Let every soul submit himself unto the authority of the higher powers. For there is no power, but of God. The powers that be, are ordained of God.

This also we know, I mean the season: how that it is time that we should now awake out of sleep. For now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

The night is past and the day is come nigh. Let us therefore cast away the deeds of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

This man putteth difference between day and day: another man counteth all days alike. See that no man waver in his own meaning.

Let us not, therefore, judge one another any more. But judge this, rather: that no man put a stumbling block, or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.

For I know, and am full certified in the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing common of itself: but unto him that judgeth it to be common, to him it is common.

If thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

but now seeing I have no more to do in these countries, and also have been desirous many years to come unto you,

Now go I unto Jerusalem, and minister unto the saints.

for your obedience extendeth to all men. I am glad no doubt of you. But yet I would have you wise unto that which is good. And to be innocent as concerning evil.

but now is opened at this time and declared opened by the scriptures of prophecy, at the commandment of the everlasting God, to stir up obedience to the faith published among all nations:

so that ye are behind in no gift, and wait for the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ

I beseech you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all speak one thing and that there be no dissension among you: but be ye perfect in one mind, and one meaning.

I baptised also the house of Stephanas. Furthermore know I not whether I baptised any man of you or no.

For when the world, through wisdom, knew not God in the wisdom of God: it pleased God through foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

And vile things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things of no reputation, for to bring to nought things of reputation,

that no flesh should rejoice in his presence.

Neither showed I myself that I knew anything among you save Jesus Christ, even the same that was crucified.

which wisdom none of the rulers of the world knew. For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

For what man knoweth the things of a man: save the spirit of a man which is within him? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the spirit of God.

And we have not received the spirit of the world: but the spirit which cometh of God, for to know the things that are given to us of God,

But he that is spiritual discusseth all things: yet he himself is judged of no man.

I gave you milk to drink and not meat. For ye then were not strong - no, neither yet are strong.

For other foundation can no man lay, than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise.

Therefore let no man rejoice in men. For all things are yours,

With me is it but a very small thing, that I should be judged of you, either of man's day. No I judge not mine own self.

I know nought by myself: yet am I not thereby justified. It is the Lord that judgeth me.

These things, brethren, I have described in mine own person, and Apollos, for your sakes - that ye might learn by us that no man count of himself beyond that which is above written: that one swell not against another for any man's cause.

Now ye are full: now ye are made rich: ye reign as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we might reign with you.

Even unto this day we hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted with fists, and have no certain dwelling place,

Some swell, as though I would come no more at you:

but I will come to you shortly, if God will, and will know not the words of them which swell, but the power.

Your rejoicing is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven soureth the whole lump of dough?

Purge therefore the old leaven, that ye may be new dough, as ye are sweet bread. For Christ our Easter lamb is offered up for us.

but now I write unto you that ye company not together. If any that is called a brother, be a fornicator, or covetous, or a worshipper of images, either a railer, either a drunkard, or an extortioner: with him that is such see that ye eat not.

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? If the world shall be judged by you: are ye not good enough to judge small trifles?

Know ye not how that we shall judge the angels? How much more may we judge things that pertain to the life?

This I say to your shame. Is there utterly no wise man among you? What, not one at all? That can judge between brother and brother?

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why rather suffer ye not wrong? Why rather suffer ye not yourselves to be robbed?

Nay, ye yourselves do wrong, and rob: and that the brethren.

All things are lawful unto me: but all things are not profitable. I may do all things: but I will be brought under no man's power.

Either, remember ye not, that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I now take the members of Christ, and make them the members of a harlot? God forbid.

Either, know ye not how that your bodies are the temple of the holy ghost, which is in you, whom he have of God, and how that ye are not your own?

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife: and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband. Or else were your children unclean: but now are they pure.

For how knowest thou o woman, whether thou shalt save that man or no? Other, how knowest thou o man, whether thou shalt save that woman or no?

As concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord: yet give I counsel as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

If any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

Wherefore if meat hurt my brother, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, because I will not hurt my brother.

Either saith he it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he which eareth should ear in hope: and that he which thresheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope.

But in many of them had God no delight. For they were overthrown in the wilderness.

Nay, but I say, that these things which the gentiles offer, they offer to devils, and not to God. And I would not that ye should have fellowship with the devils.

Let no man seek his own profit: but let every man seek another's wealth.

Whatsoever is sold in the market, that eat, and ask no questions for conscience sake.

