CHAP. IX. 12 If others be partakers of 1 Paul asserteth his apostolical character, 3 this power over you, are not we and right to a maintenance: 24 he striv-rather? Nevertheless we have eth to obtain an incorruptible crown. not used this power: but suffer MI not an apostle? am I all things, lest we should hinder not free! have I not seen the gospel of Christ. Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? A 2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. 13 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple, and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? 14 Even so hath the Lord or - 3 Mine answer to them that dained, that they which preach do examine me is this; the gospel should live of the 4 Have we not power to eat gospel. and to drink? 15 But I have used none of 5 Have we not power to lead these things: neither have I writabout a sister, a wife, as well as ten these things, that it should other apostles, and as the breth-be so done unto me: for it were ren of the Lord, and Cephas? better for me to die than that 6 Or I only and Barnabas, any man should make my gloryhave not we power to forbearing void. working! 16 For though I preach the 7 Who goeth a warfare at any gospel, I have nothing to glory time at his own charges? who of: for necessity is laid upon me; planteth a vineyard, and eateth yea, wo is unto me, if I preach not of the fruit thereof? or who not the gospel! feedeth a flock, and eateth not 17 For if I do this thing of the milk of the flock? willingly, I have a reward: but 8 Say I these things as a man? if against my will, a dispensaor saith not the law the same tion of the gospel is committed also? unto me. 9 For it is written in the law 18 What is my reward then? of Moses, Thou shalt not muz- Verily that, when I preach the zle the mouth of the ox that gospel, I may make the gospel of treadeth out the corn. Doth Christ without charge, that I God take care for oxen? abuse not my power in the gos 10 Or saith he it altogether pel. for our sakes? For our sakes, 19 For though I be free from no doubt, this is written: that all men, yet have I made myself he that plougheth should plough servant unto all, that I might in hope; and that he that thresh-gain the more. eth in hope should be partaker 20 And unto the Jews I beof his hope. came as a Jew, that I might 11 If we have sown unto gain the Jews; to them that are you spiritual things, is it a great under the law, as under the law, thing if we shall reap your car- that I might gain them that are nal things? under the law; 21 To them that are without lowed them: and that Rock was law, as without law, (being not Christ. without law to God, but under 5 But with many of them the law to Christ,) that I might God was not well pleased: for gain them that are without law. they were overthrown in the 22 To the weak became I as wilderness. weak, that I might gain the 6 Now these things were weak: I am made all things to our examples, to the intent we all men, that I might by all should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. means save some. 23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may be partaker thereof with you. 24 Know ye not, that they which run in a race, run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them: as it is written, The people sat down to eat, and drink, and rose up to play. 8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three 25 And every man that stri- and twenty thousand. veth for the mastery is temperate 9 Neither let us tempt Christ, in all things. Now they do it to as some of them also tempted, obtain a corruptible crown; but and were destroyed of serwe an incorruptible. pents. 26 I therefore so run, not as 10 Neither murmur ye, as uncertainly; so fight I, not as some of them also murmured, one that beateth the air: and were destroyed of the de 27 But I keep under my stroyer. body, and bring it into subjec- 11 Now all these things haption: lest that by any means pened unto them for ensamples: when I have preached to others, and they are written for our adI myself should be a cast-away. monition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. CHAP. X. 1 The Jews had sacraments typical of ours. 12 Wherefore let him that ...6 Christians must not lust after evil thinketh he standeth, take heed things: 7 they must avoid idolatry; 13 lest he fall. God will in affliction make a way for them to escape, &c. 13 There hath no temptation MOREOVER, brethren, I taken you but such as is common would not that ye should to man: but God is faithful, who be ignorant how that all our will not suffer you to be temptfathers were under the cloud, ed above that ye are able; but and all passed through the sea; will with the temptation also 2 And were all baptized unto make a way to escape, that ye Moses in the cloud and in the may be able to bear it. 14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. 15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the commun ion of the blood of Christ? the you, This is offered in sacrifice bread which we break, is it not unto idols, eat not for his sake the communion of the body of that shewed it, and for conChrist? science' sake: for the earth is 17 For we being many are the Lord's, and the fulness thereone bread, and one body: for of: we are all partakers of that one 29 Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for 18 Behold Israel after the why is my liberty judged of anflesh are not they which eat of other man's conscience? the sacrifices, partakers of the 30 For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken 19 What say I then? that the of for that for which I give idol is any thing? or that which thanks? is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? bread. altar? 31 Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do 20 But I say, that the things all to the glory of God: which the Gentiles sacrifice,they 32 Give none offence, neithsacrifice to devils, and not to er to the Jews, nor to the GenGod: and I would not that ye tiles, nor to the church of God: should have fellowship with dev- 33 Even as I please all men in ils. all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. 21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. 