My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

And we speak about these things, not with words taught us by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.<n id="1" />

But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness.

For in the first place, when you come together as a church I hear there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

For there must in fact be divisions among you, so that those of you who are approved may be evident.<n id="1" />

For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.p>

But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him.<n id="1" />

to the church of God that is in Corinth,<n id="1" /> to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.<n id="2" />

For this reason, I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and faithful son in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ,<n id="1" /> as I teach them everywhere in every church.

<p class="bodytext">Guard against self-deception, each of you.<n id="1" /> If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

<t /><p class="bodytext">It is actually reported that sexual immorality exists among you, the kind of immorality that is not permitted even among the Gentiles, so that someone is cohabiting with<n id="1" /> his father&#8217;s wife.

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

If they want to find out about something, they should ask their husbands at home, because it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church.<n id="1" />

so that, as it is written, &#8220;<i><b>Let the one who boastsb>, <b>boast in the Lordb>i>.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

So then, no more boasting about mere mortals!<n id="1" /> For everything belongs to you,

Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful.

<p class="bodytext">I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

For you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.p>

Eat anything that is sold in the marketplace without questions of conscience,