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And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.

The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.

So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of you.

So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of you.

I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.

What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”

Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

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

To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.

…when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.

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

And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?

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.

…hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.

I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.

I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.

Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!

I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?

Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!

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.

To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

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.

Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.

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.

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.

…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.

…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.

But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,

…and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.

I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.

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.

So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.

By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

This is my defense to those who scrutinize me:

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

Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.

If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that something be done for me. Indeed, I would rather die than let anyone nullify my boast.

I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.

But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience—

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

If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

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!

…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.”

…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.”

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.

It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”

But if anyone ignores this, he himself will be ignored.

By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

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

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.

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

This greeting is in my own hand—Paul.

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.

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

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”?

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.

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

Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

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 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.

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.

So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.

So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

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.

Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

…they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.

But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.

And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.

At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality.

More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.

We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.