1Corinthians:1:18-2
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For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing ,
but to us who are being saved it is the power of God .
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For it is written : "
I will destroy the wisdom of the wise ,
and the understanding of the prudent I will annul ."
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Where is the wise ?
Where is the scribe ?
Where is the philosopher of this age ?
Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world ?
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For since ,
in the wisdom of God ,
the world through wisdom did not know God ,
God was well pleased ,
through the foolishness of our preaching ,
to save those that believe .
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For Jews request a sign ,
and Greeks seek after wisdom ;
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but we preach Christ crucified ,
to the Jews a stumbling block ,
and to the Greeks foolishness ,
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but to those who are called ,
both Jews and Greeks ,
Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God .
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Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men ,
and the weakness of God is stronger than men .
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For you see your calling ,
brothers ,
that not many wise according to the flesh ,
not many powerful ,
not many noble , [
are called ].
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But God chose the foolish things of the world in order that He might humiliate the wise ,
and God chose the weak things of the world in order that He might humiliate the mighty [.]
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And the lowly things of the world ,
and the despised things God has chosen ,
and the things which are not ,
in order that He might nullify the things which are ,
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so that no man may boast before God .
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But from Him you are in Christ Jesus ,
who became for us wisdom from God ,
and righteousness and sanctification and redemption ;
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that ,
as it is written , "
He that boasts ,
let him boast in the LORD ."
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Now I do not want you to be ignorant ,
brothers ,
that all our fathers were under the cloud ,
and all passed through the sea ,
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and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea ,
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and all ate the same spiritual food ,
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and all drank the same spiritual drink .
For they were drinking from that spiritual Rock that followed them ,
and that Rock was Christ .
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Nevertheless ,
with the majority of them God was not pleased ,
for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness .
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Now these things took place as examples for us ,
in order that we should not lust after evil things ,
as they also lusted .
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Nor be idolaters ,
just as some of them ;
as it is written , "
The people sat down to eat and drink ,
and rose up to play ."
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Nor let us commit fornication ,
just as some of them fornicated ,
and in one day twenty-three thousand fell ;
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nor let us tempt Christ ,
just as also some of them tempted [
Him ],
and were destroyed by serpents ;
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nor murmur ,
just as also some of them murmured ,
and were destroyed by the destroyer .
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Now all these things happened to those [
people ]
as examples ,
and they were written for our instruction ,
to whom the ends of the ages have come .
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So then ,
let him who thinks he stands take heed ,
lest he should fall !
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No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man ;
but God is faithful ,
who will not permit you to be tempted beyond what you are able ,
but with the temptation ,
He will also make the way out , [
so as for ]
you to be able to bear it .
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Therefore ,
my beloved ,
flee from idolatry .
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I speak as to wise men ;
judge for yourselves what I say .
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The cup of blessing which we bless ,
is it not the communion of the blood of Christ ?
The bread which we break ,
is it not the communion of the body of Christ ?
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Because we ,
though many ,
are one bread and one body ;
for we all partake from the one bread .
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Look at Israel according to the flesh :
are not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar ?
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What am I saying then ?
That an idol is anything ,
or what is offered to idols is anything ?
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No ],
but that the [ ]
things which the Gentiles sacrifice ,
they sacrifice to demons and not to God ,
and I do not desire that you should have fellowship with demons .
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You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons ;
you cannot partake of the Lord '
s table and of the table of demons .
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Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy ?
Are we stronger than He ?
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All things are lawful for me ,
but not all things are profitable ;
all things are lawful for me ,
but not all things edify .
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Let no one seek his own concerns ,
but let each [
one ]
seek another '
s concern .
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Eat everything being sold in the meat market ,
questioning nothing ,
for conscience '
sake ;
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for "
The earth is the LORD '
s ,
and all its fullness ."
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And if any of the unbelievers invites you to dinner ,
and you desire to go ,
eat whatever is set before you ,
questioning nothing ,
for conscience '
sake .
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But if anyone says to you , "
This was offered to idols ,"
do not eat it for the sake of the one who told you ,
and for his conscience '
sake ;
for "
The earth is the LORD '
s ,
and all its fullness ."
