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

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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 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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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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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 9:2 certification

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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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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Footnotes

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

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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35 Therefore take heed that the light which is in 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

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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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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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

15 (A)Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

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16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

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11 according to the glorious gospel of the (A)blessed God which was (B)committed to my trust.

Glory to God for His Grace(C)

12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has (D)enabled me, (E)because He counted me faithful, (F)putting me into the ministry, 13 although (G)I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an [a]insolent man; but I obtained mercy because (H)I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 (I)And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, (J)with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:13 violently arrogant

17 And say to (A)Archippus, “Take heed to (B)the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”

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29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me (A)mightily.

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if indeed you have heard of the [a]dispensation of the grace of God (A)which was given to me for you, (B)how that by revelation (C)He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: that the Gentiles (D)should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, (E)of which I became a minister (F)according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by (G)the effective working of His power.

Purpose of the Mystery

To me, (H)who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles (I)the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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  1. Ephesians 3:2 stewardship

13 For such (A)are false apostles, (B)deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into (C)an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, (D)whose end will be according to their works.

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10 But (A)by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, (B)yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 11 Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

The Risen Christ, Our Hope(C)

12 Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

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Watering, Working, Warning

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but (A)ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one? (B)I planted, (C)Apollos watered, (D)but God gave the increase.

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15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, (A)because of the grace given to me by God,

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Through Him (A)we have received grace and apostleship for (B)obedience to the faith among all nations (C)for His name,

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27 And when he desired to cross to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, (A)he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

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