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1st Corinthians

1. People are really saying that there is sexual sin among you. And it is such a bad kind of sexual sin that it does not happen even among those people that don’t know god. People say that a man there has his father’s wife. And still you are proud of yourselves! You should have been filled with sadness. And the man that did that sin should be put out of your group. My body is not there with you, but I am with you in spirit. And I have already judged the man who did that sin. I judged him the same as I would if I were really there. Come together in the name of our lord Jesus. I will be with you in spirit, and you will have the power of our lord Jesus with you. Then give this man to Satan, so that his sinful self will be destroyed. Then his spirit can be saves on the day of the lord. (1st Corinthians 5:1-5)

2. I wrote to you in my letter that you should not associate with people that sin sexually. But I did not mean that you should not associate with the sinful people of this world. Those people of the world sin sexually, or they are greedy and cheat each other, or they worship idols. To get away form those people you would have to leave this world. I am writing to tell you that the person you must not associate with is this: any person that calls himself a brother in Christ but sins sexually, or is greedy, or worships idols, or talk’s bad to people, or gets drunk, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with a person like that. (1st Corinthians 5:9-11)

3. It is not my business to judge those people that are not part of the church. God will judge those people. But you must judge the people that are part of the church. The scriptures say, “Take the evil person out of your group.” (1st Corinthians 5:12-13)

4. The lawsuits that you have against each other show that you are already defeated. It would be better for you to let someone do wrong against you! But you yourselves do wrong and cheat! And you do this to other believers in Christ! Surely you know that he people that do wrong will not get God’s kingdom. Don’t be fooled. These people will not get God’s kingdom: people that sin sexually, people that worship idols, people that do the sin of adultery, men that let other men use them for sex or that have sex with other men, people that steal, people that are greedy, people that get drunk, people that say bad thing to other people, and people that cheat. In the past, some of you were like that. But you were washed clean, you were made holy, and you were made right with God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the spirit of our God. (1st Corinthians 6:7-11)

5. “All things are allowed for me.” But not all things are good. “All things are allowed for me.” But I will not let anything be my master. “Food is for the stomach, and the stomach for good.” Yes. And God will destroy them both. But the body is not for sexual sin. The body is for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body. And God will raise our bodies form death with the same power he used to raise the Lord Jesus. God will also raise us from death. Surely you know that your bodies are parts of Christ himself. So I must never take the parts of Christ and join those parts to prostitute! The scriptures say, “The two people will become one.” So you should know that a person that sexually joins himself with a prostitute become one with her in body. But the person who joins himself with the Lord is one with the Lord in spirit. (1st Corinthians 6:12-16)

6. So run away form sexual sin. Every other sin that a person does is outside his body. But the person that sins sexually sin against his own body. You should know that your body is a temple for the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is in you. You have received the Holy Spirit form God. You don’t own your selves. You were bought by God at a price. So honor God with your bodies. (1st Corinthians 6:18-20)

7. Now I will discuss the things you wrote\ to me about. It is good for a man not to marry. But sexual sin is danger. So each man should have his own wife. And each woman should have her own husband. The husband should give his wife all that she should have as his wife. And the wife should give her husband all that he should have as her husband. The wife does not have power over her own body. Her husband has the power over her body. And the husband does not have power over his body. Don’t refuse to give your bodies to each other. But you might both agree to stay away from sex for a time. You might do this so that you can give your time to prayer. Then come together again. This is so that Satan cannot tempt you in your weakness. I say this to give you permission to be separated for a time. It is not a command. I wish all people were like me. But each person has his own gift from God. One person has one gift. Another person has another gift. (1st Corinthians 7:1-7)

8. Now for the people who are not married and for the widows I say this: t is good for them to stay single like me. But if they cannot control their bodies, then they should marry. It is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire. Now I give this command for married people. (The command is not from me; it is from the Lord) a wife must not leave her husband. But if a wife leaves her husband she must not marry again. Or she should go back together with her husband. Also the husband must not divorce his wife. For all other people I say this (I am saying these things, not the Lord); a brother in Christ might have a wife who is not a believer. If she will live with him, then he must not divorce her. And a woman might have a husband who is not a believer. If he will live with her, then she must not divorce him. The husband who is not a believer is made holy through her believing husband. If this were not true, then your children would not be clean. But now your children are holy but if the person who is not a believer decides to leave, let that person leave. When this happens, the brother or sister in Christ is free. God called you to a life a peace. Wives, maybe you will save your husband; and husbands, maybe you will save your wife. You don’t know now what will happen later. (1st Corinthians 7:10-16)

9. But each person should continue to live the way the Lord God has given you to live—the way you were when God called you. This is a rule I make in all the churches. If a man was already circumcised when he was called then he should not change his circumcision. If a man was without circumcision when he was called, then he should not be circumcised. It is not important if a person is circumcised or not circumcised. The important thing is obeying God’s command. Each person should stay the way he was when God called him. If you were a slave when God called you, don’t let that bother you. But if you can be free, then become free. The person who was a slave when the Lord called him is free in the Lord. That person belongs to the Lord. In the same way, the person who was free when he was called is now Christ’s slave. You people were brought at a price. So don’t become slaves of men. Brothers and sisters, in you new life with God each one of you should continue the way you were when you were called. (1st Corinthians 7:17-24)

10. Now I write about people who are not married. I have no command from the Lord about his. But I gave my opinion. And I can be trusted, because the Lord has given me mercy. This is a time of trouble. So I think that it is good for you to stay the way you are. If you have a wife, then don’t try to become free from her. If you are not married, then don’t try to find a wife. But if you decide to marry, that is not a sin. And it is not a sin for a girl that has never married to get married. But those people who marry will have trouble in this life. I want you to be free from this trouble. (1st Corinthians 7:25-28)

11. Brothers and sisters, this is what I mean: we don’t have much time left. So starting now, people who have wives should use their time to serve the lord like they don’t have wives. People who are sad should live like they are not sad. People who are happy should live like they are not happy. People who but things should live like they own nothing. People who use the things of the world should live like those things are not important to them. You should live like this, because this world, the way it is now, will soon be gone. I want you to be free from worry. A man who is not married is busy with the Lord’s work. He is trying to please the Lord. But a man who is married is busy with things of the world. He is trying to please his wife. He must think about two things—pleasing his wife and pleasing the Lord. A woman who is not married or a girl who has never married is busy with the lord’s work. She wants to give herself fully—body and soul—to the Lord. But a married woman is busy with things of the world. She is trying to please her husband. I am saying these things to help you. I am not trying to limit you. But I want you to live in the right way. And I want you to give yourselves fully to the Lord without giving you time to other things. (1st Corinthians 7:29-35)

12. A man might think that he is not doing the thing with his virgin daughter if she is almost past the best age to marry. So he might think that marriage is necessary. He should do what he wants. He should let them marry… it is no sin. But another man might be more sure in his mind. There may be no need for marriage, so that he is free to do what he wants. If this person had decided in his own heart to keep is virgin unmarried, then he is doing the right thing. So the person who dives his virgin daughter in marriage does right. And the person who does not give his virgin daughter in marriage dies better. A woman must stay with her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, the woman is free to marry any man she wants. But she must marry in the Lord. The woman is happier if she does not marry again. This is my opinion, and I believe that I have God’s spirit. (1st Corinthians 7:36-40)

13. Now I will write about meat that is sacrificed to idols. We know that we all have knowledge.” “Knowledge” puff you up full of pride. But love makes you help others grow stronger. The person who thinks he knows something does not yet know anything like he should. But the person who loves God is known by God. (1st Corinthians 8:1-3)

14. But not all people know this. Some people have had the habit of worshiping idols until now. So now when those people eat meat, they still fell like it belongs to an idol. They are not sure that it is right to eat this meat. So when they eat it, they feel guilty. But food will not make us close to God. Refusing to ear does not make us less pleasing to God. And eating does not make us better. (1st Corinthians 8:7-8)

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