1 Corinthians

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1:2	To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:	To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:
1:4	I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.	I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.
1:5	For in him you have been enriched in every way—in all your speaking and in all your knowledge—	For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge—
1:6	because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.	God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you.
1:8	He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.	He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1:9	God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.	God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
1:10	I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.	I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.
1:11	My brothers, some from Chloes household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.	My brothers and sisters, some from Chloes household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
1:13	Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?	Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul?
1:14	I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,	I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
1:15	so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.	so no one can say that you were baptized in my name.
1:17	For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.	For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
1:20	Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?	Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
1:22	Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom,	Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom,
1:25	For the foolishness of God is wiser than mans wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than mans strength.	For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
1:26	Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.	Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.
1:28	He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,	God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,
1:31	Therefore, as it is written: Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.	Therefore, as it is written: Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.
2:1	When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.	And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
2:3	I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.	I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling.
2:5	so that your faith might not rest on mens wisdom, but on Gods power.	so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on Gods power.
2:7	No, we speak of Gods secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.	No, we declare Gods wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.
2:9	However, as it is written: No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him—	However, as it is written: What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived— the things God has prepared for those who love him—
2:10	but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.	these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
2:11	For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the mans spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.	For who knows a persons thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
2:12	We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.	What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.
2:13	This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.	This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit taught words.
2:14	The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.	The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.
2:15	The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any mans judgment:	The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,
2:16	For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.	for, Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
3:1	Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly—mere infants in Christ.	Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ.
3:3	You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men?	You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?
3:4	For when one says, I follow Paul, and another, I follow Apollos, are you not mere men?	For when one says, I follow Paul, and another, I follow Apollos, are you not mere human beings?
3:6	I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.	I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.
3:7	So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.	So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
3:8	The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.	The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.
3:9	For we are Gods fellow workers; you are Gods field, Gods building.	For we are co workers in Gods service; you are Gods field, Gods building.
3:10	By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds.	By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.
3:12	If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,	If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,
3:13	his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each mans work.	their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each persons work.
3:14	If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward.	If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.
3:15	If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.	If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.
3:16	Dont you know that you yourselves are Gods temple and that Gods Spirit lives in you?	Dont you know that you yourselves are Gods temple and that Gods Spirit dwells in your midst?
3:17	If anyone destroys Gods temple, God will destroy him; for Gods temple is sacred, and you are that temple.	If anyone destroys Gods temple, God will destroy that person; for Gods temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.
3:18	Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a fool so that he may become wise.	Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise.
3:21	So then, no more boasting about men! All things are yours,	So then, no more boasting about human leaders! All things are yours,
4:1	So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God.	This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed.
4:5	Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of mens hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.	Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.
4:6	Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, Do not go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over against another.	Now, brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, Do not go beyond what is written. Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over against the other.
4:8	Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have become kings—and that without us! How I wish that you really had become kings so that we might be kings with you!	Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have begun to reign—and that without us! How I wish that you really had begun to reign so that we also might reign with you!
4:9	For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like men condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to men.	For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like those condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to human beings.
4:13	when we are slandered, we answer kindly. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.	when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment.
4:14	I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you, as my dear children.	I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children.
4:15	Even though you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.	Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
4:17	For this reason I am sending to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.	For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.
4:21	What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a whip, or in love and with a gentle spirit?	What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline, or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?
5:1	It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that does not occur even among pagans: A man has his fathers wife.	It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his fathers wife.
5:2	And you are proud! Shouldnt you rather have been filled with grief and have put out of your fellowship the man who did this?	And you are proud! Shouldnt you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of your fellowship the man who has been doing this?
5:3	Even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit. And I have already passed judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.	For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit. As one who is present with you in this way, I have already passed judgment in the name of our Lord Jesus on the one who has been doing this.
5:4	When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present,	So when you are assembled and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present,
5:5	hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord.	hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
5:6	Your boasting is not good. Dont you know that a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough?	Your boasting is not good. Dont you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?
5:7	Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeast—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.	Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
5:8	Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with bread without yeast, the bread of sincerity and truth.	Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
5:9	I have written you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—	I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—
5:11	But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.	But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.
5:13	God will judge those outside. Expel the wicked man from among you.	God will judge those outside. Expel the wicked person from among you.
6:1	If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints?	If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lords people?
6:2	Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?	Or do you not know that the Lords people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
6:4	Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, appoint as judges even men of little account in the church!	Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, do you ask for a ruling from those whose way of life is scorned in the church?
6:6	But instead, one brother goes to law against another—and this in front of unbelievers!	But instead, one brother takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers!
6:8	Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers.	Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers and sisters.
