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Paul,
called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of
God, and
Sosthenes our brother, 2Unto the church of God
which is at
Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be
saints, with all that in every place call upon The
[Name
NM.E->24] of Jesus Christ our
Lord, both
theirs and ours: 3Grace be unto you, and peace,
from God our
Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
4I
thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God
which is given you by Jesus Christ; 5That in every thing ye
are
enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; 6Even
as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: 7So that
ye come
behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: 8Who
shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless
in the day
of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9God is faithful, by whom
ye were
called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
10Now I
beseech you, brethren, by The
[Name NM.E->25]
of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that
there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly
joined
together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11For
it hath been
declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house
of
Chloe, that there are contentions among you. 12Now this I
say, that
every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of
Cephas; and I
of Christ. 13Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you?
or were
ye [baptized BP->e] in the name of Paul? 14I
thank God that I [baptized BP->31]
none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; 15Lest any should say
that I had
[baptized BP->e] in mine own name. 16And
I [baptized BP->32] also the household of
Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I [baptized BP->33]
any other. 17For Christ sent me not to [baptize BP->e], but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of
words,
lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
18For
the preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 19For
it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to
nothing
the understanding of the prudent. 20Where is the
wise? where is
the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God
made
foolish the wisdom of this world? 21For after that in the
wisdom of
God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness
of
preaching to save them that believe. 22For the Jews require
a sign,
and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23But we preach Christ [crucified CR.B->34],
unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24But
unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of
God, and
the wisdom of God. 25Because the foolishness of God is
wiser than
men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26For ye
see your
calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many
mighty,
not many noble, are called: 27But God hath chosen
the foolish
things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak
things
of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28And
base
things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea,
and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29That
no flesh should glory in his presence. 30But of him are ye
in Christ
Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and
sanctification, and redemption: 31That, according as it is
written,
He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
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And I,
brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of
wisdom,
declaring unto you the testimony of God. 2For I determined
not to
know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him [crucified CR.B->35].
3And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much
trembling.
4And my speech and my preaching was not with
enticing words
of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5That
your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of
God. 6Howbeit
we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this
world,
nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: 7But
we speak
the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom,
which God
ordained before the world unto our glory: 8Which none of
the princes
of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have [crucified CR.B->36]
the Lord of glory. 9But as it is written, Eye hath not
seen, nor ear
heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God
hath
prepared for them that love him. 10But God hath revealed them
unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the
deep
things of God. 11For what man knoweth the things of a man,
save the
spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no
man, but
the Spirit of God. 12Now we have received, not the spirit
of the
world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things
that are
freely given to us of God. 13Which things also we speak,
not in the
words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Spirit teacheth;
comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14But the
natural man
receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness
unto
him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually
discerned. 15But
he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no
man. 16For
who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we
have the
mind of Christ.
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And I,
brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto
carnal, even
as unto babes in Christ. 2I have fed you with milk, and not
with
meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now
are ye
able.
3For ye
are yet carnal: for whereas there is among
you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as
men? 4For
while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos;
are ye not
carnal? 5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but
ministers
by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 6I
have
planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7So
then
neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but
God that
giveth the increase. 8Now he that planteth and he that
watereth are
one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own
labour. 9For
we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are
God’s
building. 10According to the grace of God which is given
unto me, as
a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth
thereon.
But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 11For
other
foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12Now
if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones,
wood, hay,
stubble; 13Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the
day
shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire
shall try
every man’s work of what sort it is. 14If any man’s work
abide which
he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15If
any man’s
work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be
saved; yet
so as by fire. 16Know ye not that ye are the temple of God,
and that
the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17If any man defile the
temple of
God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple
ye are.
18Let
no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to
be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19For
the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He
taketh
the wise in their own craftiness. 20And again, The Lord
knoweth the
thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 21Therefore let
no man
glory in men. For all things are yours; 22Whether Paul, or
Apollos,
or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or
things to
come; all are yours; 23And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is
God’s.
