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\h 1 CORINTHIANS 
\toc1 1 Corinthians 
\toc2 1 Corinthians 
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\mt2 This book is one of the letters that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians at Corinth. We call this book  
\mt1 1 Corinthians  
\c 1  
\s1 1 Corinthians 1:1-3  
\s1 As your apostle, I greet you Corinthian believers, and I desire that God bless you.  
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\v 1 \w I|strong="G2532"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \add am writing this letter\add*. \w Sosthenes|strong="G4988"\w*, \w our|strong="G2316"\w* fellow believer, \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \add me as I write it\add*. \add God\add* appointed \w me|strong="G1223"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* apostle \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* desired.  
\v 2  \add I am sending this letter\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* believers \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Corinth|strong="G2882"\w* \add city\add*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* apart \add by God\add* {\add God\add* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* apart} \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w himself|strong="G4862"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* ◄\w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* close relationship \w with|strong="G1722"\w*/\w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w belong|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w*► \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* appointed \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* morally pure \w way|strong="G1722"\w*, \w just|strong="G2532"\w* like \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* appointed \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* everywhere \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w belong|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* morally pure \w way|strong="G1722"\w*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* trusted \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* [MTY]. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* sovereign \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* sovereign \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \add (inc)\add* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* trusted \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \add (exc)\add* desire \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w who|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \add heavenly\add* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w who|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* sovereign \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* act kindly toward \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* cause \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* experience \add inner\add* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*.   
\s1 I thank God for you and for all the spiritual abilities that he has given you.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 1:4-9  
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\v 4 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* often [HYP] \w thank|strong="G2168"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w because|strong="G1909"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* acted \w toward|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* kindly, acting \w in|strong="G1722"\w* ways \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G1722"\w* \w not|strong="G1473"\w* deserve. \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* done \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w because|strong="G1909"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* ◄\w having|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* close relationship \w with|strong="G1722"\w*/\w being|strong="G5547"\w* united \w to|strong="G1909"\w*► \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*.  
\v 5 \w That|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3956"\w*, \add God\add* \w has|strong="G3748"\w* [HYP] helped \w you|strong="G3754"\w* spiritually \w very|strong="G2532"\w* much \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* ◄\w having|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* close relationship \w with|strong="G1722"\w*/\w being|strong="G2532"\w* united \w to|strong="G2532"\w*► Christ. Specifically, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G3748"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* much [HYP] enabled \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* speak messages \add that his Spirit revealed to you\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G3748"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* much enabled \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w many|strong="G1722"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* [HYP] \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* Spirit revealed \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w*.  
\v 6 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w*, \add he\add* confirmed \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1722"\w* \add (exc)\add* proclaimed \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 7 \w As|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w result|strong="G5620"\w*, \w while|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* wait \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* return, \w within|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* group \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w truly|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* [LIT] \w every|strong="G1722"\w* ability \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \add God’s\add* \w Spirit|strong="G3588"\w* gives \add to believers\add*.  
\v 8 \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w cause|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* steadfastly \add trust Christ to the very end of your lives\add* [EUP]. \w The|strong="G1722"\w* result \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* consider \w you|strong="G5210"\w* guilty \add of any sin\add* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* returns \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G2532"\w* [MTY].  
\v 9 \w You|strong="G3739"\w* can depend \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w*. \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* chose \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* become intimately associated \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.   
\s1 Stop dividing into groups in your congregations on the basis of which Christian leader you favor.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 1:10-17  
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\v 10 \w My|strong="G1722"\w* fellow believers, \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* authority \w of|strong="G1223"\w* [MTY] \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* urgently \w appeal|strong="G3870"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w agree|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w another|strong="G3588"\w*. \w What|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w mean|strong="G3004"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*, \w stop|strong="G3361"\w* dividing \w into|strong="G1722"\w* groups. \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, \w be|strong="G1510"\w* united [MET] \w concerning|strong="G1722"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* understand \add about spiritual matters\add*,, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* united \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* decide.  
\v 11 \w My|strong="G1722"\w* fellow believers, \add I urge this\add* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* members \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w Chloe|strong="G5514"\w*’s household \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w told|strong="G1213"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* quarreling \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w*.  
\v 12 \w That|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*, \w some|strong="G3303"\w* \w of|strong="G1538"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w one|strong="G1538"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w whom|strong="G3778"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \add are loyal\add*,” \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w others|strong="G3754"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*, “Peter \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w one|strong="G1538"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w whom|strong="G3778"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \add are loyal\add*,” \w and|strong="G1161"\w* still \w others|strong="G3754"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w one|strong="G1538"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w whom|strong="G3778"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \add are loyal\add*.”  
\v 13  \add It is ridiculous that\add* [RHQ] \add you are quarreling and\add* dividing \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \add into groups instead of being loyal to\add* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* alone. \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* certainly \w has|strong="G5547"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w divided|strong="G3307"\w* \w himself|strong="G1519"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* parts \w and|strong="G3972"\w* \w distributed|strong="G3307"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* parts \w out|strong="G1519"\w* \add to groups of people who oppose each other\add*! [MET, RHQ] \w I|strong="G5228"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, certainly \w did|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* die \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* cross \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*! [RHQ] \w When|strong="G4771"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* baptized {\w When|strong="G4771"\w* someone baptized \w you|strong="G5210"\w*}, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* certainly \w did|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* promise \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* submitting \w to|strong="G1519"\w* me! [RHQ]  
\v 14 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w thank|strong="G2168"\w* \add God\add* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Crispus|strong="G2921"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Gaius|strong="G1050"\w* \w were|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G1487"\w* \w ones|strong="G3748"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* among \w you|strong="G5210"\w* whom \w I|strong="G2532"\w* baptized.  
\v 15 \w As|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w result|strong="G1519"\w*, \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \add there in Corinth except those two\add* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Paul|strong="G3588"\w* baptized \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w would|strong="G5100"\w* \w become|strong="G3361"\w* ◄\w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w disciple|strong="G3004"\w*/submissive \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*►.”  
\v 16  \add Now I remember that\add* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* baptized \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w household|strong="G3624"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Stephanas|strong="G4734"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w remember|strong="G1492"\w* baptizing \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w else|strong="G1487"\w* \add there\add*.  
\v 17 \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* sent \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \add primarily\add* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* baptize \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w but|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w preach|strong="G2097"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G2097"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w When|strong="G1722"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w*, \w he|strong="G3588"\w* does \w not|strong="G3756"\w* want \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w use|strong="G3588"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* human philosophers \add consider\add* \w wise|strong="G3756"\w* [IRO]. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* want \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \add what\add* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \add accomplished when he was nailed to\add* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w cross|strong="G4716"\w* [MTY] \w to|strong="G2443"\w* lose its power.   
\s1 The message about Christ dying on the cross is the means of saving us who believe it.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 1:18-19  
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\v 18 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* perishing spiritually \add because they do not believe that message consider\add* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \add about what Christ accomplished when he was nailed to the\add* \w cross|strong="G4716"\w* [MTY] \add is\add* foolish. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w being|strong="G1510"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w* {\w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \add God\add* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w saving|strong="G4982"\w*} \add spiritually because we believe that message\add*, \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \add demonstrates that\add* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* acts powerfully \add in order to save us\add*.  
\v 19  \add It is like what God said that\add* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* prophet \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w* long ago,  
\pi1 \add By the things that I will do\add*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* show \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* ideas \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \add think\add* [IRO] \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w wise|strong="G4680"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* completely useless. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* ignore \w the|strong="G2532"\w* ideas \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* think \w are|strong="G3588"\w* [IRO] \w so|strong="G2532"\w* smart.   
\s1 Some people think that the message about Christ is foolish, but to us whom God has chosen, it shows God’s power.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 1:20-25  
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\v 20 \w So|strong="G3778"\w*, \w do|strong="G1122"\w* \w you|strong="G3778"\w* know \add what God thinks\add* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* [RHQ] \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* [IRO] consider \w themselves|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G2316"\w* \w wise|strong="G4680"\w* \w and|strong="G2316"\w* scholars \w and|strong="G2316"\w* philosophers say? \add He does not pay attention to what they say, because\add* [RHQ] \w he|strong="G3778"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* shown clearly \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* unbelievers \add think is\add* [IRO] \w wise|strong="G4680"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \add not wise at all\add*, \w but|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* really \w foolish|strong="G3471"\w*.  
\v 21 \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, acting \w very|strong="G3588"\w* wisely, \w made|strong="G4982"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w impossible|strong="G3756"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* unbelievers \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* doing \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w thought|strong="G2106"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* [IRO] \w wise|strong="G3756"\w*. Instead, \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* happy \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w trust|strong="G4100"\w* \add in Christ\add* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* result \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* hearing \add the message that\add* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* proclaimed \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w message|strong="G2782"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* consider \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* foolish.  
\v 22 \w The|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w want|strong="G2212"\w* \add people to prove, by performing\add* \w miracles|strong="G4592"\w*, \add that their message is true\add*. \w The|strong="G2532"\w* non-Jews \w want|strong="G2212"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* hear \w only|strong="G2532"\w* messages consisting \w of|strong="G2532"\w* talk \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* consider \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* wise.  
\v 23 \w As|strong="G1161"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w proclaim|strong="G2784"\w* \add the message about what\add* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \add accomplished for us when\add* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G5547"\w* nailed {\add when they\add* nailed him} \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* cross. \w That|strong="G1161"\w* message offends \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \add because they do not think that the Messiah will die, and\add* non-Jews think \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G5547"\w* [IRO] \w a|strong="G1161"\w* foolish message.  
\v 24 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* us \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* chosen \w to|strong="G2532"\w* belong \w to|strong="G2532"\w* himself, \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* non-Jews, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* message shows \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* acted powerfully \w and|strong="G2532"\w* wisely \add by sending\add* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \add to die\add* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* us.  
\v 25  \add Unbelievers may think\add* [IRO] \add that\add* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \add acting\add* foolishly \add by doing that\add*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \add the truth is that\add* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* acting \w more|strong="G2532"\w* wisely \w than|strong="G2478"\w* unbelievers \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \add just think that\add* [IRO] \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w wise|strong="G4680"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* unbelievers \w may|strong="G2532"\w* think \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \add acting\add* weakly \add by sending his son to die\add*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* acting \w more|strong="G2532"\w* powerfully \w than|strong="G2478"\w* unbelievers \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \add just think\add* [IRO] \add that they\add* act powerfully.   
\s1 God chose mostly despised, not important, people to belong to Christ; so you should boast only about him.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 1:26-31  
\p
\v 26 \w My|strong="G3754"\w* \w fellow|strong="G4561"\w* believers, remember \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \add kind of people you\add* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w when|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* chose \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \add Not many of you\add* \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3754"\w* chose \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G4561"\w* \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \add unbelievers considered to be\add* \w wise|strong="G4680"\w*. \w Very|strong="G4183"\w* \w few|strong="G3756"\w* \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* considered \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* important. \w Very|strong="G4183"\w* \w few|strong="G3756"\w* \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w came|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G2596"\w* families \w with|strong="G2596"\w* \w a|strong="G3756"\w* \w high|strong="G4183"\w* social standing.  
\v 27 Instead, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \add usually\add* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \add unbelievers considered to be\add* \w foolish|strong="G3474"\w* \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w chose|strong="G1586"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w shame|strong="G2617"\w*/discredit \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \add unbelievers consider\add* [IRO] \w wise|strong="G4680"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \add usually\add* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \add whom unbelievers\add* considered [IRO] unimportant \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w chose|strong="G1586"\w*, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w shame|strong="G2617"\w*/discredit \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* unbelievers consider important.  
\v 28 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* usually \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w despised|strong="G1848"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* considered {\w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \add unbelievers\add* \w despise|strong="G1848"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* consider} worthless \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w chose|strong="G1586"\w*, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w make|strong="G2673"\w* completely ineffective \add what unbelievers consider to be important\add*.  
\v 29  \add He did that\add* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w order|strong="G3704"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w could|strong="G3361"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w* \w to|strong="G3361"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w being|strong="G3361"\w* \w wise|strong="G3361"\w* \w or|strong="G3361"\w* important.  
\v 30 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w because|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \add has done\add* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* ◄\w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* close relationship \w with|strong="G1722"\w*/\w belong|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w*► \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \add put into effect\add* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* wise \add plan to save us\add* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*. \w As|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w result|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* erases \w the|strong="G1722"\w* record \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* sins, sets \w us|strong="G2249"\w* apart \w for|strong="G1161"\w* himself, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* frees \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w being|strong="G1510"\w* \w guilty|strong="G1096"\w* \add for our sins\add*.  
\v 31 \w So|strong="G2443"\w*, \w it|strong="G2531"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \bd \+w the|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w Lord|strong="G2962"\+w*\bd* \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2443"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w*, \add not about one spiritual leader being better than another\add*. \w We|strong="G2443"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G1722"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* ◄\add a prophet/Jeremiah\add*► \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w* \add in the Scriptures that we should do\add*:  
\q1 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w* \add only\add* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add has done\add*.   
\c 2  
\s1 God showed that my message was true by the powerful things that he did, not because I spoke in a way that would make people think highly of me.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 2:1-5  
\p
\v 1 \w My|strong="G2596"\w* fellow believers, \w when|strong="G2064"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w proclaimed|strong="G2605"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* revealed \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w me|strong="G2504"\w*. \w But|strong="G2316"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w did|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w proclaim|strong="G2605"\w* \w it|strong="G3588"\w* using eloquent \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w would|strong="G2316"\w* \w make|strong="G3756"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* think highly \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w me|strong="G2504"\w*, \w nor|strong="G3756"\w* \w did|strong="G2316"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w* argue \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w a|strong="G2064"\w* \w way|strong="G2596"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* unbelievers \w would|strong="G2316"\w* think \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* \w wise|strong="G3756"\w*.  
\v 2 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w decided|strong="G2919"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G3778"\w* \w only|strong="G1487"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. Specifically, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add what he accomplished for us when\add* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G2424"\w* killed \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w being|strong="G2532"\w* nailed {\add when they\add* killed \w him|strong="G1722"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* nailing \w him|strong="G1722"\w*} \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* cross.  
\v 3 \w Furthermore|strong="G2532"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* felt \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* adequate \add to do what Christ wanted me to do\add*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* afraid \add that I would not be able to do it\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w trembling|strong="G5156"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w much|strong="G4183"\w*.  
\v 4 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* taught \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w preached|strong="G2782"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* speak \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \add unbelievers would consider\add* [IRO] \w wise|strong="G3756"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* order \w to|strong="G2532"\w* convince \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w*. Instead, \add God’s\add* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* showed \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \add enabling me to\add* powerfully \add perform miracles\add*.  
\v 5  \add I taught and preached that way\add* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w might|strong="G1411"\w* \w believe|strong="G4102"\w* \add my message\add*, \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* heard words \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \add considered to be\add* [IRO] \w wise|strong="G3361"\w*, \w but|strong="G3361"\w* \add because you recognized\add* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w power|strong="G1411"\w*.   
\s1 Unbelievers do not consider that my message is wise, because I speak what God’s Spirit reveals to me.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 2:6-16  
\p
\v 6 \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G1722"\w* teach \w a|strong="G1722"\w* message \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \add spiritually\add* \w mature|strong="G5046"\w* \add consider to\add* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* \w wise|strong="G3756"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G1722"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* teach \w a|strong="G1722"\w* message \w that|strong="G3588"\w* unbelievers \add consider to be\add* \w wise|strong="G3756"\w*. \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w also|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G1722"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* teach \w a|strong="G1722"\w* message \w that|strong="G3588"\w* unbelieving rulers \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* world consider \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* \w wise|strong="G3756"\w*. \add What they think about it does not matter\add*, \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \add some day\add* ◄\w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* lose \w their|strong="G1722"\w* power/\w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* ruling \w any|strong="G3756"\w* \w more|strong="G3756"\w*►.  
\v 7 Instead, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* teach \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* planned wisely \add long ago\add*. \w It|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* something \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w did|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* previously \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \add God\add* \w did|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* reveal \w it|strong="G3739"\w* previously. \w But|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w determined|strong="G4309"\w* \w before|strong="G4253"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* created \w the|strong="G1722"\w* world \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w would|strong="G2316"\w* greatly \w benefit|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* wise plan.  
\v 8 \w None|strong="G3762"\w* \w of|strong="G1391"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* rule \w this|strong="G3778"\w* world \w knew|strong="G1097"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w wise|strong="G3756"\w* plan. \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w known|strong="G1097"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w*, \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w would|strong="G3762"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* nailed \w our|strong="G2962"\w* wonderful \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* cross.  
\v 9 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \add we believers need to remember these words that a prophet\add* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w* \add in the Scriptures\add*:  
\q1 \w Things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w ever|strong="G3756"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w*,  
\q1 \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w ever|strong="G3756"\w* heard,  
\q1 \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w ever|strong="G3756"\w* thought \w could|strong="G3588"\w* happen,  
\q1 \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w prepared|strong="G2090"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* love \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\p
\v 10 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* caused \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* reveal \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \add (inc)\add* believers. \w His|strong="G3956"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w can|strong="G1063"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* knows thoroughly \w the|strong="G2532"\w* meaning \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* knows \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* difficult \w to|strong="G2532"\w* understand.  
\v 11 \w Only|strong="G1487"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w person|strong="G5101"\w* himself (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w person|strong="G5101"\w*’s \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w*) \w knows|strong="G1097"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* thinking. Similarly, \w only|strong="G1487"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w knows|strong="G1097"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* thinking.  
\v 12 \w It|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* ideas \w that|strong="G2443"\w* unbelievers teach \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w accepted|strong="G2983"\w*. \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w came|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w*, \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w might|strong="G2316"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w freely|strong="G5483"\w* done \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w us|strong="G5483"\w*.  
\v 13 \w Those|strong="G1722"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w tell|strong="G2980"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w*. \w As|strong="G1722"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w*, \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w tell|strong="G2980"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w someone|strong="G3739"\w* \add whom others thought\add* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* [IRO] \w wise|strong="G3756"\w* \w taught|strong="G1318"\w* \w me|strong="G3756"\w*. Instead, \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w tell|strong="G2980"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* truths \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \add God’s\add* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w taught|strong="G1318"\w* \add me\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* explain \w those|strong="G1722"\w* \w spiritual|strong="G4152"\w* truths \w to|strong="G2532"\w* people \w whose|strong="G3739"\w* thinking \w is|strong="G3739"\w* guided \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, \w I|strong="G3739"\w* teach \w spiritual|strong="G4152"\w* \add truths to\add* \w spiritual|strong="G4152"\w* \add people\add*).  
\v 14 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* unbelievers reject \w the|strong="G2532"\w* truths \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \add God’s\add* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* teaches us \add (inc)\add*, \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \add consider those truths to be\add* \w foolish|strong="G2532"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w cannot|strong="G1410"\w* \w understand|strong="G1097"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* enables us \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w evaluate|strong="G1410"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* truths correctly, \add and those people do not have God’s Spirit\add*.  
\v 15 \w We|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w Spirit|strong="G3588"\w* can judge correctly \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \add value of\add* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* truths \add that the Spirit reveals\add*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \add unbelievers\add* cannot evaluate us correctly.  
\v 16 \w As|strong="G1161"\w* \add one of our prophets wrote:\add*  
\q1 \w No|strong="G3739"\w* human [RHQ] \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w known|strong="G1097"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w is|strong="G5101"\w* \w thinking|strong="G3563"\w*.  
\q1 \w No|strong="G3739"\w* human [RHQ] \w is|strong="G5101"\w* \w able|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w instruct|strong="G4822"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w*.  
\q1 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* believers \w are|strong="G3739"\w* \w able|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w think|strong="G2192"\w* \w about|strong="G1097"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* [MTY] \w in|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w way|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* thinks \w about|strong="G1097"\w* \w them|strong="G3739"\w*.   
\c 3  
\s1 I was unable to teach you difficult concepts, because you were controlled by your self-directed nature, as evidenced by your quarreling about which leader you should be loyal to.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 3:1-4  
\p
\v 1 \w My|strong="G1722"\w* fellow believers, \add when I was with you previously\add*, \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w was|strong="G2980"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* teach \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \add I would teach people who are controlled by the Holy\add* Spirit {\add whom the Holy\add* Spirit \add controls\add*}. Instead, \add I had to teach you as I would teach\add* people whom \w their|strong="G1722"\w* self-directed nature controls. \add I taught very simple concepts to you who had recently believed\add* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \add as a parent would speak very simple words\add* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* baby.  
\v 2 \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w did|strong="G3761"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \add teach\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add things that were difficult for you to understand, just like a woman does not\add* \w give|strong="G4222"\w* \add her baby\add* solid \w food|strong="G1033"\w* \add that the baby cannot chew and digest\add*. \add And just like a woman\add* ◄\add gives her baby milk/breast-feeds her baby\add*►, \add I taught you simple spiritual concepts\add*, \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w at|strong="G2089"\w* \w that|strong="G3756"\w* \w time|strong="G3568"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w were|strong="G3756"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* \w understand|strong="G3761"\w* difficult things. \w And|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3568"\w* \w still|strong="G2089"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* \w understand|strong="G3761"\w* difficult concepts,  
\v 3 \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w still|strong="G2089"\w* controlled \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* self-directed nature. \w Some|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* jealous \w and|strong="G2532"\w* quarreling. ◄\w That|strong="G2532"\w* shows \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* self-directed nature \w is|strong="G1510"\w* controlling \w you|strong="G5210"\w*!/\w Does|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3780"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* prove \w your|strong="G2532"\w* self-directed nature \w is|strong="G1510"\w* controlling \w you|strong="G5210"\w*?► [RHQ] \w It|strong="G2532"\w* shows \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \add you are acting like\add* unbelievers act.  
\v 4 \w By|strong="G3004"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w you|strong="G3752"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \add loyal to\add* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*,” \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w others|strong="G2087"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \add loyal to\add* Apollos,” ◄\w you|strong="G3752"\w* show \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \add you are acting like\add* unbelievers./\w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* show \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \add you are acting like\add* unbelievers?► [RHQ]   
\s1 I preached the gospel to you first, and Apollos followed, but we are both serving God equally.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 3:5-9a  
\p
\v 5  \add So what you really ought to think about\add* Apollos \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1325"\w* [RHQ] \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w*(dl) \w are|strong="G1510"\w* merely \w men|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* serve \w God|strong="G1325"\w*. \w As|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* result \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \add telling you the message about Christ\add*, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* trusted \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Both|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \add (dl)\add* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* merely doing \w the|strong="G2532"\w* work \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* appointed \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w*.  
\v 6 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \add the first one who preached God’s message to you. I was like\add* [MET] someone \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w plants|strong="G5452"\w* seeds. \add Later\add*, Apollos \add taught you more of God’s message. That was like\add* [MET] someone \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w waters|strong="G4222"\w* \w plants|strong="G5452"\w* \add after they start to grow\add*. \w But|strong="G2316"\w* \w it|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \add enables people to grow spiritually, just like he is the one who\add* causes \add plants\add* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* grow.  
