Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
3Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
4I thank my God always on your behalf for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
5that in every thing ye are enriched by Him, in all utterance and in all knowledge,
6even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you,
7so that ye fall behind in no gift, waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
8He shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the Day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
10Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
11For it hath been reported unto me about you, my brethren, by those who are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
12Now this I say, when every one of you saith, "I am of Paul," and "I of Apollos," and "I of Cephas," and "I of Christ":
13Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
14I thank God that I baptized none of you but Crispus and Gaius,
15lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
16And I baptized also the household of Stephanas. Besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
17For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Gospel, and not with the wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.
18For the preaching of the cross is foolishness to those who perish; but unto us who are saved, it is the power of God.
19For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."
20Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
21For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe.
22For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom;
23but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness,
24but unto those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God.
25For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26For ye see in your calling, brethren, how not many wise men according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.
27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
28and base things of the world and things which are despised hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things which are,
29that no flesh should glory in His presence.
30But because of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who from God is made unto us wisdom and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption.
1 Corinthians 2 - 21st Century King James Version
And I, brethren, when I came to you declaring unto you the testimony of God, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom.
2For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
3And I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling.
4And my speech and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
5that your faith should not stand on the wisdom of man, but on the power of God.
6However, we speak wisdom among those who are perfect, yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, who are coming to nought.
7But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the world for our glory --
8wisdom which none of the princes of this world knew; for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.
9But as it is written: "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him."
10But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit. For the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? Even so no man knoweth the things of God, but the Spirit of God.
12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that we might know the things that are freely given to us by God.
13These things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged by no man.î1COR 2:16 "For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct Him?" But we have the mind of Christ.
1 Corinthians 3 - 21st Century King James Version
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
2I have fed you with milk and not with meat; for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able,
3for ye are yet carnal. For if there is among you envying and strife and divisions, are ye not carnal and walk as men?
4For while one saith, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are ye not carnal?
5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye came to believe, even as the Lord gave to every man?
6I have planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.
7So then, neither is he that planteth anything, nor he that watereth, but God who giveth the increase.
8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one, and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.
9For we are laborers together with God; ye are God's husbandry; ye are God's building.
10According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
11For no man can lay another foundation than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12Now if any man build upon this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble,
13every man's work shall be made manifest; for the Day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire, and the fire shall test every man's work of what sort it is.
14If any man's work abide which he hath built thereon, he shall receive a reward.
15If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as fire.
16Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For the temple of God is holy, and ye are that temple.
18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: "He taketh the wise in their own craftiness";
20and again, "The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain."
21Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours,
22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come -- all are yours,
23and ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
1 Corinthians 4 - 21st Century King James Version
Let a man so account us as the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2Moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful.
3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yea, I judge not mine own self.
4For I know nothing by myself, yet am I not hereby justified; but He that judgeth me is the Lord.
5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall every man have praise of God.
6And these things, brethren, I have in a sense transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes, that ye may learn through us not to regard men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
7For who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou that thou did not receive? Now if thou did receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou had not been given it?
8Now ye are full, now ye are rich! Ye have reigned as kings without us! And I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you!
9For I think that God hath set forth us, the apostles, last, as it were approved to death; for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
10We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honorable, but we are despised.
11Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place,
12and we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;
13being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
14I write these things not to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved sons.
15For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet ye have not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the Gospel.
16Therefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
17For this cause I have sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved son and faithful in the Lord, who shall put you in remembrance of my ways which are in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.
18Now some are puffed up as though I would not come to you.
19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and will know, not the speech of those who are puffed up, but the power.
20For the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
21What will ye have? Shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love and in the spirit of meekness?
1 Corinthians 5 - 21st Century King James Version
It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, of such a kind as is not so much as even named among the Gentiles: that one should have his father's wife.
2And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
3For I verily, though absent in body but present in spirit, have judged already as though I were present concerning him who hath so done this deed:
4In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, I being there in spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
5deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the Day of the Lord Jesus.
6Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
7Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ, our Passover, is sacrificed for us.
8Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
9I wrote unto you in an epistle not to keep company with fornicators--
10yet not meaning altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters, for to do so ye would need to go out of the world.
11But I now have written unto you not to keep company with any man who is called a brother if he is a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. With such a one you are not even to eat.
12For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do not ye judge those who are within?
