For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

The faith you have, keep to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not judge himself by what he approves.

But the man who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not do so from faith, and whatever is not from faith is sin.

For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to you

Also greet the church in their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.

Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages,

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.”

Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish?

God chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.

None of the rulers of this age understood it. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

God has revealed these to us by the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

The unbeliever does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

What is Apollos, really? Or what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, and each of us in the ministry the Lord gave us.

If someone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, which is what you are.

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

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

In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy and swindlers and idolaters, since you would then have to go out of the world.