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Conscience ,"
I say ,
not your own ,
but that of the other .
For why is my freedom judged by another man '
s conscience ?
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But if I partake with thanks ,
why am I defamed for [
that ]
of which I give thanks ?
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Therefore ,
whether you eat or drink ,
or whatever you do ,
do all things for the glory of God .
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Be without offense ,
both toward Jews and toward Greeks ,
and toward the church of God ,
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just as I also please all men in all things ,
not seeking my own profit ,
but the [
profit ]
of many ,
that they may be saved .
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Be imitators of me ,
just as I also [
am ]
of Christ .
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Now I praise you ,
brothers ,
because you remember me in all things ,
and you hold fast the traditions just as I handed down to you .
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But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ ,
the head of woman is man ,
and the head of Christ is God .
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Every man who prays or who prophesies with his head covered ,
dishonors his head .
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But every woman who prays or who prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her own head ,
for that is one and the same as if her [
head ]
were shaved .
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For if a woman is not covered ,
let her also have her hair cut .
But if it is a shameful [
thing ]
for a woman to have her hair cut ,
or to be shaved ,
let her be covered .
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For a man indeed ought not to cover his head ,
since he is the image and glory of God ;
but woman is the glory of man .
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For man did not come from woman ,
but woman from man .
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Nor was man created for woman ,
but woman for the man .
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Because of this ,
the woman ought to have a [
symbol ] [
of ]
authority on her head ,
because of the angels .
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Nevertheless ,
neither is the man apart from the woman ,
nor the woman apart from the man ,
in the Lord .
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For as the woman is from the man ,
even so the man is by the woman ;
but all things are of God .
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Judge among yourselves .
Is it proper for a woman to pray to God uncovered ?
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Does not nature itself teach you ,
that if a man has long hair ,
it is a dishonor to him ?
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But if a woman has long hair ,
it is a glory for her ;
because her long hair has been given [
to her ]
in place of a covering .
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But if anyone seems to be contentious ,
we have no such custom ,
nor do the churches of God .
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Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you ,
because you are not coming together for the better ,
but for the worse .
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For first of all ,
when you come together in church ,
I hear that there are divisions among you ,
and in part I believe it .
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For there must also be sects among you ,
in order that those who are approved may become recognized among you .
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Therefore when you assemble in the same [
place ],
it is not to eat the Lord '
s Supper .
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For when you eat ,
each one takes first his own supper ,
and one goes hungry and another is drunk !
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What ?
Do you not have houses to eat and drink in ?
Or do you despise the church of God ,
and disgrace those who do not have ?
What shall I say to you ?
Shall I praise you in this ?
I do not praise you !
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For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered unto you :
that the Lord Jesus ,
during the night in which He was betrayed ,
took bread ;
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and having given thanks ,
He broke it and said , "
Take ,
eat ;
this is My body which has been broken for you ;
do this in remembrance of Me ."
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Likewise He also took the cup after supper ,
saying , "
This cup is the new covenant in My blood .
This do ,
as often as you drink it ,
in remembrance of Me ."
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For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup ,
you proclaim the Lord '
s death until He comes .
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Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord irreverently will be guilty of the body of the Lord and of the blood of the Lord .
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But let a man examine himself ,
and in this way let him eat from the bread and drink from the cup .
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For he that eats and drinks irreverently eats and drinks judgment to himself ,
not judging correctly the body of the Lord .
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Because of this many among you are weak and sick ,
and many have died .
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For if we judge ourselves correctly ,
we would not be judged .
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But when we are judged ,
we are disciplined by the Lord ,
in order that we may not be condemned along with the world .
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Therefore ,
my brothers ,
when you come together to eat ,
wait for one another .
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But if anyone is hungry ,
let him eat at home ,
lest you come together for judgment .
And the rest I will put in order when I come .
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Now concerning spiritual [
gifts ],
brothers ,
I do not want you to be ignorant .
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You know that when you were pagans ,
how you were led ,
being carried away to these speechless idols .
