justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and, 12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lor by the Spirit of our God. If any brother hath a wife that belie not, and she be pleased to dwell with let him not put her away.

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 And the woman which hath an bustan that believeth not, and if he be pleased 13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for dwell with her, let her not leave him. meats: but God shall destroy both it and 14 For the unbelieving husband is ser them. Now the body is not for fornication, tified by the wife, and the unbelieving but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. is sanctified by the husband: else were yar 14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, children unclean; but now are they hay and will also raise up us by his own power. 15 But if the unbelieving depart, le 15 Know ye not that your bodies are the depart. A brother or a sister is not un members of Christ? shall I then take the bondage in such cases: but God hath ca members of Christ, and make them the mem- us to peace. bers of an harlot? God forbid.

16 For what knowest thou, O wife, w ther thou shalt save thy husband? Or h knowest thou, O man, whether thou s save thy wife?

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.

CHAP. VII.

No Cunto me: It is good for a man concerning the things whereof ye

17 But as God hath distributed to ere man, as the Lord hath called every one, sc him walk: and so ordain I in all churches

18 Is any man called being circumcise let him not become uncircumcised. Ita called in uncircumcision? let him not circumcised.

20 Let every man abide in the same s ing wherein he was called.

21 Art thou called being a servant? not for it; but if thou mayest be made fre use it rather.

not to touch a woman.

2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

22 For he that is called in the Lord, b a servant, is the Lord's free man: bleve also he that is called, being free, is Chr servant.

3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

23 Ye are bought with a price; be nec, the servants of men.

24 Brethren, let every man, wherein be called, therein abide with God.

4 The wife hath not power of her own bo25 Now concerning virgins, I have dy, but the husband: and likewise also the commandment of the Lord: yet I give husband hath not power of his own body, judgment, as one that hath obtained mer

but the wife.

of the Lord to be faithful.

19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncire cision is nothing, but the keeping of th commandments of God.

5 Defraud ye not one

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26 I suppose therefore that this is good i be with consent for a time, that ye may give the present distress; I say, that it is good f yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come a man so to be.. together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

6 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife seek not a wife.

28 But and if thou marry, thou hast

7 For I would that all men were even as sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath no I myself: but every man hath his proper gift sinned; nevertheless such shall have tre of God, one after this manner, and another ble in the flesh; but I spare

you.

after that.

29 But this I say, brethren, the time widows, It is good for them if they abide wives be as even as I.

8 I say therefore to the unmarried and short: it remaineth, that both they that ban

though they had none; 30 And they that weep, as though they

ry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

9 But if they cannot contain, let them mar-wept not; and they that rejoice, as thoug

10 And unto the married I command, yet though they possessed not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

11 But, and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife

not;

31 And they that use this world abusing it: for the fashion of d passeth away.

32 But I would have you without careful 'ness. He that is unmarried careth for the

they rejoiced not; and they that buy, u

things that belong to the Lord, how he may 10 For if any man see thee which hast please the Lord: knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, 33 But he that is married careth for the shall not the conscience of him which is things that are of the world, how he may weak be emboldened to eat those things please his wife. which are offered to idols;

34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, against Christ. how she may please her husband.

11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? 12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin

13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother

35 And this I speak for your own profit; to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world not that I may cast a snare upon you, but standeth, lest I make my brother to offend. for that which is comely, and that ye may CHAP. IX. attend upon the Lord without distraction.

36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not; let them marry.

37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

AM not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are MI an am I not free? have not ye my work in the Lord?

2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this;

4 Have we not power to eat and to drink? 5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? 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?

8 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

CHAP VIII.

TOW, as touching things offered unto

ledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifeth.

2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he rought to know.

care for oxen?

10 Or saith be 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 thrasheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

12 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

13 Do ye not know, that they which mi

6 But to us there is but one God, the Fa-nister about holy things live of the things of ther, of whom are all things, and we in him; the temple? and they which wait at the aland one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are tar are partakers with the altar?

all things, and we by him.

14 Even so hath the Lord ordained, that 7 Howbeit there is not in every man that they which preach the gospel should live of knowledge: for some, with conscience of the the gospel. idol unto this hour, eat it as a thing offered 15 But I have used none of these things; unto an idol; and their conscience being neither have I written these things, that it weak is defiled. should be so done unto me: for it were bet

3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox

4 As concerning 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 none other God

but one.

8 But meat commendeth us not to God: ter for me to die, than that any man shoof? for neither, if we eat, are we the better; make my glorying void. neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

9 But take heed, lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to

16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

them that are weak.

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17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have them for ensamples: and they are written a reward but if against my will, a dispen- for our admonition, upon whom the ends of sation of the gospel is committed unto me. the world are come.

18 What 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.

19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that might gain the more.

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20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save

2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: (for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them; and that Rock was Christ :)

5 But with many of them God was not well pleased; for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

12 Wherefore, let him that thinketh be standeth take heed lest he fall.

13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempt. ed above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, thai ye may be able to bear it.

14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, fe from idolatry.

15 I speak as to wise men; judge g what I I say.

16 The cup of blessing which we bless, i it not the communion of the blood of Chria the bread which we break, is it not the com munion of the body of Christ?

17 For we, being many, are one bread and one body: for we are all partakers a

that one bread.

serpents.

10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

11 Now all these things happened unto

18 Behold Israel after the flesh. Are they which eat of the sacrifices partakers the altar?

26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:"

27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection; lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself of devils. should be a castaway. CHAP. X.

