And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.

For when it is time to eat, everyone proceeds with his own supper. One is hungry and another becomes drunk.

But as a matter of fact, God has placed each of the members in the body just as he decided.

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

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

But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him.

Every day I am in danger of death! This is as sure as my boasting in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.

and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.

Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to die, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to people.

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,

turn this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.

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.

Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.

What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel I may offer the gospel free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights in the gospel.

but our presentable members do not need this. Instead, God has blended together the body, giving greater honor to the lesser member,

If then I do not know the meaning of a language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me.

but in the church I want to speak five words with my mind to instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power.