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Romans 11 - Israel’s Rejection Is Not Final, Salvation of the Gentiles, All Israel Will Be Saved

I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of...

Romans 12 - The New Life in Christ, Marks of the True Christian

I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and...

Romans 13 - Being Subject to Authorities, Love for One Another, An Urgent Appeal

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist...

Romans 14 - Do Not Judge Another, Do Not Make Another Stumble

Welcome those who are weak in faith,[a] but not for the purpose of quarreling over opinions. 2 Some believe in eating anything, while the...

Romans 15 - Please Others, Not Yourselves, Gospel for Jews and Gentiles Alike, Paul’s Bold Writing

We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Each of us must please our neighbor for...

Romans 16 - Personal Greetings, Final Instructions, Final Doxology

I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon[a] of the church at Cenchreae, 2 so that you may welcome her in the Lord as is fitting for...

1 Corinthians 1 - Salutation, Divisions in the Church, Christ the Power and Wisdom of God

Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth,...

1 Corinthians 2 - Proclaiming Christ Crucified, True Wisdom of God

When I came to you, brothers and sisters,[a] I did not come proclaiming the mystery[b] of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. 2 For I...

1 Corinthians 3 - On Divisions in the Corinthian Church

And so, brothers and sisters,[a] I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but rather as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ....

1 Corinthians 4 - The Ministry of the Apostles, Fatherly Admonition

Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries. 2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found...

1 Corinthians 5 - Sexual Immorality Defiles the Church, Sexual Immorality Must Be Judged

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not found even among pagans; for a man is living...

1 Corinthians 6 - Lawsuits among Believers, Glorify God in Body and Spirit

When any of you has a grievance against another, do you dare to take it to court before the unrighteous, instead of taking it before the...

1 Corinthians 7 - Directions concerning Marriage, Life the Lord Has Assigned, The Unmarried + Widows

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is well for a man not to touch a woman.” 2 But because of cases of sexual...

1 Corinthians 8 - Food Offered to Idols

Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2 Anyone who...

1 Corinthians 9 - The Rights of an Apostle

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? 2 If I am not an apostle to others,...

1 Corinthians 10 - Warnings from Israel’s History, Do All to the Glory of God

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters,[a] that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2...

1 Corinthians 11 - Head Coverings, Abuses at the Lord’s Supper, The Institution of the Lord’s Supper

Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Head Coverings 2 I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions...

1 Corinthians 12 - Spiritual Gifts, One Body with Many Members

Now concerning spiritual gifts,[a] brothers and sisters,[b] I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, you...

1 Corinthians 13 - The Gift of Love

If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have...

1 Corinthians 14 - Gifts of Prophecy and Tongues, Orderly Worship

Pursue love and strive for the spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy. 2 For those who speak in a tongue do not speak to...

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