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But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.(A)

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But we have this treasure in jars of clay(A) to show that this all-surpassing power is from God(B) and not from us.

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Not that we are qualified of ourselves to claim anything as coming from us; our qualification is from God,(A) who has made us qualified to be ministers of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.(B)

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Not that we are competent in ourselves(A) to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.(B) He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant(C)—not of the letter(D) but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.(E)

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For we know that, if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.(A)

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Awaiting the New Body

For we know that if the earthly(A) tent(B) we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

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For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— not the result of works, so that no one may boast.

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For it is by grace(A) you have been saved,(B) through faith(C)—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works,(D) so that no one can boast.(E)

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28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to abolish things that are,

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28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not(A)—to nullify the things that are,

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in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.(A)

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in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.(A)

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And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling. My speech and my proclamation were made not with persuasive words of wisdom[a] but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,(A) so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.

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  1. 2.4 Other ancient authorities read the persuasiveness of wisdom

I came to you(A) in weakness(B) with great fear and trembling.(C) My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,(D) but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,(E) so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.(F)

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The precious children of Zion,
    worth their weight in fine gold—
how they are reckoned as earthen pots,
    the work of a potter’s hands!(A)

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How the precious children of Zion,(A)
    once worth their weight in gold,
are now considered as pots of clay,
    the work of a potter’s hands!

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19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power. 20 God[a] put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,[b](A)

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  1. 1.20 Gk He
  2. 1.20 Gk heavenlies

19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power(A) is the same as the mighty strength(B) 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead(C) and seated him at his right hand(D) in the heavenly realms,(E)

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27 To them God chose to make known how great among the gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.(A)

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27 To them God has chosen to make known(A) among the Gentiles the glorious riches(B) of this mystery, which is Christ in you,(C) the hope of glory.

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Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ(A)

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Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people,(A) this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles(B) the boundless riches of Christ,(C)

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Three Parables

44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and reburied; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.(A)

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The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl

44 “The kingdom of heaven is like(A) treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.(B)

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10 For someone says,[a] “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible.”(A)

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  1. 10.10 Other ancient authorities read they say

10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive(A) and his speaking amounts to nothing.”(B)

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