## Chapter 1

1

Appeal to Unity

Paul 3972, called 2822 {as} an apostle 652 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 by the will 2307 of God 2316, and Sosthenes 4988 our brother 80,
2 ¶ To the church 1577 of God 2316 which is at Corinth 2882, to those who have been sanctified 37 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424, saints 40 by calling 2822, with all 3956 who in every 3956 place 5117 call 1941 on the name 3686 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, their {Lord} and ours 1473:
3 ¶ Grace 5485 to you and peace 1515 from God 2316 our Father 3962 and the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
4 ¶ I thank 2168 my God 2316 always 3842 concerning 4012 you for the grace 5485 of God 2316 which was given 1325 you in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424,
5 that in everything 3956 you were enriched 4148 in Him, in all 3956 speech 3056 and all 3956 knowledge 1108,
6 even 2531 as the testimony 3142 concerning Christ 5547 was confirmed 950 in you,
7 so 5620 that you are not lacking 5302 in any 3367 gift 5486, awaiting 553 eagerly 553 the revelation 602 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547,
8 who 3739 will also 2532 confirm 950 you to the end 5056, blameless 410 in the day 2250 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
9 God 2316 is faithful 4103, through 1223 whom 3739 you were called 2564 into fellowship 2842 with His Son 5207, Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 our Lord 2962.
10 ¶ Now 1161 I exhort 3870 you, brethren 80, by the name 3686 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, that you all 3956 agree and that there be no 3361 divisions 4978 among 1722 you, but that you be made 2675 complete 2675 in the same 846 mind 3563 and in the same 846 judgment 1106.
11 For I have been informed 1213 concerning 4012 you, my brethren 80, by Chloe's 5514 {people,} that there are quarrels 2054 among 1722 you.
12 Now 1161 I mean 3004 this 3778, that each 1538 one 1538 of you is saying 3004, "I am 1510 of Paul 3972," and "I of Apollos 625," and "I of Cephas 2786," and "I of Christ 5547."
13 Has Christ 5547 been divided 3307? Paul 3972 was not crucified 4717 for you, was he? Or 2228 were you baptized 907 in the name 3686 of Paul 3972?
14 I thank 2168 God 2316 that I baptized 907 none 3762 of you except 1508 Crispus 2921 and Gaius 1050,
15 so 2443 that no 3361 one 5100 would say 3004 you were baptized 907 in my name 3686.
16 Now 1161 I did baptize 907 also 2532 the household 3624 of Stephanas 4734; beyond 3062 that, I do not know 3609 whether 1487 I baptized 907 any 5100 other 243.
17 For Christ 5547 did not send 649 me to baptize 907, but to preach 2097 the gospel 2097, not in cleverness 4678 of speech 3056, so 2443 that the cross 4716 of Christ 5547 would not be made 2758 void 2758.
18

The Wisdom of God

¶ For the word 3056 of the cross 4716 is foolishness 3472 to those 3588 who are perishing 622, but to us who are being saved 4982 it is the power 1411 of God 2316.
19 For it is written 1125, "I WILL DESTROY 622 THE WISDOM 4678 OF THE WISE 4680, AND THE CLEVERNESS 4907 OF THE CLEVER 4908 I WILL SET 114 ASIDE 114."
20 Where 4226 is the wise 4680 man 4680? Where 4226 is the scribe 1122? Where 4226 is the debater 4804 of this 3778 age 165? Has not God 2316 made 3471 foolish 3471 the wisdom 4678 of the world 2889?
21 For since 1894 in the wisdom 4678 of God 2316 the world 2889 through 1223 its wisdom 4678 did not {come to} know 1097 God 2316, God 2316 was well-pleased 2106 through 1223 the foolishness 3472 of the message 2782 preached 2782 to save 4982 those 3588 who believe 4100.
22 For indeed 2532 Jews 2453 ask 154 for signs 4592 and Greeks 1672 search 2212 for wisdom 4678;
23 but we preach 2784 Christ 5547 crucified 4717, to Jews 2453 a stumbling 4625 block 4625 and to Gentiles 1484 foolishness 3472,
24 but to those 3588 who are the called 2822, both 5037 Jews 2453 and Greeks 1672, Christ 5547 the power 1411 of God 2316 and the wisdom 4678 of God 2316.
25 Because 3754 the foolishness 3474 of God 2316 is wiser 4680 than men 444, and the weakness 772 of God 2316 is stronger 2478 than men 444.
26 ¶ For consider 991 your calling 2821, brethren 80, that there were not many 4183 wise 4680 according 2596 to the flesh 4561, not many 4183 mighty 1415, not many 4183 noble 2104;
27 but God 2316 has chosen 1586 the foolish 3474 things 3474 of the world 2889 to shame 2617 the wise 4680, and God 2316 has chosen 1586 the weak 772 things 772 of the world 2889 to shame 2617 the things which 2478 are strong 2478,
28 and the base 36 things 36 of the world 2889 and the despised 1848 God 2316 has chosen 1586, the things that are not, so 2443 that He may nullify 2673 the things that are,
29 so 3704 that no man 4561 may boast 2744 before 1799 God 2316.
30 But by His doing you are in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424, who 3739 became 1096 to us wisdom 4678 from God 2316, and righteousness 1343 and sanctification 38, and redemption 629,
31 so 2443 that, just 2531 as it is written 1125, "LET HIM WHO BOASTS 2744, BOAST 2744 IN THE LORD 2962."

## Chapter 2

1

Paul's Reliance upon the Spirit

And when I came 2064 to you, brethren 80, I did not come 2064 with superiority 5247 of speech 3056 or 2228 of wisdom 4678, proclaiming 2605 to you the testimony 3142 of God 2316.
2 For I determined 2919 to know 3609 nothing among 1722 you except 1508 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, and Him crucified 4717.
3 I was with you in weakness 769 and in fear 5401 and in much 4183 trembling 5156,
4 and my message 3056 and my preaching 2782 were not in persuasive 3981 words 3056 of wisdom 4678, but in demonstration 585 of the Spirit 4151 and of power 1411,
5 so 2443 that your faith 4102 would not rest 1510 on the wisdom 4678 of men 444, but on the power 1411 of God 2316.
6 ¶ Yet 1161 we do speak 2980 wisdom 4678 among 1722 those 3588 who are mature 5046; a wisdom 4678, however 1161, not of this 3778 age 165 nor 3761 of the rulers 758 of this 3778 age 165, who are passing 2673 away 2673;
7 but we speak 2980 God's 2316 wisdom 4678 in a mystery 3466, the hidden 613 {wisdom} which 3739 God 2316 predestined 4309 before 4253 the ages 165 to our glory 1391;
8 {the wisdom} which 3739 none 3762 of the rulers 758 of this 3778 age 165 has understood 1097; for if 1487 they had understood 1097 it they would not have crucified 4717 the Lord 2962 of glory 1391;
9 but just 2531 as it is written 1125, "THINGS WHICH 3739 EYE 3788 HAS NOT SEEN 3708 AND EAR 3775 HAS NOT HEARD 191, AND {which} HAVE NOT ENTERED 305 THE HEART 2588 OF MAN 444, ALL 3745 THAT GOD 2316 HAS PREPARED 2090 FOR THOSE 3588 WHO LOVE 25 HIM."
10 For to us God 2316 revealed 601 {them} through 1223 the Spirit 4151; for the Spirit 4151 searches 2045 all 3956 things 3956, even 2532 the depths 899 of God 2316.
11 For who 5101 among men 444 knows 3609 the {thoughts} of a man 444 except 1508 the spirit 4151 of the man 444 which is in him? Even 2532 so 3779 the {thoughts} of God 2316 no 3762 one 3762 knows 1097 except 1508 the Spirit 4151 of God 2316.
12 Now 1161 we have received 2983, not the spirit 4151 of the world 2889, but the Spirit 4151 who 3588 is from God 2316, so 2443 that we may know 3609 the things 5483 freely 5483 given 5483 to us by God 2316,
13 which 3739 things we also 2532 speak 2980, not in words 3056 taught 1318 by human 442 wisdom 4678, but in those taught 1318 by the Spirit 4151, combining 4793 spiritual 4152 {thoughts} with spiritual 4152 {words.}
14 ¶ But a natural 5591 man 444 does not accept 1209 the things of the Spirit 4151 of God 2316, for they are foolishness 3472 to him; and he cannot understand 1097 them, because 3754 they are spiritually 4153 appraised 350.
15 But he who is spiritual 4152 appraises 350 all 3956 things 3956, yet 1161 he himself 846 is appraised 350 by no 3762 one 3762.
16 For WHO 5101 HAS KNOWN 1097 THE MIND 3563 OF THE LORD 2962, THAT HE WILL INSTRUCT 4822 HIM? But we have 2192 the mind 3563 of Christ 5547.

