For even though I am absent physically, ¹  I am present in spirit. And I have already judged the one who did this, just as though I were present. ² 

turn this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved ¹  in the day of the Lord. ² 

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 just as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body – though many – are one body, so too is Christ.

Now if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear among you, for he is doing the Lord’s work, as I am too.

The unbeliever 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.

For if someone weak sees you who possess knowledge dining in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience be “strengthened” ¹  to eat food offered to idols?

For it is written in the law of Moses, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” ¹  God is not concerned here about oxen, is he?

He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, ¹  who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon and another glory of the stars, for star differs from star in glory.

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

For one person is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, and another the message of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.

But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered disgraces her head, for it is one and the same thing as having a shaved head.

So neither the one who plants counts for anything, ¹  nor the one who waters, but God who causes the growth.

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.

For I do not want you to be unaware, ¹  brothers and sisters, ²  that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea,

For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to die, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to people.

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.