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To those without the law I was as one without the law, not as being without law to God, but as under law to Christ, so that I might give the good news to those without the law.

But with most of them God was not pleased: for they came to their end in the waste land.

You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.

What I say is that the things offered by the Gentiles are offered to evil spirits and not to God; and it is not my desire for you to have any part with evil spirits.

But if I give praise to God for the food which I take, let no man say evil of me for that reason.

So then, if it is a question of food or drink, or any other thing, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God.

But it is important for you to keep this fact in mind, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.

For it is not right for a man to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

For as the woman is from the man, so the man is through the woman; but all things are from God.

But if any man will not be ruled in this question, this is not our way of doing things, and it is not done in the churches of God.

What? have you not houses to take your meals in? or have you no respect for the church of God, putting the poor to shame? What am I to say to you? am I to give you praise? certainly not.

So it is my desire for you to be clear about this; that no one is able to say by the Spirit of God that Jesus is cursed; and no one is able to say that Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.

And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all.

But now God has put every one of the parts in the body as it was pleasing to him.

But those parts of the body which are beautiful have no need of such care: and so the body has been joined together by God in such a way as to give more honour to those parts which had need of it;

And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.

For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things.

I give praise to God that I am able to make use of tongues more than you all:

The secrets of his heart are made clear; and he will go down on his face and give worship to God, saying that God is truly among you.