11 When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I [a]became a man, I did away with childish things. 12 For now we (A)see in a mirror [b]dimly, but then (B)face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully, just as I also (C)have been fully known.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 13:11 Lit have become...have done away with
  2. 1 Corinthians 13:12 Lit in a riddle

11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood(A) behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror;(B) then we shall see face to face.(C) Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.(D)

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10 The [a](A)fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
All those who [b]follow (B)His commandments have a good understanding;
His (C)praise endures forever.

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  1. Psalm 111:10 Or reverence for
  2. Psalm 111:10 Lit do them

10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom;(B)
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(C)
    To him belongs eternal praise.(D)

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(A)Acquire wisdom! (B)Acquire understanding!
Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Do not abandon her, and she will guard you;
(C)Love her, and she will watch over you.
(D)The [a]beginning of wisdom is: (E)Acquire wisdom;
And with all your possessions, acquire understanding.
(F)Prize her, and she will exalt you;
She will honor you if you embrace her.
She will place (G)on your head a garland of grace;
She will present you with a crown of beauty.”

10 Listen, my son, and (H)accept my sayings,
And the (I)years of your life will be many.
11 I have (J)instructed you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in upright paths.
12 When you walk, your (K)steps will not be hampered;
And if you run, you (L)will not stumble.
13 (M)Take hold of instruction; do not let go.
Guard her, for she is your (N)life.

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  1. Proverbs 4:7 Or primary thing is wisdom

Get wisdom,(A) get understanding;
    do not forget my words or turn away from them.
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;(B)
    love her, and she will watch over you.(C)
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get[a] wisdom.
    Though it cost all(D) you have,[b] get understanding.(E)
Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
    embrace her, and she will honor you.(F)
She will give you a garland to grace your head
    and present you with a glorious crown.(G)

10 Listen, my son,(H) accept what I say,
    and the years of your life will be many.(I)
11 I instruct(J) you in the way of wisdom
    and lead you along straight paths.(K)
12 When you walk, your steps will not be hampered;
    when you run, you will not stumble.(L)
13 Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
    guard it well, for it is your life.(M)

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  1. Proverbs 4:7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore get
  2. Proverbs 4:7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you get

23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For (A)from it flow the springs of life.

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23 Above all else, guard(A) your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it.(B)

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24 but to those who are (A)the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ (B)the power of God and (C)the wisdom of God. 25 For the (D)foolishness of God is wiser than mankind, and (E)the weakness of God is stronger than mankind.

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24 but to those whom God has called,(A) both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God(B) and the wisdom of God.(C) 25 For the foolishness(D) of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness(E) of God is stronger than human strength.

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that their (A)hearts may be encouraged, having been (B)knit together in love, and that they would attain to all (C)the wealth [a]that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a (D)true knowledge of (E)God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself, in whom are hidden all (F)the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (G)I say this so that no one will deceive you with (H)persuasive arguments.

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  1. Colossians 2:2 Lit of the full assurance

My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart(A) and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery(B) of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.(C) I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.(D)

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10 [a](A)For to us God revealed them (B)through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the (C)depths of God. 11 For who among people knows the thoughts of a person except the (D)spirit of the person that is in him? So also the thoughts of God no one knows, except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we (E)have not received the spirit of (F)the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God. 13 We also speak these things, (G)not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, [b]combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.

14 But [c]a (H)natural person (I)does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are (J)foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But the one who is (K)spiritual discerns all things, yet he himself is [d]discerned by no one. 16 For (L)who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But (M)we have the mind of Christ.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 2:10 One early ms But
  2. 1 Corinthians 2:13 Or interpreting spiritual things for spiritual people
  3. 1 Corinthians 2:14 Or an unspiritual
  4. 1 Corinthians 2:15 Or judged

10 these are the things God has revealed(A) to us by his Spirit.(B)

The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11 For who knows a person’s thoughts(C) except their own spirit(D) within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 What we have received is not the spirit(E) of the world,(F) but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. 13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom(G) but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.[a] 14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God(H) but considers them foolishness,(I) and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit(J) makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, 16 for,

“Who has known the mind of the Lord
    so as to instruct him?”[b](K)

But we have the mind of Christ.(L)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 2:13 Or Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual
  2. 1 Corinthians 2:16 Isaiah 40:13

And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great (A)wonders and [a]signs among the people. But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both (B)Cyrenians and (C)Alexandrians, and some from (D)Cilicia and [b](E)Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen. 10 But they were unable to [c]cope with his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

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  1. Acts 6:8 I.e., confirming miracles
  2. Acts 6:9 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor
  3. Acts 6:10 Lit oppose

Stephen Seized

Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs(A) among the people. Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene(B) and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia(C) and Asia(D)—who began to argue with Stephen. 10 But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.(E)

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