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because you are not yet spiritual. You are jealous and argue with each other. This proves that you are not spiritual and that you are acting like the people of this world.

because Christ is the only foundation.

This is because God considers the wisdom of this world to be foolish. It is just as the Scriptures say, "God catches the wise when they try to outsmart him."

Because of Christ we are thought of as fools, but Christ has made you wise. We are weak and hated, but you are powerful and respected.

So don't refuse sex to each other, unless you agree not to have sex for a little while, in order to spend time in prayer. Then Satan won't be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

I don't know of anything that the Lord said about people who have never been married. But I will tell you what I think. And you can trust me, because the Lord has treated me with kindness.

But a married man has more worries. He must worry about the things of this world, because he wants to please his wife.

So he is pulled in two directions. Unmarried women and women who have never been married worry only about pleasing the Lord, and they keep their bodies and minds pure. But a married woman worries about the things of this world, because she wants to please her husband.

Don't cause problems for someone with a weak conscience, just because you have the right to eat anything.

But I have never used these privileges of mine, and I am not writing this because I want to start now. I would rather die than have someone rob me of the right to take pride in this.

If I preach because I want to, I will be paid. But even if I don't want to, it is still something God has sent me to do.

What pay am I given? It is the chance to preach the good news free of charge and not to use the privileges that are mine because I am a preacher.

I do all this for the good news, because I want to share in its blessings.

I am proud of you, because you always remember me and obey the teachings I gave you.

And so, because of this, and also because of the angels, a woman ought to wear something on her head, as a sign of her authority.

But suppose all of you are prophesying when those unbelievers and outsiders come in. They will realize that they are sinners, and they will want to change their ways because of what you are saying.

Just as we will die because of Adam, we will be raised to life because of Christ.

and face death every day? The pride that I have in you because of Christ Jesus our Lord is what makes me say this.

This is because God gives everything the kind of body he wants it to have.

because there is a wonderful opportunity for me to do some work here. But there are also many people who are against me.