Taming the Tongue3 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at f...  Read More

1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations:Greetings.Trials and Temptations2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you...  Read More

3 [a]I am the man who has seen affliction    by the rod of the Lord’s wrath.2 He has driven me away and made me walk    in darkness rather than light;3 indeed, he has turned his hand against me    aga...  Read More

1[a]How deserted lies the city,    once so full of people!How like a widow is she,    who once was great among the nations!She who was queen among the provinces    has now become a slave.2 Bitterly sh...  Read More

The Resurrection of Christ15 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved,...  Read More

13 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowl...  Read More

1 Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.On Covering the Head in Worship2 I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you....  Read More

Paul’s Rights as an Apostle9 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord? 2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely ...  Read More

Concerning Married Life7 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” 2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual ...  Read More

Dealing With a Case of Incest5 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife. 2 And you ar...  Read More

The Church and Its Leaders3 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food...  Read More

1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, t...  Read More