If you claim to be a prophet or think you are spiritual, you should recognize that what I am saying is a command from the Lord himself.

若有人以为自己是先知，或是属灵的，就该知道，我所写给你们的是主的命令。

若有人自以为是先知，或是属灵的，就应该知道，我所写给你们的是主的命令。

若有人自以为是先知，或是属灵的，就应该知道，我所写给你们的是主的命令。

如果你们当中有人自认为是先知或属灵的人，他就应该知道我现在所写的是主的命令。

如果有人自以为是先知或是属灵的，他就应该知道我写给你们的是主的命令；

如果有人自以为是做先知传道的，或是属灵的，就应该承认：我写给你们的是主的命令；

若有人以為自己是先知，或是屬靈的，就該知道，我所寫給你們的是主的命令。

若有人自以為是先知，或是屬靈的，就應該知道，我所寫給你們的是主的命令。

若有人自以為是先知，或是屬靈的，就應該知道，我所寫給你們的是主的命令。

如果你們當中有人自認為是先知或屬靈的人，他就應該知道我現在所寫的是主的命令。

如果有人自以為是先知或是屬靈的，他就應該知道我寫給你們的是主的命令；

若有人自以為是神言傳講師、或是屬靈的，他就該確認我所寫給你們的是主的誡命。

如果有人自以為是做先知傳道的，或是屬靈的，就應該承認：我寫給你們的是主的命令；

有自以為先知、或屬聖神者、當知我所書、乃主之命也、

有設教者、或感於神者、必知我所書、為主之命矣、

若有人自以為先知、或自以為感於神者、當知我書此以告爾者、乃主之命也、

倘有人自以為先知、或富於靈賦、則應知吾茲所書者、乃為主之命令也。

If anyone thinks they are a prophet or otherwise gifted by the Spirit, let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.

Suppose anyone thinks they are a prophet. Or suppose they think they have other gifts given by the Holy Spirit. They should agree that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.

If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord.

If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, he should recognize that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.

If anyone thinks that he is a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that the things which I write to you are the Lord’s commandment.

If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord.

If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.

If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, he should recognize that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.

If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, he should acknowledge that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.

If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.

But we belong to God, and those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception.

Look at the obvious facts. Those who say they belong to Christ must recognize that we belong to Christ as much as they do.

But in my opinion it would be better for her to stay single, and I think I am giving you counsel from God’s Spirit when I say this.

and this is the message he delivered:“ This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,the message of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:

Then he said to the disciples,“ Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God, who sent me.”

Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.

Now regarding your question about the young women who are not yet married. I do not have a command from the Lord for them. But the Lord in his mercy has given me wisdom that can be trusted, and I will share it with you.

Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.

If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing.If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.

But I will continue doing what I have always done. This will undercut those who are looking for an opportunity to boast that their work is just like ours.These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ.But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve.

Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn’t really know very much.

I want you to remember what the holy prophets said long ago and what our Lord and Savior commanded through your apostles.

Oh, don’t worry; we wouldn’t dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, using themselves as the standard of measurement. How ignorant!

You happily put up with whatever anyone tells you, even if they preach a different Jesus than the one we preach, or a different kind of Spirit than the one you received, or a different kind of gospel than the one you believed.

Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more.For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor—not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways.Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives.Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ predicted.

the message of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open: