A.V.

22 I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord.

23 Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.

24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

25 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

27 To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.

Written to the Romans from Corinthus, and sent by Phebe servant of the church at Cenchrea.

Acts 15. 9.

* Rom. 1. 7.

+ Gr. revelation.

* 1 Thes. 5. 24.

Gr. schisms.

*Acts 18. 24.

1 PAUL, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, *called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;

6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9*God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

10 Now 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.

11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of *Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but *Acts 18. Crispus and Gaius;

8.

* 2 Pet. 1.

16.

U Or,

speech.

15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in

mine own name.

16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other. 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: *not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that

1 PAUL, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes 1our 2 brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, even them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in 3 every place, their Lord and ours: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 I thank my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you 5 in Christ Jesus; that in everything ye were enriched in him, in all 3 utterance and all 6 knowledge; even as the testimony of Christ 7 was confirmed in you: so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of 8 our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye be unreprove able in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

10

Now I beseech you, brethren, through 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 perfected together in the same mind and in the 11 same judgement. For it hath been signified unto me concerning you, my brethren, by them which are of the household of Chloe, that there 12 are contentions among you. Now this I mean,

that each one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. 13 'Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized into the name of Paul? 145I thank God that I baptized none of you, 15 save Crispus and Gaius; lest any man should 16 say that ye were baptized into my name. And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any 17 other. For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.

perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

20* Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolish

ness;

24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than

men.

26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

27 But 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;

28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence. 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

31 That, according as it is written, *He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

2 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

4 And my speech and my preaching *was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

9 But 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.

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

12 Now 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 of God.

13 * Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things

are perishing foolishness; but unto us which 19 are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written,

I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And the prudence of the prudent will I re-
ject.

R.V.

1 Or, age

2 Gr.

20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the 21 world? For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the 2 preaching to save them that 22 believe. Seeing that Jews ask for signs, and 23 Greeks seek after wisdom: but we preach 3 Christ crucified, unto Jews a stumblingblock, 24 and unto Gentiles foolishness; but unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger selves. than men.

thing preached.

3 Or, a Messiah

4 Gr. the called

them

5 Or, ye behold 6 Or, have

part therein

Forbehold your calling, brethren, how that not many wise after the flesh, not many 27 mighty, not many noble, are called: but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are 28 strong; and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, yea 7and the things that are not, that he might Many 29 bring to nought the things that are: that no 30 flesh should glory before God. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and 31 sanctification, and redemption: that, accord- righting as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

2

And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the 10 mystery of 2 God. For I determined not to know any. thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him 3 crucified. And I was with you in weakness, 4 and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my 11 preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demon5 stration of the Spirit and of power: that your faith should not 12stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among the 13 perfect yet a wisdom not of this 14 world, nor of the rulers of this 14 world, which are com7 ing to nought: but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the 8 worlds unto our glory: which none of the rulers of this world knoweth: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the 9 Lord of glory but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not,

And which entered not into the heart of man,

Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.

10 15 But unto us God revealed 16 them through the Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, 11 the deep things of God. For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit 12 of God. But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely 13 given to us by God. Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Spirit teacheth; 17 18 comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 Now the natural man receiveth not the things

ancient authorities omit and.

8 Or, both

eousness and

sanctification and redemption

9 Or, word

10 Many
ancient
authori-

ties read
testi-
mony.

11 Gr.

thing,

preach-
ed.
12 Gr. be.

13 Or,
full-

grown

14 Or,
age: and
so in ver.
7, 8; but
not in
ver. 12.

15 Some ancient authorities read For.

16 Or, it 17 Or, combining

18 Or, interpreting spi ritual things to spi

ritual
men

of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15 But he that is spiritual "judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

3 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk tas men?

4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man ?

6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: *and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it † shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

18 Let 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.

19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, *He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

20 And again, *The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

23 And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

4 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's † judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.