## Chapter 3

1

Foundations for Living

And I, brethren 80, could 1410 not speak 2980 to you as to spiritual 4152 men 4152, but as to men 4560 of flesh 4560, as to infants 3516 in Christ 5547.
2 I gave 4222 you milk 1051 to drink 4222, not solid food 1033; for you were not yet 3768 able 1410 {to receive it.} Indeed 235, even 3761 now 3568 you are not yet 2089 able 1410,
3 for you are still 2089 fleshly 4559. For since 3699 there is jealousy 2205 and strife 2054 among 1722 you, are you not fleshly 4559, and are you not walking 4043 like 2596 mere men 444?
4 For when 3752 one 5100 says 3004, "I am 1510 of Paul 3972," and another 2087, "I am of Apollos 625," are you not {mere} men 444?
5 ¶ What 5101 then 3767 is Apollos 625? And what 5101 is Paul 3972? Servants 1249 through 1223 whom 3739 you believed 4100, even 2532 as the Lord 2962 gave 1325 {opportunity} to each 1538 one 1538.
6 I planted 5452, Apollos 625 watered 4222, but God 2316 was causing 837 the growth 837.
7 So 5620 then 5620 neither 3777 the one who plants 5452 nor 3777 the one who waters 4222 is anything 5100, but God 2316 who causes 837 the growth 837.
8 Now 1161 he who plants 5452 and he who waters 4222 are one 1520; but each 1538 will receive 2983 his own 2398 reward 3408 according 2596 to his own 2398 labor 2873.
9 For we are God's 2316 fellow 4904 workers 4904; you are God's 2316 field 1091, God's 2316 building 3619.
10 ¶ According 2596 to the grace 5485 of God 2316 which was given 1325 to me, like 5613 a wise 4680 master 753 builder 753 I laid 5087 a foundation 2310, and another 243 is building 2026 on it. But each 1538 man 1538 must be careful 991 how 4459 he builds 2026 on it.
11 For no 3762 man 3762 can 1410 lay 5087 a foundation 2310 other 243 than 3844 the one which is laid 2749, which 3739 is Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
12 Now 1161 if 1487 any 5100 man 5100 builds 2026 on the foundation 2310 with gold 5553, silver 694, precious 5093 stones 3037, wood 3586, hay 5528, straw 2562,
13 each 1538 man's 1538 work 2041 will become 1096 evident 5318; for the day 2250 will show 1213 it because 3754 it is {to be} revealed 601 with fire 4442, and the fire 4442 itself 846 will test 1381 the quality 3697 of each 1538 man's 1538 work 2041.
14 If 1487 any 5100 man's 5100 work 2041 which 3739 he has built 2026 on it remains 3306, he will receive 2983 a reward 3408.
15 If 1487 any 5100 man's 5100 work 2041 is burned 2618 up, he will suffer 2210 loss 2210; but he himself 846 will be saved 4982, yet 1161 so 3779 as through 1223 fire 4442.
16 ¶ Do you not know 3609 that you are a temple 3485 of God 2316 and {that} the Spirit 4151 of God 2316 dwells 3611 in you?
17 If 1487 any 5100 man 5100 destroys 5351 the temple 3485 of God 2316, God 2316 will destroy 5351 him, for the temple 3485 of God 2316 is holy 40, and that is what 3748 you are.
18 ¶ Let no 3367 man 3367 deceive 1818 himself 1438. If 1487 any 5100 man 5100 among 1722 you thinks 1380 that he is wise 4680 in this 3778 age 165, he must become 1096 foolish 3474, so 2443 that he may become 1096 wise 4680.
19 For the wisdom 4678 of this 3778 world 2889 is foolishness 3472 before 3844 God 2316. For it is written 1125, "{He is} THE ONE WHO CATCHES 1405 THE WISE 4680 IN THEIR CRAFTINESS 3834";
20 and again 3825, "THE LORD 2962 KNOWS 1097 THE REASONINGS 1261 of the wise 4680, THAT THEY ARE USELESS 3152."
21 So 5620 then 5620 let no 3367 one 3367 boast 2744 in men 444. For all 3956 things 3956 belong 1510 to you,
22 whether 1535 Paul 3972 or 1535 Apollos 625 or 1535 Cephas 2786 or 1535 the world 2889 or 1535 life 2222 or 1535 death 2288 or 1535 things 1764 present 1764 or 1535 things 3195 to come 3195; all 3956 things 3956 belong to you,
23 and you belong to Christ 5547; and Christ 5547 belongs to God 2316.

## Chapter 4

1

Servants of Christ

Let a man 444 regard 3049 us in this 3779 manner 3779, as servants 5257 of Christ 5547 and stewards 3623 of the mysteries 3466 of God 2316.
2 In this 5602 case 5602, moreover 3062, it is required 523 of stewards 3623 that one 5100 be found 2147 trustworthy 4103.
3 But to me it is a very 1646 small 1646 thing 1646 that I may be examined 350 by you, or 2228 by {any} human 442 court 2250; in fact 235, I do not even 3761 examine 350 myself 1683.
4 For I am 4924 conscious 4924 of nothing 3762 against myself 1683, yet 235 I am not by this 3778 acquitted 1344; but the one who examines 350 me is the Lord 2962.
5 Therefore 5620 do not go on passing 2919 judgment 2919 before 4253 the time 2540, {but wait} until 2193 the Lord 2962 comes 2064 who 3739 will both 2532 bring 5461 to light 5461 the things 2927 hidden 2927 in the darkness 4655 and disclose 5319 the motives 1012 of {men's} hearts 2588; and then 5119 each 1538 man's 1538 praise 1868 will come 1096 to him from God 2316.
6 ¶ Now 1161 these 3778 things 3778, brethren 80, I have figuratively 3345 applied 3345 to myself 1683 and Apollos 625 for your sakes 1223, so 2443 that in us you may learn 3129 not to exceed 5228 what 3739 is written 1125, so 2443 that no 3361 one 1520 of you will become arrogant 5448 in behalf 5228 of one 1520 against 2596 the other 2087.
7 For who 5101 regards 1252 you as superior 1252? What 5101 do you have 2192 that you did not receive 2983? And if 1487 you did receive 2983 it, why 5101 do you boast 2744 as if 5613 you had not received 2983 it?
8 ¶ You are already 2235 filled 2880, you have already 2235 become 4147 rich 4147, you have become 936 kings 936 without 5565 us; and indeed 1065, {I} wish 3785 that you had become 936 kings 936 so 2443 that we also 2532 might reign 4821 with you.
9 For, I think 1380, God 2316 has exhibited 584 us apostles 652 last 2078 of all 2078, as men 1935 condemned 1935 to death 1935; because 3754 we have become 1096 a spectacle 2302 to the world 2889, both 2532 to angels 32 and to men 444.
10 We are fools 3474 for Christ's 5547 sake 1223, but you are prudent 5429 in Christ 5547; we are weak 772, but you are strong 2478; you are distinguished 1741, but we are without 820 honor 820.
11 To this 3588 present 737 hour 5610 we are both 2532 hungry 3983 and thirsty 1372, and are poorly 1130 clothed 1130, and are roughly 2852 treated 2852, and are homeless 790;
12 and we toil 2872, working 2038 with our own 2398 hands 5495; when we are reviled 3058, we bless 2127; when we are persecuted 1377, we endure 430;
13 when we are slandered 1426, we try to conciliate 3870; we have become 1096 as the scum 4027 of the world 2889, the dregs 4067 of all 3956 things 3956, {even} until 2193 now 737.
14 ¶ I do not write 1125 these 3778 things 3778 to shame 1788 you, but to admonish 3560 you as my beloved 27 children 5043.
15 For if 1437 you were to have 2192 countless 3463 tutors 3807 in Christ 5547, yet 235 {you would} not {have} many 4183 fathers 3962, for in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 I became 1080 your father 1080 through 1223 the gospel 2098.
16 Therefore 3767 I exhort 3870 you, be imitators 3402 of me.
17 For this 3778 reason 1223 I have sent 3992 to you Timothy 5095, who 3739 is my beloved 27 and faithful 4103 child 5043 in the Lord 2962, and he will remind 363 you of my ways 3598 which are in Christ 5547, just 2531 as I teach 1321 everywhere 3837 in every 3956 church 1577.
18 Now 1161 some 5100 have become arrogant 5448, as though 5613 I were not coming 2064 to you.
19 But I will come 2064 to you soon 5030, if 1437 the Lord 2962 wills 2309, and I shall find 1097 out, not the words 3056 of those 3588 who are arrogant 5448 but their power 1411.
20 For the kingdom 932 of God 2316 does not consist in words 3056 but in power 1411.
21 What 5101 do you desire 2309? Shall I come 2064 to you with a rod 4464, or 2228 with love 26 and a spirit 4151 of gentleness 4240?

## Chapter 5

1

Immorality Rebuked

It is actually 3654 reported 191 that there is immorality 4202 among 1722 you, and immorality 4202 of such 5108 a kind 5108 as does not exist even 3761 among 1722 the Gentiles 1484, that someone 5100 has 2192 his father's 3962 wife 1135.
2 You have become arrogant 5448 and have not mourned 3996 instead 3123, so 2443 that the one who had done 4238 this 3778 deed 2041 would be removed 142 from your midst 3319.
3 ¶ For I, on my part 1473, though 3303 absent 548 in body 4983 but present 3918 in spirit 4151, have already 2235 judged 2919 him who has so 3779 committed 2716 this 3778, as though 5613 I were present 3918.
4 In the name 3686 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424, when you are assembled 4863, and I with you in spirit 4151, with the power 1411 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424,
5 {I have decided} to deliver 3860 such 5108 a one 5108 to Satan 4567 for the destruction 3639 of his flesh 4561, so 2443 that his spirit 4151 may be saved 4982 in the day 2250 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424.
6 ¶ Your boasting 2745 is not good 2570. Do you not know 3609 that a little 3398 leaven 2219 leavens 2220 the whole 3650 lump 5445 {of dough?}
7 Clean 1571 out the old 3820 leaven 2219 so 2443 that you may be a new 3501 lump 5445, just 2531 as you are {in fact} unleavened 106. For Christ 5547 our Passover 3957 also 2532 has been sacrificed 2380.
8 Therefore 5620 let us celebrate 1858 the feast 1858, not with old 3820 leaven 2219, nor 3366 with the leaven 2219 of malice 2549 and wickedness 4189, but with the unleavened 106 bread of sincerity 1505 and truth 225.
9 ¶ I wrote 1125 you in my letter 1992 not to associate 4874 with immoral 4205 people 4205;
10 I {did} not at all 3843 {mean} with the immoral 4205 people 4205 of this 3778 world 2889, or 2228 with the covetous 4123 and swindlers 727, or 2228 with idolaters 1496, for then 686 you would have 3784 to go 1831 out of the world 2889.
11 But actually 3568, I wrote 1125 to you not to associate 4874 with any 5100 so-called 3687 brother 80 if 1437 he is an immoral 4205 person 4205, or 2228 covetous 4123, or 2228 an idolater 1496, or 2228 a reviler 3060, or 2228 a drunkard 3183, or 2228 a swindler 727--not even 3366 to eat 4906 with such 5108 a one 5108.
12 For what 5101 have I to do with judging 2919 outsiders? Do you not judge 2919 those 3588 who 3588 are within 2080 {the church?}
13 But those 3588 who 3588 are outside 1854, God 2316 judges 2919. REMOVE 1808 THE WICKED 4190 MAN 4190 FROM AMONG 1537 YOURSELVES.

