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For the word of the stake is foolishness to those that perish ,
but unto us who are saved ,
it is the power of God .
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For it is written ,
I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent .
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Where [
is ]
the wise ?
where [
is ]
the scribe ?
where [
is ]
the philosopher of this world ?
Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world ?
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For in the wisdom of God ,
since the world by wisdom knew not God ,
it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those that believe .
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For the Jews require a sign ,
and the Greeks seek after wisdom ,
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but we preach Christ crucified ,
unto the Jews a stumblingblock and unto the Gentiles foolishness ;
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but unto those who are called ,
both Jews and Greeks ,
Christ [
is ]
the power of God ,
and the wisdom of God .
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For that which is foolish of God is wiser than men ,
and that which is weak of God is stronger than men .
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For look upon your vocation ,
brothers ,
that ye are not many wise men after the flesh ,
not many mighty ,
not many noble ,
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but rather God has chosen that which is the foolishness of the world to confound the wise ,
and God has chosen that which is the weakness of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty ;
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and that which is vile of the world and that which is despised God has chosen ,
and things which are not ,
to bring to nought the things that are ,
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that no flesh should glory in his presence .
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But of him ye are [
reborn ]
in Christ Jesus ,
who of God is made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption ,
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that ,
according as it is written ,
He that glories ,
let him glory in the Lord .:
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Moreover ,
brothers ,
I would that ye not ignore how our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea
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and were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea
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and did all eat the same spiritual food
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and did all drink the same spiritual drink ,
for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them ;
and that Rock was the Christ .
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But with many of them God was not pleased ;
therefore ,
they were overthrown in the wilderness .
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Now these things became types of us ,
that we should not lust after evil things as they lusted .
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Neither be ye idolaters ,
as [
were ]
some of them ;
as it is written ,
The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play .
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Neither let us commit fornication ,
as some of them committed and fell [
dead ]:
in one day ,
twenty-three thousand .
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Neither let us tempt the Christ ,
as some of them also tempted and perished by the serpents .
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Neither murmur ye ,
as some of them also murmured and perished by the destroyer .
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Now all these things happened unto them as types ,
and they are written for our admonition ,
upon whom the ends of the ages are come .
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Therefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall .
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No temptation has taken you but such as is common to man ,
but God [
is ]
faithful ,
who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able but will with the temptation also make a way to escape ,
that ye may be able to bear [
it ].
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Therefore ,
my dearly beloved ,
flee from idolatry .
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I speak as to wise men ;
judge ye what I say .
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The cup of blessing which we bless ,
is it not [
the ]
fellowship of the blood of the Christ ?
The bread which we break ,
is it not [
the ]
fellowship of the body of the Christ ?
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For one loaf [
of bread means ]
that many are one body ,
for we are all partakers of that one loaf .
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Behold Israel after the flesh :
are not those who eat of the sacrifices participants of the altar ?
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What do I say then ?
that the idol is anything or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is anything ?
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But I [
say ]
that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice ,
they sacrifice to demons ,
and not to God ;
and I would not that ye should be participants of demons .
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Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons ;
ye cannot be participants of the Lord '
s table and of the table of demons .
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Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy ?
are we stronger than he ?
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All things are lawful for me ,
but all things are not expedient ;
all things are lawful for me ,
but all things do not edify .
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Let no one seek his own good ,
but that of the other .
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Whatever is sold in the market , [
that ]
eat ,
asking no question for conscience sake ;
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for the earth is the Lord '
s ,
and the fullness thereof .
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If any of those that do not believe bid you [
to a feast ],
and ye are disposed to go ,
eat whatever is set before you asking no questions for conscience sake .
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But if anyone says unto you ,
This is offered in sacrifice unto idols ,
do not eat [
it ]
for the sake of him that disclosed it and for conscience sake ;
for the earth [
is ]
the Lord '
s ,
and the fullness thereof :
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conscience ,
I say ,
not thine own ,
but of the other ,
for why should my liberty [
be ]
judged by another [
man '
s ]
conscience ?
