Of going to law. Of marriage, &c. 3 Let the husband render unto the wife du benevolence and likewife alfo the wife unto the husband. Chap. vii. 2 Do ye not know that the faints thall Mdge the world? and if the world fhall be dged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the nalleft matters! 3 Know ye not that we thall judge an. eis? How much more things that pertain to his life? 4 It then ye have judgments of things peraining to this lite, fet them to judge who are eaft efteemed in the church. 5 I speak to your fhame. Is it fo, that Where is not a wife man among you? no, not ne that thall be able to judge between his >rethren ? 6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. 7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, becaufe ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? Why do ye not rather fuffer yourselves to be defrauded? 8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous fhall not inherit the kingdom o. God? Be not deceived: neither tornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abufers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, thall inherit the kingdom of God. II And fuch were fome of you: but ye are washed, but ye are fanctified, but ye are juftified in the name of the Lord Jefus, and by the Spirit of our God. 12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God fhall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. 14 And God hath both raifed up the Lord, and will alfo raife up us by his own power. 15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Chrift? Shall I then take the members of Chrift, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. 16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, faith he, thall be one flesh. 17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. 18 Flee fornication. Every fin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication finneth againft his own body. 19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghoft which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: there fore glorify God in your body, and in your fpirit, which are God's. CHAP. VI. 2 Of marriage. 4 'Tis a remedy again fornication, 19 and not lightly to be diffolved. Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote into me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let evesy woman have her own husband. 4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the hulband: and likewife alfo the hufband hath not power of his own body, but the wite. 5 Detraud ye not one the other, except it be with confent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fafting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 6 But I fpeak this by permition, and not of commandment. 7 For I would that all men were even as 1 myfelf. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. 8 I fay therefore to the unmarried and wi dows, it is good for them if they abide even as I. 9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry for it is better to marry than to burn. 10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife de part from her husband: 11 But and if the depart, let her remain un. married, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the hutbard put away his wise. 12 But to the reft fpeak I, not the Lord; If any brother hath a wire that believeth not and the be pleafed 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 fanctified by the wite, and the unbelieving wife is fanétired by the husband: else were your chil dren unclean; but now are they holy. 15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a fifter is not under bondage in fuch cases: but God hath called us to peace. 16 For what knoweft thou, O wife, whe.. ther thou shalt fave thy husband? or how knoweft thou, O man, whether thou shalt fave thy wite i 17 But as God hath diftributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, fo let him walk. And fo ordain L'in all churches. 18 is any man called being circumcifedlet him not become uncircumcifed. Is any called in uncircumcifion let him not be.. come circumcifed. 19 Circumcifion is nothing, and uncircuma cifion is nothing, but the keeping of the com mandments of God. 20 Let every man abide in the fame calle ing wherein he was called. ar Art thou called being a fervant? care: not for it: but it thou mayeft be made free, use it rather. 22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a fervant, is the Lord's freeman : likewife alfo he that is called, being tree, ia Christ's fervant. 23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the fervants of men.. 24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. as Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my H. b.5. judgment, judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. 26 I fuppofe therefore that this is good for the prefent dutress, 1 say, that it is good for a man io to be. 27 Art thou bound unto a wife? feck not to be loofed. Art thou loofed from a wife? feek not a whe 28 Bac and if thou marry, thou haft not finne; and if a virgin marry, the hath not finned. Nevertheless, och mail have trouble in the fleth: but I fpare you. 29 but this I fay, brethren, the time is fhort: it remained, 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 poffeffed not; 31 And they that ufe this world, as not abufing it: for the faflion of this world paff. eth away. 32 But I would have you without carefuinefs. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may pleate the Lord: 33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may pleafe bis wife. 34 There is difference alfo between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that the may be holy both in body and in fpirit: but the that is married careth for the things of the world, how the may please her hutband. 