CHAP. III.

preaching the gospel. Christ the only foundation. man's wisdom teacheth, but planteth any thing, neither he which the Holy Ghost teacheth; that watereth: but God that comparing spiritual things with giveth the increase. 8 Now he that planteth and

spiritual.

:

14 But the natural man re- he that watereth are one: and ceiveth not the things of the every man shall receive his own Spirit of God for they are fool- reward, according to his own ishness unto him: neither can labour. he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's

15 But he that is spiritual husbandry, ye are God's buildjudgeth all things, yet he him- ing.

self is judged of no man.

10 According to the grace of 16 For who hath known the God which is given unto me, as mind of the Lord, that he may a wise master-builder, I have instruct him? But we have the laid the foundation, and another mind of Christ. buildeth thereon. But let every

CHAP. III.

Paul reproveth their dissensions.

AND I, brethren, could not

man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

11 For other foundation can

speak unto you as unto no man lay than that is laid, spiritual, but as unto carnal, which is Jesus Christ.

even as unto babes in Christ.

12 Now if any man build

2 I have fed you with milk, upon this foundation, gold, siland not with meat: for hitherto ver, precious stones, wood, hay, ye were not able to bear it, nei- stubble;

ther yet now are ye able.

13 Every man's work shall 3 For ye are yet carnal: for be made manifest: for the day whereas there is among you envy- shall declare it, because it shall ing, and strife, and divisions, be revealed by fire; and the fire are ye not carnal, and walk as shall try every man's work, of men? what sort it is.

4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

5 Who then is Paul, and who 15 If any man's work shall be is Apollos, but ministers by whom burned, he shall suffer loss: but ye believed, even as the Lord he himself shall be saved; yet gave to every man? so as by fire.

6 I have planted, Apollos 16 Know ye not that ye are watered: but God gave the in- the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the tem

crease.

7 So then, neither is he that

How to esteem ministers. I. CORINTHIANS,

The apostles' sufferings ple of God, him shall God de- before the time, until the Lord stroy for the temple of God is come, who both will bring to holy, which temple ye are. light the hidden things of dark18 Let no man deceive him-ness, and will make manifest self. If any man among you the counsels of the hearts: and seemeth to be wise in this world, then shall every man have praise let him become a fool, that he of God..

may be wise.

6 And these things, brethren, 19 For the wisdom of this I have in a figure transferred to world is foolishness with God. myself, and to Apollos, for your For it is written, He taketh the sakes: that ye might learn in wise in their own craftiness. us not to think of men above that

20 And again, The Lord know-which is written, that no one of eth the thoughts of the wise, you be puffed up for one against that they are vain. another.

21 Therefore let no man 7 For who maketh thee to glory in men: for all things are differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not

yours;

22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, receive? now if thou didst reor Cephas, or the world, or life, ceive it, why dost thou glory, as or death, or things present, or if thou hadst not received it? things to come; all are yours; 8 Now ye are full, now ye 23 And ye are Christ's and are rich, ye have reigned as Christ is God's. kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

CHAP. IV.

How to account of ministers.

ET a man so account of us,

LET

9 For I think that God hath

as of the ministers of Christ, set forth us the apostles last, as and stewards of the mysteries it were appointed to death: for of God. we are made a spectacle unto 2 Moreover, it is required in the world, and to angels, and to stewards that a man be found men.

faithful.

10 We are fools for Christ's 3 But with me it is a very sake, but ye are wise in Christ; small thing that I should be we are weak, but ye are strong; judged of you, or of man's judg-ye are honourable, but we are ment: yea, I judge not mine despised. own self.

11 Even unto this present 4 For I know nothing by my-hour we both hunger, and thirst, self; yet am I not hereby justi- and are naked, and are buffeted, fied: but he that judgeth me is and have no certain dwellingplace;

the Lord.

5 Therefore judge nothing 12 And labour, working with

in the cause of Christ. our own hands. Being reviled, not so much as named among we bless; being persecuted, we the Gentiles, that one should suffer it; have his father's wife.

CHAP. V. The incestuous person reproved.

13 Being defamed, we entreat: 2 And ye are puffed up, and we are made as the filth of the have not rather mourned, that world, and are the off-scouring he that hath done this deed of all things unto this day. might be taken away from 14 I write not these things to among you.

shame you, but as my beloved 3 For I verily, as absent in sons I warn you. body, but present in spirit, have 15 For though ye have ten judged already as though I were thousand instructors in Christ, present, concerning him that hath yet have ye not many fathers: so done this deed, for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16 Wherefore, I beseech you, be ye followers of me.

4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my 5 To deliver such a one unto beloved son, and faithful in the Satan for the destruction of the Lord, who shall bring you into flesh, that the spirit may be remembrance of my ways which saved in the day of the Lord be in Christ, as I teach every Jesus.

where in every church.

you.

