Do not, for the sake of food, tear down the work of God. All things indeed are [ceremonially] clean, but they are wrong for the person who eats and offends [another’s conscience in the process].

For your part, you must keep the faith you have to yourself, as between God and you. He is a happy man who has no fault to find with himself in following the course that he approves,

Now we who are strong ought to be patient with the weaknesses of those who are not strong and must stop pleasing ourselves.

Each one of us must please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

Brothers, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ I beg of you all to drop these party-cries. There must be no cliques among you; you must regain your common temper and attitude.

in order that, as it is written: The one who boasts must boast in the Lord.

Now the natural person [Note: Since this person is contrasted with the spiritual person of verse 15, it is taken here to mean the person without the Holy Spirit] does not receive the things [i.e., truths] revealed by the Holy Spirit of God, because they are [considered] foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them because they must be discerned by using spiritual judgment [i.e., judgment aided by the Holy Spirit].

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon [it]. But each one must direct his attention to how he is building upon [it].

If a man's work is burned up, he must stand the loss, though he himself will be saved, but as one who has passed through the fire.

No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.

So you must not boast about men. For all belongs to you;

Here, moreover, it is required among stewards, that every one must be found faithful.

Though I am not conscious of having been in any way unfaithful, yet I do not for that reason stand acquitted; but He whose scrutiny I must undergo is the Lord.

So you must stop forming any premature judgments, but wait until the Lord shall come again, for He will bring to light the secrets hidden in the dark and will make known the motives of men's hearts, and the proper praise will be awarded each of us.

What do you wish? must I come unto you with the rod, or in divine love and the spirit of meekness?

You must clean out the old yeast and become fresh dough, free from the old as you really are. For our Passover lamb is already sacrificed; it is Christ himself.

Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.

But actually, I have written to you not to associate with any so-called [Christian] brother if he is sexually immoral or greedy, or is an idolater [devoted to anything that takes the place of God], or is a reviler [who insults or slanders or otherwise verbally abuses others], or is a drunkard or a swindler—you must not so much as eat with such a person.

Outsiders it is no business of mine to judge. No, you must judge those who are inside the church, for yourselves;

and God's, to judge those who are outside? You must drive the wrongdoer out from among you.

Do you not know that we will judge [even] angels? [And if so], then how much more [must we judge] the things of this life!

Must Brother go to law with Brother, and that, too, before unbelievers?

Know you not that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I, then, take the members of the Christ, and make them the members of a harlot? It must not be.

for you have been bought and actually paid for. So you must honor God with your bodies.

The husband must fulfill his obligation to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband.

Do not withhold sexual intercourse from one another, unless you agree to do so for a time in order to devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again. You must not let Satan tempt you through incontinence.

To the married I command--not I, but the Lord--a wife must not separate from [her] husband.

But if indeed she does separate, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce [his] wife.

Now to the rest I say--not the Lord--if any brother has an unbelieving wife and she consents to live with him, he must not divorce her.

And if any wife has an unbelieving husband and he consents to live with her, she must not divorce her husband.

However, each one must live his life in the situation the Lord assigned when God called him. This is what I command in all the churches.

Was anyone called [after] being circumcised? He must not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called in uncircumcision? He must not become circumcised.

Each man must remain in that condition in which he was called.

(for you were bought for a price; you must not turn slaves to any man).

Brothers, everyone must remain with God in the condition of life where he was called.

But if any one think that he behaves unseemly to his virginity, if he be beyond the flower of his age, and so it must be, let him do what he will, he does not sin: let them marry.

A wife is bound [i.e., to stay married] for as long as her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wants; [but it must be] only in the Lord [i.e., he must be a faithful Christian].

If anyone thinketh that he knoweth anything, not yet knoweth he, as he must needs come to know,

But you must see to it that this right of yours does not become a stumbling block for those who are weak.

Or, are Barnabas and I the only ones who must have a [secular] job for our living?

For in the law of Moses it is written, "You must not muzzle an ox [while it] is threshing." It is not about oxen God is concerned, is it?

For if I do it of my own accord, I have my pay, but if I do it because I must, it is still a responsibility that I am charged with.

Do you not know that in the foot-race the runners all run, but that only one gets the prize? You must run like him, in order to win with certainty.

Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

And you must not be worshippers of idols, as some of them were. For it is written, "The People sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to dance."

We must not indulge in [nor tolerate] sexual immorality, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand [suddenly] fell [dead] in a single day!

Nor must we presume upon the Lord as some of them did ??only to be destroyed by serpents.

You must stop complaining, as some of them were doing, and were annihilated by the destroyer.

Therefore, the one who thinks that he stands must watch out lest he fall.

A man must not study his own interests, but the interests of others.

