But now they are many members, but one body.

No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

There are, it may be, so many kinds of sounds in the world, and none is without meaning.

So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the church.

Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.

If therefore the whole church is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won't they say that you are crazy?

And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,

If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.

by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you?unless you believed in vain.

Yes, we are found false witnesses of God, because we testified about God that he raised up Christ, whom he did not raise up, if it is so that the dead are not raised.

For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised.

If Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.

Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.

But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ's, at his coming.

For, "He put all things in subjection under his feet." But when he says, "All things are put in subjection," it is evident that he is excepted who subjected all things to him.

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

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?"

There are also celestial bodies, and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial differs from that of the terrestrial.

As is the one made of dust, such are those who are also made of dust; and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

for a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge those who are like that.

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

who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.

Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so also are you of the comfort.

as also you acknowledged us in part, that we are your boasting, even as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.

For however many are the promises of God, in him they are "Yes." Therefore also through him they are "Amen," to the glory of God through us.

Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.

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

that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God, in those who are saved, and in those who perish;

For we are not, like so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? We do not need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you, do we?

You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men;

being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served 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 account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.

Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing;

We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;

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

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

while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

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.

Therefore, we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;

We are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.

For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance, and not in heart.

For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God. Or if we are of sober mind, it is for you.

But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;

We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.

What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For we 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."

I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before, that you are in our hearts to die together and live together.

We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us.

As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for you. As for our brothers, they are the apostles of the churches, the glory of Christ.

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty in God for the tearing down of strongholds,

Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ's, so also we are Christ's.

For, "His letters," they say, "are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised."

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.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ's apostles.

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I.

Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I am more so; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths often.

Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily, anxiety for all the churches.

Have you been thinking all this time that we have been defending ourselves before you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ; and all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

For indeed he was crucified through weakness, yet he lives through the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we will live with him through the power of God toward you.

Test your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or do you not know as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you??unless indeed you are disqualified.

But I hope that you will know that we are not disqualified.

Now we pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we are as reprobate.

For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. And this we also pray for, even your perfecting.

and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you by the grace of Christ to a different "good news";

and there is not another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.

Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now completed in the flesh?

Know therefore that those who are of faith, the same are children of Abraham.

So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them."

But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

If you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed and heirs according to promise.

And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba, Father."

So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God.

However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.

I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,

These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to slavery, which is Hagar.

For it is written, "Rejoice, you barren who do not bear. Break forth and shout, you that do not travail. For more are the children of the desolate than of her who has a husband."

Now you, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

So then, brothers, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the free woman.

You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,