10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let" not the wife depart from her husband.

il But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believethe not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away;

13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but nowd are they holy.

A. D. 59.

&c.

42.

33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

35 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but 1 Pe. 3.1, 2. for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. 36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.

15 But if the unbelieving depart, let himm depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or & how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

17 But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

18 Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision ?m let him not be circumcised.

19 Circumcision? is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping"

of the commandments of God.

20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

21 Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's $freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is a Christ's servant.

23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.

25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandments of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

26 I suppose therefore that this is for the present distress; I say, that good for a man so to be.

good

it is

seek

27 Art thou bound unto a wife? not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;

31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it for the fashion of this world passeth away.

6. 15.

d

37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

38 So then, he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God. CHAPTER VIII.

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge" puffeth up, but charity" edifieth.

2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

3 But if any man love God, the same is

known of him.

4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idole is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many and lords many,)

6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom' are all things, and we by him.

7 Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some, with conscience of the idol unto this hour, eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

8 But meat" commendeth God: for neither, if we eat, better; neither, if we eat not,

worse.

us not to are we the are we the

9 But take heed, lest by any means this liberty of your's become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;

11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? 12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

Rights of a Christian minister.

13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lestd I make my brother to offend.

CHAPTER IX. AM I not an apostle ? am I not_free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? 2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this;

A. D. 59.

a Ro. 15. 1. 2 Co. 11. 29.

b chap. 10.33. e Ro. 11. 14. d chap. 9. 22.

e Ac. 9. 3, 17.

fchap. 4. 15.

g Phi. 2. 16. 3. 14.

1 Ti. 6. 12.

2 Ti. 2. 5.

Have we not power to eat and to 2 Ti. 4. 8. drink?

Ja. 1. 12.

1 Pe. 5. 4. Re. 2. 10.

3. 11.

iRo. 8. 13. Bor, woman.

5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? 6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not Wek power to forbear working? 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who plantethm a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit there-m of? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

8 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

9 For it is written" in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen ?

2

Th. 3.8, 9. 1 Ti. 1. 18. De. 20. 6. Pr. 27. 18. n Ex.13.21,22. Nu.9.18..22.

01 Pe. 5. 2. P Ex. 14. 19.. 22, 29. Ex.16.15,35. Ne. 9.15,20. Ps.78.24,25. De. 25. 4.

10 Or saith he it altogether for ourr sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written that het that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

12 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

13 Do ye not know, that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

14 Even so hath the Lorde ordained, that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

15 But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for' necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

Verily

1 Ti. 5. 18. 8 Ex. 17. 6. Nu. 20. 11. yor, went with.

t2 Ti. 2. 6. u Nu.14.29..35 26.64,65. He. 3. 17. Jude 5.

the figures. Ro. 15. 27. w Nu. 11.4,33,

34.

Ex. 32. 6. 2 Co.11.7..9.

12. 14.

Nu. 25. 1..9. a Ex. 17. 2,7. Sor, feed. Nu.18.8, &c.

b Nu. 21. 6.

De. 18. 1. a Nu. 14.2,29.

e Lu. 10. 7. f2 Sa. 24.16. Ga. 6. 6. nor, types.

h Ac. 20. 34. 2 Th. 3. 8.

12 Co. 11.10. & Pr. 28. 14.

Ro. 11. 20. 0 or, moderate.

1 Je. 1. 17. 20.9.

17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. 18 What is my reward then? that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel. 19 For though I be free from all men, nJa. 5. 11. yet have I made myself servant ? unto all, that I might gain the more.

20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not" without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

m Da. 3. 17. 2 Pe. 2. 9.

• Col. 1.25.

p 1 John 5.21. g Ro. 1. 14.

Ga. 5. 13.

Ac. 16. 3.

21.23..26

Ro. 4. 1, 12. t chap. 9. 13. u chap. 7. 22. chap. 8. 4.

Admonitions and warnings.

22 To the weak" became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible."

26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection; lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. CHAPTER X.

MOREOVER, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that y followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

5 But with many of them God was not well pleased; for they were overthrown" in the wilderness.

6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. 8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. 11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, whom will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved," flee from idolatry.

15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

17 For we, being many, are one bread, and one body; for we are all partakers of that one bread.

18 Behold Israel after the flesh are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

19 What say I then? that the idol" is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

Directions concerning attire.

b

20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cupe of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

22 Do wed provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

24 Lets no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.

25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

26 Fork the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.

27 If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.

28 But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not, for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:

29 Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?

30 For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?

31 Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:

33 Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

BE

CHAPTER XI.

followers " ye

also am of Christ.

of me, even

A. D. 59.

a Ro. 11. 36.

b Le. 17. 7. De. 32. 17.