35 And this I fpeak for your own profit; not that I may cait a fnare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attena upon the Lord without diffraction. 36 But in any man think that he behaveth himself unconiely toward his virgin, if the pafs the flower of ber age, and need fo require, let him do what he will, he finneth not let them marry. 37 Nevertheless, he that flandeth ftedfaft in his heart, having no necetlity, but hath power over his own will, and hath fo 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 wite is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, the is at liberty to be married to whom the will; only in the Lord. 40 But the is happier if the fo abide, after my judgment: and I think alfo that I have the Spirit of God. NOW CHAP. VIII. 1 To abflain from meats offered to idols. 8, 9 We muff not abuse our chriftian liberty. as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have know. ledge. Knowledge putech up, but charity edineth. 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 fame is known of him. 4 As concerning therefore the eating of thofe things that are offered in facrifice nato idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. The free 5 For though there be tra gods, whether in heaven or an eart there he gods many, and lords many,) 6 But to us there is but one God Father, of whom are all things, m hini; and one Lord Jefus Chrit, by are all things, and we by him. 7 Howbeit, there is not in every mas knowledge: for fome with colore the idol unto this hour eat it as a trig fered unto an idol; and their confcietat weak is defiled. 8 But meat commendeth us not thi for neither, if we eat, are we the bear; 1 ther, it we eat not, are we the work. 9 But take heed left by any mesas de berty of your's become a thumbnṛtix them that are weak. 10 For it any man fee thee what knowledge fit at meat in the oth fhall not the confcience of bir weak be emboldened to eat those things at are offered to idols; 11 And through thy knowledge hal? weak brother perith, for whom Chr fee 12 But when ye fin fc against the brea and wound their weak confcience, ye fi against Christ. 13 Wherefore if meat make my better oftend, I will eat no fieth while the wal ftandeth, left I make my brother to offend CHAP. IX. 1 He beweth bis liberty. 7 Minifers mad to live by the gofpel. 24 Life is like a race MI not an apoftle? Am I not free! Jus I not feen Jefus Chrift our Lord! Are at ye my work in the Lord? 2 If I be not an apoftie unto others, ye doubtlefs I am to you: for the feal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. 3 Mine anfwer to them that do examine me is this, 4 Have we not power to eat and to drink! 5 Have we not power to lead about a fifer, a wife, as well as other apuffles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? 6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? 7 Who goeth a warfare at any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof or whe feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 8 Say I these things as a man or faith not the law the fame also? 9 For it is written in the law of Mofes, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the o that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen ? 10 Or faith he it altogether for our fakes! for our fakes, no doubt, this is written : that he that ploweth fhould plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope thould be pat taker of his hope, 11 If we have fewn unto you fpiritual things, is it a great thing if we thail 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 futer all things, left we thould hinder the gospel of Chrift. 13 Do ye not know that they which minic ter about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar we partakers with the altart 14 Even +IL Our life like as race. Chap. x. 15 But I have used none of thefe things: either have I written these things, that it could be fo done unto me: for it were better For me to die, than that any man should nake my glorying void. 16 For though I preach the gofpel, I have othing to glory of: for neceffity is laid upon ale; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! 17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if againft my will, a difpenfation of the gospel is committed unto me. 18 What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gofpel of Chrift without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gofpel. 19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself fervant 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 may 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 Chrift, that I might gain them that are without law. 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 fave fome. 23 And this I do for the gofpei's fake, 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 ve may obtain. 25 And every man that triveth for the mattery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26 I therefore fo run, not as uncertainly; fo fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into fubjection; left that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a caitaway. CHAP. X. The Jews' facraments, 6 types of ours: and their punishments, 11 our examples. 21 We must not make the Lora's table the table of devils. The Jews our examples. down to eat and drink, and rofe up to play. 8 Neither let us commit fornication, as fome of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. 9 Neither let us tempt Chrift, as fome of them alfo tempted, and were destroyed of ferpents. 10 Neither murmur ye, as fome of them alfo murmured, and were destroyed of the deftroyer. 11 Now all these things happened unto them for enfamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. 