Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive commendation from God.

Do not deprive one another except perhaps by agreement for a set time, to devote yourselves to prayer, and then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

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.

I mean, brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none,

Who at any time pays the expenses for doing military service? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat any of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not get any of its milk?

For when the time comes to eat, each of you proceeds to eat your own supper, and one goes hungry and another becomes drunk.

Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died.

I do not want to see you now just in passing, for I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.