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If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?

…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.

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

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.

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.

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

Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,

…and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this 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 anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.

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

Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.

…so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.

For we know in part and we prophesy in part,

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.

But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.

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 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.

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

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

For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

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 if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised.

If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.

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

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

For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.

If these things are not so, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?

If these things are not so, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?

If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

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

…in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

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

And if it is advisable for me to go also, they can travel with me.

After I go through Macedonia, however, I will come to you; for I will be going through Macedonia.

For I do not want to see you now only in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

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

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.

No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he can return to me, for I am expecting him along with the brothers.

For they refreshed my spirit and yours as well. Show your appreciation, therefore, to such men.

For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.

If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.

If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.

And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.

…as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.

For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.

For we do not write you anything that is beyond your ability to read and understand. And I hope that you will understand us completely,

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”

For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.

Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.

For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?

For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.

The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.

Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,

…in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

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

For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

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?

For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

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.

For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!

For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!

But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.

For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.

For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.

All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.

For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

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.

For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,

For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.