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

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

To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

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

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

I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.

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!

Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

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.

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”

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?

So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

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.

But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

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

When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” and also “No, no”?

I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.

Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.

For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!

The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.

But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.

For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.

And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.

…who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.

…and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?

Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?

We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.

Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.

And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,”

If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,”

But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”

Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”

If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.

But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned the so-called deep things of Satan: I will place no further burden upon you

You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”

And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”

And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.

And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”

And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.

Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.

And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.