Now, brothers and sisters, you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you

Indeed, the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,

And you are proud! Shouldn’t you have been deeply sorrowful instead and removed the one who did this from among you?

Now this is what I am saying, brothers and sisters: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

One should think about us this way – as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.

If we sowed spiritual blessings among you, is it too much to reap material things from you?

Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

If anyone intends to quarrel about this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

For the one who eats and drinks without careful regard for the body eats and drinks judgment against himself.

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners, practicing homosexuals,

But if someone says to you, “This is from a sacrifice,” do not eat, because of the one who told you and because of conscience –

those who use the world as though they were not using it to the full. For the present shape of this world is passing away.

For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea,

So do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.”

If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the bloom of youth and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry.

What should I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing praises with my spirit, but I will also sing praises with my mind.

If from a human point of view I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what did it benefit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.