for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

One man has faith to eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.

Do not let him who eats despise him who does not eat. Do not let him who does not eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him.

Who are you who judge another's servant? To his own lord he stands or falls. Yes, he will be made to stand, for the Lord has power to make him stand.

He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks. He who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks.

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.

For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

Do not overthrow God's work for food's sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.

Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who does not judge himself in that which he approves.

But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it is not of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.

Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

For even Christ did not please himself. But, as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."

Again, Isaiah says, "There will be the root of Jesse, he who arises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will hope."

But, as it is written, "They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who have not heard will understand."

For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.

that I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints;

I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreae,

who for my life, laid down their own necks; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

Greet the church that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Asia to Christ.

Greet Mary, who labored much for you.

Greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.

Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.

Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet them of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.

Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.

Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.

Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

For those who are such do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

I, Tertius, who write the letter, greet you in the Lord.

25 Now to him who is able to establish you according to my Good News and the proclaiming of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret through long ages,

to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever. Amen.

to the church of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:

who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

so that, as it is written, "Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord."

We speak wisdom, however, among those who are mature, but a wisdom not of this age or of the rulers of this age, who will pass away.

But as it is written, No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has imagined the things which God has prepared for those who love him.

For who among men knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? So also, no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is judged by no one.

For "who has known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ.

Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed; and each as the Lord gave to him?

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you did not receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every church.

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.

You are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he who had done this deed might be removed from among you.

For I most certainly, as being absent in body but present in spirit, have already, as though I were present, judged him who has done this thing.

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. Do not even eat with such a person.

For what have I to do with also judging those who are outside? Do you not judge those who are within?

But those who are outside, God judges. "Put away the wicked man from among yourselves."

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

I say this to move you to shame. Is not there even one wise man among you who would be able to decide between his brothers?

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor men who have sexual relations with men,

Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, "The two," says he, "will become one flesh."

But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

Flee sexual immorality. "Every sin that a man does is outside the body," but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

The woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is content to live with her, let her not leave her husband.

For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord's free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ's bondservant.

Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.

But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;

and those who weep, as though they did not weep; and those who rejoice, as though they did not rejoice; and those who buy, as though they did not possess;

and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away.

But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;

but he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.

There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world?how she may please her husband.

But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own heart, to keep his own virgin, does well.

So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who does not give her in marriage does better.

yet to us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.

For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol's temple, won't his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whom the Christ died.

My defense to those who examine me is this.

Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and does not eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and does not drink from the flock's milk?

or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in the hope of having a share.

Do you not know that those who serve around sacred things eat from the things of the temple, and those who wait on the altar have their portion with the altar?

Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Good News should live from the Good News.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law;

to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win.

Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.

Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he does not fall.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Because there is one loaf of bread, we, who are many, are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf of bread.

Consider Israel according to the flesh. Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar?

But if one of those who do not believe invites you to a meal, and you are inclined to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of conscience.

But if anyone says to you, "This was offered to idols," do not eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience.

For there also must be factions among you, that those who are approved may be revealed among you.