6 Your glorying is not good. 18 Now some are puffed up, Know ye not, that a little leaven as though I would not come to leaveneth the whole lump? 7 Purge out therefore the 19 But I will come to you old leaven, that ye may be a shortly, if the Lord will, and new lump, as ye are unleavened will know, not the speech of For even Christ our passover is them which are puffed up, but sacrificed for us:

the power.

8 Therefore let us keep the 20 For the kingdom of God feast, not with old leaven, neiis not in word, but in power. ther with the leaven of malice

21 What will ye? shall and wickedness; but with the come unto you with a rod, or unleavened bread of sincerity in love, and in the spirit of and truth.

meekness?

CHAP. V.

Of the incestuous person.

9 I wrote unto you in an epistle, not to company with for

nicators:

I or T is reported commonly that

there is fornication among the fornicators of this world, or you, and such fornication as is with the covetous, or extortion

of going to law

I. CORINTHIANS, before heathen judges. ers, or with idolaters: for then with brother, and that before must ye needs go out of the the unbelievers.

world.

7 Now therefore there is ut11 But now I have written terly a fault among you, because unto you not to keep company, ye go to law one with another. if any man that is called a Why do ye not rather take brother be a fornicator, or co-wrong? why do ye not rather vetous, or an idolater, or a railer, suffer yourselves to be defrauded? or a drunkard, or an extor- 8 Nay, ye do wrong, and tioner: with such a one no not defraud, and that your brethren. 9 Know ye not that the un

to eat.

12 For what have I to do to righteous shall not inherit the judge them also that are with- kingdom of God? Be not deout? do not ye judge them that ceived; neither fornicators, nor are within? idolaters, nor adulterers, nor 13 But them that are without effeminate, nor abusers of themGod judgeth. Therefore put selves with mankind,

away from among yourselves 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, that wicked person.

CHAP. VI.

Against going to law.

ARE any of you, having a

DA

nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

11 And such were some of matter against another, go you: but ye are washed, but to law before the unjust, and ye are sanctified, but ye are not before the saints? justified in the name of the Lord 2 Do ye not know that the Jesus, and by the Spirit of our saints shall judge the world? God.

and if the world shall be judged 12 All things are lawful unto by you, are ye unworthy to me, but all things are not expejudge the smallest matters? dient: all things are lawful for

3 Know ye not that we shall me, but I will not be brought judge angels? how much more, under the power of any. things that pertain to this life? 13 Meats for the belly, and

4 If then ye have judgments the belly for meats: but God of things pertaining to this life, shall destroy both it and them. set them to judge who are least Now the body is not for forniesteemed in the church. cation, but for the Lord; and

5 I speak to your shame. Is the Lord for the body. it so, that there is not a wise 14 And God hath both raised man among you? no, not one up the Lord, and will also raise that shall be able to judge be-up us by his own power. tween his brethren? 15 Know ye not, that your 6 But brother goeth to law bodies are the members of

Against fornication. CHAP. VII. Of marriage and continency. Christ? shall I then take the 5 Defraud ye not one the members of Christ, and make other, except it be with consent them the members of a harlot ? for a time, that ye may give God forbid. yourselves to fasting and prayer; 16 What! know ye not that and come together again, that he which is joined to a harlot is Satan tempt you not for your one body? for two, saith he, incontinency.

shall be one flesh.

6 But I speak this by per17 But he that is joined unto mission, and not of commandthe Lord is one spirit.

ment.

18 Flee fornication. Every 7 For I would that all men sin that a man doeth, is without were even as I myself. But the body; but he that commit-every man hath his proper gift teth fornication, sinneth against of God, one after this manner, his own body. and another after that.

19 What! know ye not that 8 I say therefore to the unyour body is the temple of the married and widows, It is good Holy Ghost which is in you, for them if they abide even as I. which ye have of God, and ye 9 But if they cannot contain, are not your own? let them marry for it is better

10 And unto the married I

20 For ye are bought with a to marry than to burn. price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, command, yet not I, but the which are God's. Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

CHAP. VII.

The use of marriage.

11 But and if she depart, let

NOW concerning the things her remain unmarried, or be whereof ye wrote unto me: reconciled to her husband: and It is good for a man not to touch let not the husband put away his wife.

a woman.

2 Nevertheless, to avoid for- 12 But to the rest speak I, nication, let every man have his not the Lord, If any brother own wife, and let every woman hath a wife that believeth not, have her own husband. and she be pleased to dwell

3 Let the husband render with him, let him not put her unto the wife due benevolence: away. and likewise also the wife unto 13 And the woman which the husband. hath a husband that believeth 4 The wife hath not power not, and if he be pleased to of her own body, but the hus- dwell with her, let her not leave band: and likewise also the him.

husband hath not power of his 14 For the unbelieving husown body, but the wife. band is sanctified by the wife,