³⁷ But he who stands firm in his heart (who is under no compulsion, but has control over his own will^(A)) and has decided in his heart to keep her as his fiancée, will do well.

¹² Now about our brother Apollos:^(A) I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but he was not at all willing to come now. However, he will come when he has an opportunity.

³ We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly^(A) desires, carrying out the inclinations^(B) of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath^(C) as the others were also.

²⁶ Then they may come to their senses and escape the trap of the devil,^(A) who has taken them captive to do his will.^(B)

²¹ because no prophecy ever came by the will of man;^(A) instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.^(B)