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1 Corinthians 1:18
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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
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 (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 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.
Romans 1:16
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Romans 1:16
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The Just Live by Faith
16 For (A)I am not ashamed of the gospel [a]of Christ, for (B)it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, (C)for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
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- Romans 1:16 NU omits of Christ
2 Thessalonians 2:10
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2 Thessalonians 2:10
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10 and with all unrighteous deception among (A)those who perish, because they did not receive (B)the love of the truth, that they might 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)
2 Corinthians 4:3
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2 Corinthians 4:3
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3 But even if our gospel is veiled, (A)it is veiled to those who are perishing,
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2 Corinthians 4:3
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2 Corinthians 4:3
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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)to the Jews a [a]stumbling block and to the [b]Greeks (B)foolishness, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ (C)the power of God and (D)the wisdom of God. 25 Because 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 Gr. skandalon, offense
- 1 Corinthians 1:23 NU Gentiles
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 (A)wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
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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)
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 fragrance of Christ (A)among those who are being saved and (B)among those who are perishing. 16 (C)To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And (D)who is sufficient for these things?
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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 Corinthians 3:19
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1 Corinthians 3:19
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19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, (A)“He catches the wise in their own craftiness”;
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1 Corinthians 3:19
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1 Corinthians 3:19
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19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness(A) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”[a];(B)
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- 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13
1 Thessalonians 1:5
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1 Thessalonians 1:5
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5 For (A)our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, (B)and in the Holy Spirit (C)and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were 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.
1 Corinthians 2:2
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1 Corinthians 2:2
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2 For I determined not to know anything among you (A)except 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)
Acts 13:41
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Acts 13:41
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41 ‘Behold,(A) you despisers,
Marvel and perish!
For I work a work in your days,
A work which you will by no means believe,
Though one were to declare it to you.’ ”
Acts 13:41
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Acts 13:41
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Hebrews 4:12
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Hebrews 4:12
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12 For the word of God is (A)living and powerful, and (B)sharper than any (C)two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is (D)a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
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