22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? CHAP. XI. 1 He exhorteth them, 3 and forbiddeth men to pray or prophesy with their heads covered, and women with their heads uncov ered....23 Of the Lord's supper. BE ye followers of me, even B 23 All things are lawful for as I also am of Christ. me, but all things are not expe- 2 Now I praise you, brethdient: all things are lawful for ren, that ye remember me in all me, but all things edify not. things, and keep the ordinan24 Let no man seek his own, ces, as I delivered them to you. but every man another's wealth. 3 But I would have you 25 Whatsoever is sold in the know, that the head of every shambles, that eat, asking no man is Christ; and the head of question for conscience' sake: the woman is the man; and the 26 For the earth is the Lord's, head of Christ is God. and the fulness thereof. 4 Every man praying or pro27 If any of them that be- phesying, having his head covlieve not bid you to a feast, and ered, dishonoureth his head. ye be disposed to go; whatso- 5 But every woman that ever is set before you, eat, ask-prayeth or prophesieth with ing no question for conscience' her head uncovered, dishonoursake. eth her head: for that is even 28 But if any man say unto all one as if she were shaven, 6 For if the woman be not among you; and I partly becovered, let her also be shorn: lieve it. but if it be a shame for a wo- 19 For there must be also man to be shorn or shaven, let heresies among you, that they her be covered. which are approved may be 7 For a man indeed ought made manifest among you. not to cover his head, forasmuch 20 When ye come together as he is the image and glory of therefore into one place, this is God: but the woman is the glory not to eat the Lord's supper. of the man. 21 For in eating every one 8 For the man is not of the taketh before other his own supwoman, but the woman of the per: and one is hungry and another is drunken. man. 9 Neither was the man crea22 What! have ye not houses ted for the woman, but the wo-to eat and to drink in? or desman for the man. pise ye the church of God, and 10 For this cause ought the shame them that have not! woman to have power on her What shall I say to you? shall I head, because of the angels. praise you in this? I praise you 11 Nevertheless, neither is not. the man without the woman, 23 For I have received of neither the woman without the the Lord, that which also I deman, in the Lord. livered unto you, That the Lord 12 For as the woman is of Jesus, the same night in which the man, even so is the man he was betrayed, took bread: also by the woman; but all 24 And when he had given things of God. thanks, he break it, and said, 13 Judge in yourselves: Is it Take, eat: this is my body, comely that a woman pray unto which is broken for you: this God uncovered? do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner 14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man also he took the cup, when he have long hair, it is a shame had supped, saying, This cup is unto him? the new testament in my blood: 15 But ifa woman have long this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in hair, it is a glory to her: for her remembrance of me. hair is given her for a covering. 26 For as often as ye eat this 16 But if any man seem to bread, and drink this cup, ye do be contentious, we have no such shew the Lord's death till he custom, neither the churches of come. God. 27 Wherefore, whosoever 17 Now in this that I declare shall eat this bread, and drink unto you, I praise you not, that ye this cup of the Lord, unworthcome together not for the better, ily, shall be guilty of the body but for the worse. and blood of the Lord. 18 For first of all, when ye 28 But let a man examine come together in the church, I himself, and so let him eat of hear that there be divisions that bread, and drink of that cup. 29 For he that eateth and] 7 But the manifestation of drinketh unworthily, eateth and the Spirit is given to every man drinketh damnation to himself, to profit withal. not discerning the Lord's body. 8 For to one is given by the 30 For this cause many are Spirit the word of wisdom; to weak and sickly among you, another, the word of knowland many sleep. edge by the same Spirit ; 31 For if we would judge 9 To another, faith by the ourselves, we should not be same Spirit; to another, the judged. gifts of healing by the same 32 But when we are judged, Spirit; we are chastened of the Lord, 10 To another, the working that we should not be condemn- of miracles; to another, propheed with the world. cy; to another, discerning of 33 Wherefore, my brethren, spirits; to another, divers kinds when ye come together to eat, of tongues; to another, the intarry one for another. terpretation of tongues: 34 And if any man hunger, 11 But all these worketh that let him eat at home: that ye one and the self-same Spirit, come not together unto condem- dividing to every man severally nation. And the rest will I set as he will. in order when I come. CHAP. XII. 12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: 1 Spiritual gifts are diverse, 7 yet to profit NOW concerning spiritual 13 For by one Spirit are we have you ignorant. led. gifts, brethren, I would not all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, 2 Ye know that ye were Gen- whether we be bond or free; and tiles, carried away unto these have been all made to drink indumb idols, even as ye were to one Spirit. 14 For the body is not one 3 Wherefore I give you to member, but many. understand, that no man speak- 15 If the foot shall say, Being by the Spirit of God, call-cause I am not the hand, I am eth Jesus accursed: and that not of the body; is it therefore no man can say that Jesus is not of the body? the Lord, but by the Holy 16 And if the ear shall say, Ghost. Because I am not the eye, I am 4 Now there are diversities not of the body; is it therefore of gifts, but the same Spirit. not of the body 5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? if the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 6 And there are diversities of operations; but it is the same 18 But now hath God set the God which worketh all in all. members every one of them in |
