lest, when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will mourn for many who have previously sinned and have not repented for the impurity and fornication and lewdness which they practiced.

For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And this also we pray, that you may be made complete.

Moreover I call upon God as a witness against my soul, that in order to spare you, I came no more to Corinth.

Not that we lord it over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.

But I determined this within myself, that I would not come again to you in sorrow.

And I wrote this very thing to you, lest when I came, I should have sorrow from those from whom I ought to have joy, having confidence in you all that my joy is [the joy] of you all.

But I beseech [you] that when I am present I may not be bold with the confidence with which I plan to be bold toward some, who consider us as walking according to the flesh.

and being ready to avenge every act of disobedience, whenever your obedience is fulfilled.

For even if I should boast somewhat more concerning our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification and not for your destruction, I will not be ashamed,

lest I seem to terrify you by my letters.

I have previously said, and I say beforehand, as being present the second [time], and now being absent I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare [you],

Because of this I write these things being absent, in order that when I am present I may not deal sharply with you, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for edification and not for destruction.

Now some have become arrogant, as though I were not coming to you.

For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

For I indeed, as being absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged (as though I were present) him who has done this deed in this way,

deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, in order that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

For it was shown to me concerning you, my brothers, by those of Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.

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?

For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I [am] of Apollos," are you not carnal?

Now these things, brothers, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, in order that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up on behalf of one against the other.

You are already full! You are already rich! You have reigned [as kings] without us; and I wish [that] indeed you did reign, in order that we also might reign with you!

Actually then, it is already a defeat for you that you have lawsuits against one another. Why not rather accept wrong? Why not rather accept being defrauded?

But you wrong and defraud, and these things [to your] brothers!

But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.

For first of all, when you come together in church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

Or did the word of God go forth from you? Or did it come to you only?

If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or [is] spiritual, let him recognize that the things which I am writing to you are the commandments of the Lord.

But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another!

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are: adultery, fornication, immorality, lewdness,

envies, murders, drinking bouts, revelries, and the like; which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and blasphemy be removed from you, with all malice.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ forgave us.

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

For where jealousy and strife [exist], there unrest and every evil deed [are].

From where [come] wars and disputes among you? Is it not from here, from your lusts, which war in your members?

You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend [it] in [gratifying] your lusts.

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

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

All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt.

A perverse man spreads mischief, and will kindle a torch of deceit with mischief, and he separates friends.

having been filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, greed, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness; they are whisperers,

For when they speak haughty [words] of emptiness, they entice through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, those who are escaping from those who are living in error,

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks puffed up words, flattering people to gain advantage.