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Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says "
Jesus be cursed ,"
and no one can say that Jesus [
is ]
Lord except by the Holy Spirit .
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Now there are varieties of spiritual gifts ,
but the same Spirit .
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And there are varieties of ministries ,
but the same Lord .
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And there are varieties of activities ,
but the same God works all in all .
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But to each [
one ]
the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the profit [
of all .]
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For to one is given a word of wisdom through the Spirit ,
to another a word of knowledge according to the same Spirit ,
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and to another faith by the same Spirit ,
to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit ,
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to another the working of miracles ,
and to another prophecy ,
and to another discerning of spirits ,
and to another [
different ]
kinds of tongues ,
and to another interpretation of tongues .
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But one and the same Spirit works all these things ,
distributing to each one individually just as He wills .
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For just as the body is one and has many parts ,
but all the parts of that one body ,
being many ,
are one body ,
so also is Christ .
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For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body-whether Jews or Greeks ,
whether slaves or free-and we were all given to drink into one Spirit .
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For in fact the body is not one part but many .
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If the foot should say , "
Because I am not a hand ,
I am not of the body ,"
is it therefore not of the body ?
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And if the ear should say , "
Because I am not an eye ,
I am not of the body ,"
is it therefore not of the body ?
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If the whole body [
were ]
an eye ,
where [
would be ]
the hearing ?
If the whole [
were ]
hearing ,
where [
would be ]
the smelling ?
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But now God has set the parts ,
each one of them ,
in the body just as He desired .
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And if all [
parts ]
were one part ,
where [
would be ]
the body ?
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But now indeed there [
are ]
many parts ,
but one body .
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And the eye cannot say to the hand , "
I have no need of you ";
nor again the head to the feet , "
I have no need of you ."
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But to a greater degree the parts of the body which seem weaker are necessary .
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And [
the parts ]
of the body which we consider to be less honorable ,
on these we bestow greater honor ;
and our unpresentable parts have greater propriety .
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But our presentable [
parts ]
have no need .
But God united the body ,
giving greater honor to the [
part ]
being inferior ,
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lest there be divisions in the body ,
but the parts care the same for one another .
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And if one part suffers ,
all the parts suffer together ;
or if one part is honored ,
all the parts rejoice together .
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Now you are the body of Christ ,
and members individually .
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And [
those ]
whom God has appointed in the church [
are ]:
first apostles ,
second prophets ,
third teachers ,
then miracles ,
then gifts of healings ,
helps ,
administrations ,
kinds of tongues .
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All [
are ]
not apostles , [
are they ]?
All [
are ]
not prophets , [
are they ]?
Are all teachers ? [
Are ]
all [
workers of ]
miracles ?
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Do all have gifts of healings ?
Do all speak with tongues ?
Do all interpret ?
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But strive for the better gifts .
And yet I make known a more excellent way .
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Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels ,
but have not love ,
I have become [
as ]
sounding brass or a clashing cymbal .
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And though I have [
the gift of ]
prophecy ,
and know all mysteries and all knowledge ,
and though I have all faith ,
so as to remove mountains ,
but have not love ,
I am nothing .
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And though I give away all my possessions to feed [
the poor ],
and though I deliver up my body to be burned ,
but have not love ,
it profits me nothing .
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Love is patient ,
love is kind ;
love does not envy ;
love does not boast ,
is not arrogant ;
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does not behave disgracefully ,
does not seek its own ,
is not provoked to anger ,
thinks no evil ;
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does not rejoice over unrighteousness ,
but rejoices with the truth ;
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bears all things ,
believes all things ,
hopes all things ,
endures all things .
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Love never fails .
But whether there [
are ]
prophecies ,
they shall pass away ;
whether there [
are ]
tongues ,
they shall cease ;
whether there [
is ]
knowledge ,
it shall pass away .
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Now we know in part ,
and we prophesy in part .
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But when that which is perfect has come ,
then that which is partial shall pass away .
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When I was a child ,
I spoke as a child ,
I thought as a child ,
I reasoned as a child ;
but when I became a man ,
I put away the things of the child .
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For now we see through a mirror by reflection ,
but then face to face .
