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1 Corinthians 1

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1 Corinthians 1 . 1

1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,C1 Corinthians 01:1-17TOSK1 Corinthians 1:1

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2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:TOSK1 Corinthians 1:2

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3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.TOSK1 Corinthians 1:3

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4 I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.TOSK1 Corinthians 1:4

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5 For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,TOSK1 Corinthians 1:5

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6 because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.TOSK1 Corinthians 1:6

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7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.TOSK1 Corinthians 1:7

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8 He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.TOSK1 Corinthians 1:8

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9 God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.TOSK1 Corinthians 1:9

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10 I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.C1 Corinthians 01:1-17TOSK1 Corinthians 1:10

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11 My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.TOSK1 Corinthians 1:11

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12 What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”TOSK1 Corinthians 1:12

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13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?C1 Corinthians 01:1-17TOSK1 Corinthians 1:13

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14 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,TOSK1 Corinthians 1:14

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15 so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.TOSK1 Corinthians 1:15

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16 Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.TOSK1 Corinthians 1:16

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17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.C1 Corinthians 01:17-02:2 1 Corinthians 01:1-17TOSK1 Corinthians 1:17

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18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.TOSK1 Corinthians 1:18TTWisdom and Foolishness of the Cross

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19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”IPIsaiah 29:14TOSK1 Corinthians 1:19TTSolomon (The King of Peace and Wisdom) Wisdom and Foolishness of the Cross

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20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?TOSK1 Corinthians 1:20

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21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.TOSK1 Corinthians 1:21

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22 Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,TOSK1 Corinthians 1:22

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23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,TOSK1 Corinthians 1:23

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24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.IPProverbs 8:22TOSK1 Corinthians 1:24TTSolomon (The King of Peace and Wisdom)LTWisdom

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25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.TOSK1 Corinthians 1:25

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26 Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.C1 Corinthians 01:26-31TOSK1 Corinthians 1:26

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27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.IPJudges 6-7C1 Corinthians 01:26-31TOSK1 Corinthians 1:27TTDay of Midian (Gospel Victory Pattern)

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28 He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,C1 Corinthians 01:26-31TOSK1 Corinthians 1:28TTDay of Midian (Gospel Victory Pattern)