Study Desk

But if one is inclined to be contentious, we have no other practice, nor have the churches of God.

But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.

But a man must test himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.

But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.

And there are varieties of workings, but the same God who works everything in everyone.

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for what is profitable.

But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.

For also the body is not one member, but many.

But now God has appointed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired.

But now there are many members, but one body.

whereas our more presentable members have no such need. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked,

so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.

But you earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I will yet show you a more excellent way.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.

it does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;

Love never fails, but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away.