1 Corinthians
16 chapters, 437 verses. The 46th of 66 books, in The Letters of Paul.
How it begins
1Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
3Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
4I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
Chapters
- 1Christ the power of God
- 2Preaching the Spirit
- 3God's workmanship
- 4Apostles as stewards
- 5Discipline for sexual sin
- 6Going to law and the body
- 7On marriage and singleness
- 8Food offered to idols
- 9Paul's apostolic rights
- 10Lessons from Israel in the wilderness
- 11Hair, head coverings, and communion
- 12Gifts of the Spirit
- 13Love surpasseth all gifts
- 14Prophecy edifies the church
- 15The resurrection of Christ
- 16The collection for saints
King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.