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1 Corinthians 3:18-23
New Living Translation

18 Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise. 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]

20 And again,

“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise;
    he knows they are worthless.”[b]

21 So don’t boast about following a particular human leader. For everything belongs to you— 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Peter,[c] or the world, or life and death, or the present and the future. Everything belongs to you, 23 and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:19 Job 5:13.
  2. 3:20 Ps 94:11.
  3. 3:22 Greek Cephas.
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1 Corinthians 3:18-23
New English Translation

18 Guard against self-deception, each of you.[a] If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”[b] 20 And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”[c] 21 So then, no more boasting about mere mortals![d] For everything belongs to you, 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas[e] or the world or life or death or the present or the future. Everything belongs to you, 23 and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 3:18 tn Grk “let no one deceive himself.”
  2. 1 Corinthians 3:19 sn A quotation from Job 5:13.
  3. 1 Corinthians 3:20 sn A quotation from Ps 94:11.
  4. 1 Corinthians 3:21 tn Grk “so then, let no one boast in men.”
  5. 1 Corinthians 3:22 sn Cephas. This individual is generally identified with the Apostle Peter (L&N 93.211). Both the Aramaic name “Cephas” and the Greek name “Peter” are related to words in each language which mean “rock.”
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