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Let a man
so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the
mysteries
of God. 2Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be
found
faithful. 3But with me it is a very small thing that I
should be
judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. 4For
I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that
judgeth me
is the Lord. 5Therefore judge nothing before the time,
until the
Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness,
and will
make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have
praise
of God. 6And these things, brethren, I have in a figure
transferred
to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in
us not
to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you
be
puffed up for one against another. 7For who maketh thee to
differ from
another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if
thou didst
receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
8Now
ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and
I would
to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you. 9For
I think
that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to
death:
for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. 10We
are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ;
we are
weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are
despised. 11Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and
thirst,
and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; 12And
labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being
persecuted,
we suffer it: 13Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as
the filth
of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this
day. 14I
write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
15For
though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye
not many
fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16Wherefore
I beseech you, be ye followers of me. 17For this cause have
I sent
unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord,
who shall
bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach
every
where in every church. 18Now some are puffed up, as though
I would
not come to you. 19But I will come to you shortly, if the
Lord will,
and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the
power. 20For
the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. 21What
will
ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the
spirit of
meekness?
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It is
reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such
fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one
should have
his father’s wife. 2And ye are puffed up, and have not
rather
mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from
among you. 3For
I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged
already, as
though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this
deed, 4In
The [Name NM.E->26]
of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit,
with
the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 5To deliver such an one
unto
Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in
the day
of the Lord Jesus. 6Your glorying is not good. Know
ye not
that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? 7Purge out
therefore
the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For
even
Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 8Therefore let us
keep the
feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and
wickedness;
but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 9I
wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: 10Yet
not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the
covetous, or
extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the
world. 11But
now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is
called a
brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a
drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. 12For
what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge
them
that are within? 13But them that are without God judgeth.
Therefore
put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
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Dare any
of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust,
and not
before the saints? 2Do ye not know that the saints shall
judge the
world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to
judge the
smallest matters? 3Know ye not that we shall judge angels?
how much
more things that pertain to this life? 4If then ye have
judgments of
things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least
esteemed in the
church. 5I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not
a wise
man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his
brethren? 6But
brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. 7Now
therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one
with
another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer
yourselves to be defrauded? 8Nay, ye do wrong, and
defraud, and
that your brethren. 9Know ye not that the
unrighteous shall
not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators,
nor
idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves
with
mankind, 10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor
revilers,
nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11And
such were
some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are
justified in The [Name NM.E->27]
of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
12All
things are lawful unto me, but all things are not
expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought
under the
power of any. 13Meats for the belly, and the belly for
meats: but
God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for
fornication,
but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. 14And God hath
both raised
up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. 15Know
ye
not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the
members
of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. 16What?
know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two,
saith
he, shall be one flesh. 17But he that is joined unto the
Lord is one
spirit. 18Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is
without
the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own
body. 19What?
know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is
in
you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20For
ye are
bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your
spirit,
which are God’s.
7 |
Now
concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for
a man not
to touch a woman. 2Nevertheless, to avoid
fornication, let
every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 3Let
the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the
wife
unto the husband. 4The wife hath not power of her own body,
but the
husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body,
but the
wife. 5Defraud ye not one the other, except it be
with
consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer;
and come
together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 6But
I speak this by permission, and not of commandment. 7For
I
would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper
gift of
God, one after this manner, and another after that.
8I say
therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for
them if they abide even as I. 9But if they cannot contain,
let them
marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. 10And unto
the
married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife
depart from
her husband: 11But and if she depart, let her remain
unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the
husband put
away his wife. 12But to the rest speak I, not the
Lord: If
any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell
with
him, let him not put her away. 13And the woman which hath
an husband
that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not
leave
him. 14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the
wife, and
the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your
children
unclean; but now are they holy. 15But if the unbelieving
depart, let
him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases:
but God hath called us to peace. 16For what knowest thou, O
wife,
whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O
man, whether
thou shalt save thy wife? 17But as God hath
distributed to
every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so
ordain I
in all churches. 18Is any man called being circumcised? let
him not
become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be
circumcised. 19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision
is
nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. 20Let
every man
abide in the same calling wherein he was called. 21Art thou
called being
a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it
rather. 22For he that is called in the Lord, being
a servant,
is the Lord’s freeman: likewise also he that is called, being
free, is
Christ’s servant. 23Ye are bought with a price; be not ye
the
servants of men. 24Brethren, let every man, wherein he is
called,
therein abide with God.