\v 7 \w So|strong="G5620"\w* \add the person who first preaches God’s message to people is not important, and the person who later teaches people more of God’s message is not important, just like\add* [MET] \w it|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w person|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w plants|strong="G5452"\w* \add the seeds\add* \w or|strong="G3777"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w person|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w waters|strong="G4222"\w* \add the plants\add* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* important. Instead, \w it|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* causes \w plants|strong="G5452"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* grow \add and who causes people to grow spiritually, who is important\add*.  
\v 8 \w The|strong="G2532"\w* \w person|strong="G1538"\w* \add who first preaches God’s message to people and the one who later teaches them more of God’s message\add* [MET] \w both|strong="G2532"\w* ◄\w are|strong="G1510"\w* \add trying to reach the\add* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \add goal\add*/\w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \add purpose\add*►. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \add God\add* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w reward|strong="G3408"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w according|strong="G2596"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w how|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* served \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 9 Remember \w that|strong="G2316"\w* Apollos \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* both working \w together|strong="G4904"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \add You do not belong to us\add*. Just like \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w field|strong="G1091"\w* \add belongs to its owner, not to those who work in it\add*, \w you|strong="G1510"\w* \w belong|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \add not to us who work for him\add*.  
\s1 Each one \w who|strong="G2316"\w* teaches believers \w must|strong="G1510"\w* examine \w what|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* teaching \w them|strong="G1510"\w* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* reward him only if \w his|strong="G2316"\w* teaching \w is|strong="G1510"\w* valuable \w and|strong="G2316"\w* long-lasting.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 3:9b-15  
\p \w Also|strong="G2316"\w*, \w a|strong="G1510"\w* house \w belongs|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* its owner. \add It does not belong to the man who built it. Similarly, God is the one to whom you belong\add*.  
\v 10  \add Just like\add* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* skilled \w person|strong="G1538"\w* \w puts|strong="G5087"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w foundation|strong="G2310"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* ground \add before he builds a house\add*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* result \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* kindly helping \w me|strong="G1325"\w* [MET], \add I was the first one who declared the message about Christ to you. And, just like\add* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w build|strong="G2026"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w house|strong="G2596"\w* \w on|strong="G2596"\w* \w its|strong="G1325"\w* \w foundation|strong="G2310"\w*, \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \add others who later taught you more about Christ\add*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \add just like each person who builds a house\add* \w must|strong="G1538"\w* \w be|strong="G2316"\w* careful \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* materials \w he|strong="G1161"\w* uses \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w build|strong="G2026"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* [MET], \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w person|strong="G1538"\w* \add who teaches God’s truth must be careful about what he teaches\add*.  
\v 11 \w Just|strong="G3588"\w* like \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w can|strong="G1410"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w in|strong="G5087"\w* \add only\add* \w one|strong="G3762"\w* \w foundation|strong="G2310"\w* \add for a house\add* [MET], \add there is only one message that we can give to people. That message is about\add* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 12 \w Furthermore|strong="G1161"\w*, \w people|strong="G5100"\w* can \w build|strong="G2026"\w* \w a|strong="G1909"\w* house \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w its|strong="G3586"\w* \w foundation|strong="G2310"\w* \add with materials that are valuable and do not burn easily, such as\add* \w gold|strong="G5553"\w*, silver, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w expensive|strong="G5093"\w* jewels. \w Or|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w could|strong="G3588"\w* \w build|strong="G2026"\w* \w a|strong="G1909"\w* house \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \add materials that are not valuable and that burn easily, such as\add* \w wood|strong="G3586"\w*, \w hay|strong="G5528"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w straw|strong="G2562"\w*.  
\v 13 Later \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w become|strong="G1096"\w* \w clear|strong="G1213"\w*/\w evident|strong="G5318"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w kind|strong="G3697"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* material \w they|strong="G2532"\w* used \w to|strong="G2532"\w* build \w the|strong="G1722"\w* house. \add Similarly, when people teach others God’s truth\add*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* later \w become|strong="G1096"\w* \w clear|strong="G1213"\w* \add what kind of things they taught\add*. \add God\add* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w clear|strong="G1213"\w*/\w evident|strong="G5318"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \add when he judges us\add* [MTY].  
\v 14 \w When|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* fire \add starts burning a house\add*, \w it|strong="G1487"\w* becomes clear \w whether|strong="G1487"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* builders used \add materials in their\add* \w work|strong="G2041"\w* \add that will burn, or materials that will not burn\add*. Similarly [MET], \w when|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G3306"\w* judges us, \w it|strong="G1487"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* clear \w whether|strong="G1487"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* taught \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* long-lasting \w and|strong="G2983"\w* valuable \w or|strong="G1487"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w*. \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \add the materials that are used to\add* \w build|strong="G2026"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* house \add are materials that\add* \w do|strong="G2983"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* burn, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* builder \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w receive|strong="G2983"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w reward|strong="G3408"\w* [MET]. \add Similarly, if we have taught others things that are valuable and long-lasting, God will give us a reward\add*.  
\v 15 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \add the things that we have taught\add* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G1223"\w* valuable \w and|strong="G1161"\w* long-lasting [MET], \add we will not get a reward\add*. \w We|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G5100"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w* {\add God\add* \w will|strong="G5100"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* us} \add from hell\add*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \add that is all that we will get. We will be like a man who\add* escapes \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w* \add without saving any of his possessions\add*.   
\s1 God will destroy anyone who destroys the unity of a congregation.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 3:16-17  
\p
\v 16 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* need \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w remember|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \add is present among\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add (pl) as he was present in the\add* \w Temple|strong="G3485"\w* \add in Jerusalem\add*. [RHQ] \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w lives|strong="G3611"\w* \w within|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\v 17 \w So|strong="G1063"\w*, \add just like\add* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w destroy|strong="G5351"\w* \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* tries \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w destroy|strong="G5351"\w* \w his|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G3485"\w*, \add he will destroy anyone who destroys the unity of a congregation. He will do that\add* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \add he has set\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \add his people, apart for himself, just like he set\add* \w his|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G3485"\w* \add apart for himself\add*.   
\s1 Stop being proud of one Christian leader or another, because we are all just working for your benefit.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 3:18-23  
\p
\v 18 \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w think|strong="G1380"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w wise|strong="G4680"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* unbelievers \w thought|strong="G1380"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w wise|strong="G4680"\w* previously. Stop deceiving \w yourselves|strong="G1438"\w*. \add If you really want to be wise, by accepting what God considers to be wise\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \add be willing to let unbelievers consider that you are\add* \w foolish|strong="G3474"\w* [IRO].  
\v 19 \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* unbelievers \add consider to be\add* [IRO] \w wise|strong="G4680"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* considers \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* foolish. \add We can learn from\add* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* Scriptures \add what God says about\add* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*:  
\q1 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* think \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* [IRO] \w wise|strong="G4680"\w*, \w he|strong="G3778"\w* messes \w up|strong="G1722"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* plans \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* mistakes \w they|strong="G3588"\w* make!   
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\v 20 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \add we can learn from\add* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* Scripture,  
\q1 \w The|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* considers \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w useless|strong="G3152"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w thoughts|strong="G1261"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \add humans who think that they are\add* [IRO] \w wise|strong="G4680"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w So|strong="G5620"\w*, stop \w boasting|strong="G2744"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \add how good one Christian leader is or how good another Christian leader is\add*. \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \add of us(exc) exist as leaders only to help\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*!  
\v 22 Specifically, \w do|strong="G5210"\w* \w not|strong="G3195"\w* boast \w about|strong="G3195"\w* me, \w or|strong="G1535"\w* \w about|strong="G3195"\w* Apollos, \w or|strong="G1535"\w* \w about|strong="G3195"\w* Peter! \w Everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* exists \w to|strong="G3195"\w* \add benefit\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add believers\add*. \w Whether|strong="G1535"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w live|strong="G3195"\w* \w or|strong="G1535"\w* \w whether|strong="G1535"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w die|strong="G2288"\w*, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* happening now \w or|strong="G1535"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G3195"\w* happen \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w future|strong="G3195"\w*, \w they|strong="G3956"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G3195"\w* benefit \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\v 23  \add You should boast about\add* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \add not about your leaders, because\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* belong \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* belongs \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.   
\c 4  
\s1 Stop evaluating your leaders’ value; do not be proud of one and despise another.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 4:1-7  
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\v 1 \w So|strong="G3779"\w*, people ought \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w consider|strong="G3049"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \add apostles\add* (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, Apollos \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*) \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \add merely\add* \w servants|strong="G5257"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* given \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \add (exc) the work of\add* telling others \w the|strong="G2532"\w* message \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* revealed \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*.  
\v 2 \w With|strong="G1722"\w* respect \w to|strong="G2443"\w* doing \w that|strong="G2443"\w*, \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* given \w work|strong="G3623"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w required|strong="G2212"\w* {give \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w work|strong="G3623"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G1722"\w* require \w them|strong="G3588"\w*} \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w work|strong="G3623"\w* \w faithfully|strong="G4103"\w*.  
\v 3 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3761"\w* concerned \w whether|strong="G2228"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \add the judges in\add* some \w court|strong="G2250"\w* decide \w whether|strong="G2228"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* done \w my|strong="G1473"\w* work faithfully \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w not|strong="G3761"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3761"\w* \w even|strong="G3761"\w* judge \w myself|strong="G1683"\w* \add about that\add*.  
\v 4 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* think \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* done \w anything|strong="G3762"\w* wrong, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* prove \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* done \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w* wrong. \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3762"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* judges \w me|strong="G1473"\w*.  
\v 5 \w So|strong="G2532"\w*, \w stop|strong="G3361"\w* evaluating \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w us|strong="G2919"\w* \add (exc)\add* \w before|strong="G4253"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w* \add when God judges everyone\add* [MTY]! \w Do|strong="G2919"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w us|strong="G2919"\w* \w before|strong="G4253"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w comes|strong="G2064"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w reveal|strong="G5319"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sinful \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G2919"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w done|strong="G1096"\w* secretly. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w reveal|strong="G5319"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G2919"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w thought|strong="G2919"\w*. \w At|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w praise|strong="G1868"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w person|strong="G1538"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \add each one of them deserves\add*.   
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\v 6 \w My|strong="G1722"\w* fellow believers, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \add told you\add* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* illustrations \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w myself|strong="G1683"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Apollos. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w done|strong="G3361"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w sake|strong="G1223"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w learn|strong="G3129"\w* \add to live according to\add* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* saying, “\w Do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* act \w contrary|strong="G2596"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* {\w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w*} \w written|strong="G1125"\w* \add in the Scriptures\add*.” \w If|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w follow|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* rule, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w proud|strong="G5448"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \add spiritual leader\add* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* despise \w another|strong="G2087"\w*.  
\v 7 ◄\w No|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w made|strong="G3756"\w* \w any|strong="G1487"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w superior|strong="G1252"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w others|strong="G3739"\w*!/\w Why|strong="G5101"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w any|strong="G1487"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w think|strong="G2192"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* \w superior|strong="G1252"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w others|strong="G3739"\w*?► [RHQ] \add All the abilities\add* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w*, \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w* \add from God\add*. [RHQ] \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w* \w them|strong="G3739"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \add from God\add*, ◄\w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w should|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w* \add thinking\add*, “\w I|strong="G3739"\w* got \w these|strong="G3739"\w* abilities \add from myself\add*, \add not from God\add*!”/\w why|strong="G5101"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w boast|strong="G2744"\w* \add thinking\add*, “\w I|strong="G3739"\w* got \w these|strong="G3739"\w* abilities \add from myself\add*, \add not from God\add*?”► [RHQ]   
\s1 It is disgusting that you are so proud of your spiritual gifts and that you despise us apostles.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 4:8-13  
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\v 8  \add It is disgusting that you act as though\add* [IRO] \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w already|strong="G2235"\w* received everything \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* need \add spiritually\add*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* act \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w though|strong="G2532"\w* [IRO] \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \add spiritually\add* \w rich|strong="G4147"\w* (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* received \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \add the spiritual gifts you need\add*). \w You|strong="G5210"\w* act \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w though|strong="G2532"\w* [IRO] \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w already|strong="G2235"\w* begun \w to|strong="G2443"\w* rule \w as|strong="G2532"\w* kings \w with|strong="G2532"\w* Christ. \w Well|strong="G2532"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w wish|strong="G3785"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* really \w were|strong="G1510"\w* ruling \add with him\add*, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \add apostles\add* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* rule \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*!  
\v 9 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w seems|strong="G1380"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w though|strong="G5613"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w put|strong="G1096"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \add apostles\add* \w on|strong="G1096"\w* display, \add like prisoners\add* \w at|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w end|strong="G2078"\w* \add of the victor’s parade\add*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \add (exc)\add* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w men|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1096"\w* \w condemned|strong="G1935"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* die, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1096"\w* \w put|strong="G1096"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* arena \w where|strong="G5613"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3748"\w* \w can|strong="G1063"\w* see \add the wild animals\add* killing \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* angels \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w over|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* \add are watching us, as people\add* watch \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* performing \w a|strong="G1096"\w* play \add in a theater\add*.  
\v 10 \w Many|strong="G1722"\w* people consider \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w be|strong="G5547"\w* [IRO] \w fools|strong="G3474"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \add we preach about\add* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* proudly \add think [IRO] that\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G2249"\w* \w wise|strong="G5429"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* ◄\w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* close relationship \w with|strong="G1722"\w*/\w you|strong="G5210"\w* belong \w to|strong="G1722"\w*► \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w Many|strong="G1722"\w* people \add consider us\add* [IRO] \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w be|strong="G5547"\w* unimpressive, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add proudly think that you\add* impress others. People respect \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G1223"\w* \w not|strong="G1223"\w* respect \w us|strong="G2249"\w*.  
\v 11 \w Up|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* present \w time|strong="G5610"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* often \w been|strong="G2532"\w* \w hungry|strong="G3983"\w*. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* often \w been|strong="G2532"\w* \w thirsty|strong="G1372"\w*. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* ragged clothes. Often \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* beaten {\w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* beaten us}. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \add have traveled so much that we\add* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G2532"\w* regular homes \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 12 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w work|strong="G2038"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w hard|strong="G2872"\w* \add to earn a living\add*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* cursed \add by people\add* {\w When|strong="G2532"\w* \add people\add* curse \w us|strong="G1377"\w*}, \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \add ask God to\add* \w bless|strong="G2127"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w persecuted|strong="G1377"\w* {\w When|strong="G2532"\w* \add people\add* \w cause|strong="G3588"\w* \w us|strong="G1377"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w suffer|strong="G2532"\w*}, \w we|strong="G2532"\w* endure \w it|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 13 \w When|strong="G5613"\w* \w we|strong="G5613"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w slandered|strong="G1426"\w* \add by people\add* {\w When|strong="G5613"\w* \add people\add* \w slander|strong="G1426"\w* \w us|strong="G1096"\w*}, \w we|strong="G5613"\w* reply kindly \w to|strong="G2193"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. Up \w to|strong="G2193"\w* \w now|strong="G1096"\w*, \add unbelievers consider us to be worthless\add* [MET], \add as though we were\add* \w just|strong="G5613"\w* garbage.   
\s1 Imitate the way in which I serve Christ.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 4:14-17  
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\v 14 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w writing|strong="G1125"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w make|strong="G3756"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* feel \w ashamed|strong="G1788"\w*, \w but|strong="G3778"\w* instead \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w warn|strong="G3560"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \add though you were\add* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* own dear \w children|strong="G5043"\w*.  
\v 15 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w say|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \add an apostle of\add* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \add was the first one who\add* proclaimed \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* message \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w As|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* result, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* enabled \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* eternal life. \w So|strong="G1223"\w* \w even|strong="G1063"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w there|strong="G1063"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* thousands \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Christians|strong="G2424"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* instruct \w you|strong="G5210"\w* [MET], \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w became|strong="G1080"\w* \add like\add* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\v 16 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w urge|strong="G3870"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1096"\w* \add live for Christ\add* \w the|strong="G3767"\w* way \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w*.  
\v 17 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* order \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \add help you do that\add*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w sent|strong="G3992"\w*/\w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w sending|strong="G3992"\w* \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* love \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \add as though he were\add* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w son|strong="G5043"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* serves \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w faithfully|strong="G4103"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* remind \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* conduct \w my|strong="G1722"\w* life \add as one who\add* ◄\w has|strong="G2962"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* close relationship \w with|strong="G1722"\w*/\w belongs|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w*► \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* conduct \w my|strong="G1722"\w* life \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w same|strong="G3778"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w how|strong="G2531"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w teach|strong="G1321"\w* \add others to live\add* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* congregations \add to whom I have spoken\add*.   
\s1 I hope you will change your thinking, so I do not have to punish you when I come there.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 4:18-21  
\p
\v 18 \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w become|strong="G1161"\w* \w proud|strong="G5448"\w*, thinking \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \add to rebuke your congregation about what they are doing\add*.  
\v 19 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w wants|strong="G2309"\w* \w me|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2309"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w soon|strong="G5030"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2309"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \add pay any attention to\add* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w proud|strong="G5448"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w say|strong="G3056"\w*. \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2309"\w* \w find|strong="G1097"\w* \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \add whether they have God’s\add* \w power|strong="G1411"\w*.  
\v 20 Remember \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \add judges whether or not we are letting him\add* rule \add our lives\add*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \add listening to how we\add* \w talk|strong="G3056"\w*, \w but|strong="G1063"\w* \add by seeing whether his\add* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \add is present\add* ◄\add among us/in our lives\add*►.  
\v 21 \w So|strong="G4314"\w* \w which|strong="G5101"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* prefer? \w Do|strong="G5101"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* me \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G5037"\w* punish \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add because you have not changed your ways\add*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w shall|strong="G5101"\w* \w I|strong="G2309"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G5037"\w* act lovingly \w and|strong="G5037"\w* gently \w toward|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add because you have done what I told you to do\add*?   
\c 5  
\s1 You should expel the man in your congregation who has acted so immorally.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 5:1-5  
\p
\v 1  \add Now I want to discuss another matter\add*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* {\w People|strong="G1484"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w*} reported \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G2192"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* believe \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* acting \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* sexually \w immoral|strong="G4202"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3761"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* ◄\w pagans|strong="G1484"\w*/\w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3761"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*► act \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w*. \w People|strong="G1484"\w* tell \w me|strong="G2192"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w living|strong="G2192"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* stepmother (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w other|strong="G5108"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w*).  
\v 2 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* sad \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w*! \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* expelled {\add You\add* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* expelled \w him|strong="G3588"\w*} \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* congregation! \add But you\add* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3780"\w* \add done that\add*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* ◄how \w can|strong="G4160"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w proud|strong="G5448"\w*, \add thinking that you are spiritually mature?\add*/\w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* disgusting \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w proud|strong="G5448"\w*, \add thinking that you are spiritually mature\add*!► [RHQ]  
\v 3 \w As|strong="G5613"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w already|strong="G2235"\w* \w decided|strong="G2919"\w* \add how you should\add* punish \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w*. \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w even|strong="G1161"\w* \w though|strong="G5613"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* away \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3779"\w*, \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G4151"\w* \w you|strong="G3779"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G3779"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2919"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* would \w do|strong="G2919"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w with|strong="G4151"\w* \w you|strong="G3779"\w*.  
\v 4  \add What I have decided is that\add* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w gathered|strong="G4863"\w* \w together|strong="G4863"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* authority [MTY] \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \add is with you\add*,  
\v 5 \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w hand|strong="G3860"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w man|strong="G5108"\w* \w over|strong="G3860"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Satan|strong="G4567"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2424"\w* \w Satan|strong="G4567"\w* can injure/punish \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w body|strong="G4561"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \add he will turn away from his sinful behavior\add* \w and|strong="G2250"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w be|strong="G1519"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w when|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add returns\add* [MTY].   
\s1 Make sure that no one in your congregation is acting immorally or maliciously or wickedly.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 5:6-8  
\p
\v 6 \w It|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*, \add while you are letting that immoral man continue to be in your congregation\add*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w boasting|strong="G2745"\w* \add about being spiritually mature\add*. ◄\w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w a|strong="G3756"\w* \w small|strong="G3398"\w* amount \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w yeast|strong="G2219"\w* \w affects|strong="G2220"\w* \w all|strong="G3650"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* bread dough [MET] \add into which it is put\add* {\add a woman puts it\add*}./\w Do|strong="G1492"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w a|strong="G3756"\w* \w small|strong="G3398"\w* amount \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w yeast|strong="G2219"\w* \w affects|strong="G2220"\w* \w all|strong="G3650"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* bread dough [MET] \add into which it is put\add*?► [RHQ] \add Similarly, one person who continues to sin will have a bad effect on all the congregation\add*.  
\v 7 \w So|strong="G2443"\w*, \add just like we Jews\add* expel \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w old|strong="G3820"\w* \w yeast|strong="G2219"\w* \add from our houses during the Passover celebration\add* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* fresh batch \w of|strong="G2532"\w* dough \w without|strong="G2532"\w* \w yeast|strong="G2219"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* [MET], \add you must expel such evil people from your congregation\add*. \w Do|strong="G2532"\w* \add that so that you can truly be holy people\add*, \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \add I know that\add* \w you|strong="G1510"\w* really \w are|strong="G1510"\w*. Remember \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w sacrificed|strong="G2380"\w* {\w sacrificed|strong="G2380"\w* himself} \add so that God could spare us from being punished for our sins, just like the Jews sacrificed lambs during\add* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \add first\add* \w Passover|strong="G3957"\w* celebration \add so that God would spare their firstborn sons from being killed\add*.  
\v 8 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w let|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w celebrate|strong="G1858"\w* \add the fact that God has freed us from being punished us for our sins\add* [MET], \add just like the Jews\add* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \add later years\add* celebrated Passover \add to celebrate God freeing them from being slaves in Egypt. They made sure that there was\add* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w old|strong="G3820"\w* \w yeast|strong="G2219"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* dough. \add They ate bread that\add* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w yeast|strong="G2219"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*. \add Similarly\add*, \add we should make sure that there are no people in our congregations\add* [MET] \add who act\add* maliciously \add toward others\add* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \add act\add* wickedly. Instead, \add make sure\add* [MET] \add that all those in our congregations are ones who act\add* sincerely \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \add speak\add* truthfully.   
\s1 Expel wicked people from your congregation.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 5:9-13  
\p
\v 9 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* previous \w letter|strong="G1992"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1722"\w* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w I|strong="G1722"\w* said \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w associate|strong="G4874"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* sexually \w immoral|strong="G4205"\w* \w people|strong="G4205"\w*.  
\v 10 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* mean \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3784"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* associate \w with|strong="G1537"\w* unbelievers \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w immoral|strong="G4205"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* desire \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w belong|strong="G1537"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* ◄forcefully seize \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w belong|strong="G1537"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*/\w are|strong="G3588"\w* swindlers►, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* worship idols. \w You|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w leave|strong="G1831"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* \add to avoid all people\add* like \w that|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 11 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \add I am stating clearly that\add* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w*, \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \add meant that\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w associate|strong="G4874"\w* \w with|strong="G3588"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* say \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w fellow|strong="G5108"\w* believers, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* sexually \w immoral|strong="G4205"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* desire \w and|strong="G1161"\w* forcefully seize \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w belong|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* worship idols, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* slander \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* drunk. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w associate|strong="G4874"\w* \w with|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G4205"\w* \w like|strong="G5108"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w even|strong="G1161"\w* \w eat|strong="G4906"\w* \w with|strong="G3588"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*!  
