But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who calls himself a Christian who is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or verbally abusive, or a drunkard, or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.

And we speak about these things, not with words taught us by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.

For how do you know, wife, whether you will bring your husband to salvation? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will bring your wife to salvation?

For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

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,

and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they were all drinking from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.

But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or uninformed person enters, he will be convicted by all, he will be called to account by all.

Now if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear among you, for he is doing the Lord’s work, as I am too.

But just as it is written, “Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, are the things God has prepared for those who love him.”

and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

Let each one remain in that situation in life in which he was called.

This is my defense to those who examine me.

For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.

It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

For we know in part, and we prophesy in part,

Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

“All things are lawful for me” – but not everything is beneficial. “All things are lawful for me” – but I will not be controlled by anything.

With regard to food sacrificed to idols, we know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

For in the first place, when you come together as a church I hear there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.