25Now
concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord:
yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to
be
faithful. 26I suppose therefore that this is good for the
present
distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. 27Art
thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a
wife? seek
not a wife. 28But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned;
and if a
virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble
in the
flesh: but I spare you. 29But this I say, brethren, the
time is
short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they
had none;
30And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that
rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they
possessed not; 31And they that use this world, as not
abusing it:
for the fashion of this world passeth away. 32But I would
have you
without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that
belong to
the Lord, how he may please the Lord: 33But he that is
married
careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his
wife.
34There is difference also between a wife and a
virgin. The
unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy
both in
body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of
the world,
how she may please her husband. 35And this I speak
for your
own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is
comely,
and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. 36But
if
any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if
she pass
the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he
will, he
sinneth not: let them marry. 37Nevertheless he that
standeth
stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own
will,
and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth
well. 38So
then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that
giveth her
not in marriage doeth better. 39The wife is bound by the
law as long
as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to
be
married to whom she will; only in the Lord. 40But she is
happier if
she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the
Spirit of
God.
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Now as
touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge.
Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. 2And if any man
think
that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. 3But
if any man love God, the same is known of him. 4As
concerning
therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto
idols,
we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there
is
none other God but one. 5For though there be that are
called gods,
whether in heaven or in earth, as there be gods many, and lords many, 6But
to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all
things,
and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all
things, and we
by him. 7Howbeit there is not in every man that
knowledge:
for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a
thing
offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. 8But
meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the
better;
neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. 9But take heed
lest by any
means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are
weak. 10For
if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s
temple,
shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat
those things
which are offered to idols; 11And through thy knowledge
shall the
weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? 12But when ye
sin so
against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against
Christ. 13Wherefore,
if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world
standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
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Am I not
an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are
not ye my
work in the Lord? 2If I be not an apostle unto others, yet
doubtless
I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. 3Mine
answer to them that do examine me is this, 4Have we not
power to eat
and to drink? 5Have we not power to lead about a sister, a
wife, as
well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and
Cephas? 6Or
I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? 7Who
goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard,
and
eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not
of the
milk of the flock? 8Say I these things as a man? or saith
not the
law the same also? 9For it is written in the law of Moses,
Thou
shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth
God take
care for oxen? 10Or saith he it altogether for our
sakes? For
our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth
should plow
in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his
hope. 11If
we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if
we shall
reap your carnal things? 12If others be partakers of this
power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not
used this
power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of
Christ. 13Do
ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the
things
of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the
altar? 14Even
so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live
of the
gospel. 15But I have used none of these things: neither
have I
written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were
better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void. 16For
though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity
is laid
upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! 17For
if I
do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a
dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. 18What
is my
reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make
the
gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the
gospel. 19For
though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant
unto all,
that I might gain the more. 20And unto the Jews I became as
a Jew,
that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under
the law,
that I might gain them that are under the law; 21To them
that are
without law, as without law, being not without law to God, but under
the law to
Christ, that I might gain them that are without law. 22To
the weak
became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to
all men,
that I might by all means save some. 23And this I do for
the
gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you. 24Know
ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the
prize? So
run, that ye may obtain. 25And every man that striveth for
the
mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a
corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26I therefore
so run,
not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 27But
I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that
by any
means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
10 |
Moreover,
brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our
fathers were
under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2And were
all
baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3And did
all eat
the same spiritual meat; 4And did all drink the same
spiritual
drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and
that Rock
was Christ. 5But with many of them God was not well
pleased: for
they were overthrown in the wilderness. 6Now these things
were our
examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they
also
lusted. 7Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of
them; as it
is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. 8Neither
let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one
day three
and twenty thousand. 9Neither let us tempt Christ, as some
of them
also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. 10Neither
murmur ye,
as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. 11Now
all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written
for our
admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. 12Wherefore
let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 13There
hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is
faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able;
but
will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able
to bear
it.
