Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more, things that pertain to this life?

If then ye have to judge things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the church?

Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded?

Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men,

Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? God forbid.

Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.

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

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

Wast thou called being a bondservant? Care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather.

Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy.

But he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power as touching in his own heart, to keep his own virgin daughter , shall do well.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.

If any man thinketh that he knoweth anything, he knoweth not yet as he ought to know;

Concerning therefore the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no God but one.

Howbeit there is not in all men that knowledge: but some, being used until now to the idol, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.

Have we no right to eat and to drink?

Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

If others partake of this right over you, do not we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right; but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

Know ye not that they that minister about sacred things eat of the things of the temple, and they that wait upon the altar have their portion with the altar?

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain.

And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

Now these things happened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor's good .

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for conscience'sake,

If one of them that believe not biddeth you to a feast , and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience'sake.

Give no occasions of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God:

Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

But if any man seemeth to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink it , in remembrance of me.

Now concerning spiritual gifts , brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

Ye know that when ye were Gentiles ye were led away unto those dumb idols, howsoever ye might led.

Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit.

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

But now hath God set the members each one of them in the body, even as it pleased him.

But now they are many members, but one body.

And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary:

whereas our comely parts have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that part which lacked;

that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.

And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things.

For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth; but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: and greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

But now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no kind is without signification.

If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me.

but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand,

then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;

Now if Christ is preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither hath Christ been raised:

But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.

Awake to soberness righteously, and sin not; for some have no knowledge of God: I speak this to move you to shame.

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

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye.

Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.

For I do not wish to see you now by the way; for I hope to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.

Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear; for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do:

let no man therefore despise him. But set him forward on his journey in peace, that he may come unto me: for I expect him with the brethren.

But as touching Apollos the brother, I besought him much to come unto you with the brethren: and it was not all his will to come now; but he will come when he shall have opportunity.

Now I beseech you, brethren (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to minister unto the saints),

For we write no other things unto you, than what ye read or even acknowledge, and I hope ye will acknowledge unto the end:

When I therefore was thus minded, did I show fickleness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the yea yea and the nay nay?

But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not yea and nay.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him is yea.

Now he that establisheth us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God;

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly unto you.

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

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

Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto me in the Lord,

I had no relief for my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.

who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

and he died for all, that they that live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who for their sakes died and rose again.

Wherefore we henceforth know no man after the flesh: even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

Him who knew no sin he made to be'sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

(for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):

giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;

Now for a recompense in like kind (I speak as unto my children), be ye also enlarged.

Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,

Open your hearts to us: we wronged no man, we corrupted no man, we took advantage of no man.

For even when we were come into Macedonia our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

I now rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry unto repentance; for ye were made sorry after a godly sort, that ye might suffer loss by us in nothing.

For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.