The one speaking in a tongue builds himself up, but he prophesying builds up a church.

I wish all of you to speak in languages, but rather that you may prophesy; for greater is he prophesying than he speaking in tongues, unless he interpret so that the church may receive building up.

But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what will I profit you, except I speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophecy, or in teaching?

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

For you truly give thanks well, but the other is not built up.

Brothers, do not be children in your minds, but in malice be like infants, and in your minds be mature.

So that tongues are not a sign to those who believe, but to those who do not believe. But prophesying is not to those who do not believe, but to those who believe.

But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or one not instructed comes, he is convicted by all, he is judged by all.

But if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in a church; and let him speak to himself and to God.

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

Let your women be silent in the churches; for it is not permitted to them to speak, but to be in subjection, as the Law also says.

But if any is ignorant, let him be ignorant.

Afterward He was seen by over five hundred brothers at once, of whom the greater part remain until this present day, but also some fell asleep.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace which was toward me has not been without fruit, but I labored more abundantly than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

But if Christ is proclaimed, that He was raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised.

But now Christ has risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruit of those who slept.

But each in his own order: Christ the first-fruit, and afterward they who are Christ's at His coming;

For He put all things under His feet. But when He says that all things have been put under His feet, it is plain that it excepts Him who has put all things under Him.

But when all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subject to Him who has subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all things in all.

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

And what you sow, you do not sow the body that is going to be, but a bare grain (perhaps of wheat or of some of the rest).

All flesh is not the same flesh; but one kind of flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another of fish, and another of birds.

There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the glory of the heavenly is truly different, and that of the earthly different;

But not the spiritual first, but the natural; afterward the spiritual.

Behold, I speak a mystery to you; we shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed;

But when this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and when this mortal shall put on immortality, then will take place the word that is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory.

But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

But I will come to you when I pass through Macedonia; for I am going through Macedonia.

For I do not desire to see you now in passage, but I am hoping to stay some time with you, if the Lord permits.

But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost.

But if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he works the work of the Lord, even as I do.

Therefore let not any despise him, but set him forward in peace, so that he may come to me; for I am waiting for him with the brothers.

As regards our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not altogether his will that he come now. But he will come when he has opportunity.

But I exhort you, brothers. You know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruit of Achaia, and they appointed themselves to ministry to the saints.

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, so that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity; not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God; we have had our conduct in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

But as God is true, our word toward you was not yes and no.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us; by me and Silas and Timothy; was not yes and no, but in Him was, yes!

But He confirming us and anointing us with you in Christ is God.

Not that we have dominion over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy; for by faith you stand.

But I determined this within myself, that I would not come to you again in grief.

For if I make you sorry, who then is he who makes me glad, but the same who has been made sorry by me?

For out of much trouble and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly to you.

But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me, except in part; so that I not overbear all of you.

But to whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if I forgave anything, for your sakes I forgave it to him in the person of Christ;

I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find Titus my brother. But taking my leave of them, I went from there into Macedonia.

For we are not as many, hawking the Word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.

it having been made plain that you are the epistle of Christ, ministered by us, not having been written with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not on tablets of stone, but in fleshly tablets of the heart.

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God;

who also has made us able ministers of the new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit makes alive.

But if the ministry of death, having been engraved in letters in stone was with glory (so that the sons of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses because of the glory of his face), which was being done away;

(But their thoughts were blinded; for until the present the same veil remains on the reading of the old covenant, not taken away.) But this veil has been done away in Christ.

But until this day, when Moses is read, the veil is on their heart.

But whenever it turns to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.

But we all, with our face having been unveiled, having beheld the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are being changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Lord Spirit.

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the Word of God, but by the revelation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

But also if our gospel is hidden, it is hidden to those being lost,

For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us;

in every way having been troubled, but not having been hemmed in; having been perplexed, but not utterly at a loss;

having been persecuted, but not having been forsaken; having been thrown down, but not having been destroyed;

So then death works in us, but life in you.

For this cause we do not faint; but though our outward man perishes, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

we not considering the things which are seen, but the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are not lasting, but the things which are not seen are everlasting.

For we who are in this tabernacle groan, being burdened; inasmuch as we do not wish to be unclothed, but to be clothed, so that the mortal might be swallowed up by the life.

Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men. But we are revealed to God, and I trust also that we are revealed in your consciences.

For we do not commend ourselves again to you, but are giving you occasion to glory on our behalf, so that you may have it to answer those boasting in appearance, and not in heart.

and He died for all, that the living ones may live no more to themselves, but to Him who died for them and having been raised.

So as we now know no one according to flesh, but even if we have known Christ according to flesh, yet now we no longer know Him so.

But working together, we also call on you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

but in everything commending ourselves as God's servants, in much patience, in troubles, in emergencies, in distresses,

You are not restrained in us, but you are restrained in your own affections.

But for the same reward, (I speak as to children), you also be enlarged.

For, indeed, coming into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but being troubled in every way, with fightings on the outside, and fears on the inside.

But He who comforts the lowly comforted us by the coming of Titus.

And not only by his coming, but by the comfort with which he was comforted over you, telling us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced the more.

Now I rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you grieved to repentance. For you were grieved according to God, so that you might suffer loss by nothing in us.

For the grief according to God works repentance to salvation, not to be regretted, but the grief of the world works out death.

For behold this same thing (you being grieved according to God); how much it worked out earnestness in you; but also defense; but also indignation; but also fear; but also desire; but also zeal; but also vengeance! In everything you approved yourselves to be clear in the matter.

Then, though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong, nor on account of the one who suffered wrong, but for the sake of revealing our earnestness on your behalf, for you before God.

For if I have boasted anything about you to him, I was not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting as to Titus became truth.

And not as we hoped, but first they gave themselves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God,

But even as you abound in everything, in faith, and in word, and in knowledge, and in all earnestness, and in your love to us; you should abound in this grace also.

I do not speak according to command, but through the eagerness of others, and testing the trueness of your love.

And in this I give my judgment; for this is profitable for you, who began before, not only to do, but also to be willing a year ago.

But now also finish the doing of it, so that, as there was a readiness to will, so also the finishing, giving out of what you have.

For it is not that others may have ease, but you trouble;

but by equality in the present time; your abundance for their need, that their abundance also may be for your need; so that there may be equality;

But thanks be to God, who put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

For indeed he accepted the entreaty. But being more earnest, of his own accord he went to you.

and not only so, but also he having been chosen by the churches to travel with us with this gift, which is administered by us to the glory of the Lord Himself, and as a witness of your eager mind;

providing for honest things, not only before the Lord, but also before men.

And we have sent with them our brother whom we have often proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest by the great confidence which I have in you.

But I say this, He who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.

For the ministry of this service not only supplies the things lacking of the saints, but also multiplying through many thanksgivings to God,

And I myself, Paul, beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ; I, who indeed to look upon am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

But I ask, not being present, that I may be bold with the confidence which I think to be daring against some, who thought of us as walking according to flesh.

For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,

For indeed they say, the letters are weighty and powerful, but the bodily presence is weak, and his speech is contemptible.