\v 12 \w It|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w certainly|strong="G1063"\w* \w not|strong="G3780"\w* [RHQ] \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w business|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G5101"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w people|strong="G2919"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3780"\w* believers \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3780"\w* belong \w to|strong="G5101"\w* \add Christian congregations\add*. \w But|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w certainly|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* [RHQ] \w your|strong="G2919"\w* \w business|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G5101"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1063"\w* \add your congregation\add*!  
\v 13 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G2919"\w* believers. \add Do as the Scriptures command\add*: “Expel \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w wicked|strong="G4190"\w* \w person|strong="G4190"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* midst!”   
\c 6  
\s1 It is disgusting that you prosecute fellow believers and let judges who are not believers decide your cases.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 6:1-6  
\p
\v 1  \add Now another matter\add*: \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add believers\add* accuses \w another|strong="G2087"\w* believer \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w matter|strong="G4229"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* takes \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w matter|strong="G4229"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w judges|strong="G2919"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3780"\w* believers, \add for them to decide the case\add*, instead \w of|strong="G2532"\w* asking \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w people|strong="G2919"\w* \add to decide it\add*. ◄\w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* disgusting!/Why \w do|strong="G2919"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G2919"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*?► [RHQ]  
\v 2  \add I want\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \add we who are\add* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w people|strong="G1492"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \add some day\add* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* unbelievers. [RHQ] \w So|strong="G2532"\w*, \w since|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w judging|strong="G2919"\w* unbelievers, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w certainly|strong="G3756"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* capable \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w judging|strong="G2919"\w* \w between|strong="G1722"\w* \add believers who disagree on\add* \w small|strong="G1646"\w* \w matters|strong="G1646"\w*! [RHQ]  
\v 3 ◄\w You|strong="G3754"\w* \w should|strong="G1492"\w* keep \w in|strong="G3756"\w* mind \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w will|strong="G3748"\w* \w even|strong="G3754"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* angels!/\w Do|strong="G2919"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w will|strong="G3748"\w* \w even|strong="G3754"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* angels?► [RHQ] \w So|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w certainly|strong="G3756"\w* \w should|strong="G1492"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* able \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w about|strong="G3754"\w* \add matters that relate to how we\add* conduct our lives here \w on|strong="G2919"\w* earth!  
\v 4 \w Therefore|strong="G3767"\w*, \w when|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \add believers\add* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* dispute, \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w certainly|strong="G3303"\w* \w not|strong="G3778"\w* choose \w as|strong="G1722"\w* judges \add to decide your case\add* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w congregation|strong="G1577"\w* cannot respect \add because those judges are not believers\add*! [RHQ]  
\v 5 \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w am|strong="G1410"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w make|strong="G3756"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* ashamed. Surely \w there|strong="G1762"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w someone|strong="G3739"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w wise|strong="G4680"\w* enough \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w judge|strong="G1252"\w* disputes \w between|strong="G3319"\w* believers! [RHQ]  
\v 6 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* instead, \w some|strong="G3778"\w* believers \add among you\add* accuse other believers \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* legal court. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* worse, \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w let|strong="G2919"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* cases \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w judged|strong="G2919"\w* \w by|strong="G1909"\w* unbelievers {unbelievers \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* cases}!   
\s1 God has freed you from your former sinful behavior, so remember that he will exclude from his kingdom those who engage in all kinds of sinful behavior.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 6:7-11  
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\v 7 \w The|strong="G1223"\w* \w fact|strong="G3754"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w any|strong="G2192"\w* \w lawsuits|strong="G2917"\w* \w among|strong="G3326"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add shows that\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* completely failed \add as Christians\add* (OR, \add allowed Satan to\add* \w defeat|strong="G2275"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*). \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G5101"\w* \add allow other believers\add* \w to|strong="G5101"\w* wrong \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add without taking them to court!\add*! [RHQ] \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3780"\w* accuse \w them|strong="G1438"\w* \w when|strong="G3767"\w* \add they\add* cheat \w you|strong="G5210"\w*! [RHQ]  
\v 8 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \add what is happening is that\add* \w some|strong="G3778"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* cheating others \w and|strong="G2532"\w* doing wrong \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3778"\w*. \add That is bad\add*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* doing \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* fellow believers, \add and that is worse\add*!   
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\v 9 ◄\w You|strong="G3754"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w keep|strong="G3361"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* mind \w that|strong="G3754"\w* wicked \w people|strong="G4205"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w become|strong="G3361"\w* \add members of\add* \w the|strong="G3754"\w* group over whom \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* rule./\w Do|strong="G1492"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* wicked \w people|strong="G4205"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w become|strong="G3361"\w* \add members of\add* \w the|strong="G3754"\w* group over whom \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* rule?► [RHQ] \w Do|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* \w deceived|strong="G4105"\w* {\w Do|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w deceive|strong="G4105"\w* yourselves} \add by thinking wrongly about these matters\add*. \w People|strong="G4205"\w* \w who|strong="G3748"\w* \w are|strong="G3748"\w* sexually \w immoral|strong="G4205"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w who|strong="G3748"\w* worship idols, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w who|strong="G3748"\w* ◄\w commit|strong="G3756"\w* adultery/\w have|strong="G3748"\w* sex \w with|strong="G2316"\w* someone \w to|strong="G3756"\w* whom \w they|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G3748"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* married►, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w who|strong="G3748"\w* happily allow \w others|strong="G3754"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w commit|strong="G3756"\w* homosexual acts \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w them|strong="G3754"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w who|strong="G3748"\w* \w take|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3754"\w* initiative \w in|strong="G2316"\w* committing homosexual acts,  
\v 10 \w or|strong="G3777"\w* \w who|strong="G2316"\w* \w are|strong="G3777"\w* \w thieves|strong="G2812"\w*, \w or|strong="G3777"\w* \w who|strong="G2316"\w* desire \w and|strong="G2316"\w* forcefully seize \w things|strong="G3777"\w* \w that|strong="G2316"\w* belong \w to|strong="G3756"\w* others, \w or|strong="G3777"\w* \w who|strong="G2316"\w* \w are|strong="G3777"\w* \w drunkards|strong="G3183"\w*, \w or|strong="G3777"\w* \w who|strong="G2316"\w* slander others, \w or|strong="G3777"\w* \w who|strong="G2316"\w* \w are|strong="G3777"\w* swindlers, \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w enter|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G2316"\w* place where \w God|strong="G2316"\w* rules.  
\v 11 \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* previously \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* like \w that|strong="G3588"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \add God\add* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w freed|strong="G1344"\w*/cleansed \w you|strong="G1722"\w* [MET] \add from your sinful behavior\add*. \add He\add* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* apart \w for|strong="G1722"\w* himself. \add He\add* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* erased \w the|strong="G1722"\w* record \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* sins \add because you trusted\add* [MTY] \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \add has done for you\add*.   
\s1 Because the Lord wants us to use our bodies in ways that please him, we must avoid all sexually immoral acts.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 6:12-20  
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\v 12  \add Some of you may say\add*, “God allows us \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w do|strong="G3756"\w* \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* \add that he does not forbid\add*.” \w But|strong="G1473"\w* \add I would reply\add*, “\add That is true\add*, \w but|strong="G1473"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* God permits us \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w do|strong="G3756"\w* helps us.” \add Yes, as some of you say\add*, God permits us \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w do|strong="G3756"\w* \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* \add that he does not forbid\add*. \w But|strong="G1473"\w* \w as|strong="G3956"\w* \w for|strong="G1832"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w let|strong="G1832"\w* \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* \w make|strong="G3756"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \add its slave; that is, I will not do anything that will gain control over me in such a way that I will not be able to stop doing it\add*.  
\v 13  \add Some of you may also say\add*, “\w Food|strong="G1033"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \add us to put in\add* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w stomach|strong="G2836"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w stomach|strong="G2836"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \add us to put\add* \w food|strong="G1033"\w* \add in\add*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w since|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w away|strong="G2673"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w food|strong="G1033"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* stomachs \add when he gives us our new bodies, what we do with our bodies sexually does not affect us any more than eating food does.” But what you have concluded is wrong, because\add* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w does|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \add want us to use\add* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* sexually \w immoral|strong="G4202"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*. \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add wants us to use our bodies in ways that please him\add*. \w Also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add wants us to do what is good\add* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w*.  
\v 14 \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w*, caused \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add Jesus\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G1453"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w cause|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G1453"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w die|strong="G1223"\w*, \add which shows that he is very concerned about our bodies\add*.   
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\v 15 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G1492"\w* \w keep|strong="G4160"\w* \w in|strong="G1096"\w* mind \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w your|strong="G4160"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w belong|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. [RHQ] \w So|strong="G3767"\w*, \w should|strong="G1492"\w* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \add or any other believer\add* [RHQ] \w take|strong="G1096"\w* \w our|strong="G5547"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*, \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w belongs|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w and|strong="G3767"\w* join \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \add sexually\add* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w prostitute|strong="G4204"\w*? \w No|strong="G3756"\w*, \w certainly|strong="G3756"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w*!  
\v 16 \w When|strong="G1492"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w man|strong="G1520"\w* \w has|strong="G3748"\w* sexual relations [EUP] \w with|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w prostitute|strong="G4204"\w*, \add it is as though\add* \w their|strong="G1519"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*. ◄\w You|strong="G3754"\w* \w should|strong="G1492"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* forget \w that|strong="G3754"\w*!/\w Do|strong="G1492"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*?► [RHQ] \w What|strong="G3588"\w* \add Moses\add* wrote \add about people who join together sexually is\add*, “\w The|strong="G1519"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w of|strong="G1520"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* \add as though they are\add* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*.”  
\v 17 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* anyone \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* united {\w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w joins|strong="G2853"\w* \w himself|strong="G2853"\w*} \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* becomes \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w with|strong="G2962"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w spiritually|strong="G4151"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w Always|strong="G3956"\w* ◄run \w away|strong="G5343"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w*/avoid► committing sexually \w immoral|strong="G4202"\w* \w acts|strong="G4160"\w*. \w Other|strong="G1161"\w* sins \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w commit|strong="G4160"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* affect \w their|strong="G3956"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w commit|strong="G4160"\w* sexually \w immoral|strong="G4202"\w* \w acts|strong="G4160"\w* sin \w against|strong="G1519"\w* \w their|strong="G3956"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w*.  
\v 19 ◄\w Keep|strong="G2192"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w mind|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \add like\add* [MET] \w temples|strong="G3485"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*./\w Do|strong="G1492"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \add like\add* [MET] \w temples|strong="G3485"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*?► [RHQ] \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, lives \w within|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w belong|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G1438"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w belong|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*,  
\v 20  \add because when his Son died for you it was as though\add* [MET] \add God\add* paid \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w price|strong="G5092"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w So|strong="G1063"\w* \w honor|strong="G5092"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \add how you use\add* \w your|strong="G1392"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w*!   
\c 7  
\s1 Married people should not deprive their spouses of sexual relations, except under special conditions.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 7:1-7  
\p
\v 1 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \add I will reply to\add* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* me \w about|strong="G4012"\w*.  
\p \w It|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w people|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* get \w married|strong="G1135"\w*.  
\v 2 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w many|strong="G2192"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* committing \w sexual|strong="G4202"\w* \w immorality|strong="G4202"\w*, \add which God detests\add*, \w every|strong="G1538"\w* \w man|strong="G1538"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w* \add with whom he can have sexual relations\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w every|strong="G1538"\w* \w woman|strong="G1135"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w her|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* husband \add with whom she can have sexual relations\add*.  
\v 3 \w Every|strong="G2532"\w* man \w must|strong="G1135"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w having|strong="G2532"\w* sexual relations [EUP] \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w every|strong="G2532"\w* \w woman|strong="G1135"\w* \w must|strong="G1135"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w having|strong="G2532"\w* sexual relations \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w her|strong="G3588"\w* husband.  
\v 4 \w A|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G3756"\w*’s \w wife|strong="G1135"\w* does \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w right|strong="G3756"\w* \w over|strong="G1850"\w* \w her|strong="G3588"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \add to be the only one to decide about having sexual relations with her husband\add*. \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, \w her|strong="G3588"\w* husband \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w right|strong="G3756"\w* \add to decide about that\add*. \w Similarly|strong="G3668"\w*, \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w woman|strong="G1135"\w*’s husband does \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w right|strong="G3756"\w* \w over|strong="G1850"\w* \w his|strong="G2398"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \add to be the only one to decide about having sexual relations with his wife\add*. \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, \w his|strong="G2398"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w right|strong="G3756"\w* \add to decide about that\add*.  
\v 5 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* refuse \add to have sexual relations with\add* \w each|strong="G1223"\w* \w other|strong="G3825"\w* [EUP] \w only|strong="G1487"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w first|strong="G3588"\w* \w agree|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w short|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w*, \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G3825"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w pray|strong="G2443"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w after|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w*, begin \w having|strong="G2532"\w* sexual relations \w again|strong="G3825"\w* [EUP] \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w Satan|strong="G4567"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* able \w to|strong="G4314"\w* persuade \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add to have sex with someone else\add* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w unable|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* control \w your|strong="G1223"\w* sexual desires.   
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\v 6 \w I|strong="G1161"\w* am \w telling|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \add God\add* allows \add you to get married, but he\add* \w does|strong="G3004"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* must \add get married\add*.  
\v 7 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w myself|strong="G1683"\w* \w wish|strong="G2309"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w would|strong="G2309"\w* stay \add unmarried/single\add*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* enabled \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w person|strong="G1538"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* ways \w that|strong="G3588"\w* seem \w right|strong="G3779"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* enabled \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \add live without getting married\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* enabled \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \add get married\add*.   
\s1 It is all right to get married, but it is wrong to get divorced. However, you should not force an unbelieving spouse to keep living with you.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 7:8-16  
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\v 8 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* unmarried \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w whose|strong="G3588"\w* spouses \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w*: \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2570"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w remain|strong="G3306"\w* \add unmarried\add* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 9 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w cannot|strong="G3756"\w* control \w your|strong="G1487"\w* \add sexual desires\add* [EUP], \w you|strong="G1487"\w* should \w get|strong="G1060"\w* \w married|strong="G1060"\w*. \w It|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w married|strong="G1060"\w* \add so that you can satisfy your sexual desires with your spouse\add* \w than|strong="G2228"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* constantly \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* strong desire [EUP] \add for sexual relations\add*.   
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\v 10 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w give|strong="G3853"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* \w command|strong="G3853"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \add believers who are\add* \w married|strong="G1060"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* \w command|strong="G3853"\w* \w from|strong="G3756"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* alone; \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w also|strong="G1161"\w* comes \w from|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2962"\w*. \w You|strong="G3853"\w* \w married|strong="G1060"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w must|strong="G1135"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* ◄\w separate|strong="G5563"\w* \w from|strong="G3756"\w*/\w divorce|strong="G5563"\w*► \w your|strong="G2962"\w* husbands!  
\v 11 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w any|strong="G1437"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w must|strong="G1135"\w* \w remain|strong="G3306"\w* unmarried, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w else|strong="G2228"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w should|strong="G3306"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w reconciled|strong="G2644"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G1437"\w* husband \add and live with him again\add*. Similarly, \w men|strong="G3588"\w* \w must|strong="G1135"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* ◄\w separate|strong="G5563"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w*/\w divorce|strong="G5563"\w*► \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w wives|strong="G1135"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w rest|strong="G3062"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w*, \add to those who became believers after they were married. This is what\add* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \add am saying\add*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add has commanded\add*. \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w someone|strong="G5100"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* believer, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w she|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w willing|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w keep|strong="G3361"\w* \w living|strong="G2192"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w must|strong="G1135"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* divorce \w her|strong="G1438"\w*.  
\v 13 Similarly, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w woman|strong="G1135"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* husband \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* believer, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w willing|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w keep|strong="G3361"\w* \w living|strong="G2192"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w her|strong="G2192"\w*, \w she|strong="G2532"\w* \w must|strong="G1135"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* divorce \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 14  \add I say that\add* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G1510"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* apart \w every|strong="G1722"\w* \w woman|strong="G1135"\w*’s unbelieving husband \add for himself\add* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w* \add being a believer\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G1510"\w* \w set|strong="G2532"\w* apart \w every|strong="G1722"\w* man’s unbelieving \w wife|strong="G1135"\w* \add for himself\add* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w her|strong="G3588"\w* husband \add being a believer\add*. \w If|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w*, \add God would consider\add* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w* unacceptable. \w But|strong="G1161"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* fact \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \add God does consider\add* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* acceptable \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w However|strong="G1161"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* woman’s husband \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* believer \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w man|strong="G5108"\w*’s wife \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* believer wants \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w leave|strong="G5563"\w*, \w let|strong="G1161"\w* \add him or her\add* \w do|strong="G2228"\w* \w so|strong="G1161"\w*. \w The|strong="G1722"\w* husband \w or|strong="G2228"\w* wife \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* believer \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* force \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w one|strong="G5108"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* stay. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* chosen \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* order \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \w may|strong="G2316"\w* live peacefully.  
\v 16  \add You women believers should allow your unbelieving spouses to leave you if they want to\add*, \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w there|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G1487"\w* way \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w can|strong="G1492"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* \w sure|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w your|strong="G1487"\w* husband \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* stay together [RHQ] (\w OR|strong="G2228"\w*, perhaps \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w your|strong="G1487"\w* husband \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* stay together.) Similarly, \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w men|strong="G3588"\w* \add who are believers\add*, \w there|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G1487"\w* way \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w can|strong="G1492"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* \w sure|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w your|strong="G1487"\w* \w wives|strong="G1135"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* stay together [RHQ] (\w OR|strong="G2228"\w*, perhaps \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w your|strong="G1487"\w* \w wives|strong="G1135"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* stay together.)   
\s1 In general, each person should remain in the status that he had before he became a believer.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 7:17-24  
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\v 17 \w However|strong="G5613"\w*, \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w person|strong="G1538"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* status \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* status \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \add to belong to him\add*. \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* rule \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* congregations \add where I speak\add*.  
\v 18 If \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w had|strong="G1722"\w* already \w been|strong="G3361"\w* \w circumcised|strong="G4059"\w* [RHQ] \w when|strong="G1722"\w* \w he|strong="G1722"\w* became \w a|strong="G1722"\w* Christian, \w he|strong="G1722"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \add try to pretend that he is not\add* \w circumcised|strong="G4059"\w*. If \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w had|strong="G1722"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w been|strong="G3361"\w* \w circumcised|strong="G4059"\w* [RHQ] \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w he|strong="G1722"\w* became \w a|strong="G1722"\w* Christian, \w he|strong="G1722"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w become|strong="G1986"\w* \w circumcised|strong="G4059"\w*.  
\v 19  \add You should not try to change your status that way\add*, \w because|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w means|strong="G1510"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w* \add to God\add* \w whether|strong="G2532"\w* someone \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w circumcised|strong="G4061"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w*. \w What|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* important \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* obey \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w commanded|strong="G1785"\w*.  
\v 20  \add Generally\add*, \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w person|strong="G1538"\w* \w should|strong="G3306"\w* \w remain|strong="G3306"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* status \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w when|strong="G1722"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w became|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* Christian.  
\v 21 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w one|strong="G3361"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w slave|strong="G1401"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \add (sg)\add* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* Christian [RHQ], \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w concerned|strong="G3199"\w* \w about|strong="G3199"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*. However, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w get|strong="G1096"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* opportunity \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w free|strong="G1658"\w*, \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \add what you need to do to become free\add*.  
\v 22  \add Do not worry about your previously being a slave\add*, \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w slaves|strong="G1401"\w* \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w became|strong="G3588"\w* Christians, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w has|strong="G2962"\w* freed \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \add from Satan’s control\add*. \w Similarly|strong="G3668"\w*, \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w slaves|strong="G1401"\w* \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w became|strong="G3588"\w* Christians, \add it is as though\add* [MET] \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w slaves|strong="G1401"\w* \add because they must do what he tells them to do\add* [MET].  
\v 23  \add Christ\add* paid \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w price|strong="G5092"\w* \w to|strong="G1096"\w* buy \w you|strong="G3361"\w* \add when he died for you\add*. \w So|strong="G3361"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \add act as if you are evil people’s\add* \w slaves|strong="G1401"\w* \add by doing the evil things that they tell you to do\add*.  
\v 24 \w My|strong="G1722"\w* fellow believers, \add I repeat that in general\add* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* believer, \w being|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* fellowship \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w continue|strong="G3306"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* status \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* \w before|strong="G3844"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* became \w a|strong="G1722"\w* Christian.   
\s1 It is not sinful to get married, but married people will have a lot of problems.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 7:25-28  
\p
\v 25 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \add I will answer your question\add* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* women \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* married. \w There|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3756"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w commanded|strong="G1325"\w* \w me|strong="G1325"\w* \add to write about them\add*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* writing \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1325"\w* tell \w you|strong="G1325"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w think|strong="G2192"\w* \add is best\add*, \w because|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add Jesus\add* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* mercifully \w enabled|strong="G1325"\w* \w me|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G1325"\w* \add say\add* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w reliable|strong="G4103"\w*.  
\v 26 \w There|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* lot \w of|strong="G1223"\w* distressing events \add happening\add* \w now|strong="G3767"\w* (\w OR|strong="G3588"\w*, \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* soon \w happen|strong="G1510"\w*), \w so|strong="G3779"\w* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w think|strong="G3543"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w better|strong="G2570"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G3778"\w* \w remain|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1223"\w* marital status \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w now|strong="G3767"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w*.  
\v 27 If \w any|strong="G3361"\w* \w of|strong="G1135"\w* \w you|strong="G3361"\w* \add men\add* \w are|strong="G2212"\w* \w married|strong="G1135"\w* [RHQ], \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* try \w to|strong="G2212"\w* \w divorce|strong="G3080"\w* \w your|strong="G1135"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w*. If \w any|strong="G3361"\w* \w of|strong="G1135"\w* \w you|strong="G3361"\w* \w are|strong="G2212"\w* unmarried [RHQ], \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w seek|strong="G2212"\w* \w a|strong="G1135"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w*.  
\v 28 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \add any of\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add men\add* \w get|strong="G2192"\w* \w married|strong="G1060"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* committed \w a|strong="G2192"\w* sin \add by doing that\add*. \w Likewise|strong="G2532"\w*, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w an|strong="G2192"\w* \w unmarried|strong="G3933"\w* \w woman|strong="G2192"\w* gets \w married|strong="G1060"\w*, \w she|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* committed \w a|strong="G2192"\w* sin \add by doing that\add*. \w However|strong="G1161"\w*, \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w get|strong="G2192"\w* \w married|strong="G1060"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w many|strong="G2192"\w* \w troubles|strong="G2347"\w*, \add so I am urging you to remain unmarried in order that\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* experience \add such troubles\add*.   
\s1 We believers should not devote our time to the affairs of this life.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 7:29-31  
\p
\v 29 \w My|strong="G2192"\w* fellow believers, \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w mean|strong="G1510"\w*: \w There|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* much \w time|strong="G2540"\w* left \add before Christ returns\add*. \w So|strong="G2443"\w*, \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G3778"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w married|strong="G1135"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \add devote themselves to serving the Lord as much\add* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w married|strong="G1135"\w*.  
\v 30 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* sad \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \add devote themselves to serving the Lord as much\add* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* sad. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w rejoicing|strong="G5463"\w* \add should devote themselves to serving the Lord as much\add* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* joyful.  
\v 31 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* buying \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \add devote themselves to serving the Lord as much\add* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* possess \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*. \w Because|strong="G1063"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* exists \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w soon|strong="G5613"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* gone, \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* actively involved \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w affairs|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* life \add should not devote all their time\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* involved \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*.   
\s1 It is better to remain unmarried because married people are more concerned about pleasing their spouses than about how to please the Lord.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 7:32-35  
\p
\v 32  \add Another reason why\add* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \add encourage you to remain unmarried is that\add* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w desire|strong="G2309"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* none \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w anxious|strong="G3309"\w* \add about the everyday affairs of this life\add*. Unmarried \w men|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \add able to be primarily\add* \w concerned|strong="G3309"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* serving \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* trying \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w please|strong="G2309"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 33 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w married|strong="G1060"\w* \w men|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \add often\add* greatly \w concerned|strong="G3309"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w affairs|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* life. Specifically, \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w concerned|strong="G3309"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* pleasing \w their|strong="G3588"\w* \w wives|strong="G1135"\w*.  
\v 34 \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* thinking \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w divided|strong="G3307"\w*. \w Unmarried|strong="G3933"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \add able to be\add* \w concerned|strong="G3309"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* serving \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* want \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w set|strong="G2443"\w* apart \w their|strong="G2532"\w* minds \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* serving \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w married|strong="G1060"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \add often\add* \w concerned|strong="G3309"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w affairs|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w life|strong="G4151"\w*. Specifically, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w concerned|strong="G3309"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w how|strong="G4459"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* please \w their|strong="G2532"\w* husbands.  
\v 35 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w telling|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* own \w good|strong="G4851"\w*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* restrict \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* proper \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* able \w to|strong="G4314"\w* serve \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w without|strong="G2532"\w* \w being|strong="G2532"\w* distracted {\w things|strong="G3778"\w* distracting \w you|strong="G5210"\w*}.   
\s1 It is better for a man to decide that his daughter should remain unmarried than that she should get married, but either decision is all right.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 7:36-38  
\p
\v 36  \add Some of you men have asked about your unmarried daughters\add*. \add I suggest that\add* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w thinks|strong="G3543"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* treating \w his|strong="G1909"\w* daughter unfairly \add by keeping her from marrying\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* already \w past|strong="G1096"\w* \add the right\add* \w time|strong="G1909"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w her|strong="G1437"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G1096"\w* \w married|strong="G1060"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w thinks|strong="G3543"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w she|strong="G2532"\w* \w ought|strong="G3784"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w married|strong="G1060"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w wants|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w let|strong="G1096"\w* \w her|strong="G1437"\w* \w get|strong="G1096"\w* \w married|strong="G1060"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2309"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* sinning \add by doing that\add*.  
\v 37 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* feels absolutely sure \add that it is better that his daughter not get married\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3361"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w forcing|strong="G4160"\w* \add her to get married\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w free|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* decides \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* matter, \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* decides \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* daughter \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w get|strong="G2192"\w* married, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w right|strong="G1849"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \add keeping her from marrying\add*.  
\v 38 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w any|strong="G3361"\w* \w man|strong="G3361"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* decides \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* daughter \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* married \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G2573"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* decides \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w she|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* married, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* something \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w*. (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, \vp 36\vp* \add Some of you men have asked about the women to whom you are engaged to marry\add*. \w If|strong="G2532"\w* \w any|strong="G3361"\w* \w man|strong="G3361"\w* thinks \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* treating \w that|strong="G3588"\w* woman unfairly \add by not marrying her\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* already past \add the right\add* time \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w her|strong="G1438"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* married, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* wants \w to|strong="G2532"\w* marry \w her|strong="G1438"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* much, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* wants \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* marry \w her|strong="G1438"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* sinning \add by doing that\add*. \vp 37\vp* \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G3361"\w* feels absolutely sure \add that it is better\add* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* married, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3361"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w forcing|strong="G4160"\w* \add them to get married\add*, \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* free \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G4160"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* decision \w on|strong="G4160"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* matter, \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* decides \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* married, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w right|strong="G2573"\w*. \vp 38\vp* \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w any|strong="G3361"\w* \w man|strong="G3361"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* decides \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* married \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* woman \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* engaged \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G2573"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* decides \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* married, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* something \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w better|strong="G2909"\w*.)   
\s1 Women whose husbands have died are free to get remarried, but only to believers. However, they will probably be happier if they do not marry again.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 7:39-40  
\p
\v 39 \w Women|strong="G1135"\w* \w must|strong="G1135"\w* \w remain|strong="G1510"\w* \w married|strong="G1060"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* husbands \w while|strong="G1722"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* husbands \w are|strong="G1510"\w* still \w alive|strong="G2198"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w woman|strong="G1135"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* husband \w dies|strong="G2837"\w*, \w she|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w free|strong="G1658"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w marry|strong="G1060"\w* \w any|strong="G1437"\w* \add unmarried\add* \w man|strong="G1658"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w she|strong="G1161"\w* \w wants|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w marry|strong="G1060"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w must|strong="G1135"\w* \w belong|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.  
\v 40 \w However|strong="G1161"\w*, \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w think|strong="G1380"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w she|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w happier|strong="G3107"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w she|strong="G1161"\w* \w does|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* marry again. \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w* believe \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \add directing\add* \w me|strong="G2192"\w* \add as I say that\add*.   
\c 8  
\s1 We should not be proud about knowing the truth about idols.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 8:1-3  
\p
\v 1 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \add I will answer what you asked\add* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \add us believers\add* eating \w meat|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* \w sacrificed|strong="G1494"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w idols|strong="G1494"\w*. \add We know what some of you say, that God has enabled\add* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w us|strong="G4012"\w* \add to\add* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \add the truth about things such as idols. But often we become\add* \w proud|strong="G5448"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w say|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \add all those things\add*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w instead|strong="G1161"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w being|strong="G2192"\w* \w proud|strong="G5448"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w*, \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w should|strong="G1492"\w* \w show|strong="G2192"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* love \add our fellow believers by helping them to\add* \w become|strong="G2192"\w* spiritually mature.  
\v 2 \w Those|strong="G1097"\w* \w who|strong="G5100"\w* \w think|strong="G1380"\w* \w that|strong="G1097"\w* \w they|strong="G1487"\w* thoroughly \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w do|strong="G1380"\w* \w not|strong="G3768"\w* \w yet|strong="G3768"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w it|strong="G1487"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w they|strong="G1487"\w* \w should|strong="G1163"\w*.  
\v 3 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* love \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* belong \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\s1 There are many idols that people think are gods, but there is only one true God.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 8:4-6  
\p
\v 4 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \add I will tell you\add* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w eating|strong="G1035"\w* \w meat|strong="G1035"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w people|strong="G1492"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w sacrificed|strong="G1494"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w idols|strong="G1497"\w*. \w We|strong="G3754"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w*, \add as you say\add*, \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w idols|strong="G1497"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* really alive. \w We|strong="G3754"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w only|strong="G1487"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* real \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\v 5 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* true \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w gods|strong="G2316"\w* whom \w people|strong="G1510"\w* think \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w heavens|strong="G3772"\w* \w or|strong="G1535"\w* whom \w they|strong="G2532"\w* think \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*. \w Truly|strong="G1909"\w*, \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* beings \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \add people\add* \w call|strong="G3004"\w* \w gods|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* whom \add they\add* \w call|strong="G3004"\w* \w lords|strong="G2962"\w*.  
\v 6 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \add believers\add* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* real \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \add our heavenly\add* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* created \w everything|strong="G3956"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \add worship and serve\add*. \w Also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* believers \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \add God caused\add* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* create \w everything|strong="G3956"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \add has done for us on the cross\add* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \add spiritual\add* life.   
\s1 Do not eat meat offered to idols if that would encourage other believers to eat that food contrary to their conscience.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 8:7-13  
\p
\v 7 \w Nevertheless|strong="G1161"\w*, \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* understand \add that idols are not really alive\add*. \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* past, \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* believers \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w accustomed|strong="G4914"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* believing \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w idols|strong="G1497"\w* \add were really alive\add*. \w As|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* result, \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w such|strong="G5100"\w* \w meat|strong="G3588"\w* \add now\add*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w still|strong="G2193"\w* \w think|strong="G5100"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w sacrificed|strong="G1494"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w idol|strong="G1497"\w* \add that is alive\add*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* sure \add that God allows believers to eat meat that has been offered to idols\add*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w*, \add when they eat such meat\add*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w think|strong="G5100"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* sinned.  
\v 8 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* think \w more|strong="G3756"\w* highly \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \add if we eat certain\add* \w foods|strong="G1033"\w*, \w or|strong="G3777"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \add certain foods\add*. \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w more|strong="G3756"\w* acceptable \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* certain \w foods|strong="G1033"\w*, \w nor|strong="G3777"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w more|strong="G3756"\w* acceptable \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w foods|strong="G1033"\w*.  
\v 9 \w However|strong="G1161"\w*, \w be|strong="G1096"\w* sure \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* anything \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3361"\w* allows \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1849"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w*, \w if|strong="G1161"\w* \w by|strong="G1096"\w* \w doing|strong="G1096"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w would|strong="G1096"\w* encourage \w any|strong="G3361"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \add your fellow believers to do something that\add* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* sure \add God allows them to do\add*. \w As|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* result, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w would|strong="G1096"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* causing \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1849"\w* sin.  
\v 10 \w For|strong="G1063"\w* example, \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \add that idols are not really alive\add*. Suppose \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w temple|strong="G1493"\w* \add where they worship\add* \w idols|strong="G1494"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \add food that has been sacrificed to idols\add*. Suppose \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w someone|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3780"\w* sure \w whether|strong="G1437"\w* \w God|strong="G1519"\w* allows \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* food \w sees|strong="G3708"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w eating|strong="G2068"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w*. \add You\add* \w would|strong="G5100"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* encouraging \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w*, too. [RHQ]  
\v 11 \w As|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* result, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \add idols are not really alive\add*, \w might|strong="G5547"\w* \w cause|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* fellow believer, \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w*, ◄\w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* ruined \add spiritually\add*/\w to|strong="G1722"\w* stop believing \add in Christ\add*►.  
\v 12 \w By|strong="G2532"\w* sinning \w against|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* fellow believer \w by|strong="G2532"\w* causing \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* something \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* thinks \w God|strong="G2532"\w* does \w not|strong="G2532"\w* allow \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*, \add it is as though\add* \w you|strong="G3779"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* sinning \w against|strong="G1519"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w himself|strong="G1519"\w*!  
\v 13 \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \add I, Paul, think that by\add* \w eating|strong="G2068"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* certain \w food|strong="G1033"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w might|strong="G1473"\w* \w cause|strong="G4624"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* fellow believer \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* ruined spiritually, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w such|strong="G3588"\w* \w food|strong="G1033"\w* \w again|strong="G1519"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* want \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w cause|strong="G4624"\w* \w any|strong="G1487"\w* fellow believer ◄\w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* ruined spiritually/\w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w stop|strong="G3361"\w* believing \w in|strong="G1519"\w* Christ►. \add And you should\add* ◄\add do as I do/imitate my example\add*►.   
\c 9  
\s1 As your apostle I am free to do anything that God allows me to do.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 9:1-2  
\p
\v 1 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w certainly|strong="G3708"\w* \w free|strong="G1658"\w* \add to do all the things that God allows me to do.\add* [RHQ] \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w an|strong="G1722"\w* apostle. [RHQ] \add You\add* \w certainly|strong="G3708"\w* \add know that\add* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. [RHQ] \w It|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w result|strong="G2041"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w my|strong="G3708"\w* \w work|strong="G2041"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add have believed in\add* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add Jesus\add*. [RHQ]  
\v 2 \w And|strong="G2962"\w* \w even|strong="G1063"\w* \w though|strong="G1487"\w* \w other|strong="G3756"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w may|strong="G1487"\w* think \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w an|strong="G1722"\w* apostle, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w certainly|strong="G1063"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w an|strong="G1722"\w* apostle. \add Remember that\add* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* having \w become|strong="G1510"\w* Christians [MET] \add as a result of my telling you about\add* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* ◄confirms/shows \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w*► \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w an|strong="G1722"\w* apostle.   
\s1 Barnabas and I have the same right to receive financial support that the other apostles have.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 9:3-7  
\p
\v 3 \w In|strong="G3588"\w* order \w to|strong="G3778"\w* defend \w myself|strong="G1473"\w*, \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \add is what I say\add* \w to|strong="G3778"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* criticize \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \add by claiming that I do not act like an apostle\add*.  
\v 4 \w As|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G2192"\w*, \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w certainly|strong="G2192"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w right|strong="G1849"\w* \add as apostles\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w receive|strong="G2192"\w* \add from you and other congregations\add* \w food|strong="G5315"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w drink|strong="G4095"\w* \add for our work\add*. [RHQ]  
\v 5  \add We have the\add* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w right|strong="G1849"\w* \add that\add* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w other|strong="G3062"\w* apostles \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*’ \add younger\add* brothers \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \add especially\add* \w Peter|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w take|strong="G4013"\w* \w along|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* believer \add when they travel various places in order to tell people about Christ. And they have a right that the people whom they work among will support their wives, too\add*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w certainly|strong="G2192"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w rights|strong="G1849"\w*. [RHQ]  
\v 6 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* ridiculous \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w think|strong="G2192"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G3441"\w* apostles \w who|strong="G2532"\w* \w must|strong="G2192"\w* \w work|strong="G2038"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* earn money \w to|strong="G2532"\w* pay \w our|strong="G2532"\w* expenses \add while we are doing God’s work! [RHQ]\add*  
\v 7 \w Soldiers|strong="G4754"\w* \w certainly|strong="G3756"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* pay \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* \w wages|strong="G3800"\w*. [RHQ] \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* \w plant|strong="G5452"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* vineyard \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w certainly|strong="G3756"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* grapes \add when they become ripe\add*. [RHQ] \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* care \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w sheep|strong="G4165"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w certainly|strong="G3756"\w* \w drink|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w milk|strong="G1051"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w sheep|strong="G4165"\w*. [RHQ] \add Similarly, those who tell others about Christ certainly have a right to receive\add* ◄\add financial help/food\add*► \add from the people to whom they preach\add*.   
\s1 God’s servants have always had the right to receive financial help from others, but we have not insisted on that right because we want to preach the gospel without charge.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 9:8-18  
\p
\v 8 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w because|strong="G2596"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* think \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w right|strong="G3756"\w*. [RHQ] \add No\add*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* [RHQ] \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w because|strong="G2596"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \add God said\add* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w laws|strong="G3551"\w* \add that he gave to Moses\add*.  
\v 9 \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w laws|strong="G3551"\w*, “\w While|strong="G1722"\w* \w an|strong="G1722"\w* \w ox|strong="G1016"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* threshing \add grain\add*, \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w must|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* tie its mouth shut \add so that it cannot eat the grain\add*.” ◄\w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w concerned|strong="G3199"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w oxen|strong="G1016"\w* \add when he gave that law\add*./\w Was|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \add only\add* \w concerned|strong="G3199"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w oxen|strong="G1016"\w* \add when he gave that law\add*?► [RHQ]  
\v 10  \add No\add*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* [RHQ] concerned \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w*, \w also|strong="G2532"\w*! \w Yes|strong="G1063"\w*, \add God caused Moses to\add* \w write|strong="G1125"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \add because he is concerned\add* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w*! \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* plow \w the|strong="G2532"\w* ground confidently expect \add to eat some of\add* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* crop \add that grows\add*. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* thresh grain confidently expect \add to eat some of the grain that they thresh. Similarly, we who proclaim the message about Christ have the right to confidently expect to receive financial help for our work\add*.  
\v 11 \w And|strong="G3173"\w* because \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* proclaimed \w God|strong="G3588"\w*’s message \w to|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* certainly \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* right \w to|strong="G3588"\w* receive \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w need|strong="G1487"\w* for \w our|strong="G1487"\w* bodies [MET]! [MET, RHQ]  
\v 12 Since \w other|strong="G5100"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \add who preached to you\add* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w right|strong="G1849"\w*, \w certainly|strong="G3756"\w* Barnabas \w and|strong="G3956"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w same|strong="G3778"\w* \w right|strong="G1849"\w*. [RHQ]  
\p However, \w neither|strong="G3756"\w* \w of|strong="G2098"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w* insisted \add that you give us the things that\add* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w a|strong="G1325"\w* \w right|strong="G1849"\w* \add to receive from you\add*. \w Instead|strong="G3123"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w willing|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w endure|strong="G4722"\w* \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w hinder|strong="G1464"\w* \add anyone from believing\add* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* message \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 13 \w You|strong="G3754"\w* \w should|strong="G1492"\w* keep \w in|strong="G1537"\w* mind \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \add the priests and servants\add* \w in|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \add some of the food that people bring to\add* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w*. [RHQ] Specifically, \w the|strong="G1537"\w* priests \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w work|strong="G2038"\w* \w at|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w altar|strong="G2379"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \add the food that the people bring to sacrifice on\add* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w altar|strong="G2379"\w*.  
\v 14 \w So|strong="G3779"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w has|strong="G2962"\w* \w commanded|strong="G1299"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w proclaim|strong="G2605"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* message \add about him\add* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* receive \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \add those who hear that\add* message \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* need \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2198"\w* \w on|strong="G1537"\w*.   
\p
\v 15 \w However|strong="G1161"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* requested \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \add give me\add* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w right|strong="G2570"\w* \add to receive from you\add*. \w Furthermore|strong="G1063"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w writing|strong="G1125"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* request \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* begin \add giving me financial help now\add*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w would|strong="G1096"\w* \w rather|strong="G3123"\w* die \w than|strong="G2228"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \add receive help from you\add*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* want \w anyone|strong="G3762"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* prevent \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w boasting|strong="G2745"\w* \add about my proclaiming God’s message to you without receiving financial help from you\add*.  
\v 16 \w When|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w proclaim|strong="G2097"\w* \w the|strong="G1063"\w* message \w about|strong="G2745"\w* Christ, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w cannot|strong="G3756"\w* \w boast|strong="G2745"\w* \add about doing it\add*, \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \add Christ\add* \w has|strong="G1510"\w* commanded \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \add to do it\add*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w would|strong="G1437"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* very miserable (\w OR|strong="G3361"\w*, \add I am afraid that\add* \w God|strong="G3361"\w* \w would|strong="G1437"\w* punish \w me|strong="G1473"\w*) \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w proclaim|strong="G2097"\w* \w that|strong="G3361"\w* message.  
\v 17 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* decided \w by|strong="G1063"\w* myself \w to|strong="G1161"\w* proclaim \w it|strong="G1161"\w*, \add God\add* \w would|strong="G4100"\w* \w reward|strong="G3408"\w* \w me|strong="G2192"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w did|strong="G4100"\w* \w not|strong="G3778"\w* decide \w by|strong="G1063"\w* myself \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G4238"\w* \w that|strong="G1487"\w*. \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w am|strong="G2192"\w* simply \w doing|strong="G4238"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* work \w that|strong="G1487"\w* \add God\add* \w entrusted|strong="G4100"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w me|strong="G2192"\w*.  
\v 18 \w So|strong="G2443"\w* perhaps \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w wonder|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w reward|strong="G3408"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*. [RHQ] \add I will tell you\add*. \w When|strong="G1722"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w proclaim|strong="G2097"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G2097"\w* message \add about Christ\add*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* ask \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* financial help. \w It|strong="G5087"\w* \add makes me very happy not to ask for help, and being happy is the\add* \w reward|strong="G3408"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* get. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* want \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w use|strong="G2710"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w rights|strong="G1849"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \add when I proclaim\add* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w gospel|strong="G2098"\w*.   
\s1 I have adopted the code of conduct of whatever group I have been among, in order to bring more people to Christ.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 9:19-27  
\p
\v 19 \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* obligated \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w anyone|strong="G3956"\w* else thinks \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w*. Nevertheless, \w when|strong="G1510"\w* \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w any|strong="G3956"\w* group \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*, \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w made|strong="G1402"\w* \w myself|strong="G1683"\w* \add do what they believed that I should do, just like a slave does what his master wants him to do\add*. \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* done \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w might|strong="G3956"\w* convince \w more|strong="G4119"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \add to trust in Christ\add*.  
\v 20 Specifically, \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* fellow \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \add think that people should do\add*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* convince \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \add to trust in Christ\add*. \w Although|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* obligated \w to|strong="G2443"\w* obey \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w laws|strong="G3551"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* rituals, \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* believe \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* obligated \w to|strong="G2443"\w* obey \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w laws|strong="G3551"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \add think that people should do\add*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* convince \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \add to trust in Christ\add*.  
\v 21 \w When|strong="G5613"\w* \w I|strong="G5613"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G2316"\w* ◄non-Jews/\w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* know \w those|strong="G3588"\w* laws►, \w I|strong="G5613"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* non-Jews \add think that people should do\add*, \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G5613"\w* \w might|strong="G2316"\w* convince \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \add to trust in Christ\add*. \w I|strong="G5613"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w mean|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G5613"\w* disobey \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s laws. \w No|strong="G3361"\w*, \w I|strong="G5613"\w* obey \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* commanded us \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w*.  
\v 22 \w When|strong="G1096"\w* \w I|strong="G2443"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w with|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w doubt|strong="G3843"\w* \add whether God will permit them to do certain things that others\add* ◄\add disapprove of/think it is not right to do\add*►, \w I|strong="G2443"\w* \add avoided doing those things\add*, \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G2443"\w* \w might|strong="G1096"\w* convince \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \add to trust in Christ\add*. \w In|strong="G3956"\w* summary, \w I|strong="G2443"\w* \w have|strong="G1096"\w* \w done|strong="G1096"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \add that the people I have been with think that others should do\add*, \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w by|strong="G1096"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* possible \w means|strong="G3843"\w* \w I|strong="G2443"\w* \w might|strong="G1096"\w* convince \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \add to trust in Christ\add*.  
\v 23 \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w these|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \add more people will believe\add* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* message \w about|strong="G3588"\w* Christ, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w*, along \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* believers, \w may|strong="G2443"\w* receive \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \add that God promises to give us\add*.   
\p
\v 24 \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w run|strong="G5143"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w race|strong="G4712"\w*, \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w run|strong="G5143"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w of|strong="G1520"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* wins \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w race|strong="G4712"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w result|strong="G2443"\w* \w gets|strong="G2983"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w prize|strong="G1017"\w*. \w You|strong="G3754"\w* \w certainly|strong="G3303"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* [RHQ]. \w So|strong="G3779"\w*, \add just like\add* runners \add exert themselves fully to win a race\add* [MET], \add you should exert yourselves fully to do the things that God wants you to do\add*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w receive|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* reward \add that God wants to give you\add*.  
\v 25 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* athletes exercise \w their|strong="G3956"\w* bodies strenuously \w in|strong="G3956"\w* many ways. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G2983"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w receive|strong="G2983"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w wreath|strong="G4735"\w* \add as a reward to wear on their heads\add*. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* wreaths fade, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w receive|strong="G2983"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* reward \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* last forever [LIT].  
