What does this mean? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing psalms with my spirit, but I will also sing psalms with my mind.

Otherwise, if you bless God in spirit only, how shall he who is in the position of an ungifted man say the 'Amen' to your giving of thanks, when he does not know what your words mean?

For your giving of the blessing is certainly well done, but of no profit to the man without knowledge.

Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

If therefore the whole church be assembled together and all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are mad?

If, on the other hand, every one is prophesying and an unbeliever or an ungifted man comes in, he is convicted by all and closely examined by all,

What, then, does this mean, brothers? When you gather, everyone has a psalm, teaching, revelation, foreign language, or interpretation. Everything must be done for upbuilding.

If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.

or if there is no interpreter, let the man with the gift be silent in the Church, speaking to himself and to God.

And let two or three prophets speak, and let the other men pass judgment.

But if it should be revealed to another man who is seated, let the first be silent.

If there is anything they want to learn [that is, if they have questions about anything being said or taught], they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is improper for a woman to talk in church.

If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

For I passed on to you the [following] main principles that I received [i.e., by revelation]: Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures;

and last of all, as to one untimely (prematurely, traumatically) born, He appeared to me also.

Therefore whether I or those men, so we proclaim, and so ye believed.

Besides, we are detected bearing false witness to God by affirming of him that he raised Christ ??whom he did not raise, if after all dead men never rise.

For if dead men never rise, Christ did not rise either;

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

For, as through union with Adam all men die, so through union with the Christ will all be made to live.

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

Otherwise, what will those do who are being baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people even baptized for them?

If after the manner of men,

If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

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

You fool! Every time you plant seed you sow something that does not come to life [germinating, springing up and growing] unless it first dies.

And what sowest thou? Thou sowest not that body that shall be: but bare corn - I mean either of wheat, or of some other -

All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.

There are also heavenly bodies [sun, moon and stars] and earthly bodies [humans, animals, and plants], but the glory and beauty of the heavenly is one kind, and the glory of the earthly is another.

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

As is the earthly man [the man of dust], so are those who are of earth; and as is the heavenly [Man], so are those who are of heaven.

Just as we have borne the image of the earthly [the man of dust], we will also bear the image of the heavenly [the Man of heaven].

Brothers, this is what I mean: Mortal bodies cannot inherit the kingdom of God, and what decays cannot inherit what does not decay.

For this body which comes to destruction will be made free from the power of death, and the man who is under the power of death will put on eternal life.

Now concerning the money collected for [the relief of] the saints [in Jerusalem], you are to do the same as I directed the churches of Galatia to do.

On the first day of the week, let every one of you put by him in store, in measure as he has done well in business, so that it may not be necessary to get money together when I come.

And when I come, I will send the men of your selection with letters to take the money you have got together to Jerusalem.

I mean to visit you after my tour in Macedonia, for I am going to make a tour through Macedonia.

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

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

Let everything you do be done in love [motivated and inspired by God’s love for us].

I beseech you, on your part, to show deference to such men, and to every one who participates in their work and toils hard.

I am pleased to have Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus present, because these men have made up for your absence.

They have refreshed my spirit as well as yours. So fully acknowledge such men and deeply appreciate them.

The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.

Indeed, our main ground for satisfaction is this--Our conscience tells us that our conduct in the world, and still more in our relations with you, was marked by a purity of motive and a sincerity that were inspired by God, and was based, not on worldly policy, but on the help of God.

as you have partly understood the meaning of my life, namely that I am your source of pride (as you are mine) on the Day of our Lord Jesus.

So then, was I indecisive or capricious when I was [originally] planning this? Or the things I plan, do I plan in a self-serving way like a worldly man, ready to say, “Yes, yes” and “No, no” [at the same time]?

But [as surely as] God is faithful and means what He says, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No” [at the same time].

For God's Son, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us, Silvanus, Timothy, and me, did not become a "Yes" that might mean "No."

and put his seal upon us and given us his Spirit in our hearts, as earnest-money.

I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.

For if I of all men give you pain, who then is there to gladden my heart, but the very persons to whom I give pain?

And I wrote this same to you lest, coming, I should have sadness from whom I ought to rejoice, trusting to you all, that mine is the joy of you all.

If any man hath caused sorrow, the same hath not made me sorry: but partly - lest I should grieve - you all.

Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.

so that instead of censuring you should now forgive him and comfort him, in case the man is overwhelmed by excessive remorse.

When you forgive a man an offence I also forgive it; for in fact what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has always been for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

in case Satan should take advantage of our position ??for I know his man?uvres!

For we are not like many, [acting like merchants] peddling God’s word [shortchanging and adulterating God’s message]; but from pure [uncompromised] motives, as [commissioned and sent] from God, we speak [His message] in Christ in the sight of God.

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Unless we need, as some men, commendatory letters to you or commendatory from you?

Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

Since all can see that you are a letter of Christ transcribed by men, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts as tablets.

I do not mean that we are fit to form any judgment by ourselves, as if on our own authority;

how will the ministry of the Spirit [the new covenant which allows us to be Spirit-filled] fail to be even more glorious and splendid?

'Yet, whenever a man turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.'

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

Men whose minds have been blinded by the God of this Age, unbelievers as they are, so that the light from the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the very incarnation of God, should not shine for them.

For God who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," has shone within my heart to illuminate men with the knowledge of God's glory in the face of Christ.

But I am keeping this jewel in an earthen jar, to prove that its surpassing power is God's, not mine.

Wherever I go, I am always carrying about in my body the dying of Jesus, in order that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in this body of mine.

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

I know that if this earthly tent of mine is taken down, I get a home from God, made by no human hands, eternal in the heavens.

I do sigh within this tent of mine with heavy anxiety ??not that I want to be stripped, no, but to be under the cover of the other, to have my mortal element absorbed by life.

for we walk by faith, not by sight [living our lives in a manner consistent with our confident belief in God’s promises]—

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every man may receive the works of his body according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

This is not 'recommending myself to you again'; it is giving you an incentive to be proud of me, which you can use against men who are proud of externals instead of the inward reality.

For Christ's love for us motivates us, because we have concluded that, [since] one person [i.e., Christ] died for all people, so then all people have died. [Note: This may mean simply that Christ died for all people, who were dead in their sins].

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

All this comes from God, who through Christ has reconciled me to himself, and has commissioned me to proclaim this reconciliation??19 how God through Christ reconciled the world to himself, refusing to count men's offenses against them, and intrusted me with the message of reconciliation.

that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting people’s sins against them [but canceling them]. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation [that is, restoration to favor with God].

On Christ's behalf therefore we come as ambassadors, God, as it were, making entreaty through our lips: we, on Christ's behalf, beseech men to be reconciled to God.

For the man who knew no sin was made sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Let us give no man occasion of evil, that in our office be found no fault:

through honour and ignominy, through calumny and praise. We are looked upon as impostors and yet are true men;

We have been speaking freely to you, men of Corinth; we have opened our heart;

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

I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters of mine,' The Lord Almighty said."

Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

I do not mean this as a reflection upon you, for as I said before, you will always have a place in my heart whether I live or die.

So though I sent you a letter, it was not only because of the man who did the wrong, or because of him to whom the wrong was done, but so that your true care for us might be made clear in the eyes of God.

This is what comforts me. In addition to this comfort of mine, I have been made still happier by the happiness of Titus; because his spirit was refreshed by you all.