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For if I by grace am a partaker ,
why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks ?
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Whether therefore ye eat or drink or whatever ye do ,
do everything for the glory of God .
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Be without offense ,
neither to the Jews nor to the Gentiles nor to the church of God ;
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even as I please everyone in all things ,
not seeking my own profit ,
but the [
profit ]
of many ,
that they may be saved .:
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Be ye imitators of me ,
even as I also [
am ]
of Christ .
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Now I praise you ,
brothers ,
that ye remember me in all things and retain my instructions the same as I spoke unto you .
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But I would have you know that the head of every man is the Christ ,
and the head of the woman [
is ]
the man ,
and the head of Christ [
is ]
God .
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Every man praying or prophesying ,
having [
his ]
head covered ,
dishonours his head .
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But every woman that prays or prophesies with [
her ]
head uncovered dishonours her head ,
for that is even the same as if she were shaven .
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For if the woman is not covered ,
let her also be shorn ;
but if it is a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven ,
let her be covered .
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For a man indeed ought not to cover [
his ]
head ,
forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God ;
but the woman is the glory of the man .
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For the man is not of the woman ,
but the woman of the man .
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Neither was the man created for the woman ,
but the woman for the man .
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For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her head :
because of the angels .
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Nevertheless ,
neither is the man without the woman ,
neither the woman without the man ,
in the Lord .
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For as the woman [
is ]
of the man ,
even so [
is ]
the man also by the woman ;
but all things of God .
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Judge in yourselves :
is it honest that a woman pray unto God uncovered ?
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Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man lets [
his ]
hair grow ,
it is dishonest ?
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But if a woman lets [
her ]
hair grow ,
it is a glory to her ;
for [
her ]
hair is given her for a covering .
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With all this ,
if anyone seems to be contentious ,
we have no such custom ,
neither the church of God .
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Now in this that I declare [
unto you ]
I praise [
you ]
not :
that ye come together not for the better ,
but for the worse .
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For first of all ,
when ye come together in the church ,
I hear that there are divisions among you ;
and I partly believe it .
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For it is expedient that there also be heresies among you ,
so that those who are proved may become manifest among you .
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So that when ye come together in one [
place ,
this ]
is not eating the Lord '
s supper .
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For in eating ,
each one takes his own supper first :
and one is hungry ,
and another is drunken .
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What ?
Do ye not have houses to eat and to drink in ?
or do ye despise the church of God and shame those that have not ?
What shall I say to you ?
shall I praise you in this ?
I praise [
you ]
not .
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For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you ,
That the Lord Jesus the [
same ]
night in which he was betrayed took bread ;
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and when he had given thanks ,
he broke [
it ]
and said ,
Take ,
eat :
this is my body ,
which is broken for you ;
this do in remembrance of me .
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After the same manner also [
he took ]
the cup ,
after he had eaten supper ,
saying ,
This cup is the new testament in my blood ;
do this each time that ye drink ,
in remembrance of me .
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For each time that ye eat this bread and drink this cup ,
ye declare the Lord '
s death until he comes .
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Therefore whoever shall eat this bread and drink [
this ]
cup of the Lord unworthily shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord .
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But let each man prove himself ,
and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup .
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For he that eats and drinks unworthily ,
eats and drinks judgment to himself ,
not discerning the Lord '
s body .
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For this cause many [
are ]
weak and sickly among you ,
and many sleep .
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For if we would examine ourselves ,
we should not be judged .
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But being judged ,
we are chastened of the Lord ,
that we should not be condemned with the world .
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Therefore ,
my brothers ,
when ye come together to eat ,
wait for one another .
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And if anyone is hungry ,
let him eat at home ;
that ye not come together unto judgment .
And I will set the rest in order when I come .:
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Now regarding spiritual things ,
brothers ,
I would not have you ignore [
them ].
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Ye know that when ye were Gentiles ,
ye went ,
even as ye were led ,
unto the dumb idols .
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Therefore I give you to understand ,
that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus anathema and [
that ]
no one can call Jesus Lord but by [
the ]
Holy Spirit .
