Thus you lack no spiritual endowment during these days of waiting till our Lord Jesus Christ is revealed;

My mission from Christ was not to baptize, but to tell the Good News; not, however, in the language of philosophy, lest the cross of the Christ should be robbed of its meaning.

When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come and tell you about God's secret with rhetorical language or wisdom.

For my part, I came among you in weakness and with a great deal of fear and trembling,

So I myself, brothers, could not deal with you as spiritual persons, but as creatures of human clay, as merely baby Christians.

have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool [discarding his worldly pretensions and acknowledging his lack of wisdom], so that he may become [truly] wise.

so, then, nothing before the time judge ye, till the Lord may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise shall come to each from God.

and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

being spoken evil of, we entreat; as filth of the world we did become -- of all things an offscouring -- till now.

But, if the Lord is willing, I shall come to you without delay; and then I shall know not the fine speeches of these conceited people, but their power.

Do you not know that God's people will sit in judgement upon the world? And if you are the court before which the world is to be judged, are you unfit to deal with these petty matters?

I now deal with the subjects mentioned in your letter. It is well for a man to abstain altogether from marriage.

Do not deprive each other of what is due-unless it is only for a time and by mutual consent, so that your minds may be free for prayer till you again live as man and wife-lest Satan should take advantage of your want of self-control and tempt you.

But I tell the unmarried, and women who are widows, that it is well for them to remain as I am.

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

How can you tell, wife, whether you may not save your husband? and how can you tell, husband, whether you may not save your wife?

With regard to unmarried women, I have no command from the Master to give you, but I tell you my opinion, and it is that of a man whom the Master in his mercy has made worthy to be trusted.

and those who use the world [taking advantage of its opportunities], as though they did not make full use of it. For the outward form of this world [its present social and material nature] is passing away.

but not in all men is the knowledge, and certain with conscience of the idol, till now, as a thing sacrificed to an idol do eat it, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

Thus, also, hath the Lord, appointed - that, they who the glad message tell, should, of the glad-message, live.

If I tell the Good News, I have nothing to boast of, for I can but do so. Woe is me if I do not tell it!

But I tell you this, not to praise you, that you come together not for the better but for the worse.

What, don't you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God's assembly, and put them to shame who don't have? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don't praise you.

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

If any one is hungry, let him eat at home; so that your coming together may not lead to judgement. The other matters I will deal with whenever I come.

Therefore I tell you plainly that no one who speaks under the influence of the Spirit of God says 'JESUS IS ACCURSED,' and that no one can say 'JESUS IS LORD,' except under the influence of the Holy Spirit.

The eye can't tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."

Yea, rather a great deal those members of the body which seem to be most feeble, are most necessary.

And if I shall dole out all my goods in food, and if I deliver up my body that I may be burned, but have not love, I profit nothing.

In the same way, lifeless instruments like the flute or harp produce sounds. But if there's no difference in the notes, how can a person tell what tune is being played?

afterwards he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain till now, and certain also did fall asleep;

For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

Now I say this, believers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit nor be part of the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable (mortal) inherit the imperishable (immortal).

Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed,

So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

and I will remain in Ephesus till the Pentecost,