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Let us be so accounted of by you, as the servants of Messiah, and the stewards of the mysteries of God.

5 Therefore pronounce not judgments before the time, [fn] until the Lord come, who will pour light upon the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the thoughts of [fn] hearts: and then will each one have [fn] praise from God.

But I suppose, that God hath placed us legates the last, as for death; since we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men.

But I will come to you speedily, if God be willing: and I will know, not the speech of them who exalt themselves, but their power:

for the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

and those without, God judgeth; and remove ye the wickedness from among you.

Or do ye not know, that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not mistake; neither whoremongers, nor idol-worshippers, nor adulterers, nor debauchers, nor liers with males,

nor the avaricious, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners, will inherit the kingdom of God.

And these things have been in some of you: but ye are washed, and are sanctified, and made righteous, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, and by the Spirit of our God.

Food is for the belly; and the belly is for food; but God will bring them both to naught. But the body is not for whoredom, but for our Lord; and our Lord for the body.

And God hath raised up our Lord; and he will raise us up, by his power.

Or know ye not, that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who abideth in you, whom ye have received from God? And ye are not your own.

For ye are bought with a price. Therefore, glorify ye God, with your body, and with your spirit, which are God's.

For I would that all men might be like me in purity. But every man is endowed with his gift of God; one thus, and another so.

But if the unbeliever separateth, let him separate: A brother or sister is not in bondage in such cases: it is to peace, God hath called us.

Every one, however, as the Lord hath distributed to him, and every one as God hath called him, so let him walk. And also thus I enjoin upon all the churches.

24 Let every one, my Brethren, continue with God, in whatever [fn] he was called.

And concerning virginity, I have no precept from God; but I give counsels as a man who hath obtained mercy from God to be a believer.

But she is happier, in my opinion, if she remain so: and I think also, that I have the Spirit of God.

But if any one loveth God, that man is known of him.