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Now there is dispersal of gifts ,
but the same Spirit .
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And there is dispersal of ministries ,
but the same Lord .
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And there is dispersal of operations ,
but it is the same God who works all in each one .
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But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one to profit with .
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For to one is given by the Spirit a word of wisdom ;
to another ,
a word of knowledge according to the same Spirit ;
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to another ,
faith by the same Spirit ;
to another ,
gifts of healing by the same Spirit ;
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to another , [
the ]
operation of miracles ;
to another ,
prophecy ;
to another ,
discerning of spirits ;
to another , [
different ]
kinds of tongues ;
to another ,
the interpretation of tongues :
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one and the same Spirit operates all these things ,
dispersing to each one his own [
gift ]
as he wills .
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For as the body is one and has many members ,
and all the members of that one body ,
being many ,
are one body ,
so also the Christ .
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For by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body ,
whether [
we are ]
Jews or Greeks ,
whether [
we are ]
bond or free ,
and have been all made to drink into one Spirit .
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For the body is not one member ,
but many .
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If the foot shall 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 shall 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 ]
the hearing [
be ]?
If the whole [
were ]
hearing ,
where [
would ]
the smelling [
be ]?
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But now God has set the members each one of them in the body ,
as it has pleased him .
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And if they were all one member ,
where [
would ]
the body [
be ]?
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But now [
they are ]
indeed many members ,
yet but one body .
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And the eye cannot say unto the hand ,
I have no need of thee ;
nor again the head to the feet ,
I have no need of you .
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For those members of the body ,
which seem to be weaker ,
are much more necessary ;
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and those [
members ]
of the body which we think to be more vile ,
these we dress with more abundant honour ;
and those in us who are [
more ]
indecent have more honesty .
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For those in us who are more honest need nothing ,
but God has ordered the body together ,
having given more abundant honour to that [
one ]
which lacked ,
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that there should be no contradiction in the body ,
but [
that ]
the members should have the same care one for another .
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And if one member suffers ,
all the members suffer together ;
or if one member is honoured ,
all the members rejoice together .
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Now ye are the body of Christ and members in particular .
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And God did set certain [
ones ]
in the church :
first apostles ,
secondarily prophets ,
thirdly teachers ,
after that faculties ,
then gifts of healings ,
helps ,
governments ,
diversities of tongues .
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Are ]
all apostles ? [
are ]
all prophets ? [
are ]
all teachers ? [
do ]
all [
have ]
faculties ?
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Do all have gifts of healing ?
do all speak with tongues ?
do all interpret ?
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But earnestly pursue the best gifts ,
and yet I show unto you a more excellent way .:
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Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not charity ,
I am become [
as ]
sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal .
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And though I have [
the gift of ]
prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge ,
and though I have all faith ,
so that I could remove mountains ,
and have not charity ,
I am nothing .
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And though I bestow all my goods to feed [
the poor ]
and though I give my body to be burned and have not charity ,
it profits me nothing .
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Charity suffers long [
and ]
is benign ;
charity envies not ;
charity does [
nothing ]
without due reason ,
is not puffed up ,
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is not injurious ,
seeks not her own ,
is not easily provoked ,
thinks no evil ,
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rejoices not in iniquity ,
but rejoices in the truth ;
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bears all things ,
believes all things ,
hopes all things ,
endures all things .
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Charity is never lost ,
but prophecies shall come to an end ,
tongues shall cease ,
and knowledge shall come to an end .
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For we know in part ,
and we prophesy in part .
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But when that which is perfect is come ,
then that which is in part shall be done away .
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When I was a child ,
I spoke as a child ,
I understood as a child ,
I thought as a child ;
but when I became a man ,
I put away childish things .
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For now we see as through a mirror ,
in darkness ,
but then [
we shall see ]
face to face ;
now I know in part ,
but then I shall know even as I also am known .
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And now abide faith ,
hope ,
charity ,
these three ;
but the greatest of these [
is ]
charity .:
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Follow after charity and earnestly pursue spiritual [
gifts ],
but above all ,
that ye may prophesy .