Ps. 106. 37. c De. 32. 38.

d De. 32. 21. Job 9.4. Eze. 22. 14. Bor, veil. el Ti. 6. 4. Schap. 6. 12. Phi. 2. 4, 21. h1 Ti. 4. 4. ich. 1. 11, 12. yor, schisms. De. 10. 14.

Ps. 24. 1.

50. 12.

Of receiving the Lord's Supper. even so is the man also by the woman: but all things of God.

13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a B covering.

16 Bute if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

17 Now in this that I declare unto you, I praise you not, that ye come together, not for the better, but for the worse.

18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions y among you; and I partly believe it. 19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are apMat. 18. 7. proved may be made manifest among you. 2 Pe.2.1, 2. 20 When ye come together therefore &or, sects. into one place, this is not to eat the m Lu. 2. 35. Lord's supper. Lu. 10. 7. Sor, ye can

not eat.

• ch. 8. 10, 12. P2 Pe. 2. 13. Jude 12.

a verse 26. nare poor.

or, thanksgiving.

r chap. 15. 3. • Ro. 14. 6.

Col. 3. 17.
Mat. 26. 26.

1 Pe. 4. 11.

Ro. 14. 13.

2 Co. 6. 3. K Greeks. or, for a. Ep. 5. 1.

10

1 Th. 1. 6.

chap. 4. 17.

μ shew

ye.

y Lu. 1. 6.

as I

2 Now I praise you, brethren, that remember me in all things, and keep "ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man;d and the head of Christ is God.

4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.

5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered, dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

a Ep. 5. 23.

b Ge. 3. 16.

с

1 Pe.3.1,5,6. chap. 10. 21. Jno.6.63,64.

d ch.15.27,28. John 14. 28.

e2 Co. 13. 5. 1 John 3.20,

21.

Ac. 21. 9. judgment, Ro. 13. 2. g Ps. 32. 5. 1 John 1. 9.

De. 21. 12.

i Ps.94.12,13.
He.12.5..11.
Ge. 5. 1.
Ge. 2.18,22,
23.

pjudgment.
pi. e. a co-
vering in
sign that

she is under the power of her husband.

Ge. 24. 65. m 1 Th. 1. 9.

21 For in eating, every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

22 What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus,t the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread:

24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do A in remembrance of me.

25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This is the new testament in my cup. blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.*

27 Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh" damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto P condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

Application of spiritual gifts.

by revelation," or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

7 And even things without life, giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the Bsounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words Yeasy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken ? for ye shall speak into the air.

10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.

11 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian; and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue, pray that he may interpret.

14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit," and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

16 Else, when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned, say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understand eth not what thou sayest?

17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be yea children, but in understanding be men.

21 In the lawd it is written, Withe men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.

23 If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?*

24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:

25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

A. D. 59.

a verse 26. verse 39. 1 Th.5.19,20 Bor, tunes. dJob 32. 11. 1 John 4. 1. Y significant. & tumult, or, unquietness. fchap. 11.16. 1 Ti.2.11,12. Ep. 5. 22.

c Nu. 10. 9.

Tit. 2. 5.

1 Pe. 3. 1. i Ge. 3. 16. Nu.30.3..12 Es. 1. 20. k Ro. 1. 14.

S spirits.

chap. 4. 7. m 2 Co. 10.7.

n

1 John 4. 6.

John 4. 24.
Ep. 5. 19.

Col. 3. 16. p ver. 26, 33. Ps. 47. 7.

r Ga. 1. 11.
• chap. 11.24.
t chap.1.4..8.
u1 Pe. 5. 12.
v He. 3. 6.

nor, hold
fast.
O by what
speech.

w Ga. 3. 4.
* Ge. 3. 15.
Ps. 22.1,&c.
Is. 53.1, &c.
Da. 9. 26.
Zec. 13. 7.

a

Lu. 24.26,46
Ep. 4. 14,15.

He. 6. 1..3.

2 Pe. 3. 18.

Ps. 16. 10.

Ho. 6. 2.

Ps. 131. 2.

Mat. 18. 3.
Ro. 16. 19.

1 Pe. 2. 2.

perfect, or, of a ripe age.

b Ps. 119.99.

c Lu. 24. 34,

26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath am psalm, hath a doctrine," hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.

Mat. 10. 20.
Is. 45. 14.

Zec. 8. 23. n Ac. 26. 8. 01 Th. 4. 14. p verse 6. Ac. 17. 31.

r verse 40.

Certainty of Christ's resurrection. 28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God."

29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.

31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

33 For God is not the author of & confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak: but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. 36 What! came the word of God out from you? or camel it unto you only?

37 If any manm think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

40 Let all things be done decently and in order.

CHAPTER XV.

MOREOVER, brethren, Ir declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye" stand;

2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye" have believed in vain.

3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures;

5 And that he was seen of Cephas," then of the twelve:

6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I,' but the grace of God which was with me.

11 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how" say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen.

14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also

vain.

15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God