14Wherefore,
my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. 15I
speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. 16[The Cup
EU->28]
of Blessing
which we bless, is it not the communion of The
[Blood BL->19] of Christ? [The
Bread EU->29] which we break, is it not The
Communion of The
Body of Christ? 17For
we being many are One
[Bread EU->30],
and one body: for we are all partakers of that One
[Bread EU->31]. 18Behold Israel after the
flesh: are not
they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar? 19What
say
I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in
sacrifice to
idols is any thing? 20But I say, that the things
which the
Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I
would not
that ye should have fellowship with devils. 21Ye cannot
drink The [Cup EU->32] of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye
cannot be
partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils. 22Do
we
provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? 23All
things
are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are
lawful for
me, but all things edify not. 24Let no man seek his own,
but every
man another’s wealth. 25Whatsoever is sold in the
shambles, that
eat, asking no question for conscience sake: 26For the
earth is
the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof. 27If any of them that
believe
not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is
set
before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. 28But
if
any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not
for his
sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is
the
Lord’s, and the fulness thereof: 29Conscience, I say, not
thine own,
but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s
conscience? 30For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I
evil spoken
of for that for which I give thanks? 31Whether therefore ye
eat, or
drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 32Give
none
offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of
God: 33Even
as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own
profit,
but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
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Be ye followers
of me, even as I also am of Christ.
2Now I
praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all
things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3But
I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the
head of
the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 4Every
man praying or prophesying, having his head covered,
dishonoureth his
head. 5But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her
head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if
she were
shaven. 6For if the woman be not covered, let her also be
shorn: but
if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
7For
a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is
the image
and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. 8For
the
man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. 9Neither
was the
man created for the woman; but the woman for the man. 10For
this
cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the
angels. 11Nevertheless
neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the
man, in the
Lord. 12For as the woman is of the man, even so is
the
man also by the woman; but all things of God. 13Judge in
yourselves:
is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? 14Doth
not even
nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame
unto him?
15But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her
hair is given her for a covering. 16But if any man seem to
be
contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
17Now
in this that I declare unto you I praise you
not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. 18For
first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be
divisions among you; and I partly believe it. 19For there
must be
also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made
manifest
among you. 20When ye come together therefore into one
place, this
is not to eat the Lord’s supper. 21For in eating every one
taketh
before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is
drunken. 22What?
have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of
God, and
shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you
in this?
I praise you not. 23For I have received of the Lord
that
which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same
night in
which he was betrayed took [Bread EU->33]:
24And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and
said, Take,
eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance
of me. 25After
the same manner also He took The [Cup EU->34], when He
had supped, saying, This [Cup EU->35] is the New
Covenant in My
[Blood BL->20]: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it,
in
remembrance of Me. 26For as often as ye eat this [Bread EU->36], and drink this [Cup EU->37], ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come. 27Wherefore
whosoever shall eat this [Bread EU->38],
and drink this [Cup EU->39]
of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and [Blood BL->21]
of the Lord. 28But let a man examine himself, and so let
him eat of that
[Bread EU->40], and drink of that [Cup EU->41]. 29For he that eateth and
drinketh
unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning
the Lord’s
body. 30For this cause many are weak and sickly
among you,
and many sleep. 31For if we would judge ourselves, we
should not be
judged. 32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the
Lord, that
we should not be condemned with the world. 33Wherefore, my
brethren,
when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. 34And
if any
man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto
condemnation.
And the rest will I set in order when I come.