## Chapter 6

1

Lawsuits Discouraged

Does any 5100 one 5100 of you, when he has 2192 a case 4229 against 4314 his neighbor 2087, dare 5111 to go 2919 to law 2919 before 1909 the unrighteous 94 and not before 1909 the saints 40?
2 Or 2228 do you not know 3609 that the saints 40 will judge 2919 the world 2889? If 1487 the world 2889 is judged 2919 by you, are you not competent 370 {to} {constitute} the smallest 1646 law 2922 courts 2922?
3 Do you not know 3609 that we will judge 2919 angels 32? How 3386 much 3386 more 3386 matters 982 of this life 982?
4 So 3767 if 1437 you have 2192 law 2922 courts 2922 dealing with matters 982 of this life 982, do you appoint 2523 them as judges who are of no 1848 account 1848 in the church 1577?
5 I say 3004 {this} to your shame 1791. {Is it} so 3779, {that} there 1762 is not among 1722 you one 3762 wise 4680 man 4680 who 3739 will be able 1410 to decide 1252 between his brethren 80,
6 but brother 80 goes 2919 to law 2919 with brother 80, and that before 1909 unbelievers 571?
7 ¶ Actually 3654, then 3767, it is already 2235 a defeat 2275 for you, that you have 2192 lawsuits 2917 with one 1438 another 1438. Why not rather 3123 be wronged 91? Why not rather 3123 be defrauded 650?
8 On the contrary 235, you yourselves 4771 wrong 91 and defraud 650. {You do} this 3778 even 2532 to {your} brethren 80.
9 ¶ Or 2228 do you not know 3609 that the unrighteous 94 will not inherit 2816 the kingdom 932 of God 2316? Do not be deceived 4105; neither 3777 fornicators 4205, nor 3777 idolaters 1496, nor 3777 adulterers 3432, nor 3777 effeminate 3120, nor 3777 homosexuals 733,
10 nor 3777 thieves 2812, nor 3777 {the} covetous 4123, nor 3756 drunkards 3183, nor 3756 revilers 3060, nor 3756 swindlers 727, will inherit 2816 the kingdom 932 of God 2316.
11 Such 3778 were some 5100 of you; but you were washed 628, but you were sanctified 37, but you were justified 1344 in the name 3686 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 and in the Spirit 4151 of our God 2316.
12

The Body Is the Lord's

¶ All 3956 things 3956 are lawful 1832 for me, but not all 3956 things 3956 are profitable 4851. All 3956 things 3956 are lawful 1832 for me, but I will not be mastered 1850 by anything 5100.
13 Food 1033 is for the stomach 2836 and the stomach 2836 is for food 1033, but God 2316 will do 2673 away 2673 with both 2532 of them. Yet 1161 the body 4983 is not for immorality 4202, but for the Lord 2962, and the Lord 2962 is for the body 4983.
14 Now 1161 God 2316 has not only 2532 raised 1453 the Lord 2962, but will also 2532 raise 1825 us up through 1223 His power 1411.
15 Do you not know 3609 that your bodies 4983 are members 3196 of Christ 5547? Shall I then 3767 take 142 away 142 the members 3196 of Christ 5547 and make 4160 them members 3196 of a prostitute 4204? May it never 3361 be!
16 Or 2228 do you not know 3609 that the one who joins 2853 himself to a prostitute 4204 is one 1520 body 4983 {with her?} For He says 5346, "THE TWO 1417 SHALL BECOME ONE 1520 FLESH 4561."
17 But the one who joins 2853 himself to the Lord 2962 is one 1520 spirit 4151 {with Him.}
18 Flee 5343 immorality 4202. Every 3956 {other} sin 265 that a man 444 commits 4160 is outside 1622 the body 4983, but the immoral 4203 man sins 264 against 1519 his own 2398 body 4983.
19 Or 2228 do you not know 3609 that your body 4983 is a temple 3485 of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 who is in you, whom 3739 you have 2192 from God 2316, and that you are not your own 1438?
20 For you have been bought 59 with a price 5092: therefore 1211 glorify 1392 God 2316 in your body 4983.

## Chapter 7

1

Teaching on Marriage

Now 1161 concerning 4012 the things about which 3739 you wrote 1125, it is good 2570 for a man 444 not to touch 681 a woman 1135.
2 But because 1223 of immoralities 4202, each 1538 man 1538 is to have 2192 his own 1438 wife 1135, and each 1538 woman 1135 is to have 2192 her own 2398 husband 435.
3 The husband 435 must 3782 fulfill 591 his duty 3782 to his wife 1135, and likewise 3668 also 2532 the wife 1135 to her husband 435.
4 The wife 1135 does not have 1850 authority 1850 over 1850 her own 2398 body 4983, but the husband 435 {does;} and likewise 3668 also 2532 the husband 435 does not have 1850 authority 1850 over 1850 his own 2398 body 4983, but the wife 1135 {does.}
5 Stop 3361 depriving 650 one 240 another 240, except 1509 by agreement 4859 for a time 2540, so that you may devote 4980 yourselves 4980 to prayer 4335, and come 1510 together again 3825 so that Satan 4567 will not tempt 3985 you because 1223 of your lack 192 of self-control 192.
6 But this 3778 I say 3004 by way 2596 of concession 4774, not of command 2003.
7 Yet 1161 I wish 2309 that all 3956 men 444 were even 2532 as I myself 1683 am. However 235, each 1538 man 1538 has 2192 his own 2398 gift 5486 from God 2316, one in this 3779 manner 3779, and another in that.
8 ¶ But I say 3004 to the unmarried 22 and to widows 5503 that it is good 2570 for them if 1437 they remain 3306 even 2532 as I.
9 But if 1487 they do not have 1467 self-control 1467, let them marry 1060; for it is better 2909 to marry 1060 than 2228 to burn 4448 {with passion.}
10 ¶ But to the married 1060 I give 3853 instructions 3853, not I, but the Lord 2962, that the wife 1135 should not leave 5563 her husband 435
11 (but if 1437 she does leave 5563, she must remain 3306 unmarried 22, or 2228 else 2228 be reconciled 2644 to her husband 435), and that the husband 435 should not divorce 863 his wife 1135.
12 ¶ But to the rest 3062 I say 3004, not the Lord 2962, that if 1487 any 5100 brother 80 has 2192 a wife 1135 who is an unbeliever 571, and she consents 4909 to live 3611 with him, he must not divorce 863 her.
13 And a woman 1135 who 3748 has 2192 an unbelieving 571 husband 435, and he consents 4909 to live 3611 with her, she must not send 863 her husband 435 away 863.
14 For the unbelieving 571 husband 435 is sanctified 37 through 1722 his wife 1135, and the unbelieving 571 wife 1135 is sanctified 37 through 1722 her believing 80 husband 80; for otherwise 1893 your children 5043 are unclean 169, but now 3568 they are holy 40.
15 Yet 1161 if 1487 the unbelieving 571 one 571 leaves 5563, let him leave 5563; the brother 80 or 2228 the sister 79 is not under 1402 bondage 1402 in such 5108 {cases,} but God 2316 has called 2564 us to peace 1515.
16 For how 5101 do you know 3609, O wife 1135, whether 1487 you will save 4982 your husband 435? Or 2228 how 5101 do you know 3609, O husband 435, whether 1487 you will save 4982 your wife 1135?
17 ¶ Only, as the Lord 2962 has assigned 3307 to each 1538 one 1538, as God 2316 has called 2564 each 1538, in this 3779 manner 3779 let him walk 4043. And so 3779 I direct 1299 in all 3956 the churches 1577.
18 Was any 5100 man 5100 called 2564 {when he was already} circumcised 4059? He is not to become 1986 uncircumcised 1986. Has anyone 5100 been called 2564 in uncircumcision 203? He is not to be circumcised 4059.
19 Circumcision 4061 is nothing 3762, and uncircumcision 203 is nothing 3762, but {what matters is} the keeping 5084 of the commandments 1785 of God 2316.
20 Each 1538 man 1538 must remain 3306 in that condition 2821 in which 3739 he was called 2564.
21 ¶ Were you called 2564 while a slave 1401? Do not worry 3199 about it; but if 1487 you are able 1410 also 2532 to become 1096 free 1658, rather 3123 do 5530 that.
22 For he who was called 2564 in the Lord 2962 while a slave 1401, is the Lord's 2962 freedman 558; likewise 3668 he who was called 2564 while free 1658, is Christ's 5547 slave 1401.
23 You were bought 59 with a price 5092; do not become 1096 slaves 1401 of men 444.
24 Brethren 80, each 1538 one 1538 is to remain 3306 with God 2316 in that {condition} in which 3739 he was called 2564.
25 ¶ Now 1161 concerning 4012 virgins 3933 I have 2192 no 3756 command 2003 of the Lord 2962, but I give 1325 an opinion 1106 as one who by the mercy 1653 of the Lord 2962 is trustworthy 4103.
26 I think 3543 then 3767 that this 3778 is good 2570 in view 1223 of the present 1764 distress 318, that it is good 2570 for a man 444 to remain 1510 as he is.
27 Are you bound 1210 to a wife 1135? Do not seek 2212 to be released 3080. Are you released 3089 from a wife 1135? Do not seek 2212 a wife 1135.
28 But if 1437 you marry 1060, you have not sinned 264; and if 1437 a virgin 3933 marries 1060, she has not sinned 264. Yet 1161 such 5108 will have 2192 trouble 2347 in this 3588 life 4561, and I am trying to spare 5339 you.
29 But this 3778 I say 5346, brethren 80, the time 2540 has been 1510 shortened 4958, so 2443 that from now 3062 on those 3588 who have 2192 wives 1135 should be as though 5613 they had 2192 none 3361;
30 and those 3588 who weep 2799, as though 5613 they did not weep 2799; and those 3588 who rejoice 5463, as though 5613 they did not rejoice 5463; and those 3588 who buy 59, as though 5613 they did not possess 2722;
31 and those 3588 who use 5530 the world 2889, as though 5613 they did not make 2710 full 2710 use 2710 of it; for the form 4976 of this 3778 world 2889 is passing 3855 away 3855.
32 ¶ But I want 2309 you to be free 275 from concern 275. One who is unmarried 22 is concerned 3309 about the things of the Lord 2962, how 4459 he may please 700 the Lord 2962;
33 but one who is married 1060 is concerned 3309 about the things of the world 2889, how 4459 he may please 700 his wife 1135,
34 and {his interests} are divided 3307. The woman 1135 who is unmarried 22, and the virgin 3933, is concerned 3309 about the things of the Lord 2962, that she may be holy 40 both 2532 in body 4983 and spirit 4151; but one who is married 1060 is concerned 3309 about the things of the world 2889, how 4459 she may please 700 her husband 435.
35 This 3778 I say 3004 for your own 846 benefit 4851; not to put 1911 a restraint 1029 upon you, but to promote 4314 what 2158 is appropriate 2158 and {to secure} undistracted 563 devotion 2138 to the Lord 2962.
36 ¶ But if 1487 any 5100 man 5100 thinks 3543 that he is acting 807 unbecomingly 807 toward 1909 his virgin 3933 {daughter,} if 1437 she is past 5230 her youth 5230, and if it must 3784 be so 3779, let him do 4160 what 3739 he wishes 2309, he does not sin 264; let her marry 1060.
37 But he who 3739 stands 2476 firm 1476 in his heart 2588, being 2192 under 2192 no 3361 constraint 318, but has 2192 authority 1849 over 4012 his own 2398 will 2307, and has decided 2919 this 3778 in his own 2398 heart 2588, to keep 5083 his own 1438 virgin 3933 {daughter,} he will do 4160 well 2573.
38 So 5620 then 5620 both 2532 he who gives 1061 his own 1438 virgin 3933 {daughter} in marriage 1061 does 4160 well 2573, and he who does not give 1061 her in marriage 1061 will do 4160 better 2909.
39 ¶ A wife 1135 is bound 1210 as long 5550 as her husband 435 lives 2198; but if 1437 her husband 435 is dead 2837, she is free 1658 to be married 1060 to whom 3739 she wishes 2309, only 3440 in the Lord 2962.
40 But in my opinion 1106 she is happier 3107 if 1437 she remains 3306 as she is; and I think 1380 that I also 2532 have 2192 the Spirit 4151 of God 2316.