13But those who are outside, God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
1 Corinthians 6 - 21st Century King James Version
Dare any of you, having a complaint against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
2Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
3Know ye not that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?
4If then ye have judgments to make on things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church!
5I speak to shame you! Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you, no, not one, who shall be able to judge between his brethren?
6But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers!
7Now therefore, there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one against another. Why do ye not rather accept wrong? Why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
8Nay, ye do wrong and defraud, and that your own brethren!
9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? Be not deceived: Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners shall inherit the Kingdom of God.
11And such were some of you. But ye are washed, ye are sanctified, ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
12"All things are lawful unto me," but all things are not expedient. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be brought under the power of any.
13"Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats," but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
14And God hath both raised up the Lord and will also raise up us by His own power.
15Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them the members of a harlot? God forbid!
16What? Know ye not that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? "For two," saith He, "shall be one flesh."
17But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
18Flee fornication. Every other sin which a man doeth is outside the body, but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
19What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you and which ye have from God, and that ye are not your own?
20For ye are bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
1 Corinthians 7 - 21st Century King James Version
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
2Nevertheless to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
3Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence, and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
4The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband; and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.
5Defraud ye not one the other, unless it be with consent for a time only, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not through your lack of selfrestraint.
6But I speak this by permission, and not by commandment.
7For I would that all men were even as I myself am. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one in this manner and another in that.
8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I.
9But if they cannot contain themselves, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.
10And unto the married I command (yet not I, but the Lord): let not the wife depart from her husband.
11But if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband. And let not the husband put away his wife.
12But to the rest I speak (not the Lord): if any brother hath a wife who believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
13And the woman who hath a husband who believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband. Else yourîchildren would be unclean, but now they are holy.
15But if the unbelieving spouse depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases, for God hath called us to peace.
16For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
17But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all churches.
18Is any man called, being circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called, being uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised.
19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is the keeping of the commandments of God.
20Let every man abide in the same calling as when he was called.
21Art thou a servant when called? Be not concerned; but if thou mayest be made free, then make use of it.
22For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman; likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.
23Ye are bought with a price; be ye not the servants of men.
24Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
25Now concerning virgins: I have no commandment from the Lord, yet I give my judgment as one who hath obtained mercy from the Lord to be faithful.
26I suppose therefore that in this present distress, I say, it is good for a man so to be.
27Art thou bound unto a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife.
28But if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless, such shall have trouble in the flesh, but I would spare you.
29But this I say, brethren: the time is short. It remaineth that those who have wives should be as though they had none;
30and those who weep, as though they wept not; and those who rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those who buy, as though they possessed not.
1 Corinthians 8 - 21st Century King James Version
Now concerning things offered unto idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
2And if any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
3But if any man love God, the same is known by Him.
4Concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but One.
5For though there be what are called "gods," whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many "gods" and many "lords"),
6yet to us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we in Him, and one Lord Jesus Christ by whom are all things, and we by Him.
7However, there is not in every man that knowledge; for some, with conscience of the idol until this hour, eat it as a thing offered unto an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
8But meat commendeth us not to God, for neither are we the better if we eat, nor are we the worse if we eat not.
9But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak.
10For if any man see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols,
11and through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
12For when ye sin so against the brethren and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
13Therefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
1 Corinthians 9 - 21st Century King James Version
Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are not you my work in the Lord?
2If I am not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you. For ye are the seal of mine apostleship in the Lord.
3Mine answer to those who examine me is this:
4Have we not power to eat and to drink?
5Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as do other apostles and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
6Or is it I only and Barnabas who have not power to forbear working?
7Who goeth to war at any time at his own expense? Who planteth a vineyard and eateth not of the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a flock and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
8Say I these things as a man, or saith not the law the same also?
9For it is written in the Law of Moses: "Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn." Doth God take care for oxen,
10or doth He say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope, and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
11If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it so great a thing if we should reap your worldly things?
12If others are partakers of this power over you, are we not even more? Nevertheless we have not used this power, but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the Gospel of Christ.
13Do ye not know that those who minister concerning holy things live of the things of the temple, and those who wait upon the altar are partakers with the altar?
14Even so hath the Lord ordained that those who preach the Gospel should live from the Gospel.
15But I have used none of these things; neither have I written, that these things should be so done unto me. For it would be better for me to die than that any man should make my glorying void.
