10 (A)According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid (B)the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it.

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10 By the grace God has given me,(A) I laid a foundation(B) as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.

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11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than (A)that which is laid, (B)which is Jesus Christ.

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11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.(A)

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20 And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, (A)lest I should build on another man’s foundation,

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20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel(A) where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.(B)

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20 having been (A)built (B)on the foundation of the (C)apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being (D)the chief cornerstone,

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20 built(A) on the foundation(B) of the apostles and prophets,(C) with Christ Jesus himself(D) as the chief cornerstone.(E)

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If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are (A)the [a]seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 9:2 certification

Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal(A) of my apostleship in the Lord.

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Those who are wise shall (A)shine
Like the brightness of the firmament,
(B)And those who turn many to righteousness
(C)Like the stars forever and ever.

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Those who are wise[a](A) will shine(B) like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness,(C) like the stars for ever and ever.(D)

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  1. Daniel 12:3 Or who impart wisdom

11 (A)If anyone speaks, let him speak as the [a]oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that (B)in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the [b]dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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  1. 1 Peter 4:11 utterances
  2. 1 Peter 4:11 sovereignty

11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God.(A) If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides,(B) so that in all things God may be praised(C) through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.(D)

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Serve God with Spiritual Gifts

For I say, (A)through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, (B)not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt (C)to each one a measure of faith.

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Humble Service in the Body of Christ

For by the grace given me(A) I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

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35 Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.

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35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

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The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant(A)

45 (B)“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food [a]in due season?

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  1. Matthew 24:45 at the right time

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant,(A) whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?

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Build on the Rock(A)

24 “Therefore (B)whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:

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The Wise and Foolish Builders(A)

24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice(B) is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

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19 (A)The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

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19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.(A) The first foundation was jasper,(B) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

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Destructive Doctrines

But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be (A)false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction [a]does not slumber.

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  1. 2 Peter 2:3 M will not

False Teachers and Their Destruction

But there were also false prophets(A) among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.(B) They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord(C) who bought them(D)—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their depraved conduct(E) and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed(F) these teachers will exploit you(G) with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

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