Study Desk

Well, whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do it all for God's glory.

If the woman does not cover her head, she might as well cut her hair. And since it is a shameful thing for a woman to shave her head or cut her hair, she should cover her head.

for man was not created from woman, but woman from man.

Nor was man created for woman's sake, but woman was created for man's sake.

For as woman was made from man, in the same way man is born of woman; and it is God who brings everything into existence.

Judge for yourselves whether it is proper for a woman to pray to God in public worship with nothing on her head.

In the following instructions, however, I do not praise you, because your meetings for worship actually do more harm than good.

For as you eat, you each go ahead with your own meal, so that some are hungry while others get drunk.

For I received from the Lord the teaching that I passed on to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took a piece of bread,

gave thanks to God, broke it, and said, "This is my body, which is for you. Do this in memory of me."

For if you do not recognize the meaning of the Lord's body when you eat the bread and drink from the cup, you bring judgment on yourself as you eat and drink.

So then, my friends, when you gather together to eat the Lord's Supper, wait for one another.

And if any of you are hungry, you should eat at home, so that you will not come under God's judgment as you meet together. As for the other matters, I will settle them when I come.

There are different abilities to perform service, but the same God gives ability to all for their particular service.

The Spirit's presence is shown in some way in each person for the good of all.

For the body itself is not made up of only one part, but of many parts.

And so there is no division in the body, but all its different parts have the same concern for one another.

For our gifts of knowledge and of inspired messages are only partial;

When I was a child, my speech, feelings, and thinking were all those of a child; now that I am an adult, I have no more use for childish ways.

It is love, then, that you should strive for. Set your hearts on spiritual gifts, especially the gift of proclaiming God's message.