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Appeal
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1 Corinthians 1:1
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Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by
the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, |
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1 Corinthians 1:2
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To the church of God which is at Corinth, to
those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who
in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: |
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1 Corinthians 1:3
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ. |
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1 Corinthians 1:4
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I thank my God always concerning you for the
grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus, |
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1 Corinthians 1:5
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that in everything you were enriched in Him,
in all speech and all knowledge, |
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1 Corinthians 1:6
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even as the testimony concerning Christ was
confirmed in you, |
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1 Corinthians 1:7
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so that you are not lacking in any gift, awaiting
eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
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1 Corinthians 1:8
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who will also confirm you to the end, blameless
in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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1 Corinthians 1:9
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God is faithful, through whom you were called
into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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1 Corinthians 1:10
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Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you,
but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. |
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1 Corinthians 1:11
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For I have been informed concerning you, my
brethren, by Chloe's people, that there are quarrels among you. |
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1 Corinthians 1:12
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Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying,
"I am of Paul," and "I of Apollos," and "I of Cephas," and "I of Christ." |
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1 Corinthians 1:13
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Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified
for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? |
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1 Corinthians 1:14
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I thank God that I baptized none of you except
Crispus and Gaius, |
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1 Corinthians 1:15
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so that no one would say you were baptized in
my name. |
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1 Corinthians 1:16
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Now I did baptize also the household of Stephanas;
beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other. |
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1 Corinthians 1:17
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For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to
preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would
not be made void. |
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The Wisdom of God |
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1 Corinthians 1:18
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For the word of the cross is foolishness to
those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
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1 Corinthians 1:19
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For it is written, "I WILL DESTROY THE WISDOM
OF THE WISE, AND THE CLEVERNESS OF THE CLEVER I WILL SET ASIDE." |
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1 Corinthians 1:20
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Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe?
Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
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1 Corinthians 1:21
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For since in the wisdom of God the world through
its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness
of the message preached to save those who believe. |
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1 Corinthians 1:22
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For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search
for wisdom; |
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1 Corinthians 1:23
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but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling
block and to Gentiles foolishness, |
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1 Corinthians 1:24
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but to those who are the called, both Jews and
Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. |
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1 Corinthians 1:25
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Because the foolishness of God is wiser than
men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. |
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1 Corinthians 1:26
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For consider your calling, brethren, that there
were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; |
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1 Corinthians 1:27
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but God has chosen the foolish things of the
world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame
the things which are strong, |
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1 Corinthians 1:28
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and the base things of the world and the despised
God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that
are, |
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1 Corinthians 1:29
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so that no man may boast before God. |
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1 Corinthians 1:30
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But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who
became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,
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1 Corinthians 1:31
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so that, just as it is written, "LET HIM WHO
BOASTS, BOAST IN THE LORD." |
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