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For he that speaks in an [
unknown ]
tongue speaks not unto men ,
but unto God ,
for no one understands [
him ],
even though by the Spirit he speaks mysteries .
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But he that prophesies speaks unto men [
for ]
edification and exhortation and comfort .
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He that speaks in an [
unknown ]
tongue edifies himself ,
but he that prophesies edifies the church .
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I would that ye all spoke with tongues ,
but rather that ye prophesied ,
for greater [
is ]
he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues ,
unless he interprets ,
that the church may receive edifying .
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Now ,
brothers ,
if I come unto you speaking with tongues ,
what shall I profit you unless I speak to you either with revelation or with knowledge or with prophecy or with doctrine ?
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And even things without life giving sound ,
whether flute or harp ,
except they give a distinction in the sounds ,
how shall it be known what is played or harped ?
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For if the trumpet gives an uncertain sound ,
who shall prepare himself to the battle ?
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So likewise ye ,
except ye utter by the tongue a clear and definite word ,
how shall it be known what is spoken ?
for ye shall speak into the air .
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There are many kinds of distinct voices in the world ,
and nothing [
is ]
dumb .
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Therefore ,
if I ignore the virtue of the voice ,
I shall be unto him that speaks [
as ]
a barbarian ,
and he that speaks [
shall be ]
a barbarian unto me .
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Even so ye ,
forasmuch as ye desire [
the things ]
of [
the ]
Spirit ,
earnestly pursue excellence unto the edification of the church .
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Therefore ,
let him that speaks in an [
unknown ]
tongue pray that he may interpret .
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For if I pray in an [
unknown ]
tongue ,
my spirit prays ,
but my understanding is unfruitful .
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What is it then ?
I will pray with the spirit ,
and I will pray with the understanding also ;
I will sing with the spirit ,
and I will sing with the understanding also .
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Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit ,
how shall he that occupies the place of the ignorant say ,
Amen ,
at thy giving of thanks ,
seeing he understands not what thou sayest ?
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For thou verily givest thanks well ,
but the other is not edified .
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I thank my God ,
I speak with tongues more than ye all ;
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yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding ,
that I might teach others also ,
than ten thousand words in an [
unknown ]
tongue .
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Brothers ,
be not children in understanding ,
howbeit in malice be ye children ;
but in understanding be perfect .
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In the law it is written ,
In other tongues and with other lips I will speak unto this people ;
and yet for all that ,
they will not hear me ,
saith the Lord .
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Therefore ,
tongues are for a sign ,
not to those that believe ,
but to those that do not believe ;
but prophecy is not for those that do not believe ,
but for those who believe .
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If ,
therefore ,
the whole church is come together into one place and all speak with tongues ,
and there come in [
those that are ]
unlearned or unbelievers ,
will they not say that ye are mad ?
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But if all prophesy ,
and there come in one that does not believe or [
one ]
unlearned ,
he is convinced of all ,
he is judged of all ;
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for the secrets of his heart are made manifest ;
and so falling down on [
his ]
face ,
he will worship God ,
declaring that God is indeed in you .
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How is it then ,
brothers ?
when ye come together ,
each one of you has a psalm ,
has doctrine ,
has tongues ,
has revelation ,
has interpretation .
Let all things be done unto edification .
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If anyone speaks in an [
unknown ]
tongue , [
let it be ]
by two ,
or at the most [
by ]
three ,
and [
that ]
by course ;
and let one interpret .
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But if there is no interpreter ,
let him keep silence in the church ,
and let him speak to himself and to God .
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Let the prophets speak two or three ,
and let the others judge .
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If [
any thing ]
is revealed to another that sits by ,
let the first be silent .
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For ye may all prophesy one by one ,
that all may learn ,
and all may be exhorted .
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And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets .
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For God is not [
the God ]
of disorder ,
but of peace ,
as in all the churches of the saints .
