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1 Corinthians 1:18
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1 Corinthians 1:18
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The Wisdom of God
18 The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very 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 But people who aren’t spiritual[a] can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.
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- 2:14 Or who don’t have the Spirit; or who have only physical life.
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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16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.[a]
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- 1:16 Greek also the Greek.
2 Thessalonians 2:10
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2 Thessalonians 2:10
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10 He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them.
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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 If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people 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 So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense.
24 But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles,[a] Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.
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- 1:24 Greek and Greeks.
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 Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching 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 Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing. 16 To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this?
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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 to God. As the Scriptures say,
“He traps the wise
in the snare of their own cleverness.”[a]
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 when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance[a] that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you.
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- 1:5 Or with the power of the Holy Spirit, so you can have full assurance.
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 decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was 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 ‘Look, you mockers,
be amazed and die!
For I am doing something in your own day,
something you wouldn’t believe
even if someone told you about it.’[a]”
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 alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
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