12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he ftandeth take heed ieft he fall. 13 There hath no temptation taken you but fuch as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not furfer you to be tempt ed above that ye are able; but will with the temptation alfo make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. 15 I fpeak as to wife men; judge ye what Ifay. 16 The cup of bleffing which we blefs, is it not the communion of the blood of Chrift? The bread which we break, is it not the com. munion of the body of Chrift? 17 For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread. 18 Behold Ifrael after the fleth : are not they which eat of the facrifices partakers of the altar? 19 What fay I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in facrifice to idols is any thing? 2 But I fay, that the things which the Gentiles facrifice, they facrifice to devils, and not to God; and I would not that ye thould have fellowship with devils. 21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. 22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy Are we ftronger than he 23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient; all things are law. ful for me, but all things edify not. 24 Let no man feek his own, but every man another's wealth. 25 Whatfoever is folt in the fhambles, that eat, asking no queftion for confcience MOREOVER, brethren, I would not that fake: ye be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all paffed through the fea; 2 And were all baptized unto Mofes in the cloud and in the fea; 3 And did all eat the fame fpiritual meat; 4 And did all drink the Tame fpiritual drink; for they drank of that fpiritual Rock that followed them and that Rock was Chrift. 5 But with many of them God was not well pleafed: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. 6 Now thefe things were our examples, to the intent we should not luft after evil things, as they alfo lufted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were fome of them; as it is written, The people fat 26 For the earth is the Lord's, and the ful nefs thereof.. 27 If any of them that believe not bid you to a feaft, and ye be difpofed to go; whatfo ever is fet before you, eat, asking no question for confcience fake. 28 But if any man fay unto you, This is offered in facrifice unto idols, eat not for his fake that fhewed it, ant for confcience fake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof: 29 Confcience, I fay, not thine own, but of the other for why is my liberty judged of aucther man's confcience? 30 For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil (poken of for that for which I give thanks? 31 Whether therefore ye eat or drink, ez Hh6 whatsoever GJd: 33 Even as I please all men in all things, not fecking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be faved. CHA P. XI. 1 Of covering heads in praying. 21 of profaning the Lord's fupper: 23 the apofile's account of the inflitution of it. Eye followers at me, even as I also am of B Christ 2 Now I praife you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Chrift; and the head of the woman is the man; 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 prophefieth with her head uncovered difhoncureth her head: for that is even all one as if the were thaven. 6 For if the woman be not covered, let her alfo be florn: but if it be a thame for a woman to be horn or thaven, let her be 8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. 9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man. 10 For this caufe ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels. Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. 12 For as the woman is of the man, even fo is the man alfo by the woman; but all things of God. 13 Judge in yourfelves: is it comely that a woman pray unto Goduncovered? 14 Doth not even nature itfelf teach you, tha:, if a man have long hair, it is a thame unto him? 15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for ber hair is given her for a Covering. 16 But if any man feem to be contentious, we have no fuch custom, neither the churches of God." 17 Now in this that I declare unto you I praife 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 divifions among you; and I partly believe it. 19 For there must be alfo herefies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifeft among you. 20 When ye come together therefore to one place, this is not to eat the Lord's apper. 21 For in eating every one taketh before sther his own fupper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. 3 What? have ye not houfes to eat and The diverfity of fpiritum y to drink in? or despise ye the church of and shame them that have not? What fay to you? Shall I praife you in this? I you not. 23 For I have received of the Lord which alfo I delivered unto you, Tha Lord Iefus the fame night in which i a betrayed took bread: 24 And when he had given thats, brake it, and faid, Take, cat: this is my me which is broken for you: this do in remesbrance of me. 25 After the fame manner alfo be mis cup, when he had fupped, faying, Thres the New Teftament in my blood: tha as oft as ye drink it, in remembranza me. 26 For as often as ye eat this breat, at drink this cup, ye do thew the Lord's art till he come. 27 Wherefore whofoever shall er bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, wws thily, thall be guilty of the body and Shot of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine him), at fo let him eat of that bread, and dra that cup. 29 For he that eateth and drinketh am thily, eateth and drinketh damnation to ha felf, not difcerning the Lord's body. 30 For this caufe many are weak and fickly aniong you, and many fleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, w fhould not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chaften ed of the Lord, that we thould not be candemned 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 horse; that ye come not together unto cordemnation. And the reft will I fet in order when I come. CHA P. XII. Spiritual gifts are divers, 7 yet all to prift withal. 