Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

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

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

And God has both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

Nevertheless he that stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so decreed in his heart that he will keep her his virgin, does well.

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband is dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Therefore, if food makes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat while the world stands, lest I make my brother to stumble.

For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a stewardship of the gospel is committed unto me.

There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.

And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that you come not together unto judgment. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

But in all these works that one and same Spirit, dividing to every man individually as he will.

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, says the Lord.

If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that you are mad?

And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

And if they will learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is shameful for women to speak in the church.

But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

And when I come, whomsoever you shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.

Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.

And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that you may bring me on my journey wherever I go.

For I will not see you now in passing; but I trust to tarry awhile with you, if the Lord permits.

But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.

Concerning our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have opportunity.

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

Who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? for you are the temple of the living God; as God has said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Therefore come out from among them, and be you separate, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

And will be a Father unto you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

And this they did, not as we expected, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which you have.

Let such a one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.

But we will not boast of things beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the field which God has distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.

And when I was present with you, and in want, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them who desire occasion; that when they glory, they may be found even as we.

Seeing that many boast after the flesh, I will boast also.

If I must boast, I will boast of the things which concern my weaknesses.

It is not expedient for me doubtless to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

Of such a one will I boast: yet of myself I will not boast, but in my weaknesses.

For though I would desire to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he sees me to be, or that he hears of me.

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you, though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.

And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall mourn over many who have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and licentiousness which they have committed.

I told you before, and tell you again, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them who earlier have sinned, and to all others, that, if I come again, I will not spare:

Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God our Father:

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that you will not be otherwise minded: but he that troubles you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he has purposed in himself:

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his own will:

Therefore be not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

Being confident of this very thing, that he who has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

What then? only that, every way, whether in pretense, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

For I have no man like minded, who will naturally care for your state.

Him therefore I hope to send presently, as soon as I shall see how it will go with me.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication:

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Faithful is he that calls you, who also will do it.

For the mystery of iniquity does already work: only he who now restrains will do so, until he be taken out of the way.

And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things which we command you.

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they will marry;

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, rule the house, give no occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

But shun profane and vain utterances: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

And their word will eat as does a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;

In meekness instructing those that oppose them; if God perhaps will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they draw to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

I Paul have written it with my own hand, I will repay it: nevertheless I do not say to you how you owe me even your own self besides.

Having confidence in your obedience I wrote unto you, knowing that you will also do more than I say.

For unto which of the angels said he at any time, You are my Son, this day have I begotten you? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will?

Saying, I will declare your name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I sing praise unto you.

And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children whom God has given me.

Therefore (as the Holy Spirit says, Today if you will hear his voice,

While it is said, Today if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

Again, he limits a certain day, saying in David, Today, after so long a time; as it is said, Today if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

And this will we do, if God permits.

Saying, Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.

(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord swore and will not change, you are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek:)

For finding fault with them, he says, Behold, the days come, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

For where a will is, there must also of necessity be the death of the maker.

For a will is in force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the maker lives.