6:9	Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders	Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men
6:12	Everything is permissible for me—but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible for me—but I will not be mastered by anything.	I have the right to do anything, you say—but not everything is beneficial. I have the right to do anything—but I will not be mastered by anything.
6:13	Food for the stomach and the stomach for food—but God will destroy them both. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.	You say, Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both. The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
6:17	But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit.	But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.
6:18	Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.	Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.
6:19	Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;	Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
6:20	you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.	you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
7:1	Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry.	Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.
7:2	But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.	But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.
7:4	The wifes body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husbands body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.	The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife.
7:5	Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self control.	Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self control.
7:7	I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.	I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
7:8	Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am.	Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.
7:15	But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.	But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.
7:17	Nevertheless, each one should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.	Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.
7:20	Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him.	Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.
7:22	For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lords freedman; similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is Christs slave.	For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lords freed person; similarly, the one who was free when called is Christs slave.
7:23	You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.	You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings.
7:24	Brothers, each man, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation God called him to.	Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.
7:26	Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for you to remain as you are.	Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.
7:27	Are you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife.	Are you pledged to a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife.
7:29	What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;	What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not;
7:36	If anyone thinks he is acting improperly toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if she is getting along in years and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married.	If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strong and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married.
7:38	So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does even better.	So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better.
8:1	Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.	Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that We all possess knowledge. But knowledge puffs up while love builds up.
8:2	The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.	Those who think they know something do not yet know as they ought to know.
8:3	But the man who loves God is known by God.	But whoever loves God is known by God.
8:4	So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world and that there is no God but one.	So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that An idol is nothing at all in the world and that There is no God but one.
8:7	But not everyone knows this. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that when they eat such food they think of it as having been sacrificed to an idol, and since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.	But not everyone possesses this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that when they eat sacrificial food they think of it as having been sacrificed to a god, and since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
8:9	Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.	Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
8:10	For if anyone with a weak conscience sees you who have this knowledge eating in an idols temple, wont he be emboldened to eat what has been sacrificed to idols?	For if someone with a weak conscience sees you, with all your knowledge, eating in an idols temple, wont that person be emboldened to eat what is sacrificed to idols?
8:11	So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.	So this weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.
8:12	When you sin against your brothers in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.	When you sin against them in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
8:13	Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to fall.	Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.
9:6	Or is it only I and Barnabas who must work for a living?	Or is it only I and Barnabas who lack the right to not work for a living?
9:7	Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk?	Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk?
9:8	Do I say this merely from a human point of view? Doesnt the Law say the same thing?	Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesnt the Law say the same thing?
9:10	Surely he says this for us, doesnt he? Yes, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they ought to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.	Surely he says this for us, doesnt he? Yes, this was written for us, because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.
9:13	Dont you know that those who work in the temple get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?	Dont you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?
9:15	But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me. I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of this boast.	But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast.
9:16	Yet when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, for I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!	For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
9:18	What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make use of my rights in preaching it.	What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights as a preacher of the gospel.
9:19	Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.	Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
9:22	To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.	To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
9:25	Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.	Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
9:26	Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air.	Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.
9:27	No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.	No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
10:1	For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea.	For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea.
10:5	Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered over the desert.	Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
10:7	Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in pagan revelry.	Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.
10:9	We should not test the Lord, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.	We should not test Christ, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.
10:11	These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.	These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come.
10:13	No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.	No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
10:17	Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.	Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.
10:19	Do I mean then that a sacrifice offered to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?	Do I mean then that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
10:23	Everything is permissible—but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible—but not everything is constructive.	I have the right to do anything, you say—but not everything is beneficial. I have the right to do anything—but not everything is constructive.
10:24	Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.	No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.
10:27	If some unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience.	If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience.
10:28	But if anyone says to you, This has been offered in sacrifice, then do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you and for conscience sake—	But if someone says to you, This has been offered in sacrifice, then do not eat it, both for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience.
10:29	the other mans conscience, I mean, not yours. For why should my freedom be judged by anothers conscience?	I am referring to the other persons conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom being judged by anothers conscience?
10:33	even as I try to please everybody in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.	even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.
11:2	I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the teachings, just as I passed them on to you.	I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.
11:3	Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.	But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
11:5	And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is just as though her head were shaved.	But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved.
11:6	If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.	For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head.
11:7	A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.	A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.
11:10	For this reason, and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head.	It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.
11:11	In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.	Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
11:20	When you come together, it is not the Lords Supper you eat,	So then, when you come together, it is not the Lords Supper you eat,
11:21	for as you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else. One remains hungry, another gets drunk.	for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers. As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk.
11:22	Dont you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? Certainly not!	Dont you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not in this matter!
11:27	Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.	So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
11:28	A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.	Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.
11:29	For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself.	For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.