## Chapter 8

1

Take Care with Your Liberty

Now 1161 concerning 4012 things 1494 sacrificed 1494 to idols 1494, we know 3609 that we all 3956 have 2192 knowledge 1108. Knowledge 1108 makes 5448 arrogant 5448, but love 26 edifies 3618.
2 If 1487 anyone 5100 supposes 1380 that he knows 1097 anything 5100, he has not yet 3768 known 1097 as he ought 1163 to know 1097;
3 but if 1487 anyone 5100 loves 25 God 2316, he is known 1097 by Him.
4 ¶ Therefore 3767 concerning 4012 the eating 1035 of things 1494 sacrificed 1494 to idols 1494, we know 3609 that there is no 3762 such thing 3762 as an idol 1497 in the world 2889, and that there is no 3762 God 2316 but one 1520.
5 For even 2532 if 1512 there are so-called 3004 gods 2316 whether 1535 in heaven 3772 or 1535 on earth 1093, as indeed 5618 there are many 4183 gods 2316 and many 4183 lords 2962,
6 yet 235 for us there is {but} one 1520 God 2316, the Father 3962, from whom 3739 are all 3956 things 3956 and we {exist} for Him; and one 1520 Lord 2962, Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, by whom 3739 are all 3956 things 3956, and we {exist} through 1223 Him.
7 ¶ However 235 not all 3956 men 3956 have this 3588 knowledge 1108; but some 5100, being accustomed 4914 to the idol 1497 until 2193 now 737, eat 2068 {food} as if 5613 it were sacrificed 1494 to an idol 1494; and their conscience 4893 being 1510 weak 772 is defiled 3435.
8 But food 1033 will not commend 3936 us to God 2316; we are neither 3777 the worse 5302 if 1437 we do not eat 2068, nor 3777 the better 4052 if 1437 we do eat 2068.
9 But take 991 care 991 that this 3778 liberty 1849 of yours 4771 does not somehow 4458 become 1096 a stumbling 4348 block 4348 to the weak 772.
10 For if 1437 someone 5100 sees 3708 you, who have 2192 knowledge 1108, dining 2621 in an idol's 1493 temple 1493, will not his conscience 4893, if he is weak 772, be strengthened 3618 to eat 2068 things 1494 sacrificed 1494 to idols 1494?
11 For through 1722 your knowledge 1108 he who is weak 770 is ruined 622, the brother 80 for whose 3739 sake 1223 Christ 5547 died 599.
12 And so 3779, by sinning 264 against 1519 the brethren 80 and wounding 5180 their conscience 4893 when it is weak 770, you sin 264 against 1519 Christ 5547.
13 Therefore 1355, if 1487 food 1033 causes 4624 my brother 80 to stumble 4624, I will never eat 2068 meat 2907 again, so 2443 that I will not cause 4624 my brother 80 to stumble 4624.

## Chapter 9

1

Paul's Use of Liberty

Am 1510 I not free 1658? Am 1510 I not an apostle 652? Have I not seen 3708 Jesus 2424 our Lord 2962? Are you not my work 2041 in the Lord 2962?
2 If 1487 to others 243 I am 1510 not an apostle 652, at least I am 1510 to you; for you are the seal 4973 of my apostleship 651 in the Lord 2962.
3 ¶ My defense 627 to those 3588 who examine 350 me is this 3778:
4 Do we not have 2192 a right 1849 to eat 2068 and drink 4095?
5 Do we not have 2192 a right 1849 to take 4013 along 4013 a believing 79 wife 1135, even 2532 as the rest 3062 of the apostles 652 and the brothers 80 of the Lord 2962 and Cephas 2786?
6 Or 2228 do only 3441 Barnabas 921 and I not have 2192 a right 1849 to refrain 3361 from working 2038?
7 Who 5101 at any 4218 time 4218 serves 4754 as a soldier 4754 at his own 2398 expense 3800? Who 5101 plants 5452 a vineyard 290 and does not eat 2068 the fruit 2590 of it? Or 2228 who 5101 tends 4165 a flock 4167 and does not use 2068 the milk 1051 of the flock 4167?
8 ¶ I am not speaking 2980 these 3778 things 3778 according 2596 to human 444 judgment 444, am I? Or 2228 does not the Law 3551 also 2532 say 3004 these 3778 things 3778?
9 For it is written 1125 in the Law 3551 of Moses 3475, "YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE 2778 THE OX 1016 WHILE HE IS THRESHING 248." God 2316 is not concerned 3199 about oxen 1016, is He?
10 Or 2228 is He speaking 3004 altogether 3843 for our sake 1223? Yes 1063, for our sake 1223 it was written 1125, because 3754 the plowman 722 ought 3784 to plow 722 in hope 1680, and the thresher 248 {to thresh} in hope 1680 of sharing 3348 {the crops.}
11 If 1487 we sowed 4687 spiritual 4152 things 4152 in you, is it too 3173 much 3173 if 1487 we reap 2325 material 4559 things 4559 from you?
12 If 1487 others 243 share 3348 the right 1849 over you, do we not more 3123? Nevertheless 235, we did not use 5530 this 3778 right 1849, but we endure 4722 all 3956 things 3956 so 2443 that we will cause 1325 no hindrance 1464 to the gospel 2098 of Christ 5547.
13 Do you not know 3609 that those 3588 who perform 2038 sacred 2413 services 2413 eat 2068 the {food} of the temple 2413, {and} those 3588 who attend 3918 regularly 3918 to the altar 2379 have 4829 their share 4829 from the altar 2379?
14 So 3779 also 2532 the Lord 2962 directed 1299 those 3588 who proclaim 2605 the gospel 2098 to get 2198 their living 2198 from the gospel 2098.
15 ¶ But I have used 5530 none 3762 of these 3778 things 3778. And I am not writing 1125 these 3778 things 3778 so 3779 that it will be done 1096 so 3779 in my case 1722; for it would be better for me to die 599 than 2228 have any 5100 man make 2758 my boast 2745 an empty 2758 one.
16 For if 1437 I preach 2097 the gospel 2097, I have nothing 3756 to boast 2745 of, for I am 1945 under 1945 compulsion 318; for woe 3759 is me if 1437 I do not preach 2097 the gospel 2097.
17 For if 1487 I do 4238 this 3778 voluntarily 1635, I have 2192 a reward 3408; but if 1487 against 210 my will 210, I have a stewardship 3622 entrusted 4100 to me.
18 What 5101 then 3767 is my reward 3408? That, when I preach 2097 the gospel 2097, I may offer 5087 the gospel 2098 without 77 charge 77, so 1519 as not to make 2710 full 2710 use 2710 of my right 1849 in the gospel 2098.
19 ¶ For though I am 1510 free 1658 from all 3956 {men,} I have made 1402 myself 1683 a slave 1402 to all 3956, so 2443 that I may win 2770 more 4183.
20 To the Jews 2453 I became 1096 as a Jew 2453, so 2443 that I might win 2770 Jews 2453; to those 3588 who 3588 are under 5259 the Law 3551, as under 5259 the Law 3551 though not being 1510 myself 846 under 5259 the Law 3551, so 2443 that I might win 2770 those 3588 who 3588 are under 5259 the Law 3551;
21 to those 3588 who are without 459 law 459, as without 459 law 459, though not being 1510 without 459 the law 459 of God 2316 but under 1772 the law 1772 of Christ 5547, so 2443 that I might win 2770 those 3588 who are without 459 law 459.
22 To the weak 772 I became 1096 weak 772, that I might win 2770 the weak 772; I have become 1096 all 3956 things 3956 to all 3956 men 3956, so 2443 that I may by all 3843 means 3843 save 4982 some 5100.
23 I do 4160 all 3956 things 3956 for the sake 1223 of the gospel 2098, so 2443 that I may become 1096 a fellow 4791 partaker 4791 of it.
24 ¶ Do you not know 3609 that those 3588 who run 5143 in a race 4712 all 3956 run 5143, but {only} one 1520 receives 2983 the prize 1017? Run 5143 in such 3779 a way 3779 that you may win 2638.
25 Everyone 3956 who competes 75 in the games 75 exercises 1467 self-control 1467 in all 3956 things 3956. They then 3767 {do it} to receive 2983 a perishable 5349 wreath 4735, but we an imperishable 862.
26 Therefore 5106 I run 5143 in such 3779 a way 3779, as not without 84 aim 84; I box 4438 in such 3779 a way 3779, as not beating 1194 the air 109;
27 but I discipline 5299 my body 4983 and make 1396 it my slave 1396, so that, after I have preached 2784 to others 243, I myself 846 will not be disqualified 96.