If any of them which believe not bid you to a feast, and if ye be disposed to go, whatsoever is set before you eat, asking no question for conscience sake.

I would ye knew that Christ is the head of every man; and the man is the woman's head; and God is Christ's head.

If there be any man among you that lusteth to strife, let him know that we have no such customs, neither the congregations of God.

After the same manner he took the cup when supper was done saying, "This cup is the new testament in my blood, this do as oft as ye drink it, in the remembrance of me."

For he that eateth or drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh his own damnation, because he maketh no difference of the Lord's body.

Ye know that ye were gentiles, and went your ways unto dumb idols, even as ye were led.

Wherefore I declare unto you that no man speaking in the spirit of God defieth Jesus. Also no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the holy ghost.

But now hath God disposed the members, every one of them in the body, at his own pleasure.

Now are there many members, yet but one body.

And the eye cannot say unto the hand, "I have no need of thee," nor the head also to the feet, "I have no need of you."

Though I spake with the tongues of men and angels, and yet had no love, I were even as sounding brass: or as a tinkling cymbal.

And though I could prophesy, and understood all secrets, and all knowledge: yea, if I had all faith so that I could move mountains out of their places, and yet had no love, I were nothing.

And though I bestowed all my goods to feed the poor, and though I gave my body even that I burned, and yet had no love, it profiteth me nothing.

Now we see in a glass, even in a dark speaking: but then shall we see face to face. Now I know unperfectly: but then shall I know even as I am known.

Now abideth faith, hope, and love, even these three: but the chief of these is love.

For he that speaketh with tongues speaketh not unto men, but unto God. For no man heareth him: Howbeit, in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues: what shall I profit you? Except I speak to you, either by revelation, or knowledge, or prophesying, or doctrine.

If I know not what the voice meaneth, I shall be unto him that speaketh an alien: and he that speaketh shall be an alien unto me.

But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the congregation, and let him speak to himself, and to God.

by the which also ye are saved - I do you to know, after what manner I preached unto you - if ye keep it, except ye have believed in vain.

If Christ be preached, how that he rose from the dead: how say some that are among you, that there is no resurrection of the dead?

If there be no rising again of the dead: then is Christ not risen.

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and is become the first fruits of them that slept.

Therefore, my dear brethren, be ye steadfast and unmovable, always rich in the works of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know how that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Upon some Sunday, let every one of you put aside at home, and lay up whatsoever he thinketh meet, that there be no gatherings when I come.

I will not see you now in my passage: but I trust to abide a while with you, if God shall suffer me.

Let no man despise him: but convey him forth in peace, that he may come unto me. For I look for him with the brethren.

Brethren, ye know the house of Stephanas, how that they are the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have appointed themselves to minister unto the saints:

They have comforted my spirit and yours. Look therefore that ye know them that are such.

yet our hope is steadfast for you inasmuch as we know how, that as ye have your part in afflictions, so shall ye be partakers of consolation.

We write no other things unto you, than that ye read and also know. Yea, and I trust ye shall find us unto the end

When I thus wise was minded: Did I use lightness? Or think I carnally those things which I think, that with me should be "yea, yea," and "nay, nay?"

God is faithful: For our preaching unto you, was not "yea" and "nay."

For God's son Jesus Christ which was preached among you by us - that is to say, by me and Silvanus and Timothy - was not "yea" and "nay": but in him it was "Yea."

So that now contrariwise ye ought to forgive him and comfort him: lest that same person should be swallowed up with overmuch heaviness.

For this cause verily did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye should be obedient in all things.

I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but took my leave of them and went away into Macedonia.

which hath made us able to minister the new testament, not of the letter, but of the spirit. For the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

For no doubt that which was there glorified is not once glorified in respect of this exceeding glory.

The Lord no doubt is a spirit. And where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

For we know that he which raised up the Lord Jesus, shall raise up us, also, by the means of Jesus, and shall set us with you;

We know surely if our earthy mansion wherein we now dwell were destroyed, that we have a building ordained of God, a habitation not made with hands, but eternal in heaven:

Therefore, we are always of good cheer, and know well that as long as we are at home in the body we are absent from God.

Seeing, then, that we know how the Lord is to be feared, we fare fair with men. For we are known well enough unto God. I trust also that we are known in your consciences.

Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh. Insomuch that though we have known Christ after the flesh, now henceforth know we him so no more.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things are passed away: behold, all things are become new.