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Let your women keep silence in the churches ,
for it is not permitted unto them to speak ;
but [
they are commanded ]
to be in subjection ,
as also saith the law .
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And if they desire to learn anything ,
let them ask their husbands at home ,
for it is a dishonest thing for women to speak in [
the ]
congregation .
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What ?
Did the word of God come out from you ?
or did it come unto you only ?
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If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual ,
let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord .
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But anyone that ignores [
them ]
shall be ignored .
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Therefore ,
brothers ,
earnestly pursue prophecy and do not forbid to speak with tongues .
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But let all things be done decently and in order .:
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Moreover ,
brothers ,
I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you ,
which also ye have received and in which ye stand ;
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by which also ye are being saved if ye retain the word that I preached unto you ,
unless ye have believed in vain .
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For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received :
how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures
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and that he was buried and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures
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and that he appeared to Cephas and then to the twelve ;
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after that ,
he appeared unto more than five hundred brothers at once ,
of whom the greater part remain unto now ,
but some are fallen asleep .
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After that ,
he appeared unto James ;
then to all the apostles .
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And last of all he appeared unto me also ,
as of one born out of due time .
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For I am the least of the apostles ,
for I 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 towards me was not in vain ,
for I laboured more abundantly than they all ,
yet not I ,
but the grace of God which was with me .
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Therefore ,
whether [
it were ]
I or they ,
so we preach ,
and so ye believed .
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Now if [
the ]
Christ is preached that rose from the dead ,
how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead ?
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But if there is no resurrection of the dead ,
then neither is Christ risen ;
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and if Christ is not risen ,
then our preaching [
is ]
vain ,
and your faith [
is ]
also vain .
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And we are even found false witnesses of God because we have testified of God that he raised up the Christ ,
whom he did not raise up ,
if [
it ]
so be that the dead do not rise .
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For if the dead do not rise ,
then Christ is not raised either ;
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and if Christ is not raised ,
your faith [
is ]
vain ;
ye are even yet in your sins .
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Then those also who are fallen asleep in Christ are perished .
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If in this life only we have existence in Christ ,
we are the most miserable of all men .
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But now Christ is risen from the dead [
and ]
become the firstfruits of those that slept .
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For since by a man [
came ]
death ,
by a man [
came ]
also the resurrection of the dead .
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For as in Adam all die ,
even so in the Christ shall all be made alive .
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But each one in his own order :
Christ the firstfruits ;
afterward ,
those that are Christ '
s at his coming .
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Then [
comes ]
the end ,
when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God ,
even the Father ,
when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power .
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For he must reign until he has put all enemies under his feet .
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The last enemy [
that ]
shall be destroyed [
is ]
death .
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For he has put all things under his feet .
But when he says all things are put under [
him ,
it is ]
clear that he is excepted ,
who did put all things under him .
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And when all things shall be subdued unto him ,
then shall the Son also subject himself unto him that put all things under him ,
that God may be all in all .
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Else what shall they do who are baptized for the dead ,
if the dead do not rise at all ?
why are they then baptized for the dead ?
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And why do we stand in jeopardy every hour ?
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I die daily to stay in the glory of having taught you ,
which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord .
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If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus ,
what does it advantage me ,
if the dead do not rise ?
let us eat and drink ;
for tomorrow we die .
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Be not deceived :
evil companions corrupt good character .
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Watch diligently ,
and sin not ;
for some do not know God :
I speak [
this ]
to your shame .
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But someone will say ,
How are the dead raised up ?
and with what body do they come ?
* [
Thou ]
fool ,
that which thou sowest is not brought to life ,
unless it dies [
first ];
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and that which thou sowest ,
thou sowest not the body that shall be ,
but bare grain :
it may be of wheat or of some other [
grain ];
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but God gives it a body as it has pleased him ,
and to each seed its own body .
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All flesh [
is ]
not the same flesh ,
but [
there is ]
one [
kind of ]
flesh of men ,
another flesh of beasts ,
another of fishes , [
and ]
another of birds .