Now I know in part ,
but then I shall know just as I also am known .
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And now abide faith ,
hope ,
love ,
these three ;
but the greatest of these is love .
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Pursue love ,
and desire the spiritual [
gifts ],
but especially that you may prophesy .
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For he who speaks in an [
unknown ]
tongue speaks not to men ,
but to God ,
for no one understands him ;
however ,
in the spirit he speaks mysteries .
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But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort .
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He who speaks in an [
unknown ]
tongue edifies himself ,
but he who prophesies edifies the church .
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Now I wish you all spoke in tongues ,
but even more that you should prophesy ;
for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in tongues ,
unless he interprets ,
so that the church may be edified .
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But now ,
brothers ,
if I come to you speaking in tongues ,
what shall I profit you unless I speak to you either in a revelation ,
or in knowledge ,
or in a prophesy ,
or in doctrine ?
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Likewise the lifeless things ,
when they make a sound ,
whether flute or harp ,
unless they make a distinction in the tones ,
how will it be known what is being played on the flute ,
or what is being played on the harp ?
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For if the trumpet gives an indistinct sound ,
who will prepare for battle ?
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So also you , [
if you ]
do not give a clear word by the tongue ,
how will it be known what is being spoken ?
For you will be speaking into the air .
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There are ,
perhaps ,
so many kinds of sounds in the world ,
and none of them without meaning .
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Therefore ,
if I do not know the meaning of the sound ,
I shall be as a foreigner to the [
one ]
speaking ,
and the [
one ]
speaking [
shall be ]
as a foreigner to me .
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So also you ,
since you are zealous of spiritual [
gifts ],
seek that you may abound to the edification of the church .
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Therefore let he that speaks in an [
unknown ]
tongue pray that he may interpret .
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For if I pray in a tongue ,
my spirit prays ,
but my understanding is unfruitful .
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What is the conclusion then ?
I will pray with the spirit ,
and I will also pray with the mind .
I will sing with the spirit ,
and I will also sing with the mind .
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Otherwise ,
if you bless with the spirit ,
how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say "
Amen "
when you give thanks ,
since he does not know what you are saying ?
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For you indeed give thanks well ,
but the other is not edified .
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I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all ;
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but in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding ,
in order that I may instruct others ,
rather than ten thousand words in an [
unknown ]
tongue .
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Brothers ,
do not be children in your understanding ;
rather ,
in malice be children ,
but in understanding be men .
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In the law it is written : "
With men of other tongues and by strange lips I will speak to this people ;
and yet not even in this way will they hear Me ,"
says the Lord .
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So then tongues are for a sign ,
not to those who believe but to unbelievers ;
but prophesying is not for unbelievers but for those who believe .
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If then the whole church comes together at the same place ,
and all speak in tongues ,
and there come in [
those that are ]
unlearned or unbelievers ,
will they not say that you are mad ?
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But if all prophesy ,
and an unbeliever or an unlearned person comes in ,
he is reproved by all ,
he is discerned by all .
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And so the secrets of his heart become clear ;
and so ,
falling down on his face ,
he will worship God ,
reporting that God is truly among you !
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What is it then ,
brothers ?
Whenever you come together ,
each of you has a song ,
has a teaching ,
has a tongue ,
has a revelation ,
has an interpretation .
Let all things be done for edification .
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If anyone speaks in an [
unknown ]
tongue , [
let it be ]
by two or at the most three ,
each in turn ,
and let one interpret .
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But if there is no interpreter ,
let him be silent in church ,
and let him speak to himself and to God .
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Let two or three prophets speak ,
and let others discriminate .
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But if [
something ]
is revealed to another who sits by ,
let the first be silent .
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For you can all prophesy [
one ]
by one ,
that all may learn and all may be encouraged .
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And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets .
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For God is not [
the author ]
of confusion but of peace .
As in all the churches of the saints ,
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let your women be silent in the churches ,
for it is not permitted for them to speak ,
but to be in subjection ,
just as the law also says .
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And if they desire to learn anything ,
let them ask their own husbands at home ;
for it is shameful for women to speak in church .