## Chapter 10

1

Avoid Israel's Mistakes

For I do not want 2309 you to be unaware 50, brethren 80, that our fathers 3962 were all 3956 under 5259 the cloud 3507 and all 3956 passed 1330 through 1330 the sea 2281;
2 and all 3956 were baptized 907 into Moses 3475 in the cloud 3507 and in the sea 2281;
3 and all 3956 ate 2068 the same 846 spiritual 4152 food 1033;
4 and all 3956 drank 4095 the same 846 spiritual 4152 drink 4188, for they were drinking 4095 from a spiritual 4152 rock 4073 which followed 190 them; and the rock 4073 was Christ 5547.
5 Nevertheless 235, with most 4183 of them God 2316 was not well-pleased 2106; for they were laid 2693 low 2693 in the wilderness 2048.
6 ¶ Now 1161 these 3778 things 3778 happened 1096 as examples 5179 for us, so 1519 that we would not crave evil 2556 things 2556 as they also 2548 craved 1937.
7 Do not be idolaters 1496, as some 5100 of them were; as it is written 1125, "THE PEOPLE 2992 SAT 2523 DOWN 2523 TO EAT 2068 AND DRINK 4095, AND STOOD 450 UP TO PLAY 3815."
8 Nor 3366 let us act 4203 immorally 4203, as some 5100 of them did 4203, and twenty-three thousand 5505 fell 4098 in one 1520 day 2250.
9 Nor 3366 let us try 1598 the Lord 2962, as some 5100 of them did 3985, and were destroyed 622 by the serpents 3789.
10 Nor 3366 grumble 1111, as some 5100 of them did 1111, and were destroyed 622 by the destroyer 3644.
11 Now 1161 these 3778 things 3778 happened 4819 to them as an example 5179, and they were written 1125 for our instruction 3559, upon whom 3739 the ends 5056 of the ages 165 have come 2658.
12 Therefore 5620 let him who thinks 1380 he stands 2476 take 991 heed 991 that he does not fall 4098.
13 No 3756 temptation 3986 has overtaken 2983 you but such 442 as is common 442 to man 442; and God 2316 is faithful 4103, who 3739 will not allow 1439 you to be tempted 3985 beyond 5228 what 3739 you are able 1410, but with the temptation 3986 will provide 4160 the way 1545 of escape 1545 also 2532, so that you will be able 1410 to endure 5297 it.
14 ¶ Therefore 1355, my beloved 27, flee 5343 from idolatry 1495.
15 I speak 3004 as to wise 5429 men 5429; you judge 2919 what 3739 I say 5346.
16 Is not the cup 4221 of blessing 2129 which 3739 we bless 2127 a sharing 2842 in the blood 129 of Christ 5547? Is not the bread 740 which 3739 we break 2806 a sharing 2842 in the body 4983 of Christ 5547?
17 Since 3754 there is one 1520 bread 740, we who are many 4183 are one 1520 body 4983; for we all 3956 partake 3348 of the one 1520 bread 740.
18 Look 991 at the nation 4561 Israel 2474; are not those 3588 who eat 2068 the sacrifices 2378 sharers 2844 in the altar 2379?
19 What 5101 do I mean 5346 then 3767? That a thing 1494 sacrificed 1494 to idols 1494 is anything 5100, or 2228 that an idol 1497 is anything 5100?
20 {No,} but {I say} that the things which 3739 the Gentiles 1484 sacrifice 2380, they sacrifice 2380 to demons 1140 and not to God 2316; and I do not want 2309 you to become 1096 sharers 2844 in demons 1140.
21 You cannot drink 4095 the cup 4221 of the Lord 2962 and the cup 4221 of demons 1140; you cannot partake 3348 of the table 5132 of the Lord 2962 and the table 5132 of demons 1140.
22 Or 2228 do we provoke 3863 the Lord 2962 to jealousy 3863? We are not stronger 2478 than He, are we?
23 ¶ All 3956 things 3956 are lawful 1832, but not all 3956 things 3956 are profitable 4851. All 3956 things 3956 are lawful 1832, but not all 3956 things 3956 edify 3618.
24 Let no 3367 one 3367 seek 2212 his own 1438 {good,} but that of his neighbor 2087.
25 Eat 2068 anything 3956 that is sold 4453 in the meat 3111 market 3111 without 3367 asking 350 questions 350 for conscience' 4893 sake 1223;
26 FOR THE EARTH 1093 IS THE LORD'S 2962, AND ALL 4138 IT CONTAINS 4138.
27 If 1487 one 5100 of the unbelievers 571 invites 2564 you and you want 2309 to go 4198, eat 2068 anything 3956 that is set 3908 before 3908 you without 3367 asking 350 questions 350 for conscience' 4893 sake 1223.
28 But if 1437 anyone 5100 says 3004 to you, "This 3778 is meat sacrificed 2410 to idols 2410," do not eat 2068 {it,} for the sake 1223 of the one 1565 who informed 3377 {you,} and for conscience' 4893 sake;
29 I mean 3004 not your own 1438 conscience 4893, but the other 2087 {man's;} for why is my freedom 1657 judged 2919 by another's 243 conscience 4893?
30 If 1487 I partake 3348 with thankfulness 5485, why 5101 am I slandered 987 concerning 5228 that for which 3739 I give 2168 thanks 2168?
31 ¶ Whether 1535, then 3767, you eat 2068 or 1535 drink 4095 or 1535 whatever 5100 you do 4160, do 4160 all 3956 to the glory 1391 of God 2316.
32 Give 1096 no 677 offense 677 either 2532 to Jews 2453 or 2532 to Greeks 1672 or 2532 to the church 1577 of God 2316;
33 just 2531 as I also 2532 please 700 all 3956 men 3956 in all 3956 things 3956, not seeking 2212 my own 1683 profit 4851 but the {profit} of the many 4183, so 2443 that they may be saved 4982.

## Chapter 11

1

Christian Order

Be imitators 3402 of me, just 2531 as I also 2532 am of Christ 5547.
2 ¶ Now 1161 I praise 1867 you because 3754 you remember 3403 me in everything 3956 and hold 2722 firmly 2722 to the traditions 3862, just 2531 as I delivered 3860 them to you.
3 But I want 2309 you to understand 3609 that Christ 5547 is the head 2776 of every 3956 man 435, and the man 435 is the head 2776 of a woman 1135, and God 2316 is the head 2776 of Christ 5547.
4 Every 3956 man 435 who has 2192 {something} on his head 2776 while praying 4336 or 2228 prophesying 4395 disgraces 2617 his head 2776.
5 But every 3956 woman 1135 who has her head 2776 uncovered 177 while praying 4336 or 2228 prophesying 4395 disgraces 2617 her head 2776, for she is one 1520 and the same 846 as the woman 1135 whose head is shaved 3587.
6 For if 1487 a woman 1135 does not cover 2619 her head, let her also 2532 have her hair 2751 cut 2751 off 2751; but if 1487 it is disgraceful 150 for a woman 1135 to have her hair 2751 cut 2751 off 2751 or 2228 her head shaved 3587, let her cover 2619 her head.
7 For a man 435 ought 3784 not to have his head 2776 covered 2619, since he is the image 1504 and glory 1391 of God 2316; but the woman 1135 is the glory 1391 of man 435.
8 For man 435 does not originate 1510 from woman 1135, but woman 1135 from man 435;
9 for indeed 2532 man 435 was not created 2936 for the woman's 1135 sake 1223, but woman 1135 for the man's 435 sake 1223.
10 Therefore the woman 1135 ought 3784 to have 2192 {a symbol of} authority 1849 on her head 2776, because 1223 of the angels 32.
11 However 4133, in the Lord 2962, neither 3777 is woman 1135 independent 5565 of man 435, nor 3777 is man 435 independent 5565 of woman 1135.
12 For as the woman 1135 originates from the man 435, so 3779 also 2532 the man 435 {has his birth} through 1223 the woman 1135; and all 3956 things 3956 originate from God 2316.
13 Judge 2919 for yourselves: is it proper 4241 for a woman 1135 to pray 4336 to God 2316 {with her head} uncovered 177?
14 Does not even 3761 nature 5449 itself 846 teach 1321 you that if 1437 a man 435 has 2863 long 2863 hair 2863, it is a dishonor 819 to him,
15 but if 1437 a woman 1135 has 2863 long 2863 hair 2863, it is a glory 1391 to her? For her hair 2864 is given 1325 to her for a covering 4018.
16 But if 1487 one 5100 is inclined 1380 to be contentious 5380, we have 2192 no 3756 other 5108 practice 4914, nor 3761 have the churches 1577 of God 2316.
17 ¶ But in giving 3853 this 3778 instruction 3853, I do not praise 1867 you, because 3754 you come 4905 together 4905 not for the better 2909 but for the worse 2269.
18 For, in the first 4413 place, when you come 4905 together 4905 as a church 1577, I hear 191 that divisions 4978 exist 5225 among 1722 you; and in part 3313 I believe 4100 it.
19 For there must 1163 also 2532 be factions 139 among 1722 you, so 2443 that those 3588 who are approved 1384 may become 1096 evident 5318 among 1722 you.
20 Therefore 3767 when you meet 4905 together, it is not to eat 2068 the Lord's 2960 Supper 1173,
21 for in your eating 2068 each 1538 one 1538 takes 4301 his own 2398 supper 1173 first 4301; and one is hungry 3983 and another is drunk 3184.
22 What 1063! Do you not have 2192 houses 3614 in which to eat 2068 and drink 4095? Or 2228 do you despise 2706 the church 1577 of God 2316 and shame 2617 those 3588 who have 2192 nothing 3361? What 5101 shall I say 3004 to you? Shall I praise 1867 you? In this 3778 I will not praise 1867 you.
23

The Lord's Supper

¶ For I received 3880 from the Lord 2962 that which 3739 I also 2532 delivered 3860 to you, that the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 in the night 3571 in which 3739 He was betrayed 3860 took 2983 bread 740;
24 and when He had given 2168 thanks 2168, He broke 2806 it and said 3004, "This 3778 is My body 4983, which is for you; do 4160 this 3778 in remembrance 364 of Me."
25 In the same 5615 way 5615 {He took} the cup 4221 also 2532 after 3326 supper 1172, saying 3004, "This 3778 cup 4221 is the new 2537 covenant 1242 in My blood 129; do 4160 this 3778, as often 3740 as you drink 4095 {it,} in remembrance 364 of Me."
26 For as often 3740 as you eat 2068 this 3778 bread 740 and drink 4095 the cup 4221, you proclaim 2605 the Lord's 2962 death 2288 until 891 He comes 2064.
27 ¶ Therefore 5620 whoever eats 2068 the bread 740 or 2228 drinks 4095 the cup 4221 of the Lord 2962 in an unworthy 371 manner 371, shall be guilty 1777 of the body 4983 and the blood 129 of the Lord 2962.
28 But a man 444 must examine 1381 himself 1438, and in so 3779 doing he is to eat 2068 of the bread 740 and drink 4095 of the cup 4221.
29 For he who eats 2068 and drinks 4095, eats 2068 and drinks 4095 judgment 2917 to himself 1438 if he does not judge 1252 the body 4983 rightly.
30 For this 3778 reason 1223 many 4183 among 1722 you are weak 772 and sick 732, and a number 2425 sleep 2837.
31 But if 1487 we judged 1252 ourselves 1438 rightly, we would not be judged 2919.
32 But when we are judged 2919, we are disciplined 3811 by the Lord 2962 so 2443 that we will not be condemned 2632 along 4862 with the world 2889.
33 ¶ So 5620 then 5620, my brethren 80, when you come 4905 together 4905 to eat 2068, wait 1551 for one 240 another 240.
34 If 1487 anyone 5100 is hungry 3983, let him eat 2068 at home 3624, so 2443 that you will not come 4905 together 4905 for judgment 2917. The remaining 3062 matters I will arrange 1299 when 5613 I come 2064.

