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So then, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old leaven or with the leaven of wickedness and sinfulness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

But now I have written to you not to associate with any so-called brother, if he is a sexually immoral person or a greedy person or an idolater or an abusive person or a drunkard or a swindler—with such a person not even to eat.

I say this to your shame. So is there not anyone wise among you who will be able to render a decision between his brothers?

So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, and the one who does not marry her will do better.

For even if after all there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many gods and many lords,

For if someone should see you who has knowledge reclining for a meal in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, because it is weak, be strengthened so that he eats the food sacrificed to idols?

Or doubtless does he speak for our sake? For it is written for our sake, because the one who plows ought to plow in hope and the one who threshes ought to do so in hope of a share.

If others share this right over you, do we not do so even more? Yet we have not made use of this right, but we endure all things, in order that we may not cause any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward, but if I do so unwillingly, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

And everyone who competes exercises self-control in all things. Thus those do so in order that they may receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we should not be desirers of evil things, just as those also desired them,

Temptation has not come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful, who will not permit you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but will also make a way out together with the temptation, so that you may be able to endure it.

So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

So then, my brothers, when you come together in order to eat the Lord's supper, wait for one another.

And if I have the gift of prophecy and I know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

And so you through the tongue, unless you produce a clear message, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air.

There are probably so many kinds of languages in the world, and none without meaning.

So then, tongues are for a sign not to those who believe, but to unbelievers, but prophecy is not for unbelievers, but for those who believe.

the secret things of his heart become evident, and so, falling on his face, he will worship God, proclaiming, "God is truly among you!"

So then, my brothers, desire to prophesy, and do not prevent speaking with tongues.