4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

5 * Therefore judge nothing before the time, until

3

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto 2 babes in Christ. I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it: nay, 3 not even now are ye able; for 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; 5 are ye not men? What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye be6 lieved; and each as the Lord gave to him. I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the 7 increase. So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God 8 that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own 9 labour. For we are God's fellow-workers: ye are God's husbandry, God's building.

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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 how he buildeth 11 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 gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, 13 stubble; each man's work shall be made manifest for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall 14 prove each man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work shall abide which he built 15 thereon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire.

18

Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this 7 world, let him become a fool, that he may 19 become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He 20 that taketh the wise in their craftiness: and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of 21 the wise, that they are vain. Wherefore let

no one glory in men. For all things are 22 yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things pre23 sent, or things to come; all are yours; and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

4

Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of 2 God. Here, moreover, it is required in stew3 ards, that a man be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be 1 judged of you, or of man's judgement: yea, 4 I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. 5 Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until

the Lord come, who both will 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.

6 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

7 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

8 Now 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. 9 For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.

11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;

12 *And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

13* Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.

14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.

15 For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.

17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.

19* But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.

20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

21 What will ye? shall I come unto yon with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?

5 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.

2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

3 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,

4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? 7 Purge 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:

8 Therefore 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.

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.

Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred 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 7 the other. For who maketh thee to differ? 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? 8 Already are ye filled, already ye are become rich, ye have reigned without us: yea and I would that ye did reign, that we also might 9 reign with you. For, I think, God hath set forth us the apostles last of all, as men doomed to death for we are made a spectacle unto 10 the world, and to angels, and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye 11 have glory, but we have dishonour. Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and 12 have no certain dwellingplace; and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, 13 we bless; being persecuted, we endure; being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the 2 filth of the world, the offscouring of all things, even until now.

14 I write not these things to shame you, but to 15 admonish you as my beloved children. For though ye should have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the gospel. 16 I beseech you therefore, be ye imitators of 17 me. For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who shall put you in remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, even as I teach 18 everywhere in every church. Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. 19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord

will; and I will know, not the word of them 20 which are puffed up, but the power. For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. 21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of meekness? 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 2 hath his father's wife. And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he that had done this deed might be taken away from 3 among you. For I verily, being absent in body but present in spirit, have already, as though I were present, judged him that hath 4 so wrought this thing, in the name of our Lord Jesus, ye being gathered together, and my 5 spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus, to deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved

9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:

10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.

11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? 13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

6 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

2 Do 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? 3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inhe. rit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effe. minate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but 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.

14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot ? God forbid.

16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

7 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, to aroid fornication, let every

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Dare any of you, having a matter against 3 his neighbour, go to law before the unright2 eous, and not before the saints? Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy 34 to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more, 4 things that pertain to this life? If then ye have 5 to judge things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the 5 church? I say this to move you to shame. Is it so, that there cannot be found among you one wise man, who shall be able to decide be6 tween his brethren, but brother goeth to law

R.V.

1 Or, not at all

mean

ing the fornicators &c.

2 Or.
as it is.
I wrote

3 Gr. the other.

4 Gr. of the anallest tribunals

s Gr. tribynals pertain ing to. 4 Or, set them...

7 Or. a loss to you

7 with brother, and that before unbelievers? Nay, church. already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defraud8 ed? Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and 9 defraud, and that your brethren. Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor 'effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor

8

revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the king11 dom of God. And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but | Gr. ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

12

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under 13 the power of any. Meats for 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 14 the Lord for the body: and God both raised

the Lord, and will raise up us through his 15 power. Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, and make them mem16 bers of a harlot? God forbid. Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall 17 become one flesh. But he that is joined unto 18 the Lord is one spirit. Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth 19 against his own body. Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the 10 Holy Ghost 20 and ye are not your own; for ye were bought which is in you, which ye have from God? with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.

7 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a 2 woman. But, because of fornications, let each

washed

yourselves.

• От,

sanetuary

10 Or, Holy Spirit