Now these things, brethren, I have, in a figure, transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye may learn not to go beyond the things which have been written; that no one be puffed up for the one against the other.

Not as shaming you, do I write these things, but as my beloved children, admonishing you.

Foods are for the stomach, and the stomach for foods; but God will bring to nought both this and these. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body;

Do I speak these things after the manner of man? Or does not the law also say the same?

But I have used none of these things; and I wrote not these things, that it may be so done in my case; for it were good for me rather to die, than that any one should make my glorying void.

Now these things became types for us, that we might not covet evil things, as they also coveted.

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

But all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, distributing to each one, severally, even as He willeth.

and those members which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness;

But now abides faith, hope, love; these three; and the greatest of these is love.

And I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus; because these supplied your deficiency.