\v 26 \w For|strong="G3756"\w* \w that|strong="G5613"\w* reason, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \add try hard to please God\add* [MET], \add like a\add* runner \w who|strong="G3756"\w* \w runs|strong="G5143"\w* toward \w the|strong="G5613"\w* goal [LIT]. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \add try hard to accomplish what God wants me to accomplish, like\add* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* boxer tries hard \w to|strong="G3756"\w* hit \w his|strong="G5613"\w* opponent, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* miss hitting \w him|strong="G1194"\w*.  
\v 27 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* beat \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \add to make it do what I want it to do\add* [MET], \add as\add* \w slaves|strong="G4983"\w* \add obey their masters\add*, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* order \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w after|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w proclaimed|strong="G2784"\w* \add God’s message\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \add say that I do\add* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* deserve \w to|strong="G2532"\w* receive \w a|strong="G1096"\w* reward.   
\c 10  
\s1 Our Jewish ancestors all experienced God’s power, but almost all of them died in the desert because they sinned against him.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 10:1-5  
\p
\v 1 \w My|strong="G3956"\w* fellow believers, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* remind \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w about|strong="G1330"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w*(exc) \add Jewish\add* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w under|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w cloud|strong="G3507"\w* \add by which God miraculously led them and protected them when they left Egypt with Moses\add*. \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w* crossed \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \add Red\add* \w Sea|strong="G2281"\w* \add after God miraculously made the water separate so that they could walk through it\add*.  
\v 2 \w God|strong="G2532"\w* caused \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* begin \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w under|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* authority \w of|strong="G2532"\w* [MTY] \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \add when they walked\add* \w under|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w cloud|strong="G3507"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \add walked through the Red\add* \w Sea|strong="G2281"\w*.  
\v 3 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \add those ancestors of ours ate the same food that God\add* miraculously \add provided\add*.  
\v 4 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w drank|strong="G4095"\w* water \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \add God\add* miraculously \add provided\add*. \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w drank|strong="G4095"\w* water \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* miraculously \w made|strong="G1161"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w rock|strong="G4073"\w*. \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w rock|strong="G4073"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \add a symbol of\add* [MET] \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w went|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \add So we conclude that God helped all of those people in many ways\add*.  
\v 5 However, \add we also conclude that\add* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* angry [LIT] \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w most|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G4183"\w* \add because they sinned against him. He caused almost all of them to die, and as\add* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* result \w their|strong="G1722"\w* bodies \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w scattered|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w desert|strong="G2048"\w*.   
\s1 What happened to our Jewish ancestors was a warning of what will happen to us if we give in to temptation.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 10:6-13  
\p
\v 6 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \add that happened long ago\add* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w examples|strong="G5179"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* teach \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \add the following things\add*: \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w desire|strong="G1937"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \add do\add* \w evil|strong="G2556"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w desired|strong="G1937"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w*.  
\v 7 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3366"\w* worship idols \w as|strong="G2531"\w* many \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w*. \add Remember that Moses\add* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w*, “\w The|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w sat|strong="G2523"\w* \w down|strong="G2523"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w ate|strong="G2068"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w drank|strong="G4095"\w* \add to honor the golden calf that they had just made\add*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w got|strong="G1096"\w* \w up|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* dance \add immorally\add*.”  
\v 8 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3366"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* sexual relations \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w someone|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* whom \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3366"\w* married, \w as|strong="G2531"\w* many \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w them|strong="G2250"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w*. \w As|strong="G2531"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* result, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \add punished them by\add* causing 23,000 \w people|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* die \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \add only\add* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*.  
\v 9 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3366"\w* \w try|strong="G1598"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* see \w how|strong="G2531"\w* much \w we|strong="G2532"\w* can sin \w without|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* punishing us. \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* result \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w* \w because|strong="G2532"\w* \add poisonous\add* \w snakes|strong="G3789"\w* \add bit them\add*.  
\v 10 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3366"\w* \w complain|strong="G1111"\w* \add about what God does\add*. \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2509"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* result \w an|strong="G2532"\w* angel destroyed \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \add So God will certainly punish us if we sin like they did\add*.   
\p
\v 11 \w All|strong="G3588"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \add that happened to our ancestors long ago\add* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w examples|strong="G5179"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*. \add Moses\add* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* warn \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \add who are living at this time which is near the end\add*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w whom|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G4314"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* done \add the things that he decided to do in\add* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* previous periods \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G3739"\w*.  
\v 12 \w So|strong="G5620"\w* \add I say this to\add* \w all|strong="G3361"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* confidently \add think that they will always\add* steadfastly \w continue|strong="G2476"\w* \w to|strong="G3361"\w* \add believe what God said and will never disobey what he commanded\add*: \w Be|strong="G3361"\w* careful \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3361"\w* \add (sg)\add* \w do|strong="G1380"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* sin \add when you are tempted\add*.  
\v 13  \add Remember that\add* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* desires \w to|strong="G2532"\w* sin \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* desires \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w tempted|strong="G3985"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* sin, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w can|strong="G1410"\w* trust \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \add to help you\add*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w permit|strong="G1439"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w tempted|strong="G3985"\w* {anything \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w tempt|strong="G3985"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*} \w more|strong="G5228"\w* \w than|strong="G5228"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* resist. \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w tempted|strong="G3985"\w* {\w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w tempt|strong="G3985"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*}, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w provide|strong="G4160"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w way|strong="G3739"\w* \add for you\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w endure|strong="G5297"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \add without sinning\add*.   
\s1 God will punish us if we participate in demon worship by eating food sacrificed to demons when we eat the Lord’s Supper.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 10:14-22  
\p
\v 14 So, \add I say to\add* you \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* love, \add avoid\add* worshipping idols \add just like you would\add* run \w away|strong="G5343"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \add anything that is dangerous\add*.  
\v 15 \w It|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w people|strong="G2919"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \add think that they\add* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* \w wise|strong="G5429"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* write. \w So|strong="G5613"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w wise|strong="G5429"\w* \w people|strong="G2919"\w*, \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w whether|strong="G3739"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w am|strong="G2919"\w* writing \add is true\add*.  
\v 16  \add During the Lord’s Supper, after we ask God to\add* \w bless|strong="G2127"\w* ◄\w the|strong="G3588"\w* \add wine\add*/\w the|strong="G3588"\w* \add juice\add*► \add in the\add* \w cup|strong="G4221"\w*, \w we|strong="G3739"\w* give thanks \w for|strong="G5547"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w* \add and drink it\add*. \w By|strong="G3739"\w* doing \w that|strong="G3739"\w*, \w we|strong="G3739"\w* certainly \w are|strong="G1510"\w* [RHQ] \w sharing|strong="G2842"\w* \w in|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \add did for us when\add* \w his|strong="G3739"\w* blood \add flowed from his body when he died. During the Lord’s Supper, when we break\add* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* bread \add and eat it\add*, \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* certainly \w sharing|strong="G2842"\w* \w in|strong="G3588"\w* [MTY] \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \add did for us when\add* \w his|strong="G3739"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \add suffered for us on the cross\add*. [RHQ]  
\v 17 \w Because|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* loaf \w of|strong="G1537"\w* bread \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \add break and eat during the Lord’s Supper, it symbolizes that\add* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* group, \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* eat \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* loaf.   
\p
\v 18 Consider \add what happens when\add* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* Israeli \w people|strong="G2068"\w* \add eat the food that the priests\add* \w sacrifice|strong="G2378"\w* \w on|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w altar|strong="G2379"\w* \add outside the Temple\add*. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* participate \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \add what the priests do at\add* [MTY] \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w altar|strong="G2379"\w*. [RHQ] \add Similarly, if you eat food that non-believers have offered to an idol in a temple, you are participating in their worship of the idol there\add*.  
\v 19 \w By|strong="G2228"\w* \w saying|strong="G3754"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*, \add I\add* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w mean|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* offering food \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w an|strong="G2228"\w* \w idol|strong="G1497"\w* makes \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* \add more than just ordinary food [RHQ].\add* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w mean|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w an|strong="G2228"\w* \w idol|strong="G1497"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* \add more than just an idol\add*.  
\v 20 \w No|strong="G3756"\w*! \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w mean|strong="G2309"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G2380"\w* \add to idols\add*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* sacrificing \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w demons|strong="G1140"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w*, \add if you eat food that has been sacrificed to idols, you are participating in worshipping the demons that the idols represent\add*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* participate \w in|strong="G2532"\w* worshipping \w demons|strong="G1140"\w*!  
\v 21 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w drink|strong="G4095"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \add grape juice/wine in\add* [MTY] \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w cup|strong="G4221"\w* \add at the Lord’s Supper\add*, \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w cannot|strong="G1410"\w* participate \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \add blessings that\add* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add Jesus\add* \w brought|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* us \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w at|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* time \w drink|strong="G4095"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \add wine in the\add* [MTY] \w cup|strong="G4221"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* people offer \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w demons|strong="G1140"\w*! \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* eat \w at|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w table|strong="G5132"\w*, \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w cannot|strong="G1410"\w* participate \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* blessings \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* provided [MTY] \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* died \w for|strong="G2532"\w* us \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w at|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* time participate \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* things \w that|strong="G2532"\w* represent \w demons|strong="G1140"\w* \add by eating food that has been sacrificed to idols\add*  
\v 22  \add If you participate in honoring demons in that way\add*, \w you|strong="G1510"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* certainly \w make|strong="G3863"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* angry [RHQ]! ◄Remember \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1510"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* certainly \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w stronger|strong="G2478"\w* \w than|strong="G2228"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*./\w Do|strong="G3361"\w* \w you|strong="G1510"\w* think \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1510"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w stronger|strong="G2478"\w* \w than|strong="G2228"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*?► [RHQ] \add Certainly not, so you will not escape his punishing you if you honor demons in that way!\add*   
\s1 It is all right to eat food offered to idols, but we should not do so if it would offend those who think that it is wrong.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 10:23—11:1  
\p
\v 23  \add Some people say\add*, “\add God\add* permits \add believers to do\add* \w anything|strong="G3956"\w*.” But \add I say that\add* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w do|strong="G3756"\w* benefits \add those who do it! Yes, some people say\add*, “God permits \add believers to do\add* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*.” But \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w do|strong="G3756"\w* helps \w them|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* become \add spiritually\add* mature.  
\v 24 \w No|strong="G3367"\w* \w one|strong="G3367"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* try \w to|strong="G2212"\w* benefit \add only\add* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w*. Instead, \w each|strong="G1438"\w* \w person|strong="G2087"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* try \w to|strong="G2212"\w* benefit \w other|strong="G2087"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \add spiritually\add*.  
\v 25  \add This is what you should do\add*: \w Eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w any|strong="G3956"\w* \add food\add* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w sold|strong="G4453"\w* {\w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w sell|strong="G4453"\w*} \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w market|strong="G3111"\w*. \w Do|strong="G1223"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* ask questions \add to find out if that food has been offered\add* {\add someone offered that food\add*} \add to idols, just\add* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* think \w it|strong="G1223"\w* \w would|strong="G1722"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* wrong \add to eat such food\add*.  
\v 26  \add Remember that the Psalmist wrote\add*, “Everything \w on|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w* belongs \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \add the\add* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add God because he created it!\add*” \add So, food that has been offered to idols belongs to the Lord, not to the idols, and you may eat it\add*.  
\v 27 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* non-believer \w invites|strong="G2564"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* meal, \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* food \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w set|strong="G3908"\w* {\w that|strong="G3588"\w* \add he\add* \w sets|strong="G4198"\w*} \w before|strong="G3908"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w Do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* ask \add whether it was offered to idols, just\add* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w think|strong="G5100"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2309"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* wrong \add to eat such food\add*.  
\v 28 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w someone|strong="G5100"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* food \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w sacrificed|strong="G1494"\w* \add to an idol\add*,” \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sake|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w person|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w someone|strong="G5100"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w think|strong="G5100"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* wrong \add to eat such food\add*.  
\v 29 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G2919"\w* \w not|strong="G3780"\w* \w mean|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \add should be concerned about whether it is all right to eat such food\add*. \w What|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w mean|strong="G3004"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* concerned \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w others|strong="G2087"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w may|strong="G3004"\w* \w think|strong="G2919"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* wrong \w to|strong="G3004"\w* eat \w such|strong="G3588"\w* food. \w Since|strong="G1063"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* know \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* ◄\w am|strong="G1473"\w* free/\w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* right► \add to eat such food without God punishing me\add*, \w no|strong="G3780"\w* \w one|strong="G1438"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* [RHQ] \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* doing \w is|strong="G3588"\w* wrong \w just|strong="G3588"\w* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w* thinks \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* wrong.  
\v 30 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w thank|strong="G2168"\w* \add God\add* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w the|strong="G3739"\w* food \w when|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* eat \add food that has been offered to an idol\add*, \w no|strong="G1487"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w should|strong="G5101"\w* criticize \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* eating food \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w thanked|strong="G2168"\w* God [RHQ]!   
\p
\v 31 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \add I say to you in conclusion\add*, \w when|strong="G3767"\w* \w you|strong="G4160"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \add food\add*, \w or|strong="G1535"\w* \w drink|strong="G4095"\w* \add something\add*, \w or|strong="G1535"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* \w else|strong="G1535"\w*, \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* order \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \add people will\add* \w praise|strong="G1391"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\v 32 \w Do|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* anything \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w would|strong="G1096"\w* hinder \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w Greeks|strong="G1672"\w* \add from becoming believers\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w would|strong="G1096"\w* encourage members \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s congregations \w to|strong="G2532"\w* sin.  
\v 33  \add Do as I do\add*. \w I|strong="G2504"\w* try \w to|strong="G2443"\w* please \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w way|strong="G3956"\w*. \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w by|strong="G3956"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w seeking|strong="G2212"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w benefit|strong="G4851"\w* \w myself|strong="G1683"\w*. Instead, \w I|strong="G2504"\w* try \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w benefit|strong="G4851"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w* {\w that|strong="G2443"\w* \add God\add* \w may|strong="G2443"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*} \add from the guilt of their sins\add*.   
\c 11  
\p
\v 1  \add Follow my example\add*, \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w like|strong="G2531"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \add try to\add* follow \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*’s example.   
\s1 Women should wear a hair covering while praying or prophesying in a service, but men should not do so.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 11:2-16  
\p
\v 2 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w praise|strong="G1867"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w remember|strong="G3403"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \add that I taught you\add* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w follow|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* instructions \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w gave|strong="G3860"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* done \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w like|strong="G2531"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 3  \add Now\add*, \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* authority over [MTY] \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w man|strong="G3956"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w ones|strong="G3748"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2309"\w* authority over \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w men|strong="G3956"\w* (\w OR|strong="G1161"\w*, \w their|strong="G3956"\w* husbands), \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* authority over \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.  
\v 4  \add So\add* if \w any|strong="G3956"\w* \w man|strong="G3956"\w* \add wears a covering over\add* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w head|strong="G2776"\w* \w when|strong="G4336"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w prays|strong="G4336"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* speaks \w a|strong="G2192"\w* message \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w gave|strong="G3588"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w disgraces|strong="G2617"\w* himself [SYN].  
\v 5 \w Also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w any|strong="G3956"\w* \w woman|strong="G1135"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* wear \w a|strong="G2532"\w* covering over \w her|strong="G3956"\w* \w head|strong="G2776"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w she|strong="G2532"\w* \w prays|strong="G4336"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* speaks \w a|strong="G2532"\w* message \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* \w her|strong="G3956"\w*, \w she|strong="G2532"\w* \w disgraces|strong="G2617"\w* herself (\w OR|strong="G2228"\w*, \w she|strong="G2532"\w* dishonors \w her|strong="G3956"\w* husband). \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* acting like [SIM] \add women who are ashamed because\add* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w heads|strong="G2776"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w shaved|strong="G3587"\w*.  
\v 6 \w So|strong="G2532"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* wear coverings over \w their|strong="G2532"\w* heads \add when they pray or speak messages that God gave them\add*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w let|strong="G1161"\w* someone \w shave|strong="G3587"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* heads \add so that they will be ashamed\add*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w since|strong="G1063"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* ashamed \w if|strong="G1487"\w* someone cuts \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w hair|strong="G2751"\w* \add short\add* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* shaves \w off|strong="G2751"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w hair|strong="G2751"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* wear coverings over \w their|strong="G2532"\w* heads \add when they pray or speak messages that God gave them\add*.  
\v 7 \w Men|strong="G3588"\w* \w should|strong="G3784"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* wear coverings over \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w heads|strong="G2776"\w* \add when they pray or speak messages that God gave them\add*, \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* represent \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* like [MET] \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* show \w how|strong="G1161"\w* \w great|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* show \w how|strong="G1161"\w* \w great|strong="G2532"\w* \w men|strong="G3588"\w* (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, \w their|strong="G2532"\w* husbands) \w are|strong="G1510"\w*.  
\v 8  \add Remember that God intends that men have authority over women. We know that\add* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \add God\add* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w make|strong="G3756"\w* \add the first\add* \w man|strong="G3756"\w*, \add Adam\add*, \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \add first\add* \w woman|strong="G1135"\w*, \add Eve\add*. Instead, \w he|strong="G1063"\w* \w made|strong="G3756"\w* \w that|strong="G3756"\w* \w woman|strong="G1135"\w* \add from a bone that he took\add* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w man|strong="G3756"\w*.  
\v 9 \w Also|strong="G2532"\w*, \add God\add* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w create|strong="G2936"\w* \add the first\add* \w man|strong="G3756"\w* \add to help\add* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w woman|strong="G1135"\w*. Instead, \add he\add* \w created|strong="G2936"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w woman|strong="G1135"\w* \add to help\add* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G3756"\w*.  
\v 10 \w For|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w reason|strong="G1223"\w*, \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w should|strong="G3784"\w* wear something \add to cover\add* \w their|strong="G1223"\w* \w heads|strong="G2776"\w* \add as a symbol of their being under their husbands’\add* [MTY] \w authority|strong="G1849"\w*. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w should|strong="G3784"\w* \w also|strong="G1135"\w* \add cover their heads\add* \w so|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* angels \add will see that and rejoice\add*.   
\p
\v 11-12 However, remember that \add even though God created the first\add* woman from \add the first\add* man, all other men \add have been born\add* from women. So men cannot be independent of women, nor can women be independent of men. But all things, \add including men and women\add*, come from God.  
\v 13 \w Consider|strong="G2919"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w*: \w Is|strong="G1510"\w* \w it|strong="G1510"\w* \w proper|strong="G4241"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* [RHQ] \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w while|strong="G1722"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2919"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* coverings \w over|strong="G1722"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* heads?  
\v 14 ◄\w Everyone|strong="G1437"\w* senses \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* disgraceful \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w men|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w long|strong="G2863"\w* \w hair|strong="G2863"\w*./Doesn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w everyone|strong="G1437"\w* sense \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* disgraceful \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w men|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w long|strong="G2863"\w* \w hair|strong="G2863"\w*?► [RHQ]  
\v 15 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* delightful \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w long|strong="G2863"\w* \w hair|strong="G2863"\w*, \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \add God\add* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w long|strong="G2863"\w* \w hair|strong="G2863"\w* \w to|strong="G1325"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* like \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \add beautiful\add* \w covering|strong="G4018"\w* \add for their heads\add*.  
\v 16 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w whoever|strong="G3588"\w* wants \w to|strong="G3756"\w* argue \add with me about my saying that women should have a covering over their heads when they pray or speak a message from God should consider the fact that\add* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \add apostles\add* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \add permit\add* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w custom|strong="G4914"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \add other\add* congregations \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w custom|strong="G4914"\w*.   
\s1 When you gather to eat the Lord’s Supper, you act selfishly. I cannot praise you for that.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 11:17-22  
\p
\v 17 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* want \w to|strong="G1519"\w* tell \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \add about some other things\add*. \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G3756"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w praise|strong="G1867"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w because|strong="G3754"\w* whenever \w you|strong="G3754"\w* believers \w meet|strong="G3588"\w* \w together|strong="G4905"\w*, \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \add things do not happen\add*. \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, bad \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \add happen\add*.  
\v 18 \w First|strong="G4413"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w*, \w people|strong="G5100"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* told \w me|strong="G4100"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* gather \w together|strong="G4905"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w group|strong="G3313"\w* \add to worship God\add*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* divide \w into|strong="G1722"\w* groups \add that are hostile to each other\add*. \w To|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* extent \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G5100"\w* true.  
\v 19 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* seems \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* divide \w into|strong="G1722"\w* \add groups that despise each other\add* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* clear/\w evident|strong="G5318"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add God\add* approves \w of|strong="G2532"\w*!  
\v 20 \w When|strong="G3767"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* gather \w together|strong="G4905"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* [IRO] \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* meal \add that you say is to remember the death of\add* \w the|strong="G1909"\w* \w Lord|strong="G3588"\w* \add Jesus for us\add*.  
\v 21 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \add what happens when\add* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w person|strong="G1538"\w* \w eats|strong="G2068"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* meal \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \add he thinks about sharing his food with anyone else\add*. \w As|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* result, \add when the meal is over\add*, \w some|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G2068"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \add still\add* \w hungry|strong="G3983"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w drunk|strong="G3184"\w*! \add So it is not a meal that honors the Lord\add*.  
\v 22 ◄\add You act as though\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* own \w houses|strong="G3614"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w drink|strong="G4095"\w* \add whatever you want to\add*!/\w Do|strong="G5101"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* own \w houses|strong="G3614"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w drink|strong="G4095"\w* \add whatever you want to\add*?► [RHQ] \w Do|strong="G5101"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* realize [RHQ] \add that by acting selfishly in this way\add*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w people|strong="G2068"\w* \w whom|strong="G5101"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w despising|strong="G2706"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* poor \w people|strong="G2068"\w* \add in your group\add* \w whom|strong="G5101"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* treating \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w though|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* important? \w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w shall|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* [RHQ]? \w Do|strong="G5101"\w* \add you expect\add* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w praise|strong="G1867"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add about what you do\add* [RHQ]? \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w certainly|strong="G1063"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w praise|strong="G1867"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*!   
\s1 The Lord gave us instructions about the significance of the Lord’s Supper.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 11:23-26  
\p
\v 23 \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* taught \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* taught \w you|strong="G5210"\w*: \w During|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w betrayed|strong="G3860"\w* {\add Judas\add* enabled \add the enemies of\add* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* seize \w him|strong="G3588"\w*}, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w took|strong="G2983"\w* \w some|strong="G3739"\w* bread.  
\v 24 \w After|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w thanked|strong="G2168"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w broke|strong="G2806"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* pieces. \add Then he gave it to his disciples\add* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* bread \add represents\add* [MET] (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, \w is|strong="G1510"\w*) \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \add I am about to sacrifice\add* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. Eat bread \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \add way again and again\add* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w remember|strong="G4160"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \add offering myself as a sacrifice for you\add*.”  
