1 Corinthians 4:6
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Fools for Christ’s Sake
6 Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be [a]puffed up on behalf of one against the other.
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- 1 Corinthians 4:6 arrogant
1 Corinthians 4:6
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6 Now, brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, “Do not go beyond what is written.”(A) Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over against the other.(B)
2 Corinthians 11:4
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4 For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a (A)different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!
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2 Corinthians 11:4
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4 For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached,(A) or if you receive a different spirit(B) from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel(C) from the one you accepted, you put up with it(D) easily enough.
2 Corinthians 12:19
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19 (A)Again, [a]do you think that we excuse ourselves to you? (B)We speak before God in Christ. (C)But we do all things, beloved, for your edification.
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- 2 Corinthians 12:19 NU You have been thinking for a long time that we
2 Corinthians 12:19
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19 Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? We have been speaking in the sight of God(A) as those in Christ; and everything we do, dear friends,(B) is for your strengthening.(C)
2 Corinthians 12:6
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6 For though I might desire to boast, I will not be a fool; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, lest anyone should think of me above what he sees me to be or hears from me.
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2 Corinthians 12:6
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6 Even if I should choose to boast,(A) I would not be a fool,(B) because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say,
Colossians 2:18
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18 Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has [a]not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
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- Colossians 2:18 NU omits not
Colossians 2:18
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18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility(A) and the worship of angels disqualify you.(B) Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind.
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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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.
Romans 12:3
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Serve God with Spiritual Gifts
3 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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Romans 12:3
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Humble Service in the Body of Christ
3 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.
John 3:26-27
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26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, (A)to whom you have testified—behold, He is baptizing, and all (B)are coming to Him!”
27 John answered and said, (C)“A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.
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John 3:26-27
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26 They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi,(A) that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified(B) about—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.”
27 To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven.
2 Corinthians 10:7
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Reality of Paul’s Authority
7 (A)Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? (B)If anyone is convinced in himself that he is Christ’s, let him again consider this in himself, that just as he is Christ’s, even [a]so (C)we are Christ’s.
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- 2 Corinthians 10:7 NU as we are.
2 Corinthians 10:7
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7 You are judging by appearances.[a](A) If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ,(B) they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do.(C)
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- 2 Corinthians 10:7 Or Look at the obvious facts
2 Corinthians 4:15
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15 For (A)all things are for your sakes, that (B)grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
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2 Corinthians 4:15
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15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving(A) to overflow to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 8:1
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Be Sensitive to Conscience
8 Now (A)concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have (B)knowledge. (C)Knowledge [a]puffs up, but love [b]edifies.
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- 1 Corinthians 8:1 makes arrogant
- 1 Corinthians 8:1 builds up
1 Corinthians 8:1
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Concerning Food Sacrificed to Idols
8 Now about food sacrificed to idols:(A) We know that “We all possess knowledge.”(B) But knowledge puffs up while love builds up.
1 Corinthians 5:6
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6 (A)Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that (B)a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
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1 Corinthians 5:6
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6 Your boasting is not good.(A) Don’t you know that a little yeast(B) leavens the whole batch of dough?(C)
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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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
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