G2228–ἤ–ē

or if she has already left him, let her either remain as she is or be reconciled to him; and that a husband is not to send away his wife.

ἢ ē “or”

If, however, the unbeliever is determined to leave, let him or her do so. Under such circumstances the Christian man or woman is no slave; God has called us to live lives of peace.

ἢ ē “or”

For what assurance have you, O woman, as to whether you will save your husband? Or what assurance have you, O man, as to whether you will save your wife?

ἢ ē “Or”

Or again, is it only Barnabas and myself who are not at liberty to give up working with our hands?

ἢ ē “Or”

What soldier ever serves at his own cost? Who plants a vineyard and yet does not eat any of the grapes? Or who tends a herd of cattle and yet does not taste their milk?

ἢ ē “Or”

Am I making use of merely worldly illustrations? Does not the Law speak in the same tone?

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Is God simply thinking about the oxen? Or is it really in our interest that He speaks? Of course, it was written in our interest, because it is His will that when a plough-man ploughs, and a thresher threshes, it should be in the hope of sharing that wh

ἢ ē “Or”

But I, for my part, have not used, and do not use, my full rights in any of these things. Nor do I now write with that object so far as I myself am concerned, for I would rather die than have anybody make this boast of mine an empty one.

ἢ ē “than”

Do I mean that a thing sacrificed to an idol is what it claims to be, or that an idol is a real thing?

ἢ ē “or”

Or are we actually arousing the Lord to jealousy. Are we stronger than He is?

ἢ ē “Or”

A man who wears a veil when praying or prophesying dishonors his Head;

ἢ ē “or”

but a woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her Head, for it is exactly the same as if she had her hair cut short.

ἢ ē “or”

If a woman will not wear a veil, let her also cut off her hair. But since it is a dishonor to a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her wear a veil.

ἢ ē “or”

Does not Nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair it is a dishonor to him,

ἢ ē “or”

Why, have you no homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you wish to show your contempt for the Church of God and make those who have no homes feel ashamed? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this matter I certainly do not praise you.

ἢ ē “Or”

Whoever, therefore, in an unworthy manner, eats the bread or drinks from the cup of the Lord sins against the body and blood of the Lord.

ἢ ē “or”

It is also impossible for the eye to say to the hand, "I do not need you;" or again for the head to say to the feet, "I do not need you."

ἢ ē “Or”

If I can speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but am destitute of Love, I have but become a loud-sounding trumpet or a clanging cymbal.

ἢ ē “or”

I should be right glad were you all to speak in `tongues,' but yet more glad were you all to prophesy. And, in fact, the man who prophesies is superior to him who speaks in `tongues,' except when the latter can interpret in order that the Church may get

ἢ ē “than”

But, brethren, as things are, if I come to you speaking in `tongues,' what benefit shall I confer on you, if the utterance is neither in the form of a revelation nor of additional knowledge nor of prophecy nor of teaching?

ἢ ē “either”ἢ ē “or”ἢ ē “or”ἢ ē “or”

Even inanimate things--flutes or harps, for instance--when yielding a sound, if they make no distinction in the notes, how shall the tune which is played on the flute or the harp be known?

ἢ ē “or”

but in the Church I would rather speak five words with my understanding--so as to instruct others also--than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

ἢ ē “rather than”

Accordingly if the whole Church has assembled and all are speaking in `tongues,' and there come in ungifted men, or unbelievers, will they not say that you are all mad?

ἢ ē “or”

If, on the other hand, every one is prophesying and an unbeliever or an ungifted man comes in, he is convicted by all and closely examined by all,

ἢ ē “or”

If there is speaking in an unknown tongue, only two or at the most three should speak, and they should do so one at a time, and one should interpret;

ἢ ē “or”