When I came to you, brothers, announcing the testimony of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom.

But as it is written:

What eye did not see and ear did not hear,
and what never entered the human mind—
God prepared this for those who love Him.

But the unbeliever does not welcome what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated spiritually.

whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come—everything is yours,

Therefore don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the talk but the power of those who are inflated with pride.

What do you want? Should I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

Do not deprive one another sexually—except when you agree for a time, to devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again; otherwise, Satan may tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written as a warning to us, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

For man did not come from woman, but woman came from man.

For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman, and all things come from God.

Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.

For to begin with, I hear that when you come together as a church there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

Therefore, when you come together, it is not really to eat the Lord’s Supper.

For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.

Therefore, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you gather together you will not come under judgment. And I will give instructions about the other matters whenever I come.

Love never ends.
But as for prophecies,
they will come to an end;
as for languages, they will cease;
as for knowledge, it will come to an end.

But when the perfect comes,
the partial will come to an end.

But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in other languages, how will I benefit you unless I speak to you with a revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

Therefore, if the whole church assembles together and all are speaking in other languages and people who are uninformed or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

But if all are prophesying and some unbeliever or uninformed person comes in, he is convicted by all and is judged by all.

What then is the conclusion, brothers? Whenever you come together, each one has a psalm, a teaching, a revelation, another language, or an interpretation. All things must be done for edification.

Did the word of God originate from you, or did it come to you only?

For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also comes through a man.

Then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when He abolishes all rule and all authority and power.

But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? What kind of body will they have when they come?”

Foolish one! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

On the first day of the week, each of you is to set something aside and save in keeping with how he prospers, so that no collections will need to be made when I come.

I will come to you after I pass through Macedonia—for I will be traveling through Macedonia—

If Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear from you, because he is doing the Lord’s work, just as I am.

Therefore, no one should look down on him. Send him on his way in peace so he can come to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.

About our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but he was not at all willing to come now. However, he will come when he has an opportunity.