This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’

“You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!

yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy.”

Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused you, upsetting your minds by what they said,

other than this one thing I shouted out while I stood before them: ‘I am on trial before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead.’”

Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head.”

But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.

Now I mean this, that each of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” or “I am with Cephas,” or “I am with Christ.”

Think about the circumstances of your call, brothers and sisters. Not many were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position.

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

When you gather together in the name of our Lord Jesus, and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of our Lord Jesus,

Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!

Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord.

and after he had given thanks he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

On the first day of the week, each of you should set aside some income and save it to the extent that God has blessed you, so that a collection will not have to be made when I come.

as you also join in helping us by prayer, so that many people may give thanks to God on our behalf for the gracious gift given to us through the help of many.

just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people, but we are well known to God, and I hope we are well known to your consciences too.

I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.