19 What say I then? that the idol is any thing? or that which is offered in sacri to idols is any thing?

20 But I say, that the things which t Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devis and not to God: and I would not that y should have fellowship with devils.

21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils: ye cannot be par takers of the Lord's table, and of the table

22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy are we stronger than he?

23 All things are lawful for me, ba things are not expedient: all things are law ful for me, but all things edify not.

24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.

25 Whatsoever is sold in the shamble that eat, asking no question for conscienc sake:

26 For the earth is the Lord's, and ca fulness thereof.

27 If any of them that believe not bid to a feast, and ye be disposed to ge, want ever is set before you eat, asking no que tion for conscience' sake.

28 But if any man say unto you, This offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for sake that shewed it, and for conscie sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and fulness thereof.

29 Conscience, I say, not thine own, bu the other: for why is my liberty judge another man's conscience?

6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

7 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.

8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

30 For if I by grace be a partaker, w

9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of am I evil spoken of for that for which I g them also tempted, and were destroyed of

thanks?

31 Whether therefore ye eat, ar whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory

32 Give none offence, neither to the Jew nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church God:

33 Even as I please all men in all things, shall I say to you? shall I praise you in not seeking mine own profit, but the profit this? I praise you not. of many, that they may be saved.

CHAP. XI.

23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the

BE ye followers of me, even as I also am Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was

Christ.

2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

betrayed, took bread:

24 And, when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in re

25 After the same manner also he took the

3 But I would have you know, that the membrance of me. head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup Christ is God. is the new testament in my blood: this do 4 Every man praying or prophesying, ha- ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of ving his head covered, dishonoureth his head. me.

5 But every woman that prayeth or pro- 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and phesieth with her head uncovered, disho- drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death noureth her head: for that is even all one till he come."

as if she were shaven.

27 Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this

6 For if the woman be not covered, let her bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unalso be shorn: but if it be a shame for a wo-worthily, shall be guilty of the body and man to be shorn or shaven, let her be co-blood of the Lord.

:vered. 28 But let a man examine himself, and 7 For a man indeed ought not to cover so let him eat of that bread, and drink of his head, forasmuch as he is the image and that cup. glory of God: but the woman is the glory| of the man.

8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head, because of the angels. 11 Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in or der when I come. CHAP. XII. that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame Now, I would not have you ignorant. concerning spiritual gifts, bre

14 Doth not even nature itself teach you,

unto him?

15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her for her hair is given her for a covering.

16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

17 Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

20 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's

supper.

thren,

2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.

3 Wherefore 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, but by the Holy Ghost.

4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

8 For to one is given by the Spirit the 21 For in eating every one taketh before word of wisdom; to another the word of other his own supper: and one is hungry, knowledge by the same Spirit; and another is drunken. 9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to 22 What! have ye not houses to eat and another the gifts of healing by the same to drink in? or despise ye the church of Spirit ;

God, and shame them that have not? What! 10 To another the working of miracles;

to another prophecy; to another discerning rity, I am become as sounding brass, or a of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; tinkling cymbal.

to another the interpretation of tongues: 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, 11 But all these worketh that one and the and understand all mysteries, and all know. self-same Spirit, dividing to every man se-ledge; and though I have all faith, so that verally as he will. I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

12 For 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.

3 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 pro fiteth me nothing.

4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; cha rity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itse is not puffed up,

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, sees eth not her own, is not easily provoked, think eth no evil;

6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiced. in the truth;

13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

14 For the body is not one member, but many.

15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

7 Beareth all things, believeth all things hopeth all things, endureth all things.

8 Charity never faileth: but whether thr be prophecies, they shall fail; whether ther be tongues, they shall cease; whether the be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

9 For we know in part, and we prophe in part.

10 But when that which is perfect is com then that which is in part shall be da away.

11 When I was a child, I spake as a ch understood as a child, I thought as a chr but when I became a man, I put away chil ish things.

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12 For now we see through a glass, darkly but then face to face: now I know in part; then shall I know even as also I am knows

17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? if the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body as it hath pleased him.

19 And if they were all one member, where were the body?

20 But now are they many members, yet but one body.

21 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.

22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we be-rity. stow more abundant honour, and our uncome

CHAP. XIV.

ly parts have more abundant comeliness..Ftual gifts, but rather that ye may pr and desire spr

24 For our comely parts have no need; but God hath tempered the body together, phesy.

having given more abundant honour to that 2 For he that speaketh in an mi part whocked: God: for no man understandeth him; be tongue speaketh not unto men, but ar beit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

3 But he that prophesieth speaketh men to edification, and exhortation, comfort.

4 He that speaketh in an unknown tong edifieth himself; but he that prophesiethe fieth the church.

26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 28 And God hath set some in the church, 5 I would that ye all spake with tong first, apostles; secondarily, prophets; third- but rather that ye prophesied : for greas ly, teachers; after that miracles; then gifts he that prophesieth than he that speak of healings, helps, governments, diversities of with tongues, except he interpret, that i tongues. church may receive edifying.

29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

6 Now, brethren, if I come unto a you, except I shall speak to you either by speaking with tongues, what shall I p velation, or by knowledge, or by price ing or by doctrine?

31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. CHAP. XIJI.

And even things without life g sound, whether pipe or harp, excep

T HOUGH I speak with the tongues of give a distinction in the sounds, how men and of angels, and have not cha- be known what is piped or harped?

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13 And now abideth faith, hope, chany these three; but the greatest of these is de