\v 25 \w Similarly|strong="G5615"\w*, \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* ate \w their|strong="G2532"\w* meal, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w took|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w cup|strong="G4221"\w* [MTY] \add of wine\add*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \add thanked God for it. Then he gave it to his disciples\add*, \w saying|strong="G3004"\w*, “\add The wine in\add* [MTY] \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w cup|strong="G4221"\w* \add represents\add* [MET] (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, \w is|strong="G1510"\w*) \w my|strong="G1699"\w* blood \add that will flow from my body\add* ◄\add to put into effect/to establish\add*► \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* agreement \add that God is making with people\add*. \w Whenever|strong="G1437"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w drink|strong="G4095"\w* wine \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w way|strong="G5615"\w*, \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w remember|strong="G4160"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \add my blood flowed for you\add*.”  
\v 26  \add Remember that\add* \w until|strong="G2064"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add Jesus\add* returns \add to the earth\add*, \w whenever|strong="G1437"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \add bread that represents his body\add* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w drink|strong="G4095"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* wine [MTY] \add that represents his blood\add*, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* telling \w other|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G2068"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G2288"\w* \add for you\add*.   
\s1 God punishes those who eat the Lord’s Supper in a way that does not express the unity of his people.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 11:27-34  
\p
\v 27 \w So|strong="G2532"\w*, \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* bread \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w drink|strong="G4095"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* wine [MTY] \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w way|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* proper \add for those who belong to the Lord\add* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w guilty|strong="G1777"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \add acting in a way that is contrary to what\add* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \add Lord intended when he offered\add* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \add as a sacrifice\add* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* blood \add flowed when he died\add*.  
\v 28 \w Before|strong="G3588"\w* any believer \w eats|strong="G2068"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* bread \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w drinks|strong="G4095"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* wine [MTY], \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* think carefully \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \add what he is doing\add*,  
\v 29 \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* anyone \w eats|strong="G2068"\w* \add the bread that represents Christ’s body\add* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w drinks|strong="G4095"\w* \add the wine that represents his blood\add* \w without|strong="G3361"\w* recognizing \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \add people should be united, God will\add* punish \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \add for doing that\add*.  
\v 30 \w Many|strong="G4183"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* group \w are|strong="G3778"\w* weak \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sick, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w several|strong="G4183"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G2837"\w* [EUP] \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \add the way they acted when they ate that bread and drank that wine\add*.  
\v 31 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \w would|strong="G1438"\w* \w think|strong="G2919"\w* carefully about \w what|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \add are doing\add*, \add God\add* \w would|strong="G1438"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \add and punish\add* \w us|strong="G2919"\w* \add like that\add*.  
\v 32 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w judges|strong="G2919"\w* \add and punishes\add* \w us|strong="G2919"\w* \add for acting wrongly\add*, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w disciplines|strong="G3811"\w* \w us|strong="G2919"\w* \add to correct us\add*, \w in|strong="G1161"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \add need to\add* \w punish|strong="G3811"\w* \w us|strong="G2919"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* punishes \add the people who do not trust in Christ\add* [MTY].   
\p
\v 33 \w So|strong="G5620"\w*, \w my|strong="G1473"\w* fellow believers, \w when|strong="G4905"\w* \w you|strong="G5620"\w* gather \w together|strong="G4905"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \add food to remember the Lord’s dying for you\add*, \w wait|strong="G1551"\w* \w until|strong="G1519"\w* \w everyone|strong="G5315"\w* \add has arrived so that you can find out who does not have enough food\add*.  
\v 34 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w hungry|strong="G3983"\w* \add that they cannot wait to eat until everyone else has arrived\add* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* own \w homes|strong="G3624"\w* \add first\add*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* gather \w together|strong="G4905"\w* \w God|strong="G3361"\w* \w will|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* judge \add and punish them for\add* ◄\add being inconsiderate of/not being concerned about\add*► \add others\add*.  
\p \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \add to Corinth\add* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G5100"\w* \w give|strong="G2064"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w instructions|strong="G1299"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w other|strong="G3062"\w* \w matters|strong="G3062"\w* \add concerning the Lord’s Supper\add*.   
\c 12  
\s1 It is only God’s Spirit who enables people to say that Jesus is Lord.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 12:1-3  
\p
\v 1 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w*, \w my|strong="G3588"\w* fellow believers, \add I will answer your questions\add* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w Spirit|strong="G3588"\w* \add enables believers to do\add*. \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* know clearly [LIT] \add about these things\add*.  
\v 2 \w You|strong="G3754"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w before|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w became|strong="G3588"\w* Christians, various \w things|strong="G3588"\w* led \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \add worship\add* \w idols|strong="G1497"\w*, \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* unable \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w tell|strong="G1492"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \add any of God’s message\add*.  
\v 3 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \add the first thing\add* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w who|strong="G3748"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w cause|strong="G1352"\w* \w anyone|strong="G3762"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* deserved \w to|strong="G2532"\w* die,” \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w only|strong="G1487"\w* \w one|strong="G3762"\w* \w who|strong="G3748"\w* \w can|strong="G1410"\w* enable \w anyone|strong="G3762"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \add truly\add* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.”   
\s1 God’s Spirit gives believers special abilities as he desires.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 12:4-11  
\p
\v 4 \w There|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* various \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \add that God’s\add* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* enables \add various believers to do\add*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* same \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \add who enables us to do them\add*.  
\v 5 \w There|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* many \w different|strong="G1243"\w* ways \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w serve|strong="G1248"\w* \add the Lord\add*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add whom we all are serving\add*.  
\v 6  \add We believers\add* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w power|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* various \add tasks\add*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* gives \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w power|strong="G2316"\w* \add to do\add* \w these|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*.   
\p
\v 7  \add God’s\add* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w gives|strong="G1325"\w* \w his|strong="G1325"\w* \w power|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* believer \w in|strong="G4314"\w* \w order|strong="G4314"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w benefit|strong="G4851"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \add believers\add*.  
\v 8 \w To|strong="G2596"\w* \w some|strong="G3739"\w*, \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w gives|strong="G1325"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* ability \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w speak|strong="G1161"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* wise messages. \w To|strong="G2596"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w gives|strong="G1325"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* ability \w to|strong="G2596"\w* know \add things that he reveals to them\add*.  
\v 9 \w To|strong="G1722"\w* \w others|strong="G2087"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* same \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* gives \w the|strong="G1722"\w* ability \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w believe|strong="G4102"\w* \add that God will work miracles\add*. \w To|strong="G1722"\w* \w others|strong="G2087"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* gives \w the|strong="G1722"\w* ability \w to|strong="G1722"\w* heal \add sick people\add*.  
\v 10 \w To|strong="G1161"\w* \w others|strong="G2087"\w*, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* gives \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \add to perform\add* \w miracles|strong="G1411"\w*. \w To|strong="G1161"\w* \w others|strong="G2087"\w*, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* gives \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w ability|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w speak|strong="G1161"\w* messages \w that|strong="G1161"\w* come directly \w from|strong="G1100"\w* God. \w To|strong="G1161"\w* \w others|strong="G2087"\w*, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* gives \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w ability|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* tell \add if a message is really from God or not\add*. \w To|strong="G1161"\w* \w others|strong="G2087"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* gives \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w ability|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w speak|strong="G1161"\w* messages \w in|strong="G1161"\w* \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* [MTY] \add that they have not learned\add*. \w To|strong="G1161"\w* \w others|strong="G2087"\w*, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* gives \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w ability|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* tell \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w meaning|strong="G1411"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w those|strong="G1161"\w* messages [MTY].  
\v 11 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G3778"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* gives \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* abilities. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* gives \w whatever|strong="G3956"\w* abilities \w he|strong="G2532"\w* wants \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w give|strong="G3956"\w*, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w whatever|strong="G3956"\w* \w person|strong="G1538"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* wants \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w give|strong="G3956"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\s1 A congregation needs all the abilities that God’s Spirit gives to its members, but you should especially desire the ones that help others the most.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 12:12-31  
\p
\v 12 \w Although|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w person|strong="G1520"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w parts|strong="G3196"\w*, \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w parts|strong="G3196"\w* \w form|strong="G3956"\w* \w just|strong="G2509"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* [DOU]. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w like|strong="G3779"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \add with those who belong to\add* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*.  
\v 13 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G2532"\w* baptized {\w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* baptized \w us|strong="G1519"\w*}, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \add Holy\add* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* caused \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* become \w one|strong="G1520"\w* group \add of believers\add*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* does \w not|strong="G2532"\w* matter \w whether|strong="G1535"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w or|strong="G1535"\w* non-Jews. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* does \w not|strong="G2532"\w* matter \w whether|strong="G1535"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w slaves|strong="G1401"\w* \w or|strong="G1535"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w slaves|strong="G1401"\w*. \add When we believed in Christ\add*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w came|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* [MET] \w within|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*.   
\p
\v 14  \add Our\add* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w part|strong="G2532"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w parts|strong="G3196"\w* \add with various functions\add*.  
\v 15 \w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w our|strong="G1510"\w* \w foot|strong="G4228"\w* \w could|strong="G3588"\w* \add talk and\add* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \add to us\add*, “\w Because|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1437"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \add your\add* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w*, \w I|strong="G1437"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* part \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \add your\add* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*,” \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w would|strong="G1437"\w* still \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* part \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \add our\add* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*.  
\v 16 \w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w ear|strong="G3775"\w* \w could|strong="G3588"\w* \add talk and\add* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Because|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \add your\add* \w eye|strong="G3788"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w part|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G1437"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*,” \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* still \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w part|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*.  
\v 17 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w our|strong="G1487"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w only|strong="G1487"\w* \w an|strong="G3788"\w* \w eye|strong="G3788"\w*, ◄\w we|strong="G1487"\w* would \w not|strong="G1487"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* able \w to|strong="G3588"\w* hear./how \w could|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1487"\w* hear?► [RHQ] \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w our|strong="G1487"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w only|strong="G1487"\w* \w an|strong="G3788"\w* ear, ◄\w we|strong="G1487"\w* would \w not|strong="G1487"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* able \w to|strong="G3588"\w* \w smell|strong="G3750"\w* \add anything\add*!/how \w could|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1487"\w* \w smell|strong="G3750"\w* \add anything\add*?► [RHQ]  
\v 18 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* truth \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w parts|strong="G3196"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w together|strong="G1722"\w* exactly \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w wanted|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 19 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \add our body\add* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w only|strong="G1487"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w part|strong="G1161"\w*, \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w would|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*. [RHQ]  
\v 20 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* truth \w is|strong="G4983"\w* \w that|strong="G1161"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G3568"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w parts|strong="G3196"\w* \add in our body\add*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G4983"\w* still \w only|strong="G1520"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w*.  
\v 21 \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* why \w if|strong="G1161"\w* \w our|strong="G2192"\w* \w eye|strong="G3788"\w* \add could talk\add*, \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w our|strong="G2192"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w*, “\w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w need|strong="G5532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*!” \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1161"\w* \w our|strong="G2192"\w* \w head|strong="G2776"\w* \add could talk\add*, \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w our|strong="G2192"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*, “\w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w need|strong="G5532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*!”  
\v 22 \w Instead|strong="G3123"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w parts|strong="G3196"\w* \w of|strong="G4983"\w* \w our|strong="G1510"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w seem|strong="G1380"\w* \w to|strong="G1380"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* weaker \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* ones \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* absolutely necessary.  
\v 23 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* parts \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w think|strong="G1380"\w* highly \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* parts \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* clothe carefully. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* protect carefully \w those|strong="G3588"\w* parts \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w show|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w*.  
\v 24 \w The|strong="G1161"\w* parts \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \add all right to\add* \w show|strong="G2192"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w need|strong="G5532"\w* \w to|strong="G1325"\w* protect. \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w put|strong="G1325"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* parts \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w together|strong="G4786"\w*, causes \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G1325"\w* care \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* special way \w the|strong="G1161"\w* parts \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w think|strong="G2192"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w less|strong="G3756"\w* important.  
\v 25 \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w parts|strong="G3196"\w* \w of|strong="G4983"\w* \w our|strong="G1722"\w* \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* work \w together|strong="G1722"\w* harmoniously [LIT], \w and|strong="G4983"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w parts|strong="G3196"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w care|strong="G3309"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w other|strong="G2443"\w* \w parts|strong="G3196"\w* equally.  
\v 26 \w If|strong="G1535"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w part|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* body hurts, \add it is as though\add* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w parts|strong="G3196"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* body \w are|strong="G3588"\w* hurting. \w If|strong="G1535"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* pay special attention \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w part|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* body, \add it is as though\add* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w parts|strong="G3196"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* body feel pleasure [MET].   
\p
\v 27  \add Everything I have just said about how the parts of our bodies relate to each other applies to how\add* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w who|strong="G2532"\w* \w belong|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \add should relate to each other\add*. Each \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w belongs|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w*, \add but you have not all been given the same abilities and work\add*.  
\v 28 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w placed|strong="G5087"\w* apostles \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* congregations. Apostles \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \add in rank\add*. Next \add in rank\add* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w speak|strong="G2316"\w* messages \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* \w directly|strong="G1722"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. Next \add in rank\add* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* teach \add spiritual truth\add*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w work|strong="G1411"\w* \w miracles|strong="G1411"\w*, \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w ability|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* heal \add sick people\add*, \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w ability|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* help \add others\add*, \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w ability|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* govern \add the affairs of the congregation\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w ability|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G2316"\w* \add messages\add* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* [MTY] \add that they have not learned\add*.  
\v 29 Certainly \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \add believers\add* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* apostles. [RHQ] \w They|strong="G3956"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w ability|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G3361"\w* speak messages \w that|strong="G3956"\w* come directly \w from|strong="G3361"\w* \w God|strong="G3361"\w*. [RHQ] \w They|strong="G3956"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w ability|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G3361"\w* teach \add spiritual truth\add*. [RHQ] \w They|strong="G3956"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G3361"\w* \w work|strong="G3956"\w* \w miracles|strong="G1411"\w*. [RHQ]  
\v 30 \w They|strong="G2192"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w ability|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2980"\w* heal \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. [RHQ] \w They|strong="G2192"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w ability|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2980"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \add messages\add* \w in|strong="G2980"\w* \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* [MTY] \add they have not learned\add*. [RHQ] \w They|strong="G2192"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w ability|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2980"\w* \w tell|strong="G2980"\w* \w others|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* meaning \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3956"\w* messages. [RHQ] \add Certainly not!\add*  
\v 31 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w eagerly|strong="G2206"\w* \w desire|strong="G2206"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \add the abilities that will help other believers\add* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* most (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, \add the abilities that God considers\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* most \w important|strong="G3173"\w*). \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* best \w way|strong="G3598"\w* \add to use the abilities that God’s Spirit has given you\add*.   
\c 13  
\s1 We should use the abilities that God’s Spirit has given us in ways that show that we love others.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 13:1-13  
\p
\v 1 Supposing \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w could|strong="G2192"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \add all\add* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* various \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* [MTY] \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \add in the world speak\add* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \add the language\add* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* angels \add speak\add*. \w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* love \add others, speaking those languages\add* \w would|strong="G1096"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \add as useless as beating\add* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w brass|strong="G5475"\w* \w gong|strong="G5475"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* clanging cymbals \add together\add*.  
\v 2 Supposing \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w ability|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G1161"\w* messages \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* directly \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w could|strong="G2192"\w* \w understand|strong="G1492"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* plans \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w yet|strong="G2532"\w* revealed \add to others\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w could|strong="G2192"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \add about everything\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w believed|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* strongly \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w could|strong="G2192"\w* \add do impossible things like\add* causing \w mountains|strong="G3735"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* move. \w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w did|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* love \add others, God would consider all that\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w worthless|strong="G3762"\w*.  
\v 3 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* supposing \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w give|strong="G1473"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* own \w to|strong="G2443"\w* poor \w people|strong="G3956"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w let|strong="G1161"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* kill us \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w could|strong="G2192"\w* boast \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \add sacrificing our\add* own \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w*. \w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* love \add others\add*, \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w get|strong="G2192"\w* \w any|strong="G3956"\w* reward \add from God\add*.   
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\v 4 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* [PRS] truly love \add others\add* act \w patiently|strong="G3114"\w* \w and|strong="G3588"\w* kindly toward \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* [PRS] truly love \add others\add* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w jealous|strong="G2206"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G3756"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* boast \add about what they themselves have done\add*, \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w proud|strong="G5448"\w*.  
\v 5 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* [PRS] truly love \add others\add* \w do|strong="G3756"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* act \w in|strong="G3756"\w* disgraceful/disrespectful ways towards \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G3756"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* ◄act selfishly/\w think|strong="G3049"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w and|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w want|strong="G2212"\w*►. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G3756"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* quickly become angry. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G3756"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* keep remembering \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w bad|strong="G2556"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \add that others have done to them\add*.  
\v 6 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* [PRS] \w truly|strong="G1909"\w* love \add others\add* \w do|strong="G5463"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w rejoice|strong="G5463"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \add people do\add* evil \w things|strong="G3588"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G5463"\w* \w rejoice|strong="G5463"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \add people act\add* righteously.  
\v 7 \w Those|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3956"\w* truly love \add others\add* \w patiently|strong="G5278"\w* \w put|strong="G3956"\w* up \w with|strong="G3956"\w*\add the faults of others\add*. \w They|strong="G3956"\w* \w do|strong="G4100"\w* not quickly assume \add that others have done something bad\add*. \w They|strong="G3956"\w* confidently \w expect|strong="G1679"\w* \add that others will act righteously\add*. \w They|strong="G3956"\w* \w patiently|strong="G5278"\w* \w endure|strong="G5278"\w* \add all their own troubles\add*.   
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\v 8 \w We|strong="G1161"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w never|strong="G3763"\w* [PRS] \w let|strong="G1161"\w* anything \w stop|strong="G3973"\w* us \w from|strong="G3588"\w* continuing \w to|strong="G1161"\w* love \add others\add*. \w As|strong="G1161"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* ability \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w speak|strong="G1161"\w* messages \w that|strong="G3588"\w* come directly \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w*, \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w day|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1100"\w* come \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w an|strong="G1100"\w* \w end|strong="G2673"\w*. \w As|strong="G1161"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* ability \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w speak|strong="G1161"\w* \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* [MTY] \add that we have not learned\add*, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1100"\w* \add also\add* come \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w an|strong="G1100"\w* \w end|strong="G2673"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w day|strong="G3588"\w*. \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* ability \w to|strong="G1161"\w* know \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* reveals \w to|strong="G1161"\w* us, \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1100"\w* come \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w an|strong="G1100"\w* \w end|strong="G2673"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w day|strong="G3588"\w* \add because it will not be necessary any more\add*.  
\v 9 \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w does|strong="G1097"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* reveal everything \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1537"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* cannot \w know|strong="G1097"\w* everything \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w knows|strong="G1097"\w*.  
\v 10 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G3752"\w* everything \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w perfect|strong="G5046"\w* \add after Christ returns\add*, \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G2064"\w* \w perfect|strong="G5046"\w* \add now\add*, \add such as the abilities which God’s Spirit gives us\add*, \w will|strong="G2064"\w* ◄disappear/\w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G2064"\w* \w an|strong="G1161"\w* \w end|strong="G2673"\w*►.  
\v 11 \w When|strong="G3753"\w* \w we|strong="G5613"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w children|strong="G3516"\w*, \w we|strong="G5613"\w* \w talked|strong="G2980"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w children|strong="G3516"\w* \w talk|strong="G2980"\w*, \w we|strong="G5613"\w* \w thought|strong="G3049"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w children|strong="G3516"\w* \w think|strong="G3049"\w*, \w we|strong="G5613"\w* \w reasoned|strong="G3049"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w children|strong="G3516"\w* \w reason|strong="G3049"\w*. \w But|strong="G3588"\w* \w when|strong="G3753"\w* \w we|strong="G5613"\w* grew up, \w we|strong="G5613"\w* \w got|strong="G1096"\w* rid \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G1096"\w* \w childish|strong="G3516"\w* ways [MET]. \add Similarly\add*, \add you need to get rid of your childish thinking about the abilities that the Spirit has given you\add*.  
\v 12 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G1223"\w* life \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G1223"\w* \w understand|strong="G1097"\w* everything \w fully|strong="G1921"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G2531"\w* [MET] \w looking|strong="G2532"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* something indirectly \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w seeing|strong="G1223"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w mirror|strong="G2072"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \add when we get to heaven\add* [MTY], \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \add understand everything clearly. It will be like\add* talking \w to|strong="G4314"\w* someone face-to-face. \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w part|strong="G3313"\w* \add of everything that God wants us to know\add*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* everything completely, \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w like|strong="G2531"\w* \add God\add* \w knows|strong="G1097"\w* \w us|strong="G1537"\w* completely.  
\v 13 \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \add that we must\add* \w continue|strong="G3306"\w* \add to do\add*: \w To|strong="G1161"\w* trust \add in God\add*, \w to|strong="G1161"\w* confidently expect \add to receive what he will give us\add*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* love \add others\add*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w greatest|strong="G3173"\w* \w of|strong="G1680"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* loving \add others\add*.   
\c 14  
\s1 Speaking messages that come directly from God will help believers much more than speaking messages in unknown languages.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 14:1-25  
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\v 1 You \w must|strong="G3588"\w* want \w to|strong="G2443"\w* love \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w more|strong="G3123"\w* \add than you want anything else\add*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* you \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \add also\add* \w eagerly|strong="G2206"\w* \w desire|strong="G2206"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* abilities \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \add God’s\add* \w Spirit|strong="G3588"\w* \add gives to believers\add*. \w And|strong="G1161"\w* you \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w desire|strong="G2206"\w* \w most|strong="G3123"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* ability \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w speak|strong="G1161"\w* messages \w that|strong="G2443"\w* come directly \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* [MTY].  
\v 2-3  \add I say that\add* because those who speak messages that come directly from God \add are speaking in languages that they and the other believers in the congregation know, and so\add* they are able to strengthen them \add spiritually\add* and to encourage and comfort them. But those who speak in languages [MTY] \add that they have not learned\add* are not speaking to people. Instead, they are \add only\add* speaking to God. No one understands them. By \add the power/guidance of God’s\add* Spirit (OR, From within \add their own\add* spirit) they speak things that others do not know.  
\v 4 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w in|strong="G2980"\w* \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* \add that they have not learned\add* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* receiving \w a|strong="G1161"\w* blessing \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* messages \w that|strong="G3588"\w* come directly \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2980"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* giving \w a|strong="G1161"\w* blessing \w to|strong="G2980"\w* \add all the believers in\add* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w congregation|strong="G1577"\w* \add because they are speaking in a language that the congregation knows\add*.   
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\v 5 \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w would|strong="G2309"\w* \w like|strong="G2309"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w have|strong="G2309"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* ability \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w in|strong="G2980"\w* \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* [MTY] \add you have not learned\add*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w would|strong="G2309"\w* \w like|strong="G2309"\w* \w even|strong="G1161"\w* \w more|strong="G3123"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w have|strong="G2309"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* ability \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* messages \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w come|strong="G2228"\w* directly \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2980"\w*. \w People|strong="G3956"\w* can \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* messages \w in|strong="G2980"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w language|strong="G1100"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w have|strong="G2309"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* learned, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* can explain \w the|strong="G3956"\w* meaning, \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w situation|strong="G3956"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* helpful \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w congregation|strong="G1577"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w* messages \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w come|strong="G2228"\w* directly \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2980"\w* \add in the language that the congregation knows\add*.   
