Study Desk

No one should be looking out for his own interests, but for those of his fellow.

Every man who prays or prophesies wearing something down over his head brings shame to his head,

For a man indeed should not have his head veiled, because he is the image and glory of God, and the woman is the glory of man.

Doesn't the nature of things itself teach you that a man who wears his hair long degrades himself?

because as you eat your meal, each one goes ahead on his own; so that one stays hungry while another is already drunk!

and the secrets of his heart are laid bare; so he falls on his face and worships God, saying, "God is really here among you!"

What is our conclusion, brothers? Whenever you come together, let everyone be ready with a psalm or a teaching or a revelation, or ready to use his gift of tongues or give an interpretation; but let everything be for edification.

But by God's grace I am what I am, and his grace towards me was not in vain; on the contrary, I have worked harder than all of them, although it was not I but the grace of God with me.

But each in his own order: the Messiah is the firstfruits; then those who belong to the Messiah, at the time of his coming;

For he has to rule until he puts all his enemies under his feet.

for "He put everything in subjection under his feet." But when it says that "everything" has been subjected, obviously the word does not include God, who is himself the one subjecting everything to the Messiah.

Every week, on Motza'ei-Shabbat, each of you should set some money aside, according to his resources, and save it up; so that when I come I won't have to do fundraising.

So let no one treat him with disrespect. Help him on his way in peace, so that he will return to me, for the brothers and I are expecting him.

As for brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to go and visit you along with the other brothers; and although it was not at all his desire to come at this time, he will come when he has the opportunity.

put his seal on us, and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee for the future.

so that we will not be taken advantage of by the Adversary — for we are quite aware of his schemes!

unlike Moshe, who put a veil over his face, so that the people of Isra'el would not see the fading brightness come to an end.

So all of us, with faces unveiled, see as in a mirror the glory of the Lord; and we are being changed into his very image, from one degree of glory to the next, by Adonai the Spirit.

For it is the God who once said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has made his light shine in our hearts, the light of the knowledge of God's glory shining in the face of the Messiah Yeshua.

because we know that he who raised the Lord Yeshua will also raise us with Yeshua and bring us along with you into his presence.