G3303–μέν–men

More than this, it is not to your credit to have causes at law with one another at all. Why not put up with wrong? why not undergo loss?

μὲν men “indeed”

It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that.

μὲν men “indeed”

Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.

μὲν men “indeed”

And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.

μὲν men “indeed”

For it is not right for a man to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

μὲν men “indeed”

Does it not seem natural to you that if a man has long hair, it is a cause of shame to him?

μὲν men “indeed”

For first of all, it has come to my ears that when you come together in the church, there are divisions among you, and I take the statement to be true in part.

μὲν men “indeed”

For when you take your food, everyone takes his meal before the other; and one has not enough food, and another is the worse for drink.

μὲν men “indeed”

For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit:

μὲν men “indeed”

But now they are all different parts, but one body.

μὲν men “indeed”

And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.

μὲν men “indeed”

For your giving of the blessing is certainly well done, but of no profit to the man without knowledge.

μὲν men “truly”

All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one flesh of men, another of beasts, another of birds, and another of fishes.

μὲν men “indeed”

And there are bodies of heaven and bodies of earth, but the glory of the one is different from that of the other.

μὲν men “indeed”

See, I am giving you the revelation of a secret: we will not all come to the sleep of death, but we will all be changed.

μὲν men “indeed”

To the one it is a perfume of death to death; to the other a perfume of life to life. And who is enough for such things?

μὲν men “indeed”

So then, death is working in us, but life in you.

μὲν men “indeed”

For while he gladly gave ear to our request, he was interested enough to go to you from the impulse of his heart.

μὲν men “indeed”

But there is no need for me to say anything in my letter about the giving to the saints:

μὲν men “now”

Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:

μὲν men “indeed”

For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.

μέν men “indeed”

For if anyone comes preaching another Jesus from the one whose preachers we are, or if you have got a different spirit, or a different sort of good news from those which came to you, how well you put up with these things.

μὲν men “indeed”

As it is necessary for me to take glory to myself, though it is not a good thing, I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

μέν, men “indeed,”

Truly the signs of an Apostle were done among you in quiet strength, with wonders and acts of power.

μὲν men “indeed”

When they saw the grace which was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who had the name of being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas their right hands as friends so that we might go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision;

μὲν men “indeed”