Nevertheless, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each person, so must he live. I give this sort of direction in all the churches.

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

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!

If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience.

But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered disgraces her head, for it is one and the same thing as having a shaved head.

For a man should not have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man.

So then, tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.

And just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, let us also bear the image of the man of heaven.

so that we may preach the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast of work already done in another person’s area.

But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be condemned to hell!

Does God then give you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law or by your believing what you heard?

in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

But the scripture imprisoned everything and everyone under sin so that the promise could be given – because of the faithfulness of Jesus Christ – to those who believe.

So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,

– though mine too are significant. If someone thinks he has good reasons to put confidence in human credentials, I have more:

And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.

Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days –

I put this charge before you, Timothy my child, in keeping with the prophecies once spoken about you, in order that with such encouragement you may fight the good fight.