* [
There are ]
also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies ,
but the heavenly glory [
is ]
one [
thing ],
and the earthly [
glory is ]
another .
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One [
thing is the ]
glory of the sun ,
and another [
the ]
glory of the moon ,
and another [
the ]
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 .
It is sown in corruption ,
it shall be raised in incorruption ;
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it is sown in dishonour ,
it shall be raised with glory ;
it is sown in weakness ,
it shall be raised with power ;
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it is sown a natural body ,
it shall be raised a spiritual body .
There is a natural body ,
and there is a spiritual body .
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And so it is written ,
The first man Adam was made a living soul ;
the last Adam [
was made ]
a life-giving Spirit .
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Howbeit the spiritual is not first ,
but the natural ;
and afterward ,
that which is spiritual .
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The first man is of the earth ,
earthy ;
the second man [
is ]
the Lord of heaven .
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As [
is ]
the earthy ,
such [
are ]
those also that are earthy ;
and as [
is ]
the heavenly ,
such also [
are ]
those that are heavenly .
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And as we have borne the image of the earthy ,
we shall also bear the image of the heavenly .
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Now this I say ,
brothers ,
that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God ;
neither does corruption inherit incorruption .
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Behold ,
I show you a mystery :
We shall all indeed be raised ,
but we shall not all be changed ;
*
in a moment ,
in the twinkling of an eye ,
at the last trumpet ,
for the trumpet shall sound ,
and the dead shall be raised without corruption ,
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 shall have put on incorruption ,
and this mortal shall have put on immortality ,
then shall be brought to pass the word that is written ,
Death is swallowed up in victory .
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O death ,
where [
is ]
thy sting ?
O Hades ,
where [
is ]
thy victory ?
*
The sting of death [
is ]
sin ,
and the power of sin [
is ]
the law .
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But thanks [
be ]
to God ,
who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ .
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Therefore ,
my beloved brothers ,
be ye steadfast ,
unmovable ,
always abounding in the work of the Lord ,
forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord .:
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Now concerning the collection for the saints ,
as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia ,
do ye likewise .
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Each first sabbath let each one of you set aside in store ,
as [
God ]
has prospered him ,
that there be no collections when I come .
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And when I come ,
whomever ye shall approve by [
your ]
letters ,
them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem .
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And if it is appropriate that I go also ,
they shall go with me .
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Now I will come unto you ,
when I have passed through Macedonia ,
for I must pass through Macedonia .
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And it may be that I will abide and winter with you ,
that ye may bring me on my journey wherever I go .
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For I desire not to see you now in passing ,
but I trust to tarry a while with you ,
if the Lord permits .
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But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost .
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For a great and effectual door is opened unto me ,
and [
there are ]
many adversaries .
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Now if Timothy comes ,
see that he may stay with you securely ,
for he does the work of the Lord ,
as I also [
do ].
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Let no man therefore ,
despise ,
him ,
but conduct him forth in peace that he may come unto me ,
for I look for him with the brothers .
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As touching [
our ]
brother Apollos ,
I greatly desired him to come unto you with [
some of ]
the brothers ,
but his will was not at all to come at this time ,
but he will come when he shall have opportunity .
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Watch ye ,
stand fast in the faith ,
be brave ,
be strong .
*
Let all your things be done with charity .
*
I beseech you ,
brethren (
ye know the house of Stephanas ,
that it is the firstfruits of Achaia and [
that ]
they have dedicated themselves to the ministry of the saints ),
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that ye submit yourselves unto such and to each one that helps and labours .
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I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus ,
for they have filled your absence .
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For they have refreshed my spirit and yours ;
therefore ,
acknowledge ye those that are such .
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The churches of Asia salute you .
Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord ,
with the church that is in their house .
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All the brothers greet you .
Greet ye one another with a holy kiss .
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The salutation of [
me ],
Paul , [
is ]
with my own hand .
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If any man does not love the Lord Jesus Christ ,
let him be anathema .
Our Lord has come .
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [
be ]
with you .
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My charity in Christ Jesus be with you all .
Amen .:
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