## Chapter 12

1

The Use of Spiritual Gifts

Now 1161 concerning 4012 spiritual 4152 {gifts,} brethren 80, I do not want 2309 you to be unaware 50.
2 You know 3609 that when 3753 you were pagans 1484, {you were} led 520 astray 520 to the mute 880 idols 1497, however you were led 71.
3 Therefore 1352 I make 1107 known 1107 to you that no 3762 one 3762 speaking 2980 by the Spirit 4151 of God 2316 says 3004, "Jesus 2424 is accursed 331"; and no 3762 one 3762 can 1410 say 3004, "Jesus 2424 is Lord 2962," except 1508 by the Holy 40 Spirit 4151.
4 ¶ Now 1161 there are varieties 1243 of gifts 5486, but the same 846 Spirit 4151.
5 And there are varieties 1243 of ministries 1248, and the same 846 Lord 2962.
6 There are varieties 1243 of effects 1755, but the same 846 God 2316 who works 1754 all 3956 things 3956 in all 3956 {persons.}
7 But to each 1538 one 1538 is given 1325 the manifestation 5321 of the Spirit 4151 for the common 4851 good 4851.
8 For to one is given 1325 the word 3056 of wisdom 4678 through 1223 the Spirit 4151, and to another 243 the word 3056 of knowledge 1108 according 2596 to the same 846 Spirit 4151;
9 to another 2087 faith 4102 by the same 846 Spirit 4151, and to another 243 gifts 5486 of healing 2386 by the one 1520 Spirit 4151,
10 and to another 243 the effecting 1755 of miracles 1411, and to another 243 prophecy 4394, and to another 243 the distinguishing 1253 of spirits 4151, to another 2087 {various} kinds 1085 of tongues 1100, and to another 243 the interpretation 2058 of tongues 1100.
11 But one 1520 and the same 846 Spirit 4151 works 1754 all 3956 these 3778 things 3778, distributing 1244 to each 1538 one 1538 individually 2398 just 2531 as He wills 1014.
12 ¶ For even 2509 as the body 4983 is one 1520 and {yet} has 2192 many 4183 members 3196, and all 3956 the members 3196 of the body 4983, though they are many 4183, are one 1520 body 4983, so 3779 also 2532 is Christ 5547.
13 For by one 1520 Spirit 4151 we were all 3956 baptized 907 into one 1520 body 4983, whether 1535 Jews 2453 or 1535 Greeks 1672, whether 1535 slaves 1401 or 1535 free 1658, and we were all 3956 made 4222 to drink 4222 of one 1520 Spirit 4151.
14 ¶ For the body 4983 is not one 1520 member 3196, but many 4183.
15 If 1437 the foot 4228 says 3004, "Because 3754 I am 1510 not a hand 5495, I am 1510 not {a part} of the body 4983," it is not for this 3778 reason 3844 any 3756 the less 3756 {a part} of the body 4983.
16 And if 1437 the ear 3775 says 3004, "Because 3754 I am 1510 not an eye 3788, I am 1510 not {a part} of the body 4983," it is not for this 3778 reason 3844 any 3756 the less 3756 {a part} of the body 4983.
17 If 1487 the whole 3650 body 4983 were an eye 3788, where 4226 would the hearing 189 be? If 1487 the whole 3650 were hearing 189, where 4226 would the sense 3750 of smell 3750 be?
18 But now 3568 God 2316 has placed 5087 the members 3196, each 1538 one 1520 of them, in the body 4983, just 2531 as He desired 2309.
19 If 1487 they were all 3956 one 1520 member 3196, where 4226 would the body 4983 be?
20 But now 3568 there are many 4183 members 3196, but one 1520 body 4983.
21 And the eye 3788 cannot say 3004 to the hand 5495, "I have 2192 no 3756 need 5532 of you"; or 2228 again 3825 the head 2776 to the feet 4228, "I have 2192 no 3756 need 5532 of you."
22 On the contrary 235, it is much 4183 truer 3123 that the members 3196 of the body 4983 which seem 1380 to be weaker 772 are necessary 316;
23 and those {members} of the body 4983 which 3739 we deem 1380 less 820 honorable 820, on these 3778 we bestow 4060 more 4053 abundant 4053 honor 5092, and our less 820 presentable 809 members become 2192 much 4053 more 4053 presentable 2157,
24 whereas 1161 our more 4053 presentable 2158 members have 2192 no 3756 need 5532 {of it.} But God 2316 has {so} composed 4786 the body 4983, giving 1325 more 4053 abundant 4053 honor 5092 to that {member} which lacked 5302,
25 so 2443 that there may be no 3361 division 4978 in the body 4983, but {that} the members 3196 may have 3309 the same 846 care 3309 for one 240 another 240.
26 And if 1535 one 1520 member 3196 suffers 3958, all 3956 the members 3196 suffer 4841 with it; if 1535 {one} member 3196 is honored 1392, all 3956 the members 3196 rejoice 4796 with it.
27 ¶ Now 1161 you are Christ's 5547 body 4983, and individually 3313 members 3196 of it.
28 And God 2316 has appointed 5087 in the church 1577, first 4413 apostles 652, second 1208 prophets 4396, third 5154 teachers 1320, then 1899 miracles 1411, then 1899 gifts 5486 of healings 2386, helps 484, administrations 2941, {various} kinds 1085 of tongues 1100.
29 All 3956 are not apostles 652, are they? All 3956 are not prophets 4396, are they? All 3956 are not teachers 1320, are they? All 3956 are not {workers of} miracles 1411, are they?
30 All 3956 do not have 2192 gifts 5486 of healings 2386, do they? All 3956 do not speak 2980 with tongues 1100, do they? All 3956 do not interpret 1329, do they?
31 But earnestly 2206 desire 2206 the greater 3173 gifts 5486.

## Chapter 13

1 ¶

The Excellence of Love

If 1437 I speak 2980 with the tongues 1100 of men 444 and of angels 32, but do not have 2192 love 26, I have become 1096 a noisy 2278 gong 5475 or 2228 a clanging 214 cymbal 2950.
2 If 1437 I have 2192 {the gift of} prophecy 4394, and know 3609 all 3956 mysteries 3466 and all 3956 knowledge 1108; and if 1437 I have 2192 all 3956 faith 4102, so 5620 as to remove 3179 mountains 3735, but do not have 2192 love 26, I am 1510 nothing 3762.
3 And if 1437 I give 5595 all 3956 my possessions 5225 to feed 5595 {the poor,} and if 1437 I surrender 3860 my body 4983 to be burned 2545, but do not have 2192 love 26, it profits 5623 me nothing 3762.
4 ¶ Love 26 is patient 3114, love 26 is kind 5541 {and} is not jealous 2206; love 26 does not brag 4068 {and} is not arrogant 5448,
5 does not act 807 unbecomingly 807; it does not seek 2212 its own 1438, is not provoked 3947, does not take 3049 into account 3049 a wrong 2556 {suffered,}
6 does not rejoice 5463 in unrighteousness 93, but rejoices 4796 with the truth 225;
7 bears 4722 all 3956 things 3956, believes 4100 all 3956 things 3956, hopes 1679 all 3956 things 3956, endures 5278 all 3956 things 3956.
8 ¶ Love 26 never 3763 fails 4098; but if 1535 {there are gifts of} prophecy 4394, they will be done 2673 away 2673; if 1535 {there are} tongues 1100, they will cease 3973; if 1535 {there is} knowledge 1108, it will be done 2673 away 2673.
9 For we know 1097 in part 3313 and we prophesy 4395 in part 3313;
10 but when 3752 the perfect 5046 comes 2064, the partial 3313 will be done 2673 away 2673.
11 When 3753 I was a child 3516, I used to speak 2980 like 5613 a child 3516, think 5426 like 5613 a child 3516, reason 3049 like 5613 a child 3516; when 3753 I became 1096 a man 435, I did 2673 away 2673 with childish 3516 things.
12 For now 737 we see 991 in a mirror 2072 dimly 135, but then 5119 face 4383 to face 4383; now 737 I know 1097 in part 3313, but then 5119 I will know 1921 fully 1921 just 2531 as I also 2532 have been fully 1921 known 1921.
13 But now 3570 faith 4102, hope 1680, love 26, abide 3306 these 3778 three 5140; but the greatest 3173 of these 3778 is love 26.

