<p class="bodytext">Now if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear among you, for he is doing the Lord&#8217;s work, as I am too.

<p class="bodytext">When I came<n id="1" /> to you, brothers and sisters,<n id="2" /> I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony<n id="3" /> of God.

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.

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.

<t /><p class="bodytext">For I do not want you to be unaware,<n id="1" /> brothers and sisters,<n id="2" /> that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea,

No, I mean that what the pagans sacrifice<n id="1" /> is to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.

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

<p class="bodytext">Now, brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts<n id="2" /> of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you

<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.

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.

Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement for a specified time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer.<n id="1" /> Then resume your relationship,<n id="2" /> so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

But if the unbeliever wants a divorce, let it take place. In these circumstances the brother or sister is not bound.<n id="1" /> God has called you in peace.

But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman,<n id="1" /> and God is the head of Christ.

Do you not have houses so that you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show contempt for the church of God by shaming those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this!p>

I wish you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be strengthened.p>

<p class="bodytext">With regard to our brother Apollos: I strongly encouraged him to visit you with the other brothers,<n id="1" /> but it was simply not his intention to come now.<n id="2" /> He will come when he has the opportunity.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">I urge you, brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together,<n id="2" /> to end your divisions,<n id="3" /> and to be united by the same mind and purpose.<n id="4" />