for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal, and walking according to human principles?

Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours:

Love is patient, love is kind; love does not envy; love does not boast, is not puffed up;

doing nothing according to selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility, regarding one another as being better than yourselves.

But if you have bitter jealousy and strife in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.

This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously"?

Do not murmur against one another, brothers, lest you be judged. Behold, the Judge stands before the doors!

Therefore having put away all malice, all guile, hypocrisy, envy, and all slanders,

And Paul said, "I would pray to God, both in a short time and a long time, not only you, but also all who are hearing me today, would become such as I am, except for these chains."

Now I wish you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you should prophesy; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may receive edification.

Some indeed are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will:

but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

Then He said to His disciples, "Indeed the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest, that He may send forth workers into His harvest."

Then He said to them, "The harvest indeed [is] great, but the workers [are] few; therefore pray [to] the Lord of the harvest that He may send forth workers into His harvest.