who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I, but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel – and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless. ¹ 

Instead we speak the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory.

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God.

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power.

I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.

I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord.

If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the confirming sign ¹  of my apostleship in the Lord.

I do not mean yours but the other person’s. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?

just as I also try to please everyone in all things. I do not seek my own benefit, but the benefit ¹  of many, so that they may be saved.

but our presentable members do not need this. Instead, God has blended together the body, giving greater honor to the lesser member,

but in the church I want to speak five words with my mind to instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

the women ¹  should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak. ²  Rather, let them be in submission, as in fact the law says.

And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare seed ¹  – perhaps of wheat or something else.

All flesh is not the same: People have one flesh, animals have another, birds and fish another. ¹ 

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 

I had no relief in my spirit, ¹  because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them ²  and set out ³  for Macedonia.

who made us adequate ¹  to be servants of a new covenant ²  not based on the letter but on the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.

We are not trying to commend ¹  ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, ²  so that you may be able to answer those who take pride ³  in outward appearance ⁴  and not in what is in the heart.