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But, all things, am I doing, for the sake of the glad-message, that a joint-partaker thereof, I may become.

I, therefore, so, am running, as, not uncertainly, so, am boxing, as not thrashing air;

But am beating my body under, and leading it captive, lest, by any means, - unto others, having proclaimed, the contest , I myself, should be rejected.

What, then, am I saying? - that, an idol-sacrifice, is anything? or that, an idol, is anything?

If, I, with gratitude, partake, why am I to be defamed, as to that for which, I, give thanks?

Become imitators of me, - even as, I also, am of Christ.

What! have ye not houses for your eating and drinking? or, the assembly of God, do ye despise, and, put to shame them who have nothing? What am I to say to you? Shall I praise you? In this, I praise you not.

But, concerning the spiritually gifted, brethren, I am not wishing you to be ignorant.

Though the foot should say - Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body, Is it, therefore, not, of the body?

And, though the ear should say - Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, Is it, therefore, not, of the body?

And, though I have the gift of prophesying, and know all sacred secrets, and all knowledge, - and though I have all faith, so as to be removing mountains, and have not, love, I am, nothing;

And, though I morsel out all my goods, - and though I deliver up my body, that I may boast, and have not, love, I am profited, nothing.

For, if I am praying in a tongue, my spirit, is praying, but, my mind, is unfruitful.

I give thanks unto God! - More than ye all, am I speaking with tongues;

If anyone thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge the things which I am writing to you, - that they are, a commandment, of the Lord.

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

But, by favour of God, I am what I am, and, his favour, which was unto me, hath not been made void, - but, much more abundantly than they all, have I toiled, albeit not, I, but the favour of God with me.

Day by day, am I dying! - Yea! by your own boasting, brethren, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Wake up to sobriety, in righteousness, and be not committing sin; for some have, an ignorance of God: for shame, unto you, am I speaking!

Unto condemnation, I am not saying this , for I have before said - In our hearts, are ye, to the end we may die together and live together.