Acts 17:20
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20 For you are bringing some strange things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what these things mean.”
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1 Peter 4:4
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4 In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.
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1 Corinthians 2:14
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14 (A)But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
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1 Corinthians 1:23
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23 but we preach Christ crucified, (A)to the Jews a [a]stumbling block and to the [b]Greeks (B)foolishness,
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- 1 Corinthians 1:23 Gr. skandalon, offense
- 1 Corinthians 1:23 NU Gentiles
Hosea 8:12
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12 I have written for him (A)the great things of My law,
But they were considered a strange thing.
1 Corinthians 1:18
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Christ the Power and Wisdom of God(A)
18 For the [a]message of the cross is (B)foolishness to (C)those who are perishing, but to us (D)who are being saved it is the (E)power of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:18 Lit. word
Hebrews 5:11
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11 of whom (A)we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become (B)dull of hearing.
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Acts 10:17
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Summoned to Caesarea
17 Now while Peter [a]wondered within himself what this vision which he had seen meant, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate.
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- Acts 10:17 was perplexed
Acts 2:12
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12 So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?”
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John 7:35-36
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35 Then the Jews said among themselves, “Where does He intend to go that we shall not find Him? Does He intend to go to (A)the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? 36 What is this thing that He said, ‘You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come’?”
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John 6:60
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Many Disciples Turn Away
60 (A)Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a [a]hard saying; who can understand it?”
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- John 6:60 difficult
Mark 10:24-26
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24 And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is [a]for those (A)who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a (B)rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
26 And they were greatly astonished, saying among themselves, “Who then can be saved?”
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- Mark 10:24 NU omits for those who trust in riches
Mark 9:10
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10 So they kept this word to themselves, questioning (A)what the rising from the dead meant.
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Matthew 19:23-25
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With God All Things Are Possible(A)
23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that (B)it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
25 When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
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