Study Desk

Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong to make someone fall by what he eats.

But whoever doubts stands condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith, and everything that is not from faith is sin.

Nevertheless, I have written to remind you more boldly on some points because of the grace given me by God

because Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

because such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites. They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.

I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus,

because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.

None of the rulers of this age knew this wisdom, because if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

But the person without the Spirit does not receive what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated spiritually.

because you are still worldly. For since there is envy and strife among you, are you not worldly and behaving like mere humans?

each one’s work will become obvious. For the day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire; the fire will test the quality of each one’s work.

But because sexual immorality is so common, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman should have sexual relations with her own husband.

Do not deprive one another—except when you agree for a time, to devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again; otherwise, Satan may tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Because of the present distress, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.

If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, because you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

Isn’t he really saying it for our sake? Yes, this is written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes should thresh in hope of sharing the crop.

For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am compelled to preach—and woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

Now I do all this because of the gospel, so that I may share in the blessings.

Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, since all of us share the one bread.

If I partake with thanksgiving, why am I criticized because of something for which I give thanks?