And the body not to fornication, but to the LORD; and the LORD to the body.

But God hath raised up the Lord, and will also raise us up by his power.

Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them whores’ members? Far be it from me!

Or know ye not, that he that cleaveth to the harlot is one body with her? For they shall be two in one flesh, saith he.

But he that believeth in the LORD is one spirit with him.

Flee fornication. All sins that a man doeth are without his body: but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of GOD, and are not yourselves?

For ye are dearly purchased. Therefore praise God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
(1 Corinthians)
Chapter 7

But of whom ye wrote unto me, I answer, It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

But for fornication let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

Let the husband render unto the wife the friendship due, and likewise the wife unto the husband.

The woman is not mighty in her womb, but the man. In the same way, the man is not powerful
in his body, but the woman is.

Withdraw not one from another, except it be by the consent of both for a season, that ye may have leisure for fasting and prayer: and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your unchastity.

But I say these things out of favour, and not out of commandment.

But I would rather all men were as I am: but every man hath his own gift from God, one so, and another so.

Though I say unto the single, and to widows, It is good for them, if they also abide as I abide.

But if they abstain not, let them be free: it is better to be free, than to be in heat.

Now unto the married, I command not, but the LORD, that the wife put not away her husband.

But if she separate, that she be left without marriage, or be reconciled to her husband, and that the husband put not away the wife.

But unto the rest I say, not unto the Lord, If a brother have an unbelieving wife, and she please to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

And if a woman have an unbelieving husband, and he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not put her away from him.

For the unbelieving man is sanctified through the woman, and the unbelieving woman is sanctified through the man. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

But if the unbeliever divorce himself, let him divorce himself. The brother or sister is not caught in such cases. But in peace God has called us.

But what knowest thou, O woman, whether thou wilt save the man? Or what knowest thou, O
man, whether thou wilt save the woman?

But as God hath dealt to every man. Every man as the Lord hath called him, so let him walk.
And so I do in all the churches.

If any man be called circumcised, let him not be circumcised. If any man be called in the foreskin, let him not be circumcised.

Circumcision is nothing, and the foreskin is nothing, but keeping God’s commandments; 20. Let every man continue in the profession wherein he is called.

If thou art called a servant, be not anxious: but if thou canst be free, much more need it.

For he that is called a servant in the LORD is a soldier of the LORD: likewise he that is called a freeman is a servant of Christ.

Ye are dearly bought; become not the servants of men.

Every man, brethren, in that wherein he is called, let him abide with God.

But of virgins I have no commandment from the LORD: but I speak my mind, when I have obtained mercy of the LORD, to be faithful.

I think therefore that it is good for the present necessity, that it should be good for a man to be so.

If thou be bound unto a wife, seek not to be loosed: but if thou be loosed from a wife, seek no wife.

But if thou freest, thou sinest not: and if a virgin freeth, she sinneth not: but such shall have tribulation of the flesh. But I spare you gladly.

But this I say, brethren, that the time is short. And this is the opinion: They that have wives are as though they had none, and they that weep are as though they wept not, 30. And they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not,

And they that use this world, that they abuse it not: for the nature of this world passeth away.

But I would that ye were without care. He that is free, let him take heed to the things that belong unto the LORD, how he may please the LORD.

But he that is free careth for the things of the world, how he may please the woman. There is a difference between a woman and a virgin.

She that is not free careth for the things that pertain unto the Lord, that she may be holy both
in body and in spirit: but she that is free careth for the things that pertain unto the world, that she may please the man.

But these things say I for your profit; not that I cast a snare upon you, but that it may be fine, and that ye may serve the LORD always and freely.

But if any man think that it is not right with his virgin, because she is manly, and will not be otherwise, let him do what he will: he sinneth not, but letteth her go free.

But if any man, being at liberty, and having his own will, resolves in his heart to keep his virgin, he doeth well.

Finally, he that is married doeth well; but he that is not married doeth better.

A woman is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth: but if her husband die, she is free to marry whom she will; only that it be done in the LORD.

But it is more blessed where it abideth, according to my opinion. But I hold, I also have the Spirit of God.
(1 Corinthians)
Chapter 8

But of the sacrifice made to idols we know: for we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up; but love mendeth.

But if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth not yet how he ought to know.

But if any man love God, he is known of him.

We know therefore of the meat of the sacrifice made to idols, that there is no idol in the world, neither is there any other God without some.

And though they be called gods, whether in heaven, or in earth, yet there be many gods, and many lords:

We have 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.

But not every man hath knowledge. For some still make a conscience over the idol, and eat it for sacrifices made to idols: so their conscience, being so weak, is tainted.

But food doth not profit us in the sight of God. If we eat, we shall not be better for it; if we do not eat, we shall not be less for it.

But take heed that this liberty of yours be not an offence to the weak.

For if thou, which hast knowledge, seest any man sitting at meat in the house of idols, shall not his conscience, because he is weak, cause him to eat things sacrificed unto idols?

And so over thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died.

But if ye thus sin against the brethren, and smite their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

Therefore if the meat offended my brother, I would eat no more meat, lest I should offend my brother.
(1 Corinthians)
Chapter 9

Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen our Lord Jesus Christ? Are ye not my workmanship in the Lord?

Though I be not an apostle to others, yet am I your apostle: for the seal of my apostleship are ye in the Lord.

Thus, when I am asked, I answer:

have we not power to eat and drink?

Have we not power to take a sister to wife with us, as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

Or have not I and Barnaba alone power to do this?

What man ever goeth to war out of his own pay? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

But do I speak these things in the manner of men? Does not the law also say these things?

For in the law of Moses it is written: Thou shalt not bind up the mouth of the bullock that treadeth therein. Does God take care of the oxen?

Or saith he not all for our sakes? For it is written for our sakes. For he that ploweth shall
plow for hope; and he that thresheth shall thresh for hope, that he may be partaker of his hope.

If we sow you spiritual things, is it a great matter whether we reap your bodily things?

But if others are partakers of this power in you, why not much more we?