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

And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. The glory of the heavenly body is one sort and the earthly another.

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel &#8211; and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.<n id="1" />p>

For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching.

The unbeliever<n id="1" /> 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.

each builder&#8217;s<n id="1" /> work will be plainly seen, for the Day<n id="2" /> will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire<n id="3" /> will test what kind of work each has done.

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power.

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.

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?

But the man who is firm in his commitment, and is under no necessity but has control over his will, and has decided in his own mind to keep his own virgin, does well.

And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, gifts of healing, helps, gifts of leadership, different kinds of tongues.

<p class="bodytext">I have applied these things to myself and Apollos because of you, brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> so that through us you may learn &#8220;not to go beyond what is written,&#8221; so that none of you will be puffed up in favor of the one against the other.