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To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:
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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.
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He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
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A Church Divided Over Leaders
I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.
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Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”
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None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
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for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
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What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task.
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and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
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My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me.
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Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.
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For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.
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But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have.
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For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit. As one who is present with you in this way, I have already passed judgment in the name of our Lord Jesus on the one who has been doing this.
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So when you are assembled and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present,
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hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
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Lawsuits Among Believers
If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people?
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Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
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And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
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You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both.” The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
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By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also.
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But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.
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To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
