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It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”

I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.

For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”

Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.

…so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”

Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.

Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.

Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.

Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

“For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.

Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.

Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.

What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.

For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.

I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.

Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.

Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.

Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?

I say this as a concession, not as a command.

I say this as a concession, not as a command.

I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.

Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;

…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;

…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;

…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;

…and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.

However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.

For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),

But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.

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

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?

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

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

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.

These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”

Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”

We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.

We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

…as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.

You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.

Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.

And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.

For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.

…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.

For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.

In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

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

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

All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.

As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

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.

Even in the case of lifeless instruments, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct?

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

Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.

In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.

For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.

I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.

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

As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.

As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.

And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia:

If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.

…to submit to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer.