crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and in 3 1 Or, word. fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and 4 2 Gr. thing my 2 preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: that 5 your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. preached. 8 Gr. be. 4 Or, fullgrown. 5 Or, age: and so in ver. 7, 8; but not in ver. 12. 6 Some ancient read For. 7 Or, it. Howbeit we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet 6 a wisdom not of this 5 world, nor of the rulers of this 5 world, which are coming to nought: but we speak 7 God's wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory: which none of the rulers of this world 8 knoweth for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory: but as it is written, 6 : Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, 9 7 But unto us God revealed them through the Spirit: 10 authorities for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For who among men knoweth the things of a 11 man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of God. But we received, not the spirit of the world, but 12 the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us by God. Which 13 things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Spirit teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. Now the natural 14 man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually 10 judged. But he 15 that is spiritual "judgeth all things, and he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind 16 of the Lord, that he should instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. 8 Or, combining. Or, interpreting *piritual things to spiritual men. 10 Or, exrmined. 11 Or, examineth. 10 89 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto 3 spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ. I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not 2 yet able to bear it: nay, not even now are ye able; for 3 ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and walk after 4 the manner of men? For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not men? 5 What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord 6 gave to him. I planted, Apollos watered; but God 7 gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that 8 giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own 9 reward according to his own labour. For we are God's fellow-workers: ye are God's 'husbandry, God's 1 Gr. tilled building. 10 According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed 11 how he buildeth thereon. For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus 12 Christ. But if any man buildeth on the foundation 13 gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble; each land. work, of man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; 2 and the fire 2 Or, and itself shall prove each man's work of what sort it is. each man's 14 If any man's work shall abide which he built thereon, what sort it 15 he shall receive a reward. man's work shall be shall prove burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire. If any 3 If any man shall God de is, the fire it. tuary. 16 Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that Or, sanc17 the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? destroyeth the temple of God, him stroy; for the 18 ye are. 4 4 temple of God is holy, which temple Or, and such are ye. Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him be- 5 Or, age. 19 come a fool, that he may become wise. For the wis For it is dom of this world is foolishness with God. written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness: 20 and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the 21 wise, that they are vain. Wherefore let no one glory 22 in men. For all things are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or 1 Or, examined. things present, or things to come; all are yours; and 23 ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's. 1 Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of 4 Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Here, 2 moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing 3 that I should be judged of you, or of man's judge2 Gr. day. ment: yea, I judge not mine own self. For I know 4 nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. Wherefore judge 5 nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God. 3 Or, examine. 4 Or, examineth. Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure trans- 6 ferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye might learn not to go beyond the things which are written; that no one of you be puffed up for the one against the other. For who maketh thee to differ? 7 and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? Already are ye filled, already 8 ye are become rich, ye have reigned without us: yea and I would that ye did reign, that we also might reign with you. For, I think, God hath set forth us the 9 apostles last of all, as men doomed to death: for we 5 Or, both to are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye 10 are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong ye have glory, but we have dishonour. Even unto this 11 present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace ; and we toil, working with our own hands: being re- 12 viled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; being 13 Or, refuse. defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things, even until now. angels and men. 5 I write not these things to shame you, but to admon- 14 ish you as my beloved children. For though ye should 15 have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the gospel. I beseech you therefore, be ye imitators 16 17 of me. For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, away mourn... you? 5 It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that one of you hath his father's wife. 2 And 1ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, 1 Or, are ye that he that had done this deed might be taken puffed up? 2 Or, did ye 3 from among you. For I verily, being absent in body not rather but present in spirit, have already, as though I were present, judged him that hath so wrought this thing, 4 in the name of our Lord Jesus, ye being gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord 5 Jesus, to deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in 6 the day of the Lord Jesus. Your glorying is not Some good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the 7 whole lump? Purge out the old leaven, that ye may ancient authorities omit Jesus. be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our 8 passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ: wherefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither Gr. keep with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with festival. the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 6 tors &c. Or, as it is, 9 I wrote unto you in my epistle to have no company 10 with fornicators; not altogether with the fornicators 5 Or, not at all meaning of this world, or with the covetous and extortioners, the fornicaor with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of 11 the world: but 6 now I write unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not 12 to eat. For what have I to do with judging them that are without? Do not ye judge them that are within, I wrote. 1 Gr. the other. smallest tribunals. 3 Gr. tributaining to. nals per 4 Or, set them. church. whereas them that are without God judgeth? Put 13 away the wicked man from among yourselves. Dare any of you, having a matter against 1 his neigh- 6 bour, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? Or know ye not that the saints shall 2 judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, 2 Gr. of the are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much 3 more, things that pertain to this life? If then ye have 4 to judge things pertaining to this life, 'do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the church? I say this to move you to shame. Is it so, that there 5 cannot be found among you one wise man, who shall be able to decide between his brethren, but brother 6 goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers? Nay, already it is altogether 5 a defect in you, that ye 7 have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded? Nay, but ye 8 yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not 9 inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, nor thieves, 10 nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such 11 Gr.washed were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were yourselves. sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God. 5 Or, a loss to you. 6 All things are lawful for me; but not all things are 12 expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any. Meats for 13 the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body and God both raised the Lord, and will raise 14 up us through his power. Know ye not that your 15 bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? God forbid. Or know ye not that he that is 16 joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh. But he that is joined unto 17 : |