What, then, is my reward? That, when proclaiming the Gospel, I may make the Gospel without charge, to the end that I may not fully use my right in the Gospel.

For, being free from all men, I made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more.

And, to the Jews, I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those under law, as under law (not being myself under law), that I might gain those under law;

to those without law, as without law (not being without law to God, but under law to Christ), that I might gain those without law.

To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may, by all means, save some.

And I am doing all things for the Gospel's sake, that I may become a partaker thereof with others.

Know ye not that those running a race, all, indeed, run; but one receives the prize? So run; that ye may obtain.

For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

and all drank the same spiritual drink; for they were drinking of the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was the Christ.

Now these things became types for us, that we might not covet evil things, as they also coveted.

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.

What, then, do I say? that an idol-sacrifice is anything? or that an idol is anything?

Nay, but I say that the things which the gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God; and I do not wish you to become partakers with the demons.

But, if anyone says to you, "This is the remains of an idol-sacrifice." eat it not, for his sake that showed it, and because of conscience:

If I partake with thankfulness, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?

even as I also, in all things, please all men: not seeking my own profit, but that of the many, that they may be saved.

Now I praise you, that you remember me in all things, and hold fast the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

But I wish you to know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the wife is the husband, and the head of Christ is God.

Judge ye in yourselves; is it becoming that a woman, unveiled, should pray to God?

Does not even nature herself teach, that, if a man have long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

For, first, when ye come together in an assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it;

for there must also be factions among you, that the approved may be made manifest among you.

For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus, in the same night in which He was being betrayed, took bread;

for he that eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the body.

but, being judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

If any one is hungry, let him eat at home, that ye come not together unto judgment. And the rest I will set in order, when I come.

Ye know that ye were gentiles, carried away to the dumb idols, as ye were led.

Wherefore, I make known to you that no one speaking in the Spirit of God, says, "Jesus is accursed"; and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except in the Holy Spirit.

but our comely parts have no need. But God attempered the body, giving the more abundant honor to that which lacked;

that there might be no schism in the body, but that the members might have the same care, one for another.

And God, indeed, set some in the assembly: first, apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; after that, miracles; then, gifts of healings, helps, governments, various kinds of tongues.

Pursue love; and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

For he that speaks in a tongue speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the spirit he speaks mysteries.

But he that prophesies speaks to men to edification and exhortation and comfort.

He that speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but he that prophesies edifies the assembly.

Now I wish you all to speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy; and greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, unless he interpret, that the assembly may receive edifying.

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.

So also ye, since ye are eager for spiritual gifts, seek that ye may abound in them with a view to the edification of the assembly.

Wherefore, let him that speaks in a tongue, pray that he may interpret.

but in an assembly I prefer to speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

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?

the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so, falling on his face, he will worship God, reporting that, in reality, God is among you.

for ye all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all be exhorted.

If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge the things that I write to you, that they are the Lord's commandment;

For I delivered to you, among the first things, that which also I received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures;

and that He was buried, and that He hath been raised on the third day according to the Scriptures;

and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve,

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

After that He appeared to James, then to all the apostles;

Now if Christ is preached, that He hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead.

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.

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.

Foolish one! that which you sow is not made alive, except it die;

and that which you sow, you sow not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may be of wheat, or of some other kind;

There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial; but the glory of the celestial is one, and that of the terrestrial another.

And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God; neither does corruption inherit incorruption.

And, when this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on immortality, then will come to pass the saying that has been written, "Death was swallowed up in victory."

Therefore, my beloved brethren, become steadfast, immovable, abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

On the first day of the sabbaths, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring it up, as he may prosper, that no collections be made, when I come.

and it may be that I will remain, or even winter with you, that you may send me forward, wherever I may go.

Now, if Timothy comes, see that he may be with you without fear; for he works the work of the Lord, as I also do.

Let no one, therefore, despise him; but send him forward in peace, that he may come to me; for I am expecting him with the brethren.

Now I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruit of Achaia, and that they appointed themselves for ministry to the saints),

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

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.

and our hope in your behalf is steadfast, knowing that, as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so are ye of the consolation also.

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning our tribulation which befell us in Asia; that we were exceedingly weighed down beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

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;

ye also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the mercy bestowed upon us by means of many persons, thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

as also ye did acknowledge in part, that we are your theme of boasting, as ye also will be ours in the day of our Lord Jesus.

And in this confidence I was purposing before to come to you, that ye might have a second favor;

When, therefore, I was purposing this, did I manifest fickleness or the things which I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the "Yea, yea," and the "Nay, nay?"

But I invoke God as a witness upon my soul, that, as sparing you, I came not yet to Corinth.

Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy; for by faith ye have been standing.

But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.

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.

For out of much tribulation and anguish of heart I wrote to you, through many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly toward you.

But, if any one has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.

so that, on the contrary, ye ought rather to forgive and console him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.

For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.

that we might not be over-reached by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

being made manifest that ye are Christ's epistle ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reckon anything as from ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God;

But, if the ministration of death, engraven in letters on stones, came with glory, so that the sons of Israel could not look steadily upon the face of Moses on account of the glory of his face, which glory was passing away;

For even that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, on account of the surpassing glory;

for, if that which is passing away comes through glory, much more that which remains is in glory.

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.

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.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness may be of God, and not from ourselves;

always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body.

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.

So that death is working in us, but life in you.

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

For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, abounding through the many, may make the thanksgiving abound, to the glory of God.

while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen; for the things that are seen are temporal, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

For we know that, if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.