12 |
Now
concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you
ignorant. 2Ye
know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as
ye were
led. 3Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man
speaking by
the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can
say that
Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Spirit. 4Now there are
diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5And there are
differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6And
there are
diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in
all. 7But
the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8For
to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word
of
knowledge by the same Spirit; 9To another faith by the same
Spirit;
to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10To
another the
working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of
spirits; to
another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation
of
tongues: 11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame
Spirit,
dividing to every man severally as he will. 12For as the
body is
one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being
many,
are one body: so also is Christ. 13For by one
Spirit are we
all [baptized BP->34] into one body,
whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or
free; and
have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 14For the body
is not
one member, but many. 15If the foot shall say, Because I am
not the
hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 16And
if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body;
is it
therefore not of the body? 17If the whole body were
an eye,
where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing,
where were
the smelling? 18But now hath God set the members every one
of them
in the body, as it hath pleased him. 19And if they were all
one
member, where were the body? 20But now are they
many
members, yet but one body. 21And the eye cannot say unto
the hand, I
have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of
you. 22Nay,
much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are
necessary: 23And those members of the body, which
we think to
be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our
uncomely
parts have more abundant comeliness. 24For our
comely parts
have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given
more
abundant honour to that part which lacked: 25That
there
should be no schism in the body; but that the members should
have the
same care one for another. 26And whether one member suffer,
all the
members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members
rejoice with
it. 27Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in
particular. 28And
God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets,
thirdly
teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps,
governments,
diversities of tongues. 29Are all apostles? are
all
prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of
miracles? 30Have
all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? 31But
covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more
excellent way.
13 |
Though I
speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am
become as
sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2And though I
have the
gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge;
and
though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not
charity, I am nothing. 3And though I bestow all my goods to
feed the
poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity,
it
profiteth me nothing. 4Charity suffereth long, and
is kind;
charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5Doth
not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily
provoked,
thinketh no evil; 6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth
in the
truth; 7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth
all things,
endureth all things. 8Charity never faileth: but whether there
be
prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they
shall cease;
whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9For
we
know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10But when that
which is
perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11When
I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought
as a
child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12For
now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know
in part;
but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13And now
abideth
faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is
charity.
14 |
Follow
after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye
may
prophesy. 2For he that speaketh in an unknown
tongue speaketh
not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him;
howbeit in the
spirit he speaketh mysteries. 3But he that prophesieth
speaketh unto
men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. 4He
that
speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that
prophesieth
edifieth the church. 5I would that ye all spake with
tongues, but
rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth
than he
that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may
receive
edifying. 6Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with
tongues,
what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by
revelation, or
by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine? 7And even
things
without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a
distinction
in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 8For
if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to
the battle?
9So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to
be
understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak
into the
air. 10There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the
world,
and none of them is without signification. 11Therefore
if I
know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a
barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me. 12Even
so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek
that ye may
excel to the edifying of the church. 13Wherefore let him
that
speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret. 14For
if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my
understanding
is unfruitful. 15What is it then? I will pray with the
spirit, and I
will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and
I will
sing with the understanding also. 16Else when thou shalt
bless with
the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say [Amin
AM.C->8] at thy giving of thanks,
seeing he
understandeth not what thou sayest? 17For thou verily
givest thanks
well, but the other is not edified. 18I thank my God, I
speak with
tongues more than ye all: 19Yet in the church I had rather
speak
five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might
teach others
also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. 20Brethren,
be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but
in
understanding be men. 21In the law it is written, With men
of
other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for
all
that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. 22Wherefore
tongues are
for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but
prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them
which
believe. 23If therefore the whole church be come together
into one
place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are
unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? 24But
if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one
unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: 25And
thus
are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his
face he will [worship WR->28] God, and report that God is in you of a
truth. 26How
is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a
psalm,
hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an
interpretation. Let
all things be done unto edifying. 27If any man speak in an unknown
tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that
by course; and let one interpret. 28But if there be no
interpreter,
let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and
to God. 29Let
the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. 30If
any
thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold
his peace.
31For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn,
and all
may be comforted. 32And the spirits of the prophets are
subject to
the prophets. 33For God is not the author of
confusion, but
of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 34Let your
women keep
silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak;
but they
are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. 35And
if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for
it is a
shame for women to speak in the church. 36What? came the
word of God
out from you? or came it unto you only? 37If any man think
himself
to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that
I write
unto you are the commandments of the Lord. 38But if any man
be
ignorant, let him be ignorant. 39Wherefore, brethren, covet
to
prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. 40Let all
things be
done decently and in order.
