&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28619&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-1&quot;&gt;1 Corinthians 12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28619&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-1&quot;&gt;Spiritual Gifts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;chapter-2&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-1&quot;&gt;Now concerning&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote a&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%2012&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28619a&quot;&gt;a&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; spiritual gifts,&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote b&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%2012&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28619b&quot;&gt;b&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; brothers,&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote c&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%2012&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28619c&quot;&gt;c&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; I do not want you to be uninformed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28620&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-2&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;2 &lt;/sup&gt;You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28621&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-3&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;3 &lt;/sup&gt;Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28622&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-4&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;4 &lt;/sup&gt;Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28623&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-5&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;5 &lt;/sup&gt;and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28624&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-6&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;6 &lt;/sup&gt;and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28625&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-7&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;7 &lt;/sup&gt;To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28626&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-8&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;8 &lt;/sup&gt;For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28627&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-9&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;9 &lt;/sup&gt;to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28628&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-10&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;10 &lt;/sup&gt;to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28629&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-11&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;11 &lt;/sup&gt;All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28630&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-12&quot;&gt;One Body with Many Members&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-12&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;12 &lt;/sup&gt;For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28631&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-13&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;13 &lt;/sup&gt;For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote d&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%2012&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28631d&quot;&gt;d&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28632&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-14&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;14 &lt;/sup&gt;For the body does not consist of one member but of many.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28633&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-15&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;15 &lt;/sup&gt;If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28634&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-16&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;16 &lt;/sup&gt;And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28635&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-17&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;17 &lt;/sup&gt;If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28636&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-18&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;18 &lt;/sup&gt;But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28637&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-19&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;19 &lt;/sup&gt;If all were a single member, where would the body be?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28638&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-20&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;20 &lt;/sup&gt;As it is, there are many parts,&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote e&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%2012&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28638e&quot;&gt;e&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; yet one body.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28639&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-21&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;21 &lt;/sup&gt;The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28640&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-22&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;22 &lt;/sup&gt;On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28641&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-23&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;23 &lt;/sup&gt;and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28642&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-24&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;24 &lt;/sup&gt;which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28643&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-25&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;25 &lt;/sup&gt;that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28644&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-26&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;26 &lt;/sup&gt;If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28645&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-27&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;27 &lt;/sup&gt;Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28646&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-28&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;28 &lt;/sup&gt;And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28647&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-29&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;29 &lt;/sup&gt;Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28648&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-30&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;30 &lt;/sup&gt;Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28649&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-31&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;31 &lt;/sup&gt;But earnestly desire the higher gifts.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class=&quot;text 1Cor-12-31&quot;&gt;And I will show you a still more excellent way.&lt;/span&gt;

<description>1 Corinthians 12 Spiritual Gifts Now concerning[a] spiritual gifts,[b] brothers,[c] I do not want you to be uninformed.2 You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” [&amp;hellip;]</description>

1 Corinthians 12 Spiritual Gifts Now concerning[a] spiritual gifts,[b] brothers,[c] I do not want you to be uninformed.2 You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” [&hellip;]

