1 Corinthians 13 The Way of Love If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.2And if I haveprophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith,so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.3If I give away all I have, andif I deliver up my bod...

1 Corinthians 12 Spiritual Gifts Nowconcerning[a]spiritual gifts,[b]brothers,[c]I do not want you to be uninformed.2You know thatwhen you were pagansyou were led astray tomute idols, however you were led.3Therefore I want you to understand thatno one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus isaccursed!" andno one can say "Jesus is Lord" except in ...

1 Corinthians 11 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Head Coverings 2Now I commend youbecause you remember me in everything andmaintain the traditionseven as I delivered them to you.3But I want you to understand thatthe head of every man is Christ,the head of a wife[a]is her husband,[b]andthe head of Christ is God.4Every man who prays or prophesies wi...

1 Corinthians 10 Warning Against Idolatry For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[a]that our fathers were all underthe cloud, and allpassed through the sea,2and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,3andall ate the samespiritual food,4andall drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed th...

1 Corinthians 9 Paul Surrenders His Rights Am I not free?Am I not an apostle?Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?Are not you my workmanship in the Lord?2If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you, for you arethe seal of my apostleship in the Lord. 3This is my defense to those who would examine me.4Do we not have the right to eat and drink?5Do we...

1 Corinthians 8 Food Offered to Idols Now concerning[a]food offered to idols: we know that"all of us possess knowledge." This "knowledge"puffs up,but love builds up.2If anyone imagines that he knows something,he does not yet know as he ought to know.3But if anyone loves God,he is known by God.[b] 4Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we ...

1 Corinthians 7 Principles for Marriage Now concerning the matters about which you wrote:"It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman."2But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.3The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to he...

1 Corinthians 6 Lawsuits Against Believers When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteousinstead of the saints?2Or do you not know thatthe saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?3Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much mo...

1 Corinthians 5 Sexual Immorality Defiles the Church It is actually reported that there issexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans,for a man has his father's wife.2Andyou are arrogant! Ought younot rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you. 3For thoughabsent in body, I am present in spi...

1 Corinthians 4 The Ministry of Apostles This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ andstewards of the mysteries of God.2Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.4For I am not aware of anyth...