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.

So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.

To those free from the law I became like one free from the law (though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.

Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.

These things happened as examples for us, so that we will not crave evil things as they did.

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

so that there may be no division in the body, but the members may have mutual concern for one another.

Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

But if there is no interpreter, he should be silent in the church. Let him speak to himself and to God.

and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you – unless you believed in vain.

Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God – I say this to your shame!

For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad but the one I caused to be sad?

But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent (not to exaggerate) he has saddened all of you as well.

so that now instead you should rather forgive and comfort him. This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair.

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? We don’t need letters of recommendation to you or from you as some other people do, do we?

God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God.

Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

as unknown, and yet well-known; as dying and yet – see! – we continue to live; as those who are scourged and yet not executed;

Do not become partners with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

We did this as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.