12 Chrifians, as the members of the boy natural, are ont. Now you ignorant. OW concerning fpiritual gifts, brethren, g Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto thefe dumb idols, even as ye were led. 3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man fpeaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jefus accuried: and that no man can lay that Jefus is the Lord, but by the Hu Ghof. 4 Now there are divertities of gifts, but the fame Spirit. And there are differences of adminifira. tions, but the fame Lord. 6 And there are diverfities of operations, but it is the fame God which worketh all in all. 7 But the manifeftation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wifdom; to another the word of knowledge by the fame Spirit; 9 To another faith by the fame Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the fame Spirit; 10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another difcern ing of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongue; 1 arity praited. : san ues; to another the interpretation of knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. But all thefe worketh that one and the fame Spirit, dividing to every man feve. y as he will. For as the body is one, and hath ny members, and all the members of that body, being many, are one body; fo alfo Chrift. 3 For by one spirit are we all baptized 5 one body, whether we be Jews or Gen. s, whether we be bond or free; and have n all made to drink into one Spirit. 4 For the body is not one member, but iny. 15 If the foot fhall fay, Because I am not e hand, I am not of the body; is it therere not of the body? 16 And it the car fhall fay, Because I am ot the eye, I am not of the body; is it there "re not of the body' 17 If the whole body were an eye, where Sere the hearing? If the whole were hearing, There were the fmelling? 18 But now hath God fet the members very one of them in the body, as it hath leafed him. 19 And if they were all one member, where quere the body? 20 But now are they many members, yet but one body. 21 And the eye cannot fay unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. 22 Nay, much more thofe members of the body, which feem to be more feeble, are neceffary: 23 And thofe members of the body, which we think to be lefs honourable, upon these we bettow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant come. linefs. 24 For our co.. ely parts have no need. but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: 3 And though 1 Deftow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Charity fufereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up. 5 Doth not behave itself unfeemly, feek. eth not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. & Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they thall fail; whether there be tongues, they fhall ceafe; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanith away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophecy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part thall be done away. 11 When I was a chilI fpake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we fee through a glafs, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then thall I know even as alfo i am known. 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of thefe is charity. CHAP. XIV. I Prophecy is carmended, 2, 3, 4, and pre- 2 For he that fpeaketh in an unknown tongue fpraketh not unto men, but unto God: for so man underflandeth him; howbeit; in the spirit he fpeaketh myfteries. 25 That there fhould be no fchifm in the body; but that the members fould have them fame care one for another. 26 And whether one member fuffer, all the members futter with it; or one member be honcured, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 28 And God hath fet fome in the church, firft apoftles, fecondarily prophets, thirdly teachers; after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diverfities of tongues. 20 Are all apoftles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? 30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all fpeak with tongues? do all interpret? 31 But cover earnestly the beft gifts: and ■ All gifts, bow excellent foever, are nothing THOUGH I fpeak with the tongues of men 2 And though I have the gift of prophe- But he that prophefieth fpeaketh unto to edisication, and exhortation, and comfort. 4 He that fpeaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth hiafelf; but he that prophefieth adifeth the church. 5 I would that ye all fpake with tongues, but rather that ye prophefied: for greater is he that prophefieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. 6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speak. ing with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall fpeak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophefying, or by doctrine? 7 And even things without life giving found, whether pipe or harp, except they give a diftinction in the founds, how thall it be known what is piped or harped? 8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain found, who fhall prepare himself to the battle 9 So likewife ye, except ye utter by the tongue words ealy to be understood, how thall it be known what is spoken? for ye fhall speak into the air. 10 There are, it may be, fo many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without fignification, 11 Therefore |