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Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia [fn] to Christ.

Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother.

To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.

If then you have judgments concerning things pertaining to this life, do you appoint those who are least esteemed by the church to judge?

Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God,

For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.

And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.

He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.

I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for [fn] he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification.

Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel.

yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

Therefore if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are out of your mind?

But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God.

And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church.

For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla greet you heartily in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.