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Or did the word of God go forth from you ?
Or did it come to you only ?
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If anyone thinks that he is a prophet ,
or [
is ]
spiritual [,]
let him recognize that the things which I am writing to you are the commandments of the Lord .
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But if anyone is ignorant ,
let him be ignorant .
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Therefore ,
brothers ,
seek to prophesy ,
and do not forbid to speak in tongues .
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Let all things be done properly and according to order .
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Now I made known to you ,
brothers ,
the gospel which I preached to you ,
which also you received ,
in which you also stand ,
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through which also you are saved ,
if you hold fast that word which I preached to you-unless you believed in vain .
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For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received :
that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures ,
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and that He was buried ,
and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures ,
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and that He appeared to Cephas ,
then to the Twelve .
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Thereafter He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time ,
of whom the majority remain until now ,
but some have fallen asleep .
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Thereafter He appeared to James ,
then to all the apostles .
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And last of all ,
as of [
one ]
born out of due time ,
He appeared to me also .
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For I am the least of the apostles ,
who am not worthy to be called an apostle ,
because I persecuted the church of God .
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But by the grace of God I am what I am ,
and His grace toward me was not in vain ;
but I labored more abundantly than them all ,
yet not I ,
but the grace of God which was with me .
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Therefore ,
whether it was I or they ,
so we preach and so you believed .
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Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead ,
how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead ?
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But if there is no resurrection of the dead ,
then Christ has not been raised .
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And if Christ has not been raised ,
then our preaching is vain and your faith also is vain !
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And we are found [
to be ]
false witnesses of God ,
because we bore witness concerning God ,
that He raised Christ ,
whom He did not raise-if in fact the dead are not raised .
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For if the dead are not raised , [
then ]
neither has Christ been raised .
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And if Christ has not been raised ,
your faith is worthless ;
you are still in your sins !
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Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished .
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If in this life only we have hoped in Christ ,
we are to be pitied above all men .
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But now Christ has been raised from the dead , [
and ]
has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep .
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For since by a man [
came ]
death ,
also by a Man came the resurrection of the dead .
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For as in Adam all die ,
even so in Christ all will be made alive .
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But each one in his own order :
Christ the firstfruits ,
then those who belong to Christ at His coming .
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Then [
will be ]
the end ,
when He hands over the kingdom to God ,
even the Father ,
when He abolishes every ruler and every authority and power .
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For He must reign until He puts all His enemies under His feet .
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The last enemy that will be abolished is death .
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For "
He has subjected all things under His feet ."
But when He says that "
all things have been subjected ,"
it is evident that [
this is ]
except for Him who subjected all things to Him .
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Now when all things are made subject to Him ,
then also the Son Himself will be subjected to Him who subjected all things to Him ,
in order that God may be all in all .
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Otherwise ,
what will they do who are being baptized for the dead ,
if the dead are not raised at all ?
Why are they also baptized for the dead ?
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And why are we also in danger every hour ?
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I [
affirm ],
by my boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord ,
I die daily .
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If ,
in the manner of men ,
I fought with beasts at Ephesus ,
what is the benefit to me ?
If the dead are not raised , "
Let us eat and drink ,
for tomorrow we die !"
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Do not be deceived : "
Evil associations corrupt good habits ."
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Awake to righteousness ,
and do not sin !
For some have no knowledge of God .
I speak this to your shame .
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But someone will say , "
How are the dead raised ?
And with what sort of body do they come ?"
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Fool ,
what you sow is not made alive unless it dies .
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And what you sow ,
you do not sow that body that will be ,
but a bare grain-perhaps wheat or some other [
grains ].
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But God gives to it a body just as He desired ,
and to each of the seeds its own body .
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All flesh is not the same flesh ,
but there is a different [
kind ] [
of flesh ]
for men ,
and another flesh for beasts ,
another for fish ,
and another for birds .
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And there [
are ]
heavenly bodies ,
and earthly bodies ;
but the glory of the heavenly is one ,
and the glory of the earthly is another .