16For though I preach the Gospel, I have nothing to glory about, for necessity is laid upon me. Yea, woe is unto me if I preach not the Gospel!
17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, a dispensing of the Gospel is committed unto me.
18What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the Gospel, I may make the Gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the Gospel.
19For though I am free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
20And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law;
21to those who are outside the law, as outside the law (though not outside the law of God, but under the law of Christ), that I might gain those who are outside the law.
22To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
23And this I do for the Gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
24Know ye not that those who run in a race all run, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain it.
25And every man that striveth for mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
26I therefore so run, but not with uncertainty; I so fight, but not as one that beateth the air.
27But I keep control of my body, and bring it into subjection, lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
1 Corinthians 10 - 21st Century King James Version
Moreover, brethren, I would not have ye ignorant of how all of our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,
2and all were baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
3And all ate the same spiritual meat,
4and all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.
5But with many of them God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6Now these things were our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
7Neither 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."
8Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed -- and three and twenty thousand fell in one day.
9Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted -- and were destroyed by serpents.
10Neither should ye murmur, as some of them also murmured -- and were destroyed by the destroyer.
11Now all these things happened unto them by way of example, and are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
12Therefore let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall.
13There hath no temptation taken hold of you but such as is common to man. But God is faithful; He will not suffer you to be tempted beyond that which ye are able to bear, but with the temptation will also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
14Therefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
15I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
16The 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?
17For we, being many, are one bread and one body, for we are all partakers of that one Bread.
18Behold Israel according to the flesh: are not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?
19What say I then? That the idol is anything, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is anything?
20But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils and not to God; and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
21Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils; ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table and of the table of devils.
22Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
23All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful for me, but all things do not edify.
24Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wellbeing.
25Whatsoever is sold in the meat market, that eat, asking no question for conscience' sake;
26for, "The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof."
27If any of those who do not believe bid you to a feast, and ye are disposed to go, whatsoever is set before you eat, asking no question for conscience' sake.
28But if any man say unto you, "This is offered in sacrifice unto idols," then eat it not for his sake who showed it, and for conscience' sake; for, "The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof."
29I do not mean thine own conscience, but the other's. For why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience?
30For if I by grace be a partaker, why is evil spoken of me for that for which I give thanks?
1 Corinthians 11 - 21st Century King James Version
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
2Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things and keep the ordinances as I have delivered them to you.
3But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.
4Every man who prayeth or prophesieth, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.
5But every woman who prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoreth her head, for that is one and the same as if she were shaven.
6For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, inasmuch as he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man.
8For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man.
9Neither was the man created for the woman, but the woman for the man.
10For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head, because of the angels.
11Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in the Lord.
12For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.
13Judge for yourselves: Is it comely that a woman should pray unto God uncovered?î1COR 11:14 Doth not even nature itself teach you that if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
15But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given her for a covering.
16But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
17Now in this I declare unto you that I praise you not: that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
18For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and I partly believe it.
19For there must be also heresies among you, that those who are approved may be made manifest among you.
20When ye therefore come together into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's Supper.
21For in eating, every one taketh his own supper ahead of another, and one is hungry and another is drunken.
22What? Have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God, and shame those who have not? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I praise you not!
23For I have received from the Lord that which also I delivered unto you: that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which He was betrayed, took bread;
24and 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."
25In the same manner also He took the cup when He had supped, saying, "This cup is the new testament in My blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me."
26For as often as ye eat this bread and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death until He come.
27Therefore whosoever shall eat this bread and drink this cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
28But let a man examine himself, and then let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup.
29For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
30For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
31For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
1 Corinthians 12 - 21st Century King James Version
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3Therefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed, and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, except by the Holy Ghost.
4Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who worketh all in all.
7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit thereby:
8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues.
11But all of these that one and the selfsame Spirit worketh, apportioning to every man individually as He will.
12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we are Jews or Gentiles, whether we are bond or free, and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
14For the body is not one member, but many.
15If the foot shall say, "Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body?
16And if the ear shall say, "Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body?
17If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?
18But now hath God set the members, every one of them, in the body as it hath pleased Him.
19And if they were all one member, where would be the body?
20But now there are many members, yet but one body.
21And 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."
22Nay, much more those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary.
23And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
24For our comely parts have no need, but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked,
25that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another.
