For since death came through a man, ¹  the resurrection of the dead also came through a man. ² 

You were bought with a price. Do not become slaves of men.

Do you not know that we will judge angels? Why not ordinary matters!

If we sowed spiritual blessings among you, is it too much to reap material things from you?

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

So, brothers and sisters, ¹  I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as people of the flesh, ²  as infants in Christ.

Guard against self-deception, each of you. ¹  If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

For this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause one of them ¹  to sin.

Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

These things happened to them as examples and were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.