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There is one glory of the sun ,
and another glory of the moon ,
and another glory of the stars ;
for one star differs from [
another ]
star in glory .
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So also is the resurrection of the dead .
The body is sown in corruption ,
it is raised in incorruption .
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It is sown in dishonor ,
it is raised in glory .
It is sown in weakness ,
it is raised in power .
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It is sown a natural body ,
it is raised a spiritual body .
There is a natural body ,
and there is a spiritual body .
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Thus also it is written , "
The first man Adam [
became ]
a living being ;"
the last Adam [
became ]
a life-giving spirit .
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However ,
that which is spiritual is not first ,
but that which is natural ,
then that which is spiritual .
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The first man [
was ]
from earth ,
made of dust ;
the second Man is the Lord from heaven .
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Like the [
man ]
made of dust ,
so also [
are ]
those who are made of dust ;
and as is the heavenly [
Man ],
so also [
are ]
those [
who are ]
heavenly .
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And just as we have borne the image of the [
man ]
made of dust ,
let us also bear the image of the heavenly [
Man ].
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Now this I say ,
brothers ,
that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God ;
nor can corruption inherit incorruption .
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Behold ,
I tell you a mystery :
We shall not all sleep ,
but we shall all be changed -
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in a moment ,
in the twinkling of an eye ,
at the last trumpet .
For the trumpet shall sound ,
and the dead shall be raised incorruptible ,
and we shall be changed .
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For this corruptible must put on incorruption ,
and this mortal must put on immortality .
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So when this corruptible should put on incorruption ,
and this mortal should put on immortality ,
then will come to pass the word which was written : "
Death was swallowed up in victory ."
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O Death ,
where is your sting ?
O Hades ,
where is your victory ?"
*
Now the sting of death is sin ,
and the power of sin is the law .
*
But thanks be to God ,
who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ .
*
So then ,
my beloved brothers ,
be steadfast ,
immovable ,
always abounding in the work of the Lord ,
knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord .
*
Now concerning the collection which is for the saints ,
as I directed to the churches of Galatia ,
so you must do also :
*
On the first day of the week let each one of you put [
something ]
aside ,
storing up whatever he may prosper ,
in order that there be no collections when I come .
*
But when I arrive , [
those ]
whom ever you approve by letters ,
these I will send to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem .
*
But if it is fitting that I go also ,
they will go with me .
*
Now I will come to you when I go through Macedonia (
for I am coming through Macedonia ).
*
And perhaps I will remain ,
or even spend the winter with you ,
that you may send me on my journey ,
wherever I may go .
*
For I do not wish to see you now in passing ;
but I hope to spend some time with you ,
if the Lord permits .
*
But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost .
*
For a great and effective door has been opened to me ,
and there [
are ]
many adversaries .
*
Now if Timothy comes ,
see to it that he may be with you without fear ;
for he does the work of the Lord ,
as I also [
do ].
*
Therefore let no one despise him .
But send him away in peace ,
that he may come to me ;
for I am waiting for him with the brothers .
*
Now concerning our brother Apollos ,
I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers ,
but it was not his will to come at this time ;
however ,
he will come whenever he has an opportunity .
*
Watch ,
stand fast in the faith ,
be courageous ,
be strong .
*
Let all that you do be done in love .
*
I urge you ,
brothers (
you know the household of Stephanas ,
that it is the firstfruits of Achaia ,
and that they have devoted themselves to the ministry of the saints )
*
that you also subject yourselves to such [
people ]
and to everyone who works and labors with us .
*
I rejoice over the coming of Stephanas ,
Fortunatus ,
and Achaicus ,
for what was lacking on your part they have supplied .
*
For they refreshed my spirit and yours .
Therefore give recognition to such [
men ].
*
The churches of Asia greet you .
Aquila and Priscilla greet you heartily in the Lord ,
together with the church that is in their house .
*
All the brothers greet you .
Greet one another with a holy kiss .
*
The salutation with my own hand-Paul '
s .
*
If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ ,
let him be Anathema .
Marana tha !
*
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you .
*
My love be with you all in Christ Jesus .
Amen .
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