That ye receive her in the Lord, worthy of the holy ones, and encourage her in whatever thing she have need of you: for she also has been the rule of many, and of myself.

That in every thing we were enriched in him, in all the word, and all knowledge;

So that ye are not wanting in any grace; awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same, and there be no divisions in you; and ye be set in order in the same mind and in the same knowledge.

For it was manifested to me concerning you, my brethren, by them of Chloe, that there are contentions with you.

And this I say, that each of you says, I truly am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

I thank God that I immersed none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;

Lest any should say that in my name I have immersed.

For ye see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many powerful, not, many well born:

But the foolish things of the world, has God chosen that he might shame the wise; and the weak things of the world has God chosen that he might shame things strong;

And the ignoble things of the world, and the despised things, has God chosen, and things not being, that the things being he might leave unemployed:

That no flesh might boast before him.

That, as it has been written, Let him boasting, boast in the Lord.

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

And we have not received the spirit of the world, but the spirit from God; that we might know things bestowed upon us as a gift by God.

So that neither he planting is anything, neither he watering; but God increasing.

For none is able to lay another foundation above that laid, which is Jesus the Christ.

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and the spirit of God dwells in you?

Let none completely deceive himself. If any think to be wise in this life, let him be foolish, that he may he wise.

And again, The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain.

And besides it is sought in stewards, that any one be found faithful.

And to me it is the least that I be judged by you, or by man's day: but neither do I judge myself.

And these things, brethren, I transformed to myself and to Apollos for you; that ye might learn in us not to think above what has been written, lest ye be puffed up one above one against the other.

Already were ye satisfied, already were ye rich, without us ye reigned; and I would ye also reigned, that we also might reign together with you.

For I think that God has exhibited us the last sent, as exposed to death; for we were a theatre to the world, and to messengers, and to men.

And ye were puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he having done this work might be taken away from the midst of you.

To deliver such a one to Satan for the ruin of the flesh, that the spirit might be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Your boasting not good. Know ye not that a little leaven may leaven the whole mixture?

Therefore cleanse out the old leaven, that ye may be a new mixture, as ye are unleavened. For also our pascha was sacrificed for us, Christ:

Know ye not that the holy ones shall judge the world? and if the world be judged by you, are ye unworthy of the least judgments?

Know ye not that we shall judge messengers? also not only things pertaining to the cares of life?

Therefore truly, already is there wholly a misfortune in you, that ye have judgments with yourselves. Wherefore had ye not rather be treated ill? wherefore had ye not rather be defrauded?

But ye treat ill, and defraud, and that the brethren.

Or know ye not that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God Be ye not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,

Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? having taken the members of Christ, shall I make members of a harlot? It may not be.

Or know ye not that he joined to a harlot is one body? for they shall be, he says, they two into one flesh.

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

Deprive ye not one another, except somewhat of an agreement for a time, that ye might have leisure for fasting and prayer; and again upon the same ye might come together, lest Satan tempt you for your want of self command.

I think therefore this to be good for the present necessity, that it is good for a man to be thus.

And this I say, brethren, the time is restricted; as to the rest, that they also having wives should be as not having;

The wife and virgin have been divided. The unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, that she might be holy also in body and spirit: and she married cares for the things of the world, how she shall please her husband.

And this I say for the advantage of yourselves; not that I shall cast a net upon you, but for the becoming, and occupied assiduously for the Lord without being turned away.

So that he marrying does well; and he not marrying does better.

Concerning food therefore of sacrifices to idols, we know that an idol nothing in the world, and that none other God but one.

Or does he say altogether on account of us? For it was written on account of us: that he ploughing ought to plough upon hope; and he grinding upon hope, to participate with his hope.

Do ye not know that they working consecrated things, eat of the temple? they working diligently at the altar, share together with the altar?

But I used none of these things: and I wrote not these things, that thus it might be with me: for good to me rather to die, than that any should render my boasting void.

What reward therefore is to me? That announcing good news, I shall make the good news of Christ not expensive, not to make use of my power in the good news.

For being free from all, I have subjected myself to all, that I might gain the more.

