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But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

…those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;

A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.

Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?

Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?

Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?

Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

Do I say this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?

If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?

If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.

If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.

Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.

Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.

Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.

Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.

Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—

If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.

If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.

A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.

For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,

Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,

…but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.

…but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.

First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.

If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.

Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.

The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.

Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?

If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.

If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.

Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.

What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.

And if a revelation comes to someone who is seated, the first speaker should stop.

For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.

If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.

If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.

But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.

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

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

And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.

But God gives it a body as He has designed, and to each kind of seed He gives its own body.

It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.

…because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.

All the brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!

We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.

He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,

Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.

…placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?

To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?

It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.

We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.

And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.

For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!