## Chapter 14

1

Prophecy a Superior Gift

Pursue 1377 love 26, yet 1161 desire 2206 earnestly 2206 spiritual 4152 {gifts,} but especially 3123 that you may prophesy 4395.
2 For one who speaks 2980 in a tongue 1100 does not speak 2980 to men 444 but to God 2316; for no 3762 one 3762 understands 191, but in {his} spirit 4151 he speaks 2980 mysteries 3466.
3 But one who prophesies 4395 speaks 2980 to men 444 for edification 3619 and exhortation 3874 and consolation 3889.
4 One who speaks 2980 in a tongue 1100 edifies 3618 himself 1438; but one who prophesies 4395 edifies 3618 the church 1577.
5 Now 1161 I wish 2309 that you all 3956 spoke 2980 in tongues 1100, but {even} more 3123 that you would prophesy 4395; and greater 3173 is one who prophesies 4395 than 2228 one who speaks 2980 in tongues 1100, unless he interprets 1329, so 2443 that the church 1577 may receive 2983 edifying 3619.
6 ¶ But now 3568, brethren 80, if 1437 I come 2064 to you speaking 2980 in tongues 1100, what 5101 will I profit 5623 you unless I speak 2980 to you either 2228 by way 1722 of revelation 602 or 2228 of knowledge 1108 or 2228 of prophecy 4394 or 2228 of teaching 1322?
7 Yet 3676 {even} lifeless 895 things 895, either 1535 flute 836 or 1535 harp 2788, in producing 1325 a sound 5456, if 1437 they do not produce 1325 a distinction 1293 in the tones 5353, how 4459 will it be known 1097 what is played 832 on the flute 832 or 2228 on the harp 2789?
8 For if 1437 the bugle 4536 produces 1325 an indistinct 82 sound 5456, who 5101 will prepare 3903 himself for battle 4171?
9 So 3779 also 2532 you, unless you utter 1325 by the tongue 1100 speech 3056 that is clear 2154, how 4459 will it be known 1097 what is spoken 2980? For you will be speaking 2980 into the air 109.
10 There are, perhaps 5177, a great 5118 many 5118 kinds 1085 of languages 5456 in the world 2889, and no 3762 {kind} is without 880 meaning 880.
11 If 1437 then 3767 I do not know 3609 the meaning 1411 of the language 5456, I will be to the one who speaks 2980 a barbarian 915, and the one who speaks 2980 will be a barbarian 915 to me.
12 So 3779 also 2532 you, since 1893 you are zealous 2207 of spiritual 4151 {gifts,} seek 2212 to abound 4052 for the edification 3619 of the church 1577.
13 ¶ Therefore 1352 let one who speaks 2980 in a tongue 1100 pray 4336 that he may interpret 1329.
14 For if 1437 I pray 4336 in a tongue 1100, my spirit 4151 prays 4336, but my mind 3563 is unfruitful 175.
15 What 5101 is {the outcome} then 3767? I will pray 4336 with the spirit 4151 and I will pray 4336 with the mind 3563 also 2532; I will sing 5567 with the spirit 4151 and I will sing 5567 with the mind 3563 also 2532.
16 Otherwise 1893 if 1437 you bless 2127 in the spirit 4151 {only,} how 4459 will the one who fills 378 the place 5117 of the ungifted 2399 say 3004 the "Amen 281" at your giving 2169 of thanks 2169, since 1894 he does not know 3609 what 5101 you are saying 3004?
17 For you are giving 2168 thanks 2168 well 2573 enough 2573, but the other 2087 person 2087 is not edified 3618.
18 I thank 2168 God 2316, I speak 2980 in tongues 1100 more 3123 than you all 3956;
19 however 235, in the church 1577 I desire 2309 to speak 2980 five 4002 words 3056 with my mind 3563 so 2443 that I may instruct 2727 others 243 also 2532, rather 2228 than 2228 ten 3463 thousand 3463 words 3056 in a tongue 1100.
20

Instruction for the Church

¶ Brethren 80, do not be children 3813 in your thinking 5424; yet 235 in evil 2549 be infants 3515, but in your thinking 5424 be mature 5046.
21 In the Law 3551 it is written 1125, "BY MEN 2084 OF STRANGE 2084 TONGUES 2084 AND BY THE LIPS 5491 OF STRANGERS 2087 I WILL SPEAK 2980 TO THIS 3778 PEOPLE 2992, AND EVEN 3761 SO 3779 THEY WILL NOT LISTEN 1522 TO ME," says 3004 the Lord 2962.
22 So 5620 then 5620 tongues 1100 are for a sign 4592, not to those 3588 who believe 4100 but to unbelievers 571; but prophecy 4394 {is for a sign,} not to unbelievers 571 but to those 3588 who believe 4100.
23 Therefore 3767 if 1437 the whole 3650 church 1577 assembles 4905 together and all 3956 speak 2980 in tongues 1100, and ungifted 2399 men 2399 or 2228 unbelievers 571 enter 1525, will they not say 3004 that you are mad 3105?
24 But if 1437 all 3956 prophesy 4395, and an unbeliever 571 or 2228 an ungifted 2399 man 2399 enters 1525, he is convicted 1651 by all 3956, he is called 350 to account 350 by all 3956;
25 the secrets 2927 of his heart 2588 are disclosed 5318; and so 3779 he will fall 4098 on his face 4383 and worship 4352 God 2316, declaring 518 that God 2316 is certainly 3689 among 1722 you.
26 ¶ What 5101 is {the outcome} then 3767, brethren 80? When 3752 you assemble 4905, each 1538 one 1538 has 2192 a psalm 5568, has 2192 a teaching 1322, has 2192 a revelation 602, has 2192 a tongue 1100, has 2192 an interpretation 2058. Let all 3956 things 3956 be done 1096 for edification 3619.
27 If 1535 anyone 5100 speaks 2980 in a tongue 1100, {it should be} by two 1417 or 2228 at the most 4183 three 5140, and {each} in turn 3313, and one 1520 must interpret 1329;
28 but if 1437 there is no 3361 interpreter 1328, he must keep 4601 silent 4601 in the church 1577; and let him speak 2980 to himself 1438 and to God 2316.
29 Let two 1417 or 2228 three 5140 prophets 4396 speak 2980, and let the others 243 pass 1252 judgment 1252.
30 But if 1437 a revelation 601 is made 601 to another 243 who is seated 2521, the first 4413 one must keep 4601 silent 4601.
31 For you can 1410 all 3956 prophesy 4395 one by one, so 2443 that all 3956 may learn 3129 and all 3956 may be exhorted 3870;
32 and the spirits 4151 of prophets 4396 are subject 5293 to prophets 4396;
33 for God 2316 is not {a God} of confusion 181 but of peace 1515, as in all 3956 the churches 1577 of the saints 40.
34 ¶ The women 1135 are to keep 4601 silent 4601 in the churches 1577; for they are not permitted 2010 to speak 2980, but are to subject 5293 themselves, just 2531 as the Law 3551 also 2532 says 3004.
35 If 1487 they desire 2309 to learn 3129 anything 5100, let them ask 1905 their own 2398 husbands 435 at home 3624; for it is improper 150 for a woman 1135 to speak 2980 in church 1577.
36 Was it from you that the word 3056 of God 2316 {first} went 1831 forth 1831? Or 2228 has it come 2658 to you only 3441?
37 ¶ If 1487 anyone 5100 thinks 1380 he is a prophet 4396 or 2228 spiritual 4152, let him recognize 1921 that the things which 3739 I write 1125 to you are the Lord's 2962 commandment 1785.
38 But if 1487 anyone 5100 does not recognize 50 {this,} he is not recognized 50.
39 ¶ Therefore 5620, my brethren 80, desire 2206 earnestly 2206 to prophesy 4395, and do not forbid 2967 to speak 2980 in tongues 1100.
40 But all 3956 things 3956 must be done 1096 properly 2156 and in an orderly 5010 manner 5010.

## Chapter 15

1

The Fact of Christ's Resurrection

Now 1161 I make 1107 known 1107 to you, brethren 80, the gospel 2098 which 3739 I preached 2097 to you, which 3739 also 2532 you received 3880, in which 3739 also 2532 you stand 2476,
2 by which 3739 also 2532 you are saved 4982, if 1487 you hold 2722 fast 2722 the word 3056 which 5101 I preached 2097 to you, unless you believed 4100 in vain 1500.
3 ¶ For I delivered 3860 to you as of first 4413 importance 4413 what 3739 I also 2532 received 3880, that Christ 5547 died 599 for our sins 266 according 2596 to the Scriptures 1124,
4 and that He was buried 2290, and that He was raised 1453 on the third 5154 day 2250 according 2596 to the Scriptures 1124,
5 and that He appeared 3708 to Cephas 2786, then 1534 to the twelve 1427.
6 After 1899 that He appeared 3708 to more 1883 than 1883 five 4001 hundred 4001 brethren 80 at one 2178 time 2178, most 4183 of whom 3739 remain 3306 until 2193 now 737, but some 5100 have fallen 2837 asleep 2837;
7 then 1899 He appeared 3708 to James 2385, then 1534 to all 3956 the apostles 652;
8 and last 2078 of all 3956, as to one 1626 untimely 1626 born 1626, He appeared 3708 to me also 2532.
9 For I am 1510 the least 1646 of the apostles 652, and not fit 2425 to be called 2564 an apostle 652, because 1360 I persecuted 1377 the church 1577 of God 2316.
10 But by the grace 5485 of God 2316 I am 1510 what 3739 I am 1510, and His grace 5485 toward 1519 me did not prove 1096 vain 2756; but I labored 2872 even 4053 more 4053 than all 3956 of them, yet 1161 not I, but the grace 5485 of God 2316 with me.
11 Whether 1535 then 3767 {it was} I or 1535 they, so 3779 we preach 2784 and so 3779 you believed 4100.
12 ¶ Now 1161 if 1487 Christ 5547 is preached 2784, that He has been raised 1453 from the dead 3498, how 4459 do some 5100 among 1722 you say 3004 that there is no 3756 resurrection 386 of the dead 3498?
13 But if 1487 there is no 3756 resurrection 386 of the dead 3498, not even 3761 Christ 5547 has been raised 1453;
14 and if 1487 Christ 5547 has not been raised 1453, then 686 our preaching 2782 is vain 2756, your faith 4102 also 2532 is vain 2756.
15 Moreover 1161 we are even 2532 found 2147 {to be} false 5577 witnesses 5577 of God 2316, because 3754 we testified 5577 against 2596 God 2316 that He raised 1453 Christ 5547, whom 3739 He did not raise 1453, if 1512 in fact 686 the dead 3498 are not raised 1453.
16 For if 1487 the dead 3498 are not raised 1453, not even 3761 Christ 5547 has been raised 1453;
17 and if 1487 Christ 5547 has not been raised 1453, your faith 4102 is worthless 3152; you are still 2089 in your sins 266.
18 Then 686 those 3588 also 2532 who have fallen 2837 asleep 2837 in Christ 5547 have perished 622.
19 If 1487 we have hoped 1679 in Christ 5547 in this 3778 life 2222 only 3440, we are of all 3956 men 444 most 1652 to be pitied 1652.
20

