1 Corinthians 1
Salutation |
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Paul, called to be an apostle of
Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sos'thenes our brother,
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Unto the church of God which is at
Corinth, Acts 18.1 to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to
be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of
Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
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Grace be unto you, and peace,
from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus
Christ.
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Thanksgiving for
Spiritual Gifts |
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I thank my God always on your behalf,
for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
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that in every thing ye are enriched by
him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
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even as the testimony of Christ was
confirmed in you:
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so that ye come behind in no gift;
waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
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who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
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God is faithful, by whom ye were
called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our
Lord.
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Divisions in the
Church |
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Now I beseech you, brethren, by the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be
perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same
judgment.
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For it hath been declared unto me of you,
my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chlo'e, that
there are contentions among you.
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Now this I say, that every one of you
saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apol'los; Acts 18.24 and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
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Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for
you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
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I thank God that I baptized none of you,
but Crispus Acts 18.8 and Gai'us; Acts 19.29 · Rom. 16.23
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lest any should say that I had baptized
in mine own name.
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And I baptized also the household of
Steph'anas: 1 Cor. 16.15 besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
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For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to
preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of
Christ should be made of none effect.
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Christ the Power and
Wisdom of God |
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For the preaching of the cross is to
them that perish, foolishness; but unto us which are saved, it is
the power of God.
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For it is written,
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I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, |
and will bring to nothing the understanding of the
prudent. Is.
29.14 |
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Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God
made foolish the wisdom of this world? Is. 44.25
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For after that in the wisdom of God the
world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of
preaching to save them that believe.
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For the Jews require a sign, and the
Greeks seek after wisdom:
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but we preach Christ crucified, unto the
Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
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but unto them which are called, both Jews
and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of
God.
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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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For ye see your calling, brethren, how
that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many
noble, are called:
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but God hath chosen the foolish things of
the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things
of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
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and base things of the world, and things
which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which
are not, to bring to nought things that are:
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that no flesh should glory in his
presence.
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But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of
God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification,
and redemption:
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that, according as it is written, He that
glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. Jer. 9.24
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