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1 Corinthians 1

Appeal to Unity

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Paulg3972,  acalledg2822 as an apostleg652 of Jesusg2424 Christg5547  1by  bthe willg2307 of Godg2316, and  cSosthenesg4988 our  dbrotherg80,

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To  athe churchg1577 of Godg2316 which is at  bCorinthg2882, to those who have been sanctifiedg37 in Christg5547 Jesusg2424,  1saintsg40  cby callingg2822, with allg3956 who in everyg3956 placeg5117  dcallg1941 on the nameg3686 of our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547, their Lord and oursg1473:

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 aGraceg5485 to you and peaceg1515 from Godg2316 our Fatherg3962 and the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547.

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 aI thankg2168  1my Godg2316 alwaysg3842 concerningg4012 you for the graceg5485 of Godg2316 which was giveng1325 you in Christg5547 Jesusg2424,

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that in everythingg3956 you were  aenrichedg4148 in Him, in allg3956  bspeechg3056 and  ballg3956 knowledgeg1108,

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eveng2531a as  athe testimonyg3142 concerning Christg5547 was confirmedg950  1in you,

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sog5620 that you are not lackingg5302 in anyg3367 giftg5486,  aawaitingg553 eagerlyg553 the revelationg602 of our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547,

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 awhog3739 will alsog2532 confirmg950 you to the endg5056, blamelessg410 in  bthe dayg2250 of our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547.

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 aGodg2316 is faithfulg4103, throughg1223 whomg3739 you were  bcalledg2564 into  cfellowshipg2842 with His Song5207, Jesusg2424 Christg5547 our Lordg2962.

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Nowg1161  aI exhortg3870 you,  bbrethreng80, by the nameg3686 of our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547, that you allg3956  1agreeg846g3004 and that there be nog3361  2 cdivisionsg4978 amongg1722 you, but that you be  3madeg2675 completeg2675 in  dthe sameg846 mindg3563 and in the sameg846 judgmentg1106.

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For I have been informedg1213 concerningg4012 you, my brethreng80, by Chloe'sg5514 people, that there are quarrelsg2054 amongg1722 you.

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Nowg1161 I meang3004 thisg3778, that  aeachg1538 oneg1538 of you is sayingg3004, "I amg1510 of Paulg3972," and "I of  bApollosg625," and "I of  cCephasg2786," and "I of Christg5547."

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 1Has Christg5547 been dividedg3307? Paulg3972 was not crucifiedg4717 for you, was he? Org2228 were you  abaptizedg907  2in the nameg3686 of Paulg3972?

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 1I thankg2168 Godg2316 that I  abaptizedg907 noneg3762 of you exceptg1508  aCrispusg2921 and  bGaiusg1050,

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sog2443 that nog3361 oneg5100 would sayg3004 you were baptizedg907  1in my nameg3686.

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Nowg1161 I did baptizeg907 alsog2532 the  ahouseholdg3624 of Stephanasg4734; beyondg3062 that, I do not knowg3609a whetherg1487 I baptizedg907 anyg5100 otherg243.

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 aFor Christg5547 did not sendg649 me to baptizeg907, but to preachg2097 the gospelg2097,  bnot in  1clevernessg4678 of speechg3056, sog2443 that the crossg4716 of Christg5547 would not be madeg2758 voidg2758.

The Wisdom of God

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For the wordg3056 of the crossg4716 is  afoolishnessg3472 to  bthoseg3588 who  1are perishingg622, but to us who  2are being savedg4982 it is  cthe powerg1411 of Godg2316.

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For it is writteng1125, " aI WILL DESTROYg622 THE WISDOMg4678 OF THE WISEg4680, AND THE CLEVERNESSg4907 OF THE CLEVERg4908 I WILL SETg114 ASIDEg114."

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 aWhereg4226 is the wiseg4680 mang4680? Whereg4226 is the scribeg1122? Whereg4226 is the debaterg4804 of  bthisg3778 ageg165? Has not Godg2316  cmadeg3471 foolishg3471 the wisdomg4678 of  dthe worldg2889?

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For sinceg1894 in the wisdomg4678 of Godg2316  athe worldg2889 throughg1223 its wisdomg4678 did not come to knowg1097 Godg2316,  bGodg2316 was well-pleasedg2106 throughg1223 the  cfoolishnessg3472 of the  1messageg2782 preachedg2782 to  dsaveg4982 thoseg3588 who believeg4100.

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For indeedg2532  aJewsg2453 askg154 for  1signsg4592 and Greeksg1672 searchg2212 for wisdomg4678;

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but we preachg2784  1 aChristg5547 crucifiedg4717,  bto Jewsg2453 a stumblingg4625 blockg4625 and to Gentilesg1484  cfoolishnessg3472,

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but to thoseg3588 who are  athe calledg2822, bothg5037 Jewsg2453 and Greeksg1672, Christg5547  bthe powerg1411 of Godg2316 and  cthe wisdomg4678 of Godg2316.

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Becauseg3754 the  afoolishnessg3474 of Godg2316 is wiserg4680 than meng444, and  bthe weaknessg772 of Godg2316 is strongerg2478 than meng444.

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For  1considerg991 your  acallingg2821, brethreng80, that there were  bnot manyg4183 wiseg4680 accordingg2596 to  2the fleshg4561, not manyg4183 mightyg1415, not manyg4183 nobleg2104b;

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but  aGodg2316 has choseng1586 the foolishg3474 thingsg3474 of  bthe worldg2889 to shameg2617b the wiseg4680, and Godg2316 has choseng1586 the weakg772 thingsg772 of  bthe worldg2889 to shameg2617b the things whichg2478 are strongg2478,

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and the baseg36 thingsg36 of  athe worldg2889 and the despisedg1848 Godg2316 has choseng1586,  bthe things that are not, sog2443 that He may  cnullifyg2673 the things that are,

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sog3704 that  anog3361g3956  1mang4561 may boastg2744 beforeg1799 Godg2316.

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But  1by His doing you are in  aChristg5547 Jesusg2424, whog3739 becameg1096 to us  bwisdomg4678 from Godg2316,  2and  crighteousnessg1343 and  dsanctificationg38, and  eredemptiong629,

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sog2443 that, justg2531a as it is writteng1125, " aLET HIM WHO BOASTSg2744, BOASTg2744 IN THE LORDg2962."



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