeed to them that perish foolishness; but to us who are saved, it is the power of God.

But to them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to shame the wise, and the weak things of the world, to shame the things that are mighty:

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who is made by God unto us wisdom,

And my speech and my preaching was not with the persuasive words of human wisdom, but with the demonstration of the Spirit and of power.

That your faith might not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Yet we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: but not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a mystery,

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor hath ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man, what things God hath prepared for them that love him.

But God hath revealed them to us by his Spirit; for the Spirit searcheth all things, even the deep things of God.

For what man knoweth the things of a man, but the spirit of a man which is in him? So the things of God also knoweth no one, but the Spirit of God.

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that we may know the things which are freely given to us of God.

Which also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Holy Spirit, explaining spiritual things by spiritual words.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit; for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

But the spiritual man discerneth all things, while he himself is discerned by no man.

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

And I, brethren, could not speak to you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ.

and another, I am of Apollos, are ye not carnal? Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

So then, neither is he that planteth any thing, nor he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

But he that planteth and he that watereth are one; and every one shall receive his own reward, according to his own labour.

According to the grace of God given to me, as a wise master-builder I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon; but let every one take heed how he buildeth thereon.

If any one's work shall be burnt, he shall suffer loss, but himself shall be saved, yet so as through the fire.

But it is a very small thing with me, to be judged by you or by any man's judgment; yea, I judge not myself.

For I am not conscious to myself of any thing, yet am I not hereby justified; but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

For who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou which thou hast not received? But if thou hast received it, why dost thou boast, as if thou hadst not received it?

We are fools for Christ's sake; but ye are wise in Christ: we are weak; but ye are strong: ye are honourable; but we are despised.

I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you.

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord permit, and will know, not the speech of them who are puffed up, but the power.

For the kingdom of God is not in speech, but in power.

For I verily as absent in body, but present in spirit, have already,

Therefore let us keep the feast; not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of wickedness and malignity, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

But not altogether with the lewd persons of this world, or the covetous, or the rapacious, or idolaters, for then ye must go out of the world.

But I have now written unto you, if any who is named a brother, be a lewd person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or rapacious, not to converse with such an one, no, not to eat with him.

(But them that are without God will judge:) And ye will take away from among yourselves that wicked person.

But brother goeth to law with brother, and this before the infidels.

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

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

Meats are for the belly, and the belly for meats; yet God will destroy both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

But he that is joined to the Lord is one Spirit.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doth, is without the body; but he that committeth fornication, sinneth against his own body.

The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband; and in like manner the husband also hath not power over his own body, but the wife.

But I say this by way of advice, not by way of precept. For I would that all men were even as myself:

but every one hath his proper gift from God, one after this manner, another after that.

But to the unmarried and the widows I say, It is good for them, if they remain even as I.

But if they have not power over themselves, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

The married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband.

But if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband.

For the unbelieving husband hath been sanctified by the wife; and the unbelieving wife hath been sanctified by the husband. Else were your children unclean; but now they are holy.

But if the unbeliever will depart, let him depart: a brother or a sister is not inslaved in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

For how knowest thou, O wife, but thou mayst save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O husband, but thou mayst save thy wife?

But as God hath distributed to every one, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk.

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God.

Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou canst be made free, use it rather.

Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one who hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

Yet if thou dost marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such will have trouble in the flesh; but I spare you.

But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that even they that have wives, be as if they had none: And they that weep, as if they wept not;

But the married careth for the things of the world, how he may please his wife.

There is a difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit: but the married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

And this I say for your own profit, not that I may cast a snare upon you, but that ye may decently wait upon the Lord without distraction.

But if any think that he acteth indecently toward his virgin, if she be above age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.