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but a brother litigateth with his brother, and also before them that believe not !

But ye yourselves commit wrong, and ye defraud even your brethren.

And these things have been in some of you: but ye are washed, and are sanctified, and made righteous, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, and by the Spirit of our God.

12 Every thing is in my power: but every thing is not profitable to me. Every thing is in my power; but none [fn] shall have dominion over me.

Food is for the belly; and the belly is for food; but God will bring them both to naught. But the body is not for whoredom, but for our Lord; and our Lord for the body.

But he that joineth himself to our Lord, is with him one spirit.

18 Flee whoredom. For every [fn] sin which a man committeth, is external to his body; but he that committeth whoredom, sinneth against his own body.

But, on account of whoredom, let each have his own wife and let a woman have her own husband.

The woman is not the sovereign over her body, but her husband: so also the man is not the sovereign over his body, but the wife.

But this I say, as to weak persons, not of positive precept.

For I would that all men might be like me in purity. But every man is endowed with his gift of God; one thus, and another so.

9 But if they cannot endure [fn] , let them marry: for it is more profitable to take a wife, than to burn with concupiscence.

And on them who have wives, I enjoin,-not I, but my Lord,-that the woman separate not from her husband.

For the husband who believeth not, is sanctified by the wife that believeth; and the wife who believeth not, is sanctified by the husband that believeth: otherwise their children would be impure; but now are they pure.

But if the unbeliever separateth, let him separate: A brother or sister is not in bondage in such cases: it is to peace, God hath called us.

For circumcision is nothing, neither is uncircumcision; but the keeping of God's commands.

If thou wert called, being a servant; let it not trouble thee. But if thou canst be made free, choose it rather than to serve.

And concerning virginity, I have no precept from God; but I give counsels as a man who hath obtained mercy from God to be a believer.

But if thou takest a wife, thou sinnest not. And if a maiden is given to a husband, she sinneth not. But they who are such, will have trouble in the body: but I am forbearing to you.

There is a difference also between a wife and a maiden. She who is without a husband, thinketh of things pertaining to her Lord, that she may be holy in her body and in her spirit. But she who hath a husband, thinketh of things pertaining to the world, how she may please her husband.