The Order of Resurrection

¶ But now 3570 Christ 5547 has been raised 1453 from the dead 3498, the first 536 fruits 536 of those 3588 who are asleep 2837.
21 For since 1894 by a man 444 {came} death 2288, by a man 444 also 2532 {came} the resurrection 386 of the dead 3498.
22 For as in Adam 76 all 3956 die 599, so 3779 also 2532 in Christ 5547 all 3956 will be made 2227 alive 2227.
23 But each 1538 in his own 2398 order 5001: Christ 5547 the first 536 fruits 536, after 1899 that those 3588 who 3588 are Christ's 5547 at His coming 3952,
24 then 1534 {comes} the end 5056, when 3752 He hands 3860 over the kingdom 932 to the God 2316 and Father 3962, when 3752 He has abolished 2673 all 3956 rule 746 and all 3956 authority 1849 and power 1411.
25 For He must 1163 reign 936 until 891 He has put 5087 all 3956 His enemies 2190 under 5259 His feet 4228.
26 The last 2078 enemy 2190 that will be abolished 2673 is death 2288.
27 For HE HAS PUT 5293 ALL 3956 THINGS 3956 IN SUBJECTION 5293 UNDER 5259 HIS FEET 4228. But when 3752 He says 3004, "All 3956 things 3956 are put 5293 in subjection 5293," it is evident 1212 that He is excepted 1622 who put 5293 all 3956 things 3956 in subjection 5293 to Him.
28 When 3752 all 3956 things 3956 are subjected 5293 to Him, then 5119 the Son 5207 Himself 846 also 2532 will be subjected 5293 to the One who subjected 5293 all 3956 things 3956 to Him, so 2443 that God 2316 may be all 3956 in all 3956.
29 ¶ Otherwise 1893, what 5101 will those 3588 do 4160 who are baptized 907 for the dead 3498? If 1487 the dead 3498 are not raised 1453 at all 3654, why 5101 then 2532 are they baptized 907 for them?
30 Why 5101 are we also 2532 in danger 2793 every 3956 hour 5610?
31 I affirm 3513, brethren 80, by the boasting 2746 in you which 3739 I have 2192 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 our Lord 2962, I die 599 daily.
32 If 1487 from human 444 motives 2596 I fought 2341 with wild 2341 beasts 2341 at Ephesus 2181, what 5101 does it profit 3786 me? If 1487 the dead 3498 are not raised 1453, LET US EAT 2068 AND DRINK 4095, FOR TOMORROW 839 WE DIE 599.
33 Do not be deceived 4105: "Bad 2556 company 3657 corrupts 5351 good 5543 morals 2239."
34 Become 1594 sober-minded 1594 as you ought 1346, and stop 3361 sinning 264; for some 5100 have 2192 no 56 knowledge 56 of God 2316. I speak 2980 {this} to your shame 1791.
35 ¶ But someone 5100 will say 3004, "How 4459 are the dead 3498 raised 1453? And with what 4169 kind 4169 of body 4983 do they come 2064?"
36 You fool 878! That which 3739 you sow 4687 does not come 2227 to life 2227 unless it dies 599;
37 and that which 3739 you sow 4687, you do not sow 4687 the body 4983 which is to be, but a bare 1131 grain 2848, perhaps 5177 of wheat 4621 or 2228 of something 5100 else 3062.
38 But God 2316 gives 1325 it a body 4983 just 2531 as He wished 2309, and to each 1538 of the seeds 4690 a body 4983 of its own 2398.
39 All 3956 flesh 4561 is not the same 846 flesh 4561, but there is one 243 {flesh} of men 444, and another 243 flesh 4561 of beasts 2934, and another 243 flesh 4561 of birds 4421, and another 243 of fish 2486.
40 There are also 2532 heavenly 2032 bodies 4983 and earthly 1919 bodies 4983, but the glory 1391 of the heavenly 2032 is one 2087, and the {glory} of the earthly 1919 is another 2087.
41 There is one 243 glory 1391 of the sun 2246, and another 243 glory 1391 of the moon 4582, and another 243 glory 1391 of the stars 792; for star 792 differs 1308 from star 792 in glory 1391.
42 ¶ So 3779 also 2532 is the resurrection 386 of the dead 3498. It is sown 4687 a perishable 5356 {body,} it is raised 1453 an imperishable 861 {body;}
43 it is sown 4687 in dishonor 819, it is raised 1453 in glory 1391; it is sown 4687 in weakness 769, it is raised 1453 in power 1411;
44 it is sown 4687 a natural 5591 body 4983, it is raised 1453 a spiritual 4152 body 4983. If 1487 there is a natural 5591 body 4983, there is also 2532 a spiritual 4152 {body.}
45 So 3779 also 2532 it is written 1125, "The first 4413 MAN 444, Adam 76, BECAME 1096 A LIVING 2198 SOUL 5590." The last 2078 Adam 76 {became} a life-giving 2227 spirit 4151.
46 However 235, the spiritual 4152 is not first 4413, but the natural 5591; then 1899 the spiritual 4152.
47 The first 4413 man 444 is from the earth 1093, earthy 5517; the second 1208 man 444 is from heaven 3772.
48 As is the earthy 5517, so 5108 also 2532 are those 3588 who are earthy 5517; and as is the heavenly 2032, so 5108 also 2532 are those 3588 who are heavenly 2032.
49 Just 2531 as we have borne 5409 the image 1504 of the earthy 5517, we will also 2532 bear 5409 the image 1504 of the heavenly 2032.
50

The Mystery of Resurrection

¶ Now 1161 I say 5346 this 3778, brethren 80, that flesh 4561 and blood 129 cannot inherit 2816 the kingdom 932 of God 2316; nor 3761 does the perishable 5356 inherit 2816 the imperishable 861.
51 Behold 2400, I tell 3004 you a mystery 3466; we will not all 3956 sleep 2837, but we will all 3956 be changed 236,
52 in a moment 823, in the twinkling 4493 of an eye 3788, at the last 2078 trumpet 4536; for the trumpet 4537 will sound 4537, and the dead 3498 will be raised 1453 imperishable 862, and we will be changed 236.
53 For this 3778 perishable 5349 must 1163 put 1746 on the imperishable 861, and this 3778 mortal 2349 must put 1746 on immortality 110.
54 But when 3752 this 3778 perishable 5349 will have put 1746 on the imperishable 861, and this 3778 mortal 2349 will have put 1746 on immortality 110, then 5119 will come 1096 about the saying 3056 that is written 1125, "DEATH 2288 IS SWALLOWED 2666 UP in victory 3534.
55 "O DEATH 2288, WHERE 4226 IS YOUR VICTORY 3534? O DEATH 2288, WHERE 4226 IS YOUR STING 2759?"
56 The sting 2759 of death 2288 is sin 266, and the power 1411 of sin 266 is the law 3551;
57 but thanks 5485 be to God 2316, who gives 1325 us the victory 3534 through 1223 our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
58 ¶ Therefore 5620, my beloved 27 brethren 80, be steadfast 1476, immovable 277, always 3842 abounding 4052 in the work 2041 of the Lord 2962, knowing 3609 that your toil 2873 is not {in} vain 2756 in the Lord 2962.

## Chapter 16

1

Instructions and Greetings

Now 1161 concerning 4012 the collection 3048 for the saints 40, as I directed 1299 the churches 1577 of Galatia 1053, so 3779 do 4160 you also 2532.
2 On the first 1520 day of every 2596 week 4521 each 1538 one 1538 of you is to put 5087 aside and save 2343, as he may prosper 2137, so 2443 that no 3361 collections 3048 be made 1096 when 3752 I come 2064.
3 When 3752 I arrive 3854, whomever you may approve 1381, I will send 3992 them with letters 1992 to carry 667 your gift 5485 to Jerusalem 2419;
4 and if 1437 it is fitting 514 for me to go 4198 also 2532, they will go 4198 with me.
5 ¶ But I will come 2064 to you after 3752 I go 1330 through 1330 Macedonia 3109, for I am going 1330 through 1330 Macedonia 3109;
6 and perhaps 5177 I will stay 2650 with you, or 2228 even 2532 spend 3914 the winter 3914, so 2443 that you may send 4311 me on my way 4311 wherever I may go 4198.
7 For I do not wish 2309 to see 3708 you now 737 {just} in passing 3938; for I hope 1679 to remain 1961 with you for some 5100 time 5550, if 1437 the Lord 2962 permits 2010.
8 But I will remain 1961 in Ephesus 2181 until 2193 Pentecost 4005;
9 for a wide 3173 door 2374 for effective 1756 {service} has opened 455 to me, and there are many 4183 adversaries 480.
10 ¶ Now 1161 if 1437 Timothy 5095 comes 2064, see 991 that he is with you without 870 cause 870 to be afraid 870, for he is doing 2038 the Lord's 2962 work 2041, as I also 2532 am.
11 So 2443 let no 3361 one 5100 despise 1848 him. But send 4311 him on his way 4311 in peace 1515, so 2443 that he may come 2064 to me; for I expect 1551 him with the brethren 80.
12 ¶ But concerning 4012 Apollos 625 our brother 80, I encouraged 3870 him greatly 4183 to come 2064 to you with the brethren 80; and it was not at all 3843 {his} desire 2307 to come 2064 now 3568, but he will come 2064 when 3752 he has opportunity 2119.
13 ¶ Be on the alert 1127, stand 4739 firm 4739 in the faith 4102, act 407 like 407 men 407, be strong 2901.
14 Let all 3956 that you do be done 1096 in love 26.
15 ¶ Now 1161 I urge 3870 you, brethren 80 (you know 3609 the household 3614 of Stephanas 4734, that they were the first 536 fruits 536 of Achaia 882, and that they have devoted 5021 themselves 1438 for ministry 1248 to the saints 40),
16 that you also 2532 be in subjection 5293 to such 5108 men 5108 and to everyone 3956 who helps 4903 in the work 4903 and labors 2872.
17 I rejoice 5463 over 1909 the coming 3952 of Stephanas 4734 and Fortunatus 5415 and Achaicus 883, because 3754 they have supplied 378 what 5303 was lacking 5303 on your part.
18 For they have refreshed 373 my spirit 4151 and yours 4771. Therefore 3767 acknowledge 1921 such 5108 men 5108.
19 ¶ The churches 1577 of Asia 773 greet 782 you. Aquila 207 and Prisca 4251 greet 782 you heartily 4183 in the Lord 2962, with the church 1577 that is in their house 3624.
20 All 3956 the brethren 80 greet 782 you. Greet 782 one 240 another 240 with a holy 40 kiss 5370.
21 ¶ The greeting 783 is in my own 1699 hand 5495--Paul 3972.
22 If 1487 anyone 5100 does not love 5368 the Lord 2962, he is to be accursed 331. Maranatha 3134.
23 The grace 5485 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 be with you.
24 My love 26 be with you all 3956 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424. Amen 281.