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In the case of an engaged couple who have decided not to marry: if the man feels that he is not acting properly toward the young woman and if his passions are too strong and he feels that they ought to marry, then they should get married, as he wants to. There is no sin in this.

But if a man, without being forced to do so, has firmly made up his mind not to marry, and if he has his will under complete control and has already decided in his own mind what to do—then he does well not to marry the young woman.

That is why I run straight for the finish line; that is why I am like a boxer who does not waste his punches.

Every test that you have experienced is the kind that normally comes to people. But God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out.

But I want you to understand that Christ is supreme over every man, the husband is supreme over his wife, and God is supreme over Christ.

So a man who prays or proclaims God's message in public worship with his head covered disgraces Christ.

A man has no need to cover his head, because he reflects the image and glory of God. But woman reflects the glory of man;

It follows that if one of you eats the Lord's bread or drinks from his cup in a way that dishonors him, you are guilty of sin against the Lord's body and blood.

Then he appeared to more than five hundred of his followers at once, most of whom are still alive, although some have died.

But each one will be raised in proper order: Christ, first of all; then, at the time of his coming, those who belong to him.

For Christ must rule until God defeats all enemies and puts them under his feet.

For the scripture says, "God put all things under his feet." It is clear, of course, that the words "all things" do not include God himself, who puts all things under Christ.

No one should look down on him, but you must help him continue his trip in peace, so that he will come back to me; for I am expecting him back with the believers.

You know about Stephanas and his family; they are the first Christian converts in Achaia and have given themselves to the service of God's people. I beg you, my friends,

who has placed his mark of ownership upon us, and who has given us the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the guarantee of all that he has in store for us.

in order to keep Satan from getting the upper hand over us; for we know what his plans are.

We are not like so many others, who handle God's message as if it were cheap merchandise; but because God has sent us, we speak with sincerity in his presence, as servants of Christ.

We are not like Moses, who had to put a veil over his face so that the people of Israel would not see the brightness fade and disappear.

But it can be removed, as the scripture says about Moses: "His veil was removed when he turned to the Lord."

All of us, then, reflect the glory of the Lord with uncovered faces; and that same glory, coming from the Lord, who is the Spirit, transforms us into his likeness in an ever greater degree of glory.