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\v 6 \w My|strong="G1722"\w* fellow believers, \w suppose|strong="G5101"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w language|strong="G1100"\w* \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w none|strong="G3361"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* knows \add and I did not explain the meaning of what I told you\add*. \w Even|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w something|strong="G5101"\w* \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w God|strong="G4314"\w* \w had|strong="G2064"\w* revealed \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w me|strong="G5623"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w some|strong="G1722"\w* message \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w had|strong="G2064"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w directly|strong="G1722"\w* \w from|strong="G2064"\w* \w him|strong="G1722"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w taught|strong="G1322"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w something|strong="G5101"\w* \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* needed \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w*, ◄\w that|strong="G3361"\w* certainly \w would|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w help|strong="G5623"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*!/\w how|strong="G5101"\w* \w would|strong="G5101"\w* \w that|strong="G3361"\w* \w help|strong="G5623"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*?► [RHQ]  
\v 7  \add It is like\add* lifeless \add musical instruments\add*, like flutes \w and|strong="G5456"\w* \w harps|strong="G2788"\w* \w for|strong="G1097"\w* example. \w When|strong="G1437"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* played, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* notes \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* played {\w if|strong="G1437"\w* \add those playing those instruments\add* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* play \w the|strong="G3588"\w* notes} clearly, \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1325"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* tune \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w being|strong="G3361"\w* played {\w what|strong="G3588"\w* tune \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w playing|strong="G2789"\w*}. [RHQ]  
\v 8 \w If|strong="G1437"\w* someone playing \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w trumpet|strong="G4536"\w* \add wants to signal that the soldiers should prepare to fight a battle\add*, \add the soldiers\add* \w certainly|strong="G1063"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* \w ready|strong="G3903"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \add the call to battle\add* \w is|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* played {\w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w does|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* play \add the call to battle\add*} clearly. [RHQ]  
\v 9 \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G3779"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*! \w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w can|strong="G4459"\w* \w understand|strong="G1097"\w*, ◄\w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w saying|strong="G3056"\w*./\w how|strong="G4459"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w anyone|strong="G1437"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w saying|strong="G3056"\w*?► [RHQ] \add It will be as though\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* air!  
\v 10 \w There|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w many|strong="G5118"\w* different \w languages|strong="G5456"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w* convey meaning [LIT] \add to the people who know those languages\add*.  
\v 11 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w understand|strong="G1492"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w language|strong="G5456"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w*, \add it will be as though\add* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* foreigners \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G1437"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* foreigners \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 12 \w So|strong="G3779"\w* \add I say this to\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*: \w Because|strong="G1893"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* eager \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* abilities \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* gives, \w earnestly|strong="G2532"\w* desire \w those|strong="G3588"\w* abilities \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* most \w to|strong="G4314"\w* help \add all the believers in\add* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w congregation|strong="G1577"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w So|strong="G2443"\w*, \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* ability \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w in|strong="G2980"\w* \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* [MTY] \add that they have not learned\add* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \add God will give them the ability to\add* explain \w the|strong="G3588"\w* meaning \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w say|strong="G2980"\w*.  
\v 14 \w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w in|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w language|strong="G1100"\w* [MTY] \add that they have not learned\add*, \w their|strong="G3588"\w* \w spirits|strong="G4151"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w praying|strong="G4336"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* using \w their|strong="G3588"\w* \w minds|strong="G3563"\w*.  
\v 15 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* tell \w you|strong="G1510"\w* [RHQ] \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w*. \add At times\add* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w pray|strong="G4336"\w*, \add using\add* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w spirits|strong="G4151"\w*, \add in languages we have not learned. And at other times\add* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w pray|strong="G4336"\w* using \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w minds|strong="G3563"\w*, \add thinking about the words that we are praying. Similarly\add*, \w at|strong="G1161"\w* times \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w sing|strong="G5567"\w* using \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w spirits|strong="G4151"\w*, using languages \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* learned, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w at|strong="G1161"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* times \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w sing|strong="G5567"\w* using \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w minds|strong="G3563"\w*, \add thinking about the words that we are singing\add*.  
\v 16 \w Suppose|strong="G5101"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w any|strong="G1437"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* praises \w God|strong="G3004"\w* (\w OR|strong="G1437"\w*, \w thanks|strong="G2169"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G5101"\w* done), \w using|strong="G3004"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w your|strong="G4674"\w* \add (sg)\add* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \add and not using your mind\add*. Maybe \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1492"\w* \add will be present who\add* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \add the abilities that God’s Spirit gives to believers\add*. \w Because|strong="G1893"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w*, \w after|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* thank \w God|strong="G3004"\w*, \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* [RHQ] \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w when|strong="G1492"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* “Amen!/\w I|strong="G1437"\w* agree!”  
\v 17 \w You|strong="G4771"\w* may \w be|strong="G3756"\w* thanking \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2573"\w* \w well|strong="G2573"\w*, \w but|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* helping \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 18 \w I|strong="G3956"\w* \w thank|strong="G2168"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G3956"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* [MTY] \add that I have not learned\add* \w more|strong="G3123"\w* \w than|strong="G3123"\w* \w any|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 19 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w during|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* worship service, \add in order that others will understand what I am saying\add*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w would|strong="G2309"\w* prefer \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w five|strong="G4002"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w* using \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w mind|strong="G3563"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w teach|strong="G2727"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*, \w rather|strong="G2228"\w* \w than|strong="G2228"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* 10,000 \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w language|strong="G1100"\w* [MTY] \add that is not understood by the congregation\add*.   
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\v 20 \w My|strong="G1096"\w* fellow believers, \w stop|strong="G3361"\w* \w being|strong="G1096"\w* like little \w children|strong="G3813"\w* \w in|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* way \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3361"\w* think \add about these abilities that God’s Spirit gives\add*. \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, think \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1096"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w mature|strong="G5046"\w* way. \w If|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G3361"\w* really want \w to|strong="G1096"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* like little \w children|strong="G3813"\w*, \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* few \w wicked|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* babies \w do|strong="G1096"\w*!  
\v 21  \add When the Jews long ago refused to obey God, he warned them about what would happen when he allowed their enemies to punish them\add*. \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* Scriptures \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w written|strong="G1125"\w* {\add the prophet Isaiah\add* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w*} \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add God\add* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \add about that\add*,  
\q1 \add They didn’t listen to prophets speaking their own language, so I will send\add* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* foreign \add lands to attack\add* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.  
\q1 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* foreigners \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* languages \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3761"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* [DOU].  
\q1 \add In that way\add*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* warn \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*,  
\q1 \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* still \w not|strong="G3761"\w* pay attention \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w If|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \w speak|strong="G1161"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* [MTY] \add that we have not learned\add*, unbelievers \add who are there will realize that the Spirit of God is truly among us\add*. \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* warn \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \add that they need to fear God\add*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w believers|strong="G4100"\w* \w do|strong="G4100"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \add need such a warning\add*.  
\v 23 Suppose \w during|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* worship service \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w started|strong="G1525"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* [MTY] \add that they have not learned\add*. \w If|strong="G1437"\w* unbelievers \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* know \add about the abilities that God’s Spirit gives to believers\add* \w come|strong="G1525"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \add and hear that\add*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* surely think \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* crazy. [RHQ]  
\v 24 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w an|strong="G2228"\w* unbeliever \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w someone|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3956"\w* does not know \add about those abilities\add* \w comes|strong="G1525"\w* \w in|strong="G1525"\w* \w while|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G5259"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* believers \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \add one by one\add* speaking messages \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w come|strong="G1525"\w* directly \w from|strong="G5259"\w* God, \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \add say\add* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* \w show|strong="G1651"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w person|strong="G5100"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G5100"\w* \w a|strong="G1437"\w* sinner \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \add God\add* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* punish \w him|strong="G1525"\w* \add if he does not turn from his sinful behavior\add*.  
\v 25 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* realize \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \add God knows the evil things that he has done that\add*, \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w other|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G4383"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* kneel \w down|strong="G4098"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w worship|strong="G4352"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w*, “\w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w truly|strong="G1909"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*!”   
\s1 Believers should all be prepared to participate in an orderly way during worship services.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 14:26-40  
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\v 26 \w So|strong="G3767"\w*, \w my|strong="G3956"\w* fellow believers, \w I|strong="G3767"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* tell \w you|strong="G3752"\w* [RHQ] \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w I|strong="G3767"\w* \w think|strong="G2192"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G3752"\w* \w should|strong="G5101"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w doing|strong="G1096"\w*. \w When|strong="G3752"\w* \w you|strong="G3752"\w* \w come|strong="G1096"\w* \w together|strong="G4905"\w* \add to worship God\add*, some \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G3752"\w* \w may|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* hymn \w to|strong="G4314"\w* sing. \w Others|strong="G3956"\w* \w may|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w something|strong="G5101"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* teach \add the congregation\add*. \w Others|strong="G3956"\w* \w may|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \add something to say that God has\add* revealed \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w them|strong="G3956"\w*. \w Others|strong="G3956"\w* \w may|strong="G3956"\w* \w give|strong="G1096"\w* messages \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* \add that they have not learned\add*. \w Others|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* explain \w the|strong="G3956"\w* meaning \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3956"\w* messages. \w Make|strong="G3767"\w* sure \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w these|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G3752"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w make|strong="G3767"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* congregation \w become|strong="G1096"\w* \w more|strong="G2192"\w* mature spiritually.  
\v 27  \add It is all right\add* \w if|strong="G1535"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w people|strong="G5100"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w at|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w most|strong="G4183"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w people|strong="G5100"\w*, \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* [MTY] \add that they have not learned\add*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w must|strong="G5100"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w at|strong="G2596"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* time, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w someone|strong="G5100"\w* \w must|strong="G5100"\w* explain \w the|strong="G2532"\w* meaning \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2980"\w*.  
\v 28 \w If|strong="G1437"\w* \add those who want to speak in a language that they have not learned realize that\add* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w one|strong="G1438"\w* \add there\add* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* able \w to|strong="G2532"\w* explain \w the|strong="G1722"\w* meaning \add of what they will say\add*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* language \w during|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* meeting. \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w*, \add somewhere else\add*.   
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\v 29  \add During a meeting\add*, \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* messages \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* directly \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* think carefully \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2980"\w*.  
\v 30 \w If|strong="G1437"\w* someone receives \w a|strong="G1437"\w* new message directly \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w while|strong="G1161"\w* someone \w else|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w speaking|strong="G4601"\w*, \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w speaking|strong="G4601"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* stop \w speaking|strong="G4601"\w* \add and let the other person tell what God has revealed to him\add*.  
\v 31 \w You|strong="G3956"\w* \w can|strong="G1410"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w*, \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w*, speak messages \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* directly \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*, \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G3956"\w* \w can|strong="G1410"\w* teach \w others|strong="G3956"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w encouraged|strong="G3870"\w* {\w encourage|strong="G3870"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w*}.  
\v 32 \w Those|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G2532"\w* speak messages \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* directly \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w control|strong="G5293"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* own \w spirits|strong="G4151"\w*, \add so they can wait for their turn to speak\add*.  
\v 33 Remember \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* desire \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* done \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* disorderly \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \add during your worship services\add*. Instead, \w he|strong="G3588"\w* desires \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* done \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w an|strong="G1722"\w* orderly \w way|strong="G1722"\w*.  
\p \w Just|strong="G5613"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* happens \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w other|strong="G3756"\w* congregations \w of|strong="G2316"\w* believers,  
\v 34 \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w permitted|strong="G2010"\w* {\w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w permit|strong="G2010"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w*} \add to interrupt the meeting by\add* \w asking|strong="G3004"\w* \add questions\add*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w must|strong="G1135"\w* \w keep|strong="G4601"\w* \w quiet|strong="G4601"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w must|strong="G1135"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w subject|strong="G5293"\w* \add to their husbands\add*. \w What|strong="G3588"\w* Moses wrote [PRS] \add about how God created the first two people\add* suggests \add that the women should do that\add*.  
\v 35 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \add more\add* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \add that a speaker said\add*, \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w ask|strong="G1905"\w* \w their|strong="G1722"\w* husbands \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* get \w home|strong="G3624"\w*, \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* disgraceful \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \add interrupt a service by\add* \w asking|strong="G1905"\w* \add such questions\add*.  
\v 36  \add If you do not agree with these things that I have been telling you\add*, remember \w that|strong="G3588"\w* [RHQ] \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w from|strong="G1831"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w did|strong="G2316"\w* not \w first|strong="G3588"\w* \w come|strong="G1831"\w* \w from|strong="G1831"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \add people in Corinth\add*. \w Also|strong="G2316"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* not [RHQ] \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w only|strong="G3441"\w* ones \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G5210"\w* heard \w it|strong="G1519"\w*! \add Many others have heard it and accepted it, so you should not act as though you are the only believers who have heard the message from God\add*.  
\v 37 \w Those|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w think|strong="G1380"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w the|strong="G3754"\w* ability \w to|strong="G5100"\w* speak messages \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* directly \w from|strong="G2228"\w* \w God|strong="G2962"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w think|strong="G1380"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w other|strong="G3739"\w* ability \add that God’s\add* Spirit gives, \w should|strong="G5100"\w* realize \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3754"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w written|strong="G1125"\w* \w about|strong="G3754"\w* \w in|strong="G1125"\w* \w this|strong="G3739"\w* \w letter|strong="G1125"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3754"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w has|strong="G2962"\w* commanded.  
\v 38 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G1487"\w* \w not|strong="G1487"\w* willing \w to|strong="G5100"\w* accept \add my authority\add*, \add God\add* \w will|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G1487"\w* accept them (\w OR|strong="G1161"\w*, \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G1487"\w* \w be|strong="G5100"\w* accepted \add by the congregation\add*).   
\p
\v 39 \w So|strong="G2532"\w*, \w my|strong="G1473"\w* fellow believers, \w be|strong="G2532"\w* eager \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* messages \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* directly \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w prevent|strong="G2967"\w* anyone \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w language|strong="G1100"\w* \add that he has not learned\add*.  
\v 40 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* sure \add that\add* \bd \+w everything|strong="G3956"\+w*\bd* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G3956"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \add during the worship services\add* \w is|strong="G1096"\w* \w done|strong="G1096"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* proper \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w orderly|strong="G5010"\w* \w way|strong="G2596"\w*.   
\c 15  
\s1 I was not worthy to become an apostle, but the Lord Jesus committed to me the message about his death and resurrection.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 15:1-11  
\p
\v 1 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w*, \w my|strong="G1722"\w* fellow believers, \w I|strong="G3739"\w* want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* remind \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* message \w about|strong="G1722"\w* Christ \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w preached|strong="G2097"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* message \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w received|strong="G3880"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* continued \w to|strong="G2532"\w* trust firmly.  
\v 2 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w keep|strong="G2722"\w* \w on|strong="G4100"\w* \w firmly|strong="G2722"\w* \add believing\add* \w this|strong="G3739"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w preached|strong="G2097"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w* {\add God\add* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*}. \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w believing|strong="G4100"\w* \add in Christ\add* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* ◄\w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3361"\w*/useless►!   
\p
\v 3 \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w most|strong="G5228"\w* important \w part|strong="G1473"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* message \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w received|strong="G3880"\w* \add from the Lord Jesus\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*: \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \add take away the guilt\add* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* sins, \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Scriptures|strong="G1124"\w* \add said that he would do\add*.  
\v 4 \w His|strong="G2532"\w* \add dead body\add* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w buried|strong="G2290"\w* {\w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w buried|strong="G2290"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \add body\add*}. \w On|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w third|strong="G5154"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \add after that\add*, \add God\add* caused \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* become alive \w again|strong="G1453"\w*, \w as|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Scriptures|strong="G1124"\w* \add said would happen\add*.  
\v 5 \w After|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*, \add Christ\add* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* {\w appeared|strong="G3708"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w*} \w Peter|strong="G2532"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w appeared|strong="G3708"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \add eleven of\add* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \add original\add* \w twelve|strong="G1427"\w* \add apostles\add*.  
\v 6 Later \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w* \w by|strong="G1537"\w* {\w appeared|strong="G3708"\w* \w to|strong="G2193"\w*} \w more|strong="G4119"\w* \w than|strong="G4183"\w* 500 \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w our|strong="G3739"\w* fellow believers. \w Most|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w still|strong="G2193"\w* \w living|strong="G3306"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G5100"\w* \w died|strong="G2837"\w* [EUP].  
\v 7 \w Then|strong="G1899"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w* \w by|strong="G3956"\w* {\w appeared|strong="G3708"\w* \add to\add*} \add his younger brother\add* \w James|strong="G2385"\w*, \add who became the leader of the congregation in Jerusalem\add*. \w Then|strong="G1899"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w appeared|strong="G3708"\w* \w to|strong="G3956"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* apostles.  
\v 8 \w Finally|strong="G2078"\w*, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w* \w by|strong="G3956"\w* {\w appeared|strong="G3708"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w*} \w me|strong="G2504"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w became|strong="G3588"\w* \w an|strong="G1161"\w* apostle \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w a|strong="G3708"\w* \w way|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* unusual [\w MET|strong="G3708"\w*].  
\v 9 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* fact \w is|strong="G1510"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \add consider that I\add* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w least|strong="G1646"\w* important \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* apostles. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* deserve \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w an|strong="G1510"\w* apostle, \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* ◄\w persecuted|strong="G1377"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s groups \w of|strong="G2316"\w* believers/caused \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s groups \w of|strong="G2316"\w* believers \w to|strong="G3756"\w* suffer► \add everywhere I went\add*.  
\v 10 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w because|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* acted kindly \w toward|strong="G1519"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* ways \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* deserve \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* acting kindly \w toward|strong="G1519"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* produced \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w great|strong="G3956"\w* \w result|strong="G1519"\w* [LIT], \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w worked|strong="G2872"\w* harder \add for Christ\add* \w than|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* apostles. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \add was working with my own ability\add*. \w Instead|strong="G1161"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w helping|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w way|strong="G3956"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* deserve.  
\v 11 \w So|strong="G3779"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w does|strong="G4100"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* matter \w whether|strong="G1535"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \add who was preaching or whether it was the other apostles who were preaching\add*. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w preached|strong="G2784"\w* \add the same message\add*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G1565"\w* message \w is|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3779"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w*.   
\s1 Christ has truly come back to life, and he will some day raise all believers.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 15:12-34  
\p
\v 12 \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \add let me ask you this\add*: \w Since|strong="G3754"\w* \add we\add* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w preached|strong="G2784"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \w again|strong="G1453"\w* {\w that|strong="G3754"\w* \add God\add* caused \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* alive} \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* died, ◄\w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \add God\add* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w cause|strong="G1453"\w* \add believers\add* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* alive \w again|strong="G1453"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* die!/\w why|strong="G3754"\w* \w do|strong="G3004"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \add God\add* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w cause|strong="G1453"\w* \add believers\add* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* alive \w again|strong="G1453"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* die?► [RHQ]  
\v 13 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \add it is true that God\add* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w cause|strong="G1453"\w* anyone \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* alive \w again|strong="G1453"\w*, \w that|strong="G1487"\w* situation \w would|strong="G5547"\w* \w mean|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G1487"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \w from|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w* {\add he\add* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w cause|strong="G1453"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* alive \w again|strong="G1453"\w*}!  
\v 14 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* dead {\w if|strong="G1487"\w* \add God\add* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w cause|strong="G3588"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w become|strong="G1161"\w* alive \w again|strong="G1453"\w*}, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w preached|strong="G2782"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w useless|strong="G2756"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w believing|strong="G4102"\w* \add in Christ\add* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w useless|strong="G2756"\w*.  
\v 15  \add If it is true that\add* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w* {\add that God\add* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w cause|strong="G3739"\w* \w anyone|strong="G3739"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w become|strong="G1161"\w* alive \w again|strong="G1453"\w* \w after|strong="G2596"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* dies}, \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \add (exc)\add* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* guilty \w of|strong="G2316"\w* lying \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w about|strong="G2596"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* told \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* caused \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w become|strong="G1161"\w* alive \w again|strong="G1453"\w*.  
\v 16 \w But|strong="G1487"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w were|strong="G3756"\w* really true \w that|strong="G1487"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3756"\w* \w who|strong="G3756"\w* \w has|strong="G5547"\w* died \w will|strong="G3761"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* {\w that|strong="G1487"\w* \add God will\add* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w cause|strong="G1453"\w* anyone \w who|strong="G3756"\w* \w has|strong="G5547"\w* died \w to|strong="G3756"\w* become alive} \w again|strong="G1453"\w*, \w then|strong="G3761"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w was|strong="G5547"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* {\add he\add* \w did|strong="G3761"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w cause|strong="G1453"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* become alive} \w again|strong="G1453"\w* \w either|strong="G3761"\w*!  
\v 17 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* {\w that|strong="G3588"\w* \add God\add* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w cause|strong="G3588"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w become|strong="G1510"\w* alive} \w again|strong="G1453"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w believed|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3756"\w*, \add because\add* \w God|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w still|strong="G2089"\w* \add punish\add* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* [MTY] \w your|strong="G1487"\w* sins.  
\v 18 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w died|strong="G2837"\w* [EUP] \add while they were trusting\add* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* hell.  
\v 19 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w* \add many of us have suffered much for Christ\add* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w we|strong="G1487"\w* confidently \w expect|strong="G1679"\w* \add that he will reward us in heaven\add*. \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w we|strong="G1487"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* confidently \w expected|strong="G1679"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* vain, \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* pity \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w more|strong="G3956"\w* than \w they|strong="G3588"\w* pity \w anyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w else|strong="G1487"\w*!   
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\v 20 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \add the truth is that\add* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w has|strong="G5547"\w* \w been|strong="G5547"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w* {\w that|strong="G3588"\w* \add God\add* \w has|strong="G5547"\w* caused \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w to|strong="G1161"\w* live \w again|strong="G1453"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w died|strong="G2837"\w*}, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* ◄\w that|strong="G3588"\w* guarantees/\w because|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* certain► [MET] \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G3498"\w* \w also|strong="G1161"\w* \w cause|strong="G3588"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \add believers\add* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G5547"\w* \w died|strong="G2837"\w* [EUP] \w to|strong="G1161"\w* \w become|strong="G1161"\w* alive \w again|strong="G1453"\w*.  
\v 21 \w What|strong="G1063"\w* \w one|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G3498"\w*, \add Adam, did affects us all\add*. \w We|strong="G1063"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w die|strong="G2288"\w*. Similarly, \w what|strong="G1063"\w* \w one|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G3498"\w*—\add Christ\add*—\w did|strong="G2532"\w* \add affects us(inc) all\add*: \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w cause|strong="G1223"\w* \add all believers\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* become alive \w again|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 22 \w Because|strong="G1063"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* Adam \w did|strong="G2532"\w*, \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \add of us who are descended\add* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* die. Similarly, \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \add Christ did\add*, \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* close relationship \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w brought|strong="G2532"\w* back \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w life|strong="G2227"\w* {\add God\add* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w alive|strong="G2227"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* close relationship \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*}.  