And I was to the Jews as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews: to them under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them under the law;

To the lawless, as lawless, (not being lawless to God, but subject to the law to Christ,) that I might gain the lawless,

I became to the weak as weak, that I might gain the weak: I have been all things to all, that altogether I might save some.

And this. I do on account of the good news, that I might become a partaker of it.

Do ye not know that they running in a race-course, all truly run, and one receives the prize of combat? Do ye so run, that ye might receive.

And every one contending for the prize, has self command in all things. These surely therefore that they might receive a corruptible crown; and we an incorruptible.

And I will not ye be ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

And these things were our types, that we be not eagerly desirous of evil things, as they also eagerly desired.

Therefore let him seeming to stand see that he fall not.

No temptation except human has taken you and God faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able; but with the temptation will he also make an escape, that ye may be able to bear.

That, one bread, one body, we are many: for we all partake of one bread.

What do I say therefore? that an idol is any thing? or that what is sacrificed to an idol is any thing?

But, that what things they sacrifice the nations sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I will not ye be partakers of demons.

And consciousness, I say, not thine, but another's: for that why is my freedom judged by another's consciousness

As I also please in all things to all, not seeking my advantage, but that of many, that they might be saved.

And I approve you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and as I have delivered to you, do ye hold the traditions.

And I will you to know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman the man; and the head of Christ God.

Does not nature itself teach you, that, if a man truly have long hair, it is a dishonour to him?

And this announcing I approve not, that not for the better come ye together, but for the worse.

For there must be also sects among you, that the tried might be made manifest among you.

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, That the Lord Jesus, in the night which he was delivered up, took bread:

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

Wherefore I make known to you, that none speaking in the Spirit of God calls Jesus anathema: and none can say Lord Jesus, but in the Holy Spirit.

That no division be in the body; but the members should care the same for one another.

And if I feed out all my goods, and if I deliver my body that I be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

And when the perfected come, then shall that by parts be left unemployed.

Pursue love, and be emulous of spiritual things, and rather that ye might prophesy.

And I will ye all to speak with tongues, and rather that ye prophesy; for geater he prophesying, than he speaking with tongues, unless he interpret accurately, that the church receive building up.

So also ye, since ye are zealous of spirits, for the building up of the church seek that ye may abound.

Wherefore he speaking in a tongue, let, him pray that he might interpret.

But in the church, I will to speak five words by my mind, that I might also sound. in the ears of others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

It has been written in the law, That in other tongues and in other lips will I speak to this people; and not so will they hear me, says the Lord.

So that tongues are for a sign, not to the believing, but to the unbelieving: and the gift of prophecy, not to the unbelieving, but to the believing.

If therefore the whole church come together upon the same, and all speak with tongues, and the private individual, or unbelieving, come in, will they not say that ye are enraged?

And so the hidden things of his heart are made manifest; and so having fallen upon the face, he will worship God, proclaiming that God is truly with you.

For ye are all able to prophesy one by one, that all might learn, and all might be encouraged.

If any think to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him observe what I write to you, that they are the commands of the Lord.

For I delivered to you among the first, what I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the writings;

And that he was buried, and that he was raised the third day, according to the writings.

And that he was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve:

And if Christ is proclaimed that he arose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no rising up of the dead?

And we are also found false witnesses of God; for we testified for God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not, if therefore the dead are not raised.

For he subjected all things under his feet. And when he said that all things have been subjected, it is manifest that without him having subjected all things to him.

And when all things be subjected to him, then also shall the Son himself be subjected to him having made all things subject to him, that God might be all things in all.

And celestial bodies, and terrestrial bodies: but truly one the glory of the celestial, and another that of the terrestrial.

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

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be stable, unmoved, abounding in the work of the Lord always, knowing that our fatigue is not in vain in the Lord.

According to one day of the sabbaths let each of you put by himself, treasuring up that which he is prospered in, that when I come there be no collections.

And perhaps with you I shall abide, or also pass the winter, that ye might send me forward wherever I go.

And if Timotheus come, see ye that he be with you fearlessly: for he works the work of the Lord, as I also.

Therefore no one should despise him: and send ye him forward in peace, that he might come to me: for I expect him with the brethren.