And we speak about these things, not with words taught us by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people. ¹ 

What is Apollos, really? Or what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, and each of us in the ministry the Lord gave us. ¹ 

when people lie about us, we answer in a friendly manner. We are the world’s dirt and scum, even now.

Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon and another glory of the stars, for star differs from star in glory.

For we do not write you anything other than what ¹  you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely ² 

But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in ¹  what has been written, “I believed; therefore I spoke,” ²  we also believe, therefore we also speak.

Therefore we do not despair, ¹  but even if our physical body ²  is wearing away, our inner person ³  is being renewed day by day.

Let such a person consider this: What we say ¹  by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.

It is necessary to go on boasting. ¹  Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father,

In him ¹  we have redemption through his blood, ²  the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

For he is our peace, the one who made both groups into one ¹  and who destroyed the middle wall of partition, the hostility,

Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, ¹  for we are members of one another.

For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of ¹  before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you?

so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.

But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate ¹  of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation. ² 

But the aim of our instruction ¹  is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith. ² 

To do this ¹  you must hold firmly to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck in regard to the faith.

It trains us ¹  to reject godless ways ²  and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,