Where is the wise man? where is the scribe? where is the investigator of this age? has not God rendered the wisdom of the world foolishness?

but God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may confound the strong;

and God has chosen the base-born of the world, and those of no reputation, the things which are not, that He may set at nought the things which are,

in order that, as it has been written, Let him that glorieth glory in the Lord.

But, as has been written, the things which eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and has not entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.

But God has revealed them to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it has been written. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles the last, as exposed to death: that we may become a theater to the world, and to angels, and to men.

Cleanse away the old leaven, in order that you may be a new lump, as you are free from leaven; for Christ has truly become our Passover.

The wife has not the authority over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband has not the authority over his own body, but the wife.

But I wish that all men were even as myself; but each one has his own gift from God, some one, and some another.

But I say to the rest, not the Lord, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is willing to live with him, let him not send her away.

And if any wife has an unbelieving husband, and he is willing to live with her, let her not send away her husband.

For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified by the brother. Since then your children are unclean; but now they are holy.

But if the unbeliever departs, let him or her depart; the brother or the sister has not been enslaved in such things. God has called you in peace.

If not as the Lord has imparted to each one, and as God has called each one, so let him or her walk. And thus I command in all the churches.

Is one called having been circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised: has one been called in uncircumcision? let him not get circumcised.

But if, indeed you may marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin may marry, she has not sinned; but such shall have trouble in the flesh, but I spare you.

But whosoever stands firm in his heart, having no necessity, and has the right according to his own will, and has determined this in his heart, to keep his virgin, will do well.

A wife has been given so long a time as her husband may live; but if her husband may die, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

For in the law of Moses it has been written, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that plows. Is there a care to God for oxen,

So also the Lord has commanded those preaching the gospel to live of the gospel.

Neither be ye idolaters, as some of them were; as has been written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and arose up to play.

No temptation has overtaken you, except that which is human: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what you are able, but with the temptation, He will also make a way of escape, in order that you may be able to bear it.

But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory unto her: because the hair has been given to her for a covering.

It has been written in the law; I will speak to this people with other tongues and with the lips of others; and thus they will not hearken unto me, says the Lord.

Then what is it, brethren? When you may come together, each one has a psalm, has a lesson, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to edification.

Whether did the word of God come out from you? or has it reached unto you alone?

For, he has subordinated all things beneath his feet. But when he may say, that all things have been subordinated, it is evident that the One having subordinated all things to him is excepted.

As indeed it has been written; The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last man Adam, a life-creating spirit.

But when this corruptible may put on incorruption, and this mortal may put on immorality, then shall the word which has been written be fulfilled, Death is swallowed up in victory.

But if any one has grieved you all, he has not grieved me, but in part, that I may not burden you excessively.

For indeed that which was glorious, has ceased to be glorious in this respect on account of the transcendent glory.

in whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who believe not, in order that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, may not shine on them.

But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which has been written, I believed, therefore I also spoke; and we believe, therefore we also speak;

For it behooves us all to appear before the judgment-seat of Christ, in order that each one may receive according to those things which he has done through the body, whether good or evil.

Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what participation is there to righteousness and unrighteousness? or what fellowship has light unto darkness?

What concord of Christ unto Belial? or what part has a faithful man with an infidel?

And what harmony has the temple of God with idols? for we are the temple of the living God; as God said; I will live in them, and walk about among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

But, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia;

For if there is first a willing mind, it is acceptable according to what one may have, and not according to what he has not.

as has been written, He that had much did not super-abound; and he that had little did not lack.

For I know your promptitude, of which I am boasting to the Macedonians in your behalf, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has aroused many.

As each one has predetermined in his heart; not of reluctance, or of constraint: for God loves the hilarious giver.

But God is able to make all grace abound unto you; in order that, always having all sufficiency in every thing, you may abound unto every good work: as has been written,

He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor; his righteousness abides forever.

Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If any has trusted to himself that he belongs to Christ, let him again consider this in reference to himself, that as he belongs to Christ, so do we also.

But we will not boast in things without measure, but according to the measure of the rule which measure God has measured to us, to reach even unto you.

Therefore being absent I write these things, in order that being present, I may not use severity, according to the power which the Lord has given me for edification, and not for destruction.

O foolish Galatians, who has been bewitching you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was set forth having been crucified?

Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: because it has been written; Cursed is every one having been hung on the wood:

Brethren, I speak according to a man, nevertheless no one disannuls, or adds to, the covenant of a man which has been confirmed.

but the scripture has shut up all things unto sin, in order that the promise through faith of Jesus Christ may be given to those who believe.

Christ has set you free with freedom, Therefore stand, and be not again entangled with the yoke of bondage.

For the whole law has been fulfilled in one word, in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor with divine love as thyself.

But it would be impossible for me to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world:

unto the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved:

which he has abounded unto us in all wisdom and understanding,

which he has wrought in Christ, raising him from the dead, and seating him on his right hand in the heavenlies,

and has subordinated all things beneath his feet, and given him to be head over all things to the church,

and he has raised you up, and caused you to sit in the heavenlies, in Christ Jesus:

and to put on the new man, who has been created in harmony with God in the righteousness and holiness of the truth.

for you are knowing this, that no fornicator, or unclean person, or covetous, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Therefore God has indeed exalted him, and given him a name above every name;

giving thanks to the Father, who has made us worthy unto a participation of the inheritance of the saints in light;

And you, being at one time aliens and enemies in your minds on account of wicked works, nevertheless he has now reconciled

the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from the generations: but is now made manifest to his saints,

and you, being dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your depravity, has he created life in you along with himself, having forgiven us all transgressions,

Let no one purposely rob you of your prize by humiliation and worship of the angels, trusting in those things which he has seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his depravity,

For I testify to him, that he always has much solicitude for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and those who are in Hierapolis.

For from you the word of the Lord echoed out, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but in every place your faith which is towards God has gone forth; so that we have no need to say any thing:

that you be not suddenly shaken from your mind, nor disturbed, whether by a spirit, or through word, or a letter as by us, as that the day of the Lord has come.

But if any widow has children, or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety to their own house, and to give benefactions to their ancestors: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

But if any one provides not for his own, and especially those of his own house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

being witness in beautiful works; if she has brought up children, if she has entertained strangers, if she has washed the feet of saints, if she has succored those in tribulation, if she has followed in every good work.

If any faithful woman has widows, let her support them, and let not the church be burdened; in order that she may give her attention to those who are truly widows.

he has been inflated, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and controversies, from which come envy, strife, blasphemies, evil surmisings,

he alone having immortality, inhabiting light unapproachable; whom no one of men has seen, or is able to see: to whom be honor and power eternal. Amen.

O Timothy, stand guard over that which has been committed to you, avoiding unsanctified, empty talks and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called,

For God has not given us the spirit of cowardice; but of power and divine love and prudence.

and whatsoever things thou hast heard with me through many witnesses, commit thou the same to faithful men, who will be able also to teach others.

who have made shipwreck concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection has already come, and they overturn the faith of some.

But abide thou in those things which thou hast learned and in which thou hast been instructed, knowing from whom thou hast learned;

and that from an infant thou hast known the holy scriptures which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

For Demas has left me, having loved the present age, and is gone into Thessalonica; Crescents into Galatia, Titus into Dalmatia.

For the grace of God, that brings salvation to all men, has appeared,

If he has wronged you as to anything, or owes you anything, charge this to me.

On many occasions and in many ways in the olden time, God having spoken to the fathers through the prophets, at the last of these days has spoken to us through his Son,

being so much greater than the angels, that he has inherited a name so much more excellent than they.

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy comrades.

And to which one of the angels has he at any time said, Sit thou on my right hand, until I may make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?

And again, I will put my trust in him: and again; Behold, I and the children which God has given unto me.

Then since the children have inherited blood and flesh, he likewise also received the same, in order that through death he might set at nought him who has the power of death, that is, the devil;

For he is esteemed worthy of more honor than Moses, inasmuch as the One having built it, has more honor than the house.

For we who have believed, do enter into rest: as he has said, As I swore in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest: the works truly having been from the foundations of the world.

For he somewhere has spoken thus in reference to the seventh day, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.

And in this again he has said, They shall not enter into my rest.

again he appoints a certain day, saying in David, as has previously been said, This day, after so long a time; If you may hear his voice this day, harden not your hearts.

For the one having entered into his rest has ceased from his works, as God did from his own.

and on this account he has need, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins.