To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

Do not offend Jews or Greeks, or the church of God;

What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What am I to say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I do not praise you.

For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Introduction

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Timothy, To the church of God which is at Corinth with all the saints who are throughout Achaia:

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it;

(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),