For Christ sent me not to immerse, but to preach the good-news, not in wisdom of speech lest the cross of Christ would be emptied.

so that your faith would not be in wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

which none of the rulers of this age know. For if they knew, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

and not at all with the fornicators of this world, or with greedy men, or with predators, or with idolaters, since then ye would need to go out of the world.

But if we were discerning ourselves we would not be judged.

If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?

And if they were all one part, where would be the body?

so that there would be no schisms in the body, but that the parts would have the same care for each other.

But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what will I benefit you, unless I would speak to you either in a revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophesying, or in doctrine?

Otherwise if thou would bless with the spirit, how will the man who fills the place of the unlearned, say the Truly at thy thanksgiving, since he knows not what thou say?

Yet in an assembly I would rather speak five words with my intellect, so that I might also make others understand, than countless words in a tongue.

And about Apollos the brother, I urged him much that he would come to you with the brothers, and it was not at all his will that he should come now, but he will come when he has opportunity.