11:31	But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment.	But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.
11:32	When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.	Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.
11:33	So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for each other.	So then, my brothers and sisters, when you gather to eat, you should all eat together.
11:34	If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will give further directions.	Anyone who is hungry should eat something at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will give further directions.
12:1	Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.	Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.
12:3	Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, Jesus be cursed, and no one can say, Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.	Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, Jesus be cursed, and no one can say, Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.
12:4	There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.	There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.
12:6	There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.	There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
12:8	To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit,	To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit,
12:11	All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.	All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
12:12	The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.	Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.
12:13	For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.	For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
12:14	Now the body is not made up of one part but of many.	Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.
12:15	If the foot should say, Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body, it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body.	Now if the foot should say, Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body, it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.
12:16	And if the ear should say, Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body, it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body.	And if the ear should say, Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body, it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.
12:18	But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.	But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.
12:24	while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,	while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
12:28	And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues.	And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.
12:31	But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.	Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you the most excellent way.
13:1	If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.	If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
13:2	If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.	If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
13:3	If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.	If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
13:5	It is not rude, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.	It does not dishonor others, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
13:10	but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.	but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.
13:11	When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.	When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.
13:12	Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.	For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
14:1	Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.	Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.
14:2	For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries with his spirit.	For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit.
14:3	But everyone who prophesies speaks to men for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort.	But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort.
14:4	He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.	Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.
14:5	I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may be edified.	I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.
14:6	Now, brothers, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction?	Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction?
14:7	Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes?	Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the pipe or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes?
14:11	If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.	If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker is a foreigner to me.
14:12	So it is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church.	So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit, try to excel in those that build up the church.
14:13	For this reason anyone who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret what he says.	For this reason the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say.
14:15	So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.	So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding.
14:16	If you are praising God with your spirit, how can one who finds himself among those who do not understand say Amen to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?	Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer, say Amen to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying?
14:17	You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other man is not edified.	You are giving thanks well enough, but no one else is edified.
14:20	Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.	Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.
14:21	In the Law it is written: Through men of strange tongues and through the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.	In the Law it is written: With other tongues and through the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.
14:22	Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.	Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.
14:23	So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who do not understand or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind?	So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and inquirers or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind?
14:24	But if an unbeliever or someone who does not understand comes in while everybody is prophesying, he will be convinced by all that he is a sinner and will be judged by all,	But if an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all,
14:25	and the secrets of his heart will be laid bare. So he will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, God is really among you!	as the secrets of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, God is really among you!
14:26	What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. All of these must be done for the strengthening of the church.	What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.
14:28	If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and God.	If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God.
14:33	For God is not a God of disorder but of peace. As in all the congregations of the saints,	For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lords people.
14:34	women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says.	Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
14:36	Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached?	Or did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached?
14:37	If anybody thinks he is a prophet or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lords command.	If anyone thinks they are a prophet or otherwise gifted by the Spirit, let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lords command.
14:38	If he ignores this, he himself will be ignored.	But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.
14:39	Therefore, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.	Therefore, my brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
15:1	Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.	Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.
15:5	and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.	and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.
15:6	After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.	After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
15:11	Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.	Whether, then, it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
15:19	If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.	If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
15:23	But each in his own turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.	But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
15:31	I die every day—I mean that, brothers—just as surely as I glory over you in Christ Jesus our Lord.	I face death every day—yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.
15:32	If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for merely human reasons, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.	If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
15:35	But someone may ask, How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?	But someone will ask, How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?
15:39	All flesh is not the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another.	Not all flesh is the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another.
15:47	The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.	The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven.
15:48	As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the man from heaven, so also are those who are of heaven.	As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.
15:49	And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven.	And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.
15:50	I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.	I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
15:58	Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.	Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
16:1	Now about the collection for Gods people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do.	Now about the collection for the Lords people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do.
16:2	On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.	On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.
16:6	Perhaps I will stay with you awhile, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go.	Perhaps I will stay with you for a while, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go.
16:7	I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.	For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
16:10	If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is carrying on the work of the Lord, just as I am.	When Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is carrying on the work of the Lord, just as I am.
16:11	No one, then, should refuse to accept him. Send him on his way in peace so that he may return to me. I am expecting him along with the brothers.	No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he may return to me. I am expecting him along with the brothers.
16:13	Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.	Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
16:15	You know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. I urge you, brothers,	You know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the Lords people. I urge you, brothers and sisters,
16:16	to submit to such as these and to everyone who joins in the work, and labors at it.	to submit to such people and to everyone who joins in the work and labors at it.
16:20	All the brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.	All the brothers and sisters here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
16:22	If anyone does not love the Lord—a curse be on him. Come, O Lord!	If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be cursed! Come, Lord!