But if someone tells you, 'This was sacrificial meat,' then do not eat it; you must consider the man who told you, and also take conscience into account ??29 his conscience, I mean, not your own; for why should one's own freedom be called in question by someone else's conscience?

You must not be hindrances to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God either,

You must follow my example in this, as I am following Christ's.

Therefore, in view of the angels, woman must wear a symbol of subjection on her head.

You must judge for yourselves in this matter. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with nothing on her head?

For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

So he that eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthy must answer for a sin against the body and blood of the Lord.

A person must examine himself and then eat the bread and drink from the cup,

and if anyone is hungry let him eat at home. You must not gather, only to incur condemnation. I will give you my instructions upon the other matters when I come.

Therefore, I must tell you that no one who is speaking under the influence of the Spirit of God ever says, "Curse Jesus!" and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord!" without being under the influence of the holy Spirit.

But you must cultivate the higher endowments.

You must pursue love, while you are cultivating the spiritual endowments, and especially inspired preaching.

For the person who speaks in a language [supernaturally] does not speak to people, but to God, for no one can understand him [i.e., unless there is an interpreter or it is the person's native language]; he speaks [previously] unrevealed truths under the influence of the Holy Spirit [or "in his spirit"]. [Note: For a correct understanding of this chapter, it must be kept in mind that Paul is addressing a misuse ofthe gift of speaking in languages supernaturally. The Corinthians were doing this in the wrong way and for the wrong purpose].

But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in languages [supernaturally], how will I benefit you unless my speaking consists of a revelation [from God], or a [message of] knowledge [See 12:8], or a prophecy, or a teaching? [i.e., the message must be intelligible to be beneficial].

In the same way, since you're so desirous of spiritual gifts, you must keep on desiring them for building up the church.

Therefore the one who speaks in a tongue must pray that he may interpret.

Brothers, you must not be children mentally. In evil be babies, but mentally be mature.

{Therefore what should you do}, brothers? Whenever you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. All [things] must be [done] for edification.

If anyone speaks in a tongue, [it must be] on one occasion two or at most three, and {one after the other}, and one must interpret.

But if there is no interpreter, he must be silent in the church, but let him speak to himself and to God.

And if [something] is revealed to another who is seated, the first must be silent.

the women must be silent in the churches, for it is not permitted for them to speak, but they must be in submission, just as the law also says.

If anyone thinks he is a prophet or a spiritual person, he must acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord's command.

But everything must be done decently and in order.

For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we must also bear the image of the heavenly.

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

As to the collection for God's people, what I have directed the Churches of Galatia to do, you must do also.

On the first day of every week each of you must put aside and store up something in proportion as he is prospered, so that no contributions need be made when I come back.

So no one must slight him at all. But send him on with your goodbye, that he may come back to me, for I am expecting him with the other brothers.

All your [actions] must be done in love.

Yes, they have cheered my spirit, and yours too. You must deeply appreciate such men.

Indeed, we had the presentiment that we must die, so that we might rely, not on ourselves, but on God who raises the dead.

You also must help us by your prayers, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us in answer to the prayers of many.

So that now you must take the opposite course, and forgive and encourage him, or else he may be overwhelmed by the intensity of his pain.

surely the administration of the Spirit must be invested with still greater glory.

For if the ministry that brings condemnation [the old covenant, the Law] has glory, how much more does glory overflow in the ministry that brings righteousness [the new covenant which declares believers free of guilt and sets them apart for God’s special purpose]!

For if that [Law] which fades away came with glory, how much more must that [gospel] which remains and is permanent abide in glory and splendor!

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

To pay me back, I tell you, my children, you must open your hearts too.

I must tell you, brothers, how the favor of God has been shown in the churches of Macedonia,

Just as you excel in everything else??aith, expression, knowledge, perfect devotion, and the love we have awakened in you??ou must excel in this generous undertaking too.

If I must say anything about Titus, he is my intimate companion, and he shares my work for you; if it is our Brothers, they are delegates of the Churches, an honor to Christ.

So you must give proof to them before all the churches of your love, and justify my pride in you.

So I have thought that I must ask these brothers to visit you beforehand, and get your promised contribution ready in advance. I want it to be given of your bounty, not extorted from your covetousness.

Each of you must give what you have decided in your heart, not with regret or under compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver.

The way you stand the test of this service must do honor to God, through your fidelity to what you profess as to the good news of Christ, and through the liberality of your contributions for them and for all others;

So the one who boasts must boast in the Lord.

To return to what I was saying. Let no one suppose that I am foolish. Or if you must, at any rate make allowance for me as being foolish, in order that I, as well as they, may boast a little.

To my shame, I must say, we have been too weak [in comparison to those pseudo-apostles who take advantage of you].But in whatever anyone else dares to boast—I am speaking foolishly—I also dare to boast.