26And whenever one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
27Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
28And God hath set some in the church: first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracle workers, then those with gifts of healing, helpers, administrators, and those with diversity of tongues.
29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Areîall workers of miracles?
30Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?
1 Corinthians 13 - 21st Century King James Version
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not charity, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal.
2And 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, but have not charity, I am nothing.
3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up;
5doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8Charity never faileth. But whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
9For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
11When 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.
12For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then shall I know, even as also I am known.
13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 Corinthians 14 - 21st Century King James Version
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather so that ye may prophesy.
2For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God, for no man understandeth him, however it may be that in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
3But he that prophesieth, speaketh unto men for edification and exhortation and comfort.
4He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself, but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
5I would that ye all spoke with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied; for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, unless he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
6Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I shall speak to you either by revelation or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
7And even things without life, making sounds, whether pipe or harp, unless they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?î1COR 14:8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle?
9So likewise you, unless ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken, for ye shall be speaking into the air?
10There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
11Therefore, if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
12Even so ye, inasmuch as ye are zealous to possess spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
13Therefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
14For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15What 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.
16Else, when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say "Amen" at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
17For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
18I thank my God that I speak with tongues more than ye all.
19Yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
20Brethren, be not children in understanding. Nonetheless, in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
21In the law it is written: "With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that they will not hear Me," saith the Lord.
22Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to those who believe not; but prophesying serveth not those who believe not, but those who believe.
23If therefore the whole church come together into one place and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are unlearned or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?
24But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not or is unlearned, he is convinced by all and is judged by all,
25and thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God and report that God is in you in truth.
26How is it then, brethren? When ye come together every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.
27If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two or at the most by three, and then in turn, and let one interpret.
28But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church, and let him speak to himself and to God.
29Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge.
30If anything be revealed to another who sitteth by, let theîfirst hold his peace.
31For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be comforted.
1 Corinthians 15 - 21st Century King James Version
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which you also have received, and wherein ye stand,
2by which ye also are saved if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you-- unless ye have believed in vain.
3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received: how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4and that He was buried, and that He arose again the third day according to the Scriptures,
5and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve,
6and that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some have fallen asleep.
7After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles.
8And last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.
9For I am the least of the apostles, not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all -- yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
11Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
12Now if Christ is preached, that He rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
14and if Christ be not risen, then our preaching is vain, and your faith is also vain.
15Yea, and we are found to be false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up, if so it be that the dead rise not.
16For if the dead rise not, then is Christ not raised;
17and if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
18Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
19If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
20But now Christ is risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of those who slept.
21For since by man came death, by Man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive;
23but every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward those who are Christ's at His coming.
24Then cometh 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.
25For He must reign until He hath put all enemies under His feet.
26The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death,
27for "He hath put all things under His feet." But when He saith "all things" are put under Him, it is manifest that He is excepted, who did put all things under Him.
28And when all things shall be subdued unto Him, then shall the Son Himself also be subject unto Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.
29Else, what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead?
30And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
1 Corinthians 16 - 21st Century King James Version
Now concerning the collection for the saints: As I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.
2Upon the first day of the week, let every one of you lay aside in store as God hath prospered him, so that there need be no gatherings when I come.
3And when I come, whomever ye shall approve by your letters I will send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.
4And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.
5Now I will come unto you when I shall pass through Macedonia (for I am passing through Macedonia).
6And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you,that ye may send me on my journey whithersoever I go.
7For I will not see you now on my way, but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
8But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
9For a great door, and effectual, has opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
10Now if Timothy come, see that he may be with you without fear, for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.
11Let no man therefore despise him, but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me; for I look for him with the brethren.
12Now concerning our brother Apollos: I greatly desired that he should come unto you with the brethren, but it was not at all his will to come at this time; but he will come when it shall be convenient.
13Watch ye; stand fast in the faith; acquit yourselves like men; be strong.
14Let all your things be done with charity.
15I beseech you, brethren (ye know the household of Stephanas and that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the ministry of the saints),
16that ye submit yourselves unto such and to everyone that helpeth with us and laboreth.
17I am glad about the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.
18For they have refreshed my spirit and yours; therefore acknowledge ye those who are such.
19The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
20All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with a holy kiss.
21The salutation of me, Paul, with mine own hand.
22If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anathema. Maranatha!
23The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
24My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
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