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1 Corinthians 1:23
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1 Corinthians 1:23
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1 Corinthians 1:23
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1 Corinthians 1:23
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23 but we preach Christ (A)crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
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1 Corinthians 1:23-25
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1 Corinthians 1:23-25
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22-25 While Jews clamor for miraculous demonstrations and Greeks go in for philosophical wisdom, we go right on proclaiming Christ, the Crucified. Jews treat this like an anti-miracle—and Greeks pass it off as absurd. But to us who are personally called by God himself—both Jews and Greeks—Christ is God’s ultimate miracle and wisdom all wrapped up in one. Human wisdom is so cheap, so impotent, next to the seeming absurdity of God. Human strength can’t begin to compete with God’s “weakness.”
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1 Corinthians 1:23
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1 Corinthians 1:23
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23 But we preach that Christ was nailed to a cross. Most Jews have problems with this, and most Gentiles think it is foolish.
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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 1:23-25
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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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22-25 While Jews clamor for miraculous demonstrations and Greeks go in for philosophical wisdom, we go right on proclaiming Christ, the Crucified. Jews treat this like an anti-miracle—and Greeks pass it off as absurd. But to us who are personally called by God himself—both Jews and Greeks—Christ is God’s ultimate miracle and wisdom all wrapped up in one. Human wisdom is so cheap, so impotent, next to the seeming absurdity of God. Human strength can’t begin to compete with God’s “weakness.”
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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 that Christ was nailed to a cross. Most Jews have problems with this, and most Gentiles think it is foolish. 24 Our message is God's power and wisdom for the Jews and the Greeks that he has chosen. 25 Even when God is foolish, he is wiser than everyone else, and even when God is weak, he is stronger than everyone else.
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