Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.

And I was with you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling.

So, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.

To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.

When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony of God.

But in my opinion, she will be happier if she remains as she is – and I think that I too have the Spirit of God!

just as I also try to please everyone in all things. I do not seek my own benefit, but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.