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For you see God's design for you, my brothers, that he has not taken a great number of the wise after the flesh, not the strong, not the noble:

Do you not see that you are God's holy house, and that the Spirit of God has his place in you?

My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.

I am not saying these things to put you to shame, but so that, as my dear children, you may see what is right.

This pride of yours is not good. Do you not see that a little leaven makes a change in all the mass?

Do you not see that your bodies are part of the body of Christ? how then may I take what is a part of the body of Christ and make it a part of the body of a loose woman? such a thing may not be.

Or do you not see that he who is joined to a loose woman is one body with her? for God has said, The two of them will become one flesh.

Do you not see that the servants of the holy things get their living from the Temple, and the servants of the altar have their part in the food which is offered on the altar?

Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.

See Israel after the flesh: do not those who take as food the offerings of the altar take a part in the altar?

Now I am pleased to see that you keep me in memory in all things, and that you give attention to the teaching which was handed down from me to you.

For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me.

See, I am giving you the revelation of a secret: we will not all come to the sleep of death, but we will all be changed.

But I may be with you for a time, or even for the winter, so that you may see me on my way, wherever I go.

For it is not my desire to see you now, on my way; because it is my hope to be with you for some time, if that is the Lord's pleasure.

Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear; because he is doing the Lord's work, even as I am:

See then that he has the honour which is right. But send him on his way in peace, so that he may come to me: for I am looking for him with the brothers.

For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

And are not like Moses, who put a veil on his face, so that the children of Israel might not see clearly to the end of the present order of things:

Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;