\v 23 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \w must|strong="G1538"\w* \w all|strong="G1722"\w* \w take|strong="G1538"\w* \w our|strong="G5547"\w* turn. \add God raised\add* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w first|strong="G3588"\w* [MET]. \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* returns, \add God will cause\add* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* belong \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w become|strong="G1161"\w* alive \w again|strong="G2398"\w*.  
\v 24 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w*, \w after|strong="G2532"\w* Christ \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w destroyed|strong="G2673"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* [DOU] \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w evil|strong="G2532"\w* \w powers|strong="G1411"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* oppose \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \add the world\add* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w end|strong="G5056"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* Christ \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w give|strong="G3860"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w his|strong="G3956"\w* kingdom \w to|strong="G2532"\w* completely rule \w over|strong="G3860"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 25 \w You|strong="G3739"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* realize \w that|strong="G3739"\w* Christ \w must|strong="G1163"\w* rule \add here on earth\add* until \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* completely defeated [MTY] \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w enemies|strong="G2190"\w*.  
\v 26 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w last|strong="G2078"\w* thing \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \add he\add* \w will|strong="G2190"\w* get rid \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*. \add But he certainly will get rid of death, which is like\add* an \w enemy|strong="G2190"\w* \add to us\add*.  
\v 27  \add In the Scriptures the Psalmist wrote that\add* \w God|strong="G3004"\w* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* \w cause|strong="G3588"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w under|strong="G5259"\w* Christ’s \add authority\add* [MTY]. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* clear \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w word|strong="G3588"\w* ‘\w everything|strong="G3956"\w*’ \w here|strong="G3956"\w* \w does|strong="G3004"\w* not include \w God|strong="G3004"\w*, \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* \w cause|strong="G3588"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w under|strong="G5259"\w* Christ’s \add authority\add* [MTY].  
\v 28 \w After|strong="G1161"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w put|strong="G5293"\w* \w under|strong="G1722"\w* \add the authority of\add* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* Christ \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w put|strong="G5293"\w* himself completely \w under|strong="G1722"\w* \add the authority of\add* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* authority. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* completely \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w control|strong="G5293"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* [IDM], everywhere.   
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\v 29  \add Now think about this: Some among you\add* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w being|strong="G2532"\w* baptized (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, \w are|strong="G3588"\w* baptizing \w people|strong="G3588"\w*) \w on|strong="G5228"\w* \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G5101"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w* \add before someone baptized them\add* (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, \w who|strong="G5101"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w* \add before they became believers\add*). \w If|strong="G1487"\w*, \add as some people say, believers\add* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \add from the dead\add* {\add God\add* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w cause|strong="G4160"\w* \add believers\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w become|strong="G4160"\w* alive \w again|strong="G1453"\w*}, ◄\w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* value \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*?/\w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* value \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*!► [RHQ] \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \add God\add* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w cause|strong="G4160"\w* \w any|strong="G1487"\w* \add believers\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w become|strong="G4160"\w* alive \w again|strong="G1453"\w*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* senseless \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* baptized {baptize anyone} \w on|strong="G5228"\w* \w behalf|strong="G5228"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* someone \w who|strong="G5101"\w* \w has|strong="G5101"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w*. [RHQ]  
\v 30 \w Furthermore|strong="G2532"\w*, \add if God will not cause us believers to become alive again\add*, \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G5101"\w* [RHQ] \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w foolish|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* other apostles \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* constantly \add putting ourselves\add* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w danger|strong="G2793"\w* \add because we tell people the gospel\add*.  
\v 31 \w My|strong="G1722"\w* fellow believers, \w every|strong="G2596"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \add am in danger of\add* \w being|strong="G2192"\w* killed {\w people|strong="G3588"\w* killing \w me|strong="G1473"\w*}! \w That|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* pleased \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w your|strong="G5212"\w* close relationship \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.  
\v 32  \add If God will not cause us believers to become alive again after we die\add*, ◄\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* receive \w no|strong="G3756"\w* benefit \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \add from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly\add* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w* \add city\add*./\w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* gain \add from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly\add* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w* \add city\add*?► [RHQ] \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \add fighting me like\add* \w wild|strong="G2532"\w* \w beasts|strong="G2341"\w*! \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \add believers\add* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \add from the dead\add* {\w If|strong="G1487"\w* \add God\add* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w cause|strong="G2596"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \add believers\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G1453"\w*}, \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G5101"\w* \add as people often say\add*: “Tomorrow \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w going|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* die, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* enjoy \w now|strong="G2532"\w* everything \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1063"\w* \w can|strong="G1063"\w*. \w We|strong="G1063"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* feast \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G1453"\w* \w drunk|strong="G4095"\w*!”  
\v 33 \w Do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w let|strong="G4105"\w* \add yourselves be deceived by those who say that God will not cause believers to live again\add* {\w Do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w let|strong="G4105"\w* \add people who say that God will not cause believers to live again\add* \w deceive|strong="G4105"\w* \w you|strong="G3361"\w*}. If \w you|strong="G3361"\w* associate \w with|strong="G3361"\w* \w evil|strong="G2556"\w* \w people|strong="G3361"\w* \add who say such things\add*, \w they|strong="G3361"\w* will ◄influence \w you|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G3361"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w evil|strong="G2556"\w* \w things|strong="G2556"\w*/\w destroy|strong="G5351"\w* your \w good|strong="G5543"\w* moral \w way|strong="G4105"\w* \w of|strong="G5543"\w* living►.  
\v 34 Start thinking correctly \w again|strong="G2532"\w* \add about these matters\add*, \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \add stop your sinful behavior which has resulted from\add* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* wrong thinking. \add I say that\add* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \add it seems that\add* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w among|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* know \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* result \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \add are thinking wrongly\add*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G2980"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* ashamed.   
\s1 In heaven we will have glorious indestructible bodies.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 15:35-58  
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\v 35 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w asking|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w How|strong="G4459"\w* \w will|strong="G5100"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w* \w people|strong="G5100"\w* \w be|strong="G3588"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* {\w How|strong="G4459"\w* \w will|strong="G5100"\w* \add God\add* \w cause|strong="G3588"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w* \w people|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w become|strong="G1161"\w* alive} \w again|strong="G1453"\w*? \w What|strong="G4169"\w* \w kind|strong="G4169"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w will|strong="G5100"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w have|strong="G5100"\w*?”  
\v 36  \add Anyone who asks such questions is\add* foolish. \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \add know that\add* \w a|strong="G1437"\w* seed \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* planted \w in|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G3739"\w* ground must completely change its form [MET] before \w it|strong="G1437"\w* sprouts.  
\v 37 \w A|strong="G1096"\w* \w seed|strong="G2848"\w*, \w such|strong="G5100"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w wheat|strong="G4621"\w* \w seed|strong="G2848"\w*, \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* different \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* plant \w that|strong="G3739"\w* sprouts \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 38 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w gives|strong="G1325"\w* everything \w that|strong="G3588"\w* lives \w the|strong="G2532"\w* form \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w desires|strong="G2309"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w gives|strong="G1325"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w seed|strong="G4690"\w* \w its|strong="G1325"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* form.  
\v 39  \add Similarly\add*, \w people|strong="G3956"\w*, animals, \w birds|strong="G4421"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w fish|strong="G2486"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* \w flesh|strong="G4561"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* each \w one|strong="G3956"\w* \w has|strong="G4561"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* different \w kind|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w flesh|strong="G4561"\w*.  
\v 40 \w Also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* angelic beings \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w heaven|strong="G2032"\w* (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, stars \w and|strong="G2532"\w* planets \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sky), \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G1919"\w*. \w The|strong="G2532"\w* angelic beings (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, stars \w and|strong="G2532"\w* planets) \w are|strong="G3588"\w* beautiful \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* way, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w earth|strong="G1919"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* beautiful \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w different|strong="G2087"\w* way.  
\v 41 \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w sun|strong="G2246"\w* \w is|strong="G2532"\w* bright \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G1722"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w moon|strong="G4582"\w* \w is|strong="G2532"\w* bright \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w different|strong="G1308"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* stars \w are|strong="G2532"\w* bright \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w different|strong="G1308"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* various stars \w are|strong="G2532"\w* \w different|strong="G1308"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* each \w other|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w how|strong="G1722"\w* bright \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w*.   
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\v 42 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w same|strong="G3779"\w* \w way|strong="G3779"\w* \add with our bodies. The bodies that we will have when God causes us\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G1453"\w* \w after|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* die \add will not be the same as the bodies that we have now\add* [MET]. \add The bodies that we have now\add* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* die \w and|strong="G2532"\w* decay. \add The new bodies that we will have\add* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* never die.  
\v 43 \w We|strong="G1722"\w* despise \add the bodies that we have now\add*, \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w we|strong="G1722"\w* die. But \w our|strong="G1722"\w* \add new bodies\add* \w will|strong="G1453"\w* \w be|strong="G1453"\w* \w glorious|strong="G1391"\w*. \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \add bodies that we have before we die\add* \w are|strong="G1453"\w* weak. But \w our|strong="G1722"\w* new bodies \w will|strong="G1453"\w* \w be|strong="G1453"\w* strong.  
\v 44 \w The|strong="G2532"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w before|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* die \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w natural|strong="G5591"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \add our new bodies\add* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* ones \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \add God’s\add* Spirit ◄\add controls/gives us\add*►. \w Just|strong="G2532"\w* like \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w natural|strong="G5591"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w*, \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w bodies|strong="G4983"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \add God’s\add* Spirit \add completely\add* controls (\w OR|strong="G2532"\w*, makes alive).   
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\v 45  \add In the Scriptures\add* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w written|strong="G1125"\w* {\w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w read|strong="G1125"\w*} \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \add when\add* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w man|strong="G4413"\w*, Adam, \add was created\add*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* human \w being|strong="G1096"\w*. \add Christ later also became a human being\add*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \add he is different from Adam, because he\add* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w person|strong="G5590"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w gives|strong="G2227"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \add spiritual\add* \w life|strong="G5590"\w*.  
\v 46 \w But|strong="G3588"\w* our bodies \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w Spirit|strong="G3588"\w* ◄will completely control/will give us► \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* bodies \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w*. \w We|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* our \w natural|strong="G5591"\w* bodies \w first|strong="G4413"\w*.  
\v 47 \w The|strong="G1537"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w man|strong="G4413"\w*, \add Adam\add*, \w was|strong="G3588"\w* created {\add God\add* created \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w man|strong="G4413"\w*, Adam} \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* dust \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*. \w But|strong="G3588"\w* \add Christ\add*, \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w came|strong="G3588"\w* \w later|strong="G1208"\w*, \w came|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*.  
\v 48 Everyone \w on|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G2532"\w* \add has a body\add* \w like|strong="G5108"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w first|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G5108"\w* \w on|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w heaven|strong="G2032"\w*, \add everyone will have a body like Christ\add*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G5108"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w came|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w heaven|strong="G2032"\w*, \w has|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 49 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w just|strong="G2531"\w* \w like|strong="G2531"\w* \add God\add* \w gave|strong="G2532"\w* us bodies \w like|strong="G2531"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w first|strong="G3588"\w* man \w on|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \add believers will have bodies\add* \w like|strong="G2531"\w* \add Christ\add* \w has|strong="G2532"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w heaven|strong="G2032"\w*.   
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\v 50 \w My|strong="G3754"\w* \w fellow|strong="G4561"\w* believers, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* want \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* know \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \add (inc)\add* [SYN] \w cannot|strong="G1410"\w* \w go|strong="G2532"\w* \add to heaven, where\add* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* rules \add over everything\add*, \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w physical|strong="G4561"\w* bodies, \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* bodies \add cannot last forever\add*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* die \w and|strong="G2532"\w* decay.  
\v 51 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w something|strong="G3708"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \add God\add* \w has|strong="G3708"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* revealed \add before\add*: \add Some of\add* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \add believers\add* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* die [EUP]. \w However|strong="G1161"\w*, \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* \w be|strong="G3756"\w* changed {\add God\add* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* change \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w*}.  
\v 52  \add It will happen\add* suddenly, \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \add fast as someone can\add* blink \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w eye|strong="G3788"\w* [MET], \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \add we hear the sound of God’s\add* \w trumpet|strong="G4536"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w last|strong="G2078"\w* \w time|strong="G1722"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* hear \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w trumpet|strong="G4536"\w*, \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \add the believers\add* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* back \w to|strong="G2532"\w* life \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* bodies \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* changed {\w that|strong="G3588"\w* \add God\add* \w has|strong="G2532"\w* changed}, bodies \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* never decay.  
\v 53 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \add bodies of us who are alive at that time\add* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \add also\add* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* changed {\w And|strong="G2532"\w* \add God\add* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \add also\add* change \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \add bodies of us who are alive at that time\add*}. \w These|strong="G3778"\w* bodies \w of|strong="G2532"\w* ours \w that|strong="G3588"\w* die \w and|strong="G2532"\w* decay \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* transformed \w into|strong="G1746"\w* \add new bodies that\add* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* never die; \add it will be like someone\add* [MET] getting rid \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \add his old clothes\add* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w putting|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1746"\w* \add new ones\add*.  
\v 54 \w When|strong="G3752"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w happens|strong="G1096"\w*, \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w written|strong="G1125"\w* {\w what|strong="G3588"\w* ◄\add a prophet/Isaiah\add*► \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w*} \add in the Scriptures\add* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G1096"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w*/\w happen|strong="G1096"\w*:  
\pi1 \add God\add* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w completely|strong="G1519"\w* \w get|strong="G1096"\w* rid \w of|strong="G3056"\w* [MET] \w death|strong="G2288"\w*. \w Our|strong="G2532"\w* dying \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G2532"\w* longer \w have|strong="G2532"\w* any power \w to|strong="G1519"\w* defeat \w us|strong="G1519"\w*;  
\v 55 \w Death|strong="G2288"\w* [APO] \w will|strong="G4771"\w* not win \w a|strong="G4771"\w* \w victory|strong="G3534"\w* over us. \w Death|strong="G2288"\w* \w will|strong="G4771"\w* not \w be|strong="G3588"\w* able \w to|strong="G3588"\w* hurt us.   
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\v 56 \w It|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w because|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* sin [MET] \add that we die, and it is because we\add* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w laws|strong="G3551"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \add know that we\add* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* sinned.  
\v 57 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \add has done\add*, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* enables \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G1325"\w* \w be|strong="G2316"\w* free \add from having to obey God’s laws to be saved and to be free of being afraid to die\add*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w thank|strong="G5485"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*!   
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\v 58 \w So|strong="G5620"\w*, \w my|strong="G1722"\w* fellow believers \w whom|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* love, \w continue|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* hold strongly \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \add the things that you believe\add*. \w Do|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w let|strong="G1096"\w* anything \w cause|strong="G4052"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* doubt \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Always|strong="G3842"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w doing|strong="G2041"\w* enthusiastically \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w work|strong="G2041"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add gives you\add*. \w And|strong="G2962"\w* \w remember|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w work|strong="G2041"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* ◄\w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w vain|strong="G2756"\w*/\w useless|strong="G2756"\w*►, \add as it would be if God will not cause us to live again after we die\add*.   
\c 16  
\s1 You should set aside funds each week for the offering to be sent to believers in Jerusalem.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 16:1-4  
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\v 1 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \add I will reply to another question that you asked. You asked\add* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \add money you are\add* collecting \add to send\add* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \add in Jerusalem\add*. \w Do|strong="G4160"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* told \w the|strong="G2532"\w* congregations \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Galatia|strong="G1053"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*.  
\v 2 \w Every|strong="G2596"\w* Sunday \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w of|strong="G3844"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w set|strong="G5087"\w* \w aside|strong="G5087"\w* \add at home\add* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* funds [EUP] \add for this purpose\add*, \w in|strong="G2596"\w* proportion \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w how|strong="G2596"\w* much \add God\add* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* prospered \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w Then|strong="G5119"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w save|strong="G3361"\w* \w it|strong="G1437"\w* \w up|strong="G2343"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w when|strong="G3752"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w arrive|strong="G2064"\w* \w there|strong="G1096"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* need \w to|strong="G2443"\w* collect \add any more money. Choose some men whom you approve of, to take\add* \w this|strong="G3739"\w* money \w to|strong="G2443"\w* Jerusalem.  
\v 3 \w Then|strong="G1161"\w*, \w when|strong="G3752"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w arrive|strong="G3854"\w*, \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* write \w letters|strong="G1992"\w* stating \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G5210"\w* authorized \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w take|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* funds \w there|strong="G1161"\w*.  
\v 4 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \add you\add* (\w OR|strong="G1161"\w*, \add I\add*) think \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* appropriate, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\s1 I plan to spend some time with you. Treat Timothy respectfully when he arrives. Apollos plans to visit you later.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 16:5-12  
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\v 5 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* plan \w to|strong="G4314"\w* travel \w through|strong="G1330"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w* \add province\add*. \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \add plan to\add* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w visit|strong="G2064"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* want \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w go|strong="G1330"\w* \w through|strong="G1330"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w* first.  
\v 6 \w Perhaps|strong="G5177"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* stay \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* short \w while|strong="G1161"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* stay \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* whole \w winter|strong="G3914"\w*, \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w order|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w* can provide \w some|strong="G1437"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G4314"\w* \add that I will need\add* [EUP] \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* next trip.  
\v 7 \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w do|strong="G3708"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w just|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w short|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G5550"\w* \w and|strong="G2962"\w* \w then|strong="G1063"\w* \w continue|strong="G1961"\w* \w my|strong="G3708"\w* trip. \w I|strong="G1063"\w* \w am|strong="G2309"\w* \w hoping|strong="G1679"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w stay|strong="G1961"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w while|strong="G1722"\w*, \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \add Jesus\add* \w allows|strong="G2010"\w* \w me|strong="G2010"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w do|strong="G3708"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 8 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G1722"\w* \w stay|strong="G1961"\w* \add here\add* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w* \add city\add* \w until|strong="G2193"\w* \add after\add* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Pentecost|strong="G4005"\w* \add festival\add*.  
\v 9  \add I want to do that\add* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \add God\add* \w has|strong="G2532"\w* given \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* opportunity [MET] \add to proclaim his good message here\add*. \add As a result of my work here, God is producing\add* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* results. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* stay here \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w people|strong="G4183"\w* here \w who|strong="G2532"\w* oppose \add my work, and I need to refute them\add*.   
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\v 10 \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w* arrives \add there in Corinth\add*, treat \w him|strong="G3588"\w* respectfully [LIT], \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w working|strong="G2038"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w just|strong="G5613"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w am|strong="G2504"\w*.  
\v 11 \w Do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w let|strong="G1161"\w* \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w despise|strong="G1848"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* leaves \w there|strong="G1161"\w*, \w give|strong="G1473"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* needs \add for his trip\add* [EUP] \add here\add*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w also|strong="G1161"\w* \add ask God to\add* bless \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w waiting|strong="G1551"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w*, \w along|strong="G1722"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* fellow believers \add who have been traveling with him\add*.   
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\v 12  \add You also asked\add* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* fellow believer, Apollos. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w urged|strong="G3870"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w strongly|strong="G4183"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* \w go|strong="G2064"\w* \w back|strong="G4314"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* three fellow believers \add who came here from Corinth\add*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w at|strong="G4314"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w willing|strong="G2307"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w go|strong="G2064"\w* \add now\add*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w* \w go|strong="G2064"\w* \w later|strong="G3326"\w*, \w when|strong="G3752"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G1510"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w opportunity|strong="G2119"\w*.   
\s1 I give you my final instructions, greetings from others, and my final blessings.  
\sr 1 Corinthians 16:13-24  
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\v 13 \w Be|strong="G3588"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* guard \add against anything that would hinder you spiritually\add*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w believed|strong="G3588"\w* \add the true message\add*; continue \w believing|strong="G4102"\w* \w it|strong="G3588"\w* firmly. \w Be|strong="G3588"\w* courageous. \w Keep|strong="G1127"\w* \w strong|strong="G2901"\w* \add in your relationship with God\add*.  
\v 14 Act \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* loving \add way\add* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \add you do\add*.   
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\v 15 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Stephanas|strong="G4734"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* family \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w first|strong="G1438"\w* \w ones|strong="G3748"\w* \add there\add* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* Achaia \add province to believe in Christ\add* [IDM]. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w devoted|strong="G5021"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w helping|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w people|strong="G1492"\w*.  
\v 16 \w My|strong="G3956"\w* \w fellow|strong="G5108"\w* believers, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* urge \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w submit|strong="G5293"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w like|strong="G5108"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \add God’s\add* \w work|strong="G2872"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w work|strong="G2872"\w* \w hard|strong="G2872"\w*.  
\v 17 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w glad|strong="G5463"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w Stephanas|strong="G4734"\w*, \w Fortunatus|strong="G5415"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Achaicus arrived \w here|strong="G3778"\w* \add from Corinth\add*, \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \add they did things for\add* \w me|strong="G1909"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* able \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \add because you were not with me\add*.  
\v 18 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* comforted \w and|strong="G2532"\w* encouraged \w me|strong="G1699"\w* [SYN], \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \add I expect that this news from me\add* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G3588"\w* honor \add them, and you should also honor\add* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w like|strong="G5108"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w The|strong="G1722"\w* congregations \add here\add* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Asia|strong="G3588"\w* \add province\add* ◄send \w their|strong="G2532"\w* greetings \w to|strong="G2532"\w*/\w say|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* thinking fondly \w of|strong="G2532"\w*► \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. Aquila \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \add his wife\add* \w Priscilla|strong="G4251"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w congregation|strong="G1577"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* meets \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* ◄send \w their|strong="G2532"\w* warm greetings \w to|strong="G2532"\w*/\w say|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* thinking fondly \w of|strong="G2532"\w*► \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* belong \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.  
\v 20 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w your|strong="G3956"\w* fellow believers \add here\add* ◄send \w their|strong="G1722"\w* greetings \w to|strong="G1722"\w*/\w say|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* thinking \w of|strong="G1722"\w*► \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. Greet each \w other|strong="G1722"\w* affectionately, \w as|strong="G1722"\w* fellow believers \add should\add*.   
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\v 21 Now \w I|strong="G5495"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, having taken \w the|strong="G3588"\w* pen \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w* \w of|strong="G5495"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* secretary, write \w with|strong="G5495"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w own|strong="G1699"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w* \w to|strong="G5495"\w* say \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G5495"\w* \w am|strong="G3972"\w* thinking fondly \w of|strong="G5495"\w* you/\w to|strong="G5495"\w* give you \w my|strong="G1699"\w* greetings. \w I|strong="G5495"\w* \w do|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G5495"\w* show you \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* letter really comes \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w me|strong="G1699"\w*.   
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\v 22 ◄\w I|strong="G1487"\w* pray \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2962"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w*/\w May|strong="G5100"\w* \w God|strong="G2962"\w*► curse/\w cause|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* \w happen|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G3756"\w* ◄\w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w love|strong="G5368"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w*. \w I|strong="G1487"\w* pray \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2962"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* soon/\w May|strong="G5100"\w* \w our|strong="G2962"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* soon►!   
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\v 23 \w I|strong="G2424"\w* pray \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w*/\w May|strong="G5485"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* ◄continue \w to|strong="G2424"\w* act \w toward|strong="G3326"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* kindly/\w in|strong="G3326"\w* ways \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G3588"\w* not deserve.►   
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\v 24 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* love \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* close relationship \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*.