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To the church of God that is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place of theirs and ours.

For this cause have I sent to you Timothy, who is my dearest son and faithful in the Lord. Who will put you in mind of my ways, which are in Christ Jesus: as I teach every where in every church.

If therefore you have judgments of things pertaining to this world, set them to judge who are the most despised in the church.

Be without offence to the Jew, and to the Gentiles and to the church of God:

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor the Church of God.

For first of all I hear that when you come together in the church, there are schisms among you. And in part I believe it.

What, have you no houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God and put them to shame that have not? What shall I say to you? Do I praise you? In this I praise you not.

And God indeed hath set some in the church; first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly doctors: after that miracles: then the graces of healings, helps, governments, kinds of tongues, interpretations of speeches.

He that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself: but he that prophesieth, edifieth the church.

And I would have you all to speak with tongues, but rather to prophesy. For greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues: unless perhaps he interpret, that the church may receive edification.

So you also, forasmuch as you are zealous of spirits, seek to abound unto the edifying of the church.

But in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others also: than ten thousand words in a tongue.

If therefore the whole church come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in unlearned persons or infidels, will they not say that you are mad?

But if there be no interpreter, let him hold his peace in the church and speak to himself and to God.

But if they would learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is a shame for a woman to speak in the 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 salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house, with whom I also lodge.

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

For you have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion: how that, beyond measure, I persecuted the church of God and wasted it.

And he hath subjected all things under his feet and hath made him head over all the church,