Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

And do you think, whoever you are, when you judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself, that you will escape God’s judgment?

But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed!

But thanks be to God that though you were slaves to sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching you were entrusted to,

But who indeed are you – a mere human being – to talk back to God? Does what is molded say to the molder, “Why have you made me like this?”

But again I ask, didn’t Israel understand? First Moses says, “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; with a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.”

when I go to Spain. For I hope to visit you when I pass through and that you will help me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

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.

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored!

Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch of dough – you are, in fact, without yeast. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to settle trivial suits?

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!

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.

If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the confirming sign of my apostleship in the Lord.

So do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.”

But if someone says to you, “This is from a sacrifice,” do not eat, because of the one who told you and because of conscience –

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread,

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.”

So if the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and unbelievers or uninformed people enter, will they not say that you have lost your minds?

For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received – that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,