15 |
Moreover,
brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you,
which also
ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2By which also ye
are saved,
if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed
in vain.
3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also
received,
how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4And
that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to
the
scriptures: 5And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the
[twelve TW->39]:
6After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at
once; of
whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen
asleep. 7After
that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8And
last of
all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. 9For
I
am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle,
because
I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the grace of God I
am what
I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain;
but I
laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God
which
was with me. 11Therefore whether it were I or they,
so we
preach, and so ye believed. 12Now if Christ be preached
that he rose
from the dead, how say some among you that there is no [Resurrection RS->29]
of the dead? 13But if there be no [Resurrection RS->30]
of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 14And if Christ be
not risen,
then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also
vain. 15Yea,
and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of
God that
he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise
not. 16For
if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 17And if
Christ be
not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 18Then
they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19If
in
this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most
miserable. 20But
now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits
of them
that slept. 21For since by man came death, by man came
also The [Resurrection RS->31]
of the dead. 22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ
shall all
be made alive. 23But every man in his own order: Christ the
firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. 24Then
cometh
the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the
Father;
when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 25For
he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 26The
last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 27For
he
hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are
put under
him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all
things under
him. 28And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then
shall the
Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him,
that God
may be all in all. 29Else what shall they do which are [baptized BP->35] for the dead, if the dead rise not at all?
why are they
then [baptized BP->36] for the dead? 30And
why stand we in jeopardy every hour? 31I protest by your
rejoicing
which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 32If
after the
manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it
me, if
the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. 33Be
not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 34Awake
to
righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I
speak this
to your shame.
35But
some man will say, How are the dead raised up?
and with what body do they come? 36Thou fool, that
which thou
sowest is not quickened, except it die: 37And that which
thou sowest,
thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance
of
wheat, or of some other grain: 38But God giveth it
a body as
it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. 39All
flesh is
not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of
men,
another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of
birds. 40There
are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of
the
celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is
another. 41There is one glory of the sun, and
another glory
of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star
differeth from
another star in glory. 42So also is The
[Resurrection RS->32]
of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 43It
is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it
is
raised in power: 44It is sown a natural body; it is raised
a
spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
45And
so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last
Adam was
made a quickening spirit. 46Howbeit that was
not first
which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which
is
spiritual. 47The first man is of the earth, earthy:
the
second man is the Lord from heaven. 48As is
the
earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is
the
heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 49And
as we
have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the
heavenly. 50Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood
cannot
inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit
incorruption. 51Behold,
I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be
changed, 52In
a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the
trumpet shall
sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be
changed. 53For
this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must
put on
immortality. 54So when this corruptible shall have put on
incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall
be
brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in
victory. 55O
death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy
victory? 56The
sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the
law. 57But
thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord
Jesus
Christ. 58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast,
unmovable,
always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that
your labour
is not in vain in the Lord.
16 |
Now
concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the
churches
of Galatia, even so do ye. 2Upon the first day of
the week
let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered
him,
that there be no gatherings when I come. 3And when I come,
whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send
to bring
your liberality unto Jerusalem. 4And if it be meet that I
go also,
they shall go with me. 5Now I will come unto you, when I
shall pass
through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia. 6And it
may be
that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my
journey
whithersoever I go. 7For I will not see you now by the way;
but I
trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit. 8But I
will
tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. 9For a great door and
effectual is
opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. 10Now
if
Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he
worketh the
work of the Lord, as I also do. 11Let no man
therefore
despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me:
for I
look for him with the brethren. 12As touching our
brother
Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but
his will
was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall
have
convenient time. 13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit
you like
men, be strong. 14Let all your things be done with charity.
15I
beseech you, brethren, ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the
firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves
to the
ministry of the saints, 16That ye submit yourselves unto
such, and
to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth. 17I
am glad
of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which
was
lacking on your part they have supplied. 18For they have
refreshed
my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.
19The
churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla
salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house. 20All
the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss. 21The
salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. 22If any
man love
not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. 23The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 24My
love be
with you all in Christ Jesus. [Amin AM.C->9].