1 Corinthians: Sin Poisons Serving

1 Corinthians 11
&lt;p class=&quot;chapter-2&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28585&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-2&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;1 &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28586&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-2&quot;&gt;Head Coverings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-2&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;2 &lt;/sup&gt;Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28587&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-3&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;3 &lt;/sup&gt;But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote a&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2011&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28587a&quot;&gt;a&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; is her husband,&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote b&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2011&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28587b&quot;&gt;b&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; and the head of Christ is God.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28588&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-4&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;4 &lt;/sup&gt;Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28589&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-5&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;5 &lt;/sup&gt;but every wife&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote c&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2011&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28589c&quot;&gt;c&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28590&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-6&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;6 &lt;/sup&gt;For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28591&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-7&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;7 &lt;/sup&gt;For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28592&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-8&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;8 &lt;/sup&gt;For man was not made from woman, but woman from man.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28593&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-9&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;9 &lt;/sup&gt;Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28594&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-10&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;10 &lt;/sup&gt;That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote d&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2011&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28594d&quot;&gt;d&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28595&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-11&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;11 &lt;/sup&gt;Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28596&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-12&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;12 &lt;/sup&gt;for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And all things are from God.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28597&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-13&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;13 &lt;/sup&gt;Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28598&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-14&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;14 &lt;/sup&gt;Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28599&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-15&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;15 &lt;/sup&gt;but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28600&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-16&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;16 &lt;/sup&gt;If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do the churches of God.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28601&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-17&quot;&gt;The Lord&#039;s Supper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-17&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;17 &lt;/sup&gt;But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28602&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-18&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;18 &lt;/sup&gt;For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part,&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote e&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2011&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28602e&quot;&gt;e&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28603&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-19&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;19 &lt;/sup&gt;for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28604&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-20&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;20 &lt;/sup&gt;When you come together, it is not the Lord&#039;s supper that you eat.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28605&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-21&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;21 &lt;/sup&gt;For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28606&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-22&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;22 &lt;/sup&gt;What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28607&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-23&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;23 &lt;/sup&gt;For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28608&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-24&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;24 &lt;/sup&gt;and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, &lt;span class=&quot;woj&quot;&gt;“This is my body, which is for&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote f&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2011&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28608f&quot;&gt;f&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; you. Do this in remembrance of me.”&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote g&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2011&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28608g&quot;&gt;g&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28609&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-25&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;25 &lt;/sup&gt;In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, &lt;span class=&quot;woj&quot;&gt;“This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28610&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-26&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;26 &lt;/sup&gt;For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord&#039;s death until he comes.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28611&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-27&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;27 &lt;/sup&gt;Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28612&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-28&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;28 &lt;/sup&gt;Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28613&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-29&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;29 &lt;/sup&gt;For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28614&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-30&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;30 &lt;/sup&gt;That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote h&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2011&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28614h&quot;&gt;h&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28615&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-31&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;31 &lt;/sup&gt;But if we judged&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote i&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2011&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28615i&quot;&gt;i&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;ourselves truly, we would not be judged.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28616&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-32&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;32 &lt;/sup&gt;But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote j&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2011&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28616j&quot;&gt;j&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; so that we may not be condemned along with the world.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28617&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-33&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;33 &lt;/sup&gt;So then, my brothers,&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote k&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2011&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28617k&quot;&gt;k&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; when you come together to eat, wait for&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote l&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2011&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28617l&quot;&gt;l&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; one another—&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28618&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-11-34&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;34 &lt;/sup&gt;if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home—so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things I will give directions when I come.&lt;/span&gt;

<description>1 Corinthians 11 1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Head Coverings 2 Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife[a] is [&amp;hellip;]</description>

1 Corinthians 11 1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Head Coverings 2 Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife[a] is [&hellip;]

1 Corinthians: Sin Poisons Order

&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28552&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-1&quot;&gt;1 Corinthians 10 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28552&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-1&quot;&gt;Warning Against Idolatry&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;chapter-2&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;chapternum&quot;&gt;10 &lt;/span&gt;For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote a&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2010&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28552a&quot;&gt;a&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28553&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-2&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;2 &lt;/sup&gt;and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28554&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-3&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;3 &lt;/sup&gt;and all ate the same spiritual food,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28555&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-4&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;4 &lt;/sup&gt;and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28556&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-5&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;5 &lt;/sup&gt;Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote b&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2010&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28556b&quot;&gt;b&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; in the wilderness.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28557&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-6&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;6 &lt;/sup&gt;Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28558&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-7&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;7 &lt;/sup&gt;Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.”&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28559&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-8&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;8 &lt;/sup&gt;We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28560&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-9&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;9 &lt;/sup&gt;We must not put Christ&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote c&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2010&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28560c&quot;&gt;c&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28561&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-10&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;10 &lt;/sup&gt;nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28562&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-11&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;11 &lt;/sup&gt;Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28563&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-12&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;12 &lt;/sup&gt;Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28564&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-13&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;13 &lt;/sup&gt;No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28565&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-14&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;14 &lt;/sup&gt;Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28566&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-15&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;15 &lt;/sup&gt;I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28567&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-16&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;16 &lt;/sup&gt;The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28568&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-17&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;17 &lt;/sup&gt;Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28569&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-18&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;18 &lt;/sup&gt;Consider the people of Israel:&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote d&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2010&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28569d&quot;&gt;d&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28570&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-19&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;19 &lt;/sup&gt;What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28571&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-20&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;20 &lt;/sup&gt;No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28572&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-21&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;21 &lt;/sup&gt;You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28573&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-22&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;22 &lt;/sup&gt;Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28574&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-23&quot;&gt;Do All to the Glory of God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-23&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;23 &lt;/sup&gt;“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28575&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-24&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;24 &lt;/sup&gt;Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28576&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-25&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;25 &lt;/sup&gt;Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28577&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-26&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;26 &lt;/sup&gt;For “the earth is the Lord&#039;s, and the fullness thereof.”&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28578&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-27&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;27 &lt;/sup&gt;If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28579&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-28&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;28 &lt;/sup&gt;But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience—&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28580&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-29&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;29 &lt;/sup&gt;I do not mean your conscience, but his. For why should my liberty be determined by someone else&#039;s conscience?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28581&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-30&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;30 &lt;/sup&gt;If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28582&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-31&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;31 &lt;/sup&gt;So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28583&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-32&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;32 &lt;/sup&gt;Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28584&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-10-33&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;33 &lt;/sup&gt;just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.&lt;/span&gt;

