to the Church of God at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all, wherever they are, who call upon the name of the Lord Jesus.

For the message of the Cross is indeed for those on their way to destruction, foolishness; but for us who are on our way to salvation it is the power of God.

For when, in the wisdom of God, the world by its philosophy knew not God, the world by its philosophy knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of preaching, to save those who believe.

but to those who are the called, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God.

Notwithstanding, among those who are mature I do teach philosophy; though not the philosophy of the present age, nor of its rulers who are coming to nought.

Nay, as it is written. Eye has not seen, Nor ear heard, Neither have entered into man's heart The things which God has prepared For those who love him.

What have I to do with the judging of outsiders? Must not you judge those who are within the church, while God judges outsiders?

But to those already married my commandment is??nd not mine, but the Lord's??hat a wife is not to leave her husband;

Indeed, brothers, the time that remains to us has been shortened; so let those who have wives live as if they had none,

let those who weep be as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess,

and those who use the world as though using it sparingly. For the present phase of the world is passing away.

You know, do you not, that those who minister in the temple, and those who serve at the altar, get their portion of the sacrifices?

Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel.

To the Jews I am become like a Jew, that I may win Jews; to those under the Law, like one under the Law, though I am not under the Law, myself;

to those outside the Law, as one outside the Law, to win those outside the Law (though I am not outside the law of God, but inside the law of Christ).

Look at Israel according to the flesh; are not those who eat the sacrifices in communion with the altar?

What! Have you no houses in which to eat or drink? or do you wish to show your contempt for the church of God, and to shame those who have no homes to eat in? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I certainly do not praise you.

On the contrary, we need those members of the body which seem to be weaker;

upon those parts of the body which we esteem less honorable, we bestow more abundant honor, and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

And God has appointed those in the church to be first of all apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers. then workers of miracles, healers, helpers, administrators, users of various kinds of "tongues."

So then the gift of tongues is for a sign, not to believers, but to unbelievers; but prophecy is not for unbelievers, but for those who believe.

More than that, those who are sleeping in Christ have perished.

But now, now, Christ is risen from the dead, the first-fruit of those who have fallen asleep.

But each in his own order; Christ the first-fruits, then those who belong to Christ at his appearing.

On my arrival I will send those whom you may accredit by letter to carry your bounty to Jerusalem.