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1 Corinthians 1:18
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1 Corinthians 1:18
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Christ the Wisdom and Power of God
18 For the word of the cross is (A)folly to (B)those who are perishing, but to us (C)who are being saved it is (D)the power of God.
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1 Corinthians 1:18
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1 Corinthians 1:18
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Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness(A) to those who are perishing,(B) but to us who are being saved(C) it is the power of God.(D)
1 Corinthians 2:14
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1 Corinthians 2:14
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14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are (A)folly to him, and (B)he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
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1 Corinthians 2:14
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1 Corinthians 2:14
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14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God(A) but considers them foolishness,(B) and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 4:3
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2 Corinthians 4:3
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3 And even (A)if our gospel is veiled, (B)it is veiled to (C)those who are perishing.
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2 Corinthians 4:3
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2 Corinthians 4:3
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Romans 1:16
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Romans 1:16
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The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
16 For (A)I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is (B)the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew (C)first and also to (D)the Greek.
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2 Thessalonians 2:10
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2 Thessalonians 2:10
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10 and with all wicked deception for (A)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
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2 Thessalonians 2:10
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2 Thessalonians 2:10
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10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(A) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(B)
1 Corinthians 1:23-25
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1 Corinthians 1:23-25
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23 but we preach Christ (A)crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ (B)the power of God and (C)the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
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1 Corinthians 1:23-25
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1 Corinthians 1:23-25
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23 but we preach Christ crucified:(A) a stumbling block(B) to Jews and foolishness(C) to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called,(D) both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God(E) and the wisdom of God.(F) 25 For the foolishness(G) of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness(H) of God is stronger than human strength.
1 Corinthians 1:21
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1 Corinthians 1:21
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21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach[a] to save those who believe.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:21 Or the folly of preaching
1 Corinthians 1:21
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1 Corinthians 1:21
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21 For since in the wisdom of God the world(A) through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save(B) those who believe.(C)
1 Corinthians 2:2
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1 Corinthians 2:2
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2 For I decided to know nothing among you except (A)Jesus Christ and him crucified.
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1 Corinthians 2:2
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1 Corinthians 2:2
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2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.(A)
2 Corinthians 2:15-16
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2 Corinthians 2:15-16
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2 Corinthians 2:15-16
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2 Corinthians 2:15-16
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15 For we are to God the pleasing aroma(A) of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.(B) 16 To the one we are an aroma that brings death;(C) to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task?(D)
1 Thessalonians 1:5
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1 Thessalonians 1:5
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5 because (A)our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and (B)in the Holy Spirit and with full (C)conviction. You know (D)what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
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1 Thessalonians 1:5
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1 Thessalonians 1:5
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5 because our gospel(A) came to you not simply with words but also with power,(B) with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know(C) how we lived among you for your sake.
Galatians 6:12-14
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Galatians 6:12-14
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12 (A)It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh (B)who would force you to be circumcised, and only (C)in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. 13 For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. 14 But far be it from me to boast (D)except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which[a] the world (E)has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
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- Galatians 6:14 Or through whom
Galatians 6:12-14
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Galatians 6:12-14
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12 Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh(A) are trying to compel you to be circumcised.(B) The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted(C) for the cross of Christ. 13 Not even those who are circumcised keep the law,(D) yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the flesh.(E) 14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,(F) through which[a] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.(G)
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- Galatians 6:14 Or whom
2 Corinthians 10:4
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2 Corinthians 10:4
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4 For the (A)weapons of (B)our warfare are not of the flesh but have (C)divine power (D)to destroy strongholds.
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2 Corinthians 10:4
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2 Corinthians 10:4
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4 The weapons we fight with(A) are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power(B) to demolish strongholds.(C)
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