<description>1 Corinthians 10 Warning Against Idolatry 10 For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[a] that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same [&amp;hellip;]</description>

1 Corinthians 10 Warning Against Idolatry 10 For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[a] that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same [&hellip;]

1 Corinthians: Sin Poisons Worship

&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28512&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-1&quot;&gt;1 Corinthians 8-9 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28512&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-1&quot;&gt;Food Offered to Idols&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;chapter-1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;chapternum&quot;&gt;8 &lt;/span&gt;Now concerning&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote a&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%208-9&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28512a&quot;&gt;a&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28513&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-2&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;2 &lt;/sup&gt;If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28514&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-3&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;3 &lt;/sup&gt;But if anyone loves God, he is known by God.&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote b&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%208-9&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28514b&quot;&gt;b&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28515&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-4&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;4 &lt;/sup&gt;Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.”&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28516&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-5&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;5 &lt;/sup&gt;For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”—&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28517&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-6&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;6 &lt;/sup&gt;yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28518&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-7&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;7 &lt;/sup&gt;However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28519&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-8&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;8 &lt;/sup&gt;Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28520&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-9&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;9 &lt;/sup&gt;But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28521&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-10&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;10 &lt;/sup&gt;For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote c&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%208-9&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28521c&quot;&gt;c&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; in an idol&#039;s temple, will he not be encouraged,&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote d&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%208-9&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28521d&quot;&gt;d&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28522&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-11&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;11 &lt;/sup&gt;And so by your knowledge this weak person is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28523&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-12&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;12 &lt;/sup&gt;Thus, sinning against your brothers&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote e&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%208-9&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28523e&quot;&gt;e&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28524&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-8-13&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;13 &lt;/sup&gt;Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28525&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-1&quot;&gt;Paul Surrenders His Rights&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;chapter-1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;chapternum&quot;&gt;9 &lt;/span&gt;Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28526&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-2&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;2 &lt;/sup&gt;If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28527&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-3&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;3 &lt;/sup&gt;This is my defense to those who would examine me.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28528&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-4&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;4 &lt;/sup&gt;Do we not have the right to eat and drink?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28529&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-5&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;5 &lt;/sup&gt;Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife,&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote f&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%208-9&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28529f&quot;&gt;f&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28530&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-6&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;6 &lt;/sup&gt;Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28531&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-7&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;7 &lt;/sup&gt;Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Or who tends a flock without getting some of the milk?&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28532&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-8&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;8 &lt;/sup&gt;Do I say these things on human authority? Does not the Law say the same?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28533&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-9&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;9 &lt;/sup&gt;For it is written in the Law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain.” Is it for oxen that God is concerned?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28534&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-10&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;10 &lt;/sup&gt;Does he not certainly speak for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of sharing in the crop.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28535&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-11&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;11 &lt;/sup&gt;If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28536&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-12&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;12 &lt;/sup&gt;If others share this rightful claim on you, do not we even more?&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-12&quot;&gt;Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28537&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-13&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;13 &lt;/sup&gt;Do you not know that those who are employed in the temple service get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the sacrificial offerings?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28538&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-14&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;14 &lt;/sup&gt;In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28539&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-15&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;15 &lt;/sup&gt;But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing these things to secure any such provision. For I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of my ground for boasting.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28540&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-16&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;16 &lt;/sup&gt;For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28541&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-17&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;17 &lt;/sup&gt;For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28542&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-18&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;18 &lt;/sup&gt;What then is my reward? That in my preaching I may present the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28543&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-19&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;19 &lt;/sup&gt;For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28544&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-20&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;20 &lt;/sup&gt;To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28545&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-21&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;21 &lt;/sup&gt;To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28546&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-22&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;22 &lt;/sup&gt;To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28547&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-23&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;23 &lt;/sup&gt;I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28548&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-24&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;24 &lt;/sup&gt;Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28549&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-25&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;25 &lt;/sup&gt;Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28550&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-26&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;26 &lt;/sup&gt;So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28551&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-9-27&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;27 &lt;/sup&gt;But I discipline my body and keep it under control,&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote g&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%208-9&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28551g&quot;&gt;g&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.&lt;/span&gt;

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1 Corinthians 8-9 Food Offered to Idols 8 Now concerning[a] food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. 2 If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. 3 But if anyone loves God, he is known by [&hellip;]

1 Corinthians: Sin Poisons Freedom

&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28472&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-1&quot;&gt;1 Corinthians 7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28472&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-1&quot;&gt;Principles for Marriage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;chapter-1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;chapternum&quot;&gt;7 &lt;/span&gt;Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28473&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-2&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;2 &lt;/sup&gt;But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28474&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-3&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;3 &lt;/sup&gt;The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28475&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-4&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;4 &lt;/sup&gt;For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28476&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-5&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;5 &lt;/sup&gt;Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28477&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-6&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;6 &lt;/sup&gt;Now as a concession, not a command, I say this.&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote a&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%207&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28477a&quot;&gt;a&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28478&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-7&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;7 &lt;/sup&gt;I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28479&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-8&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;8 &lt;/sup&gt;To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28480&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-9&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;9 &lt;/sup&gt;But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28481&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-10&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;10 &lt;/sup&gt;To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28482&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-11&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;11 &lt;/sup&gt;(but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28483&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-12&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;12 &lt;/sup&gt;To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28484&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-13&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;13 &lt;/sup&gt;If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28485&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-14&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;14 &lt;/sup&gt;For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28486&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-15&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;15 &lt;/sup&gt;But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote b&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%207&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28486b&quot;&gt;b&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; to peace.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28487&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-16&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;16 &lt;/sup&gt;For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28488&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-17&quot;&gt;Live as You Are Called&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-17&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;17 &lt;/sup&gt;Only let each person lead the life&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote c&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%207&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28488c&quot;&gt;c&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28489&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-18&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;18 &lt;/sup&gt;Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcision.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28490&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-19&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;19 &lt;/sup&gt;For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28491&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-20&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;20 &lt;/sup&gt;Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28492&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-21&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;21 &lt;/sup&gt;Were you a bondservant&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote d&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%207&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28492d&quot;&gt;d&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28493&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-22&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;22 &lt;/sup&gt;For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a bondservant of Christ.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28494&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-23&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;23 &lt;/sup&gt;You were bought with a price; do not become bondservants of men.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28495&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-24&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;24 &lt;/sup&gt;So, brothers,&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote e&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%207&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28495e&quot;&gt;e&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28496&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-25&quot;&gt;The Unmarried and the Widowed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-25&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;25 &lt;/sup&gt;Now concerning&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote f&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%207&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28496f&quot;&gt;f&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; the betrothed,&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote g&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%207&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28496g&quot;&gt;g&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who by the Lord&#039;s mercy is trustworthy.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28497&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-26&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;26 &lt;/sup&gt;I think that in view of the present&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote h&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%207&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28497h&quot;&gt;h&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; distress it is good for a person to remain as he is.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28498&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-27&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;27 &lt;/sup&gt;Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28499&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-28&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;28 &lt;/sup&gt;But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if a betrothed woman&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote i&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%207&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28499i&quot;&gt;i&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28500&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-29&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;29 &lt;/sup&gt;This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28501&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-30&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;30 &lt;/sup&gt;and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no goods,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28502&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-31&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;31 &lt;/sup&gt;and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28503&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-32&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;32 &lt;/sup&gt;I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28504&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-33&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;33 &lt;/sup&gt;But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28505&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-34&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;34 &lt;/sup&gt;and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28506&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-35&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;35 &lt;/sup&gt;I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28507&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-36&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;36 &lt;/sup&gt;If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed,&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote j&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%207&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28507j&quot;&gt;j&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt; if his&lt;sup class=&quot;footnote&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.625em;line-height: normal;vertical-align: text-top&quot;&gt;[&lt;a title=&quot;See footnote k&quot; href=&quot;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%207&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-28507k&quot;&gt;k&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/sup&gt;passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28508&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-37&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;37 &lt;/sup&gt;But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28509&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-38&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;38 &lt;/sup&gt;So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28510&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-39&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;39 &lt;/sup&gt;A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;en-ESV-28511&quot; class=&quot;text 1Cor-7-40&quot;&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;versenum&quot;&gt;40 &lt;/sup&gt;Yet in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.&lt;/span&gt;

<description>1 Corinthians 7 Principles for Marriage 7 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” 2 But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. 3 The husband should give to his [&amp;hellip;]</description>

1 Corinthians 7 Principles for Marriage 7 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” 2 But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. 3 The husband should give to his [&hellip;]

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