Galatians 6:14
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14 May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which[a] the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.(A)
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- 6.14 Or through whom
Romans 6:6
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6 We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, so we might no longer be enslaved to sin.(A)
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Jeremiah 9:23-24
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23 Thus says the Lord: Do not let the wise boast in their wisdom; do not let the mighty boast in their might; do not let the wealthy boast in their wealth;(A) 24 but let those who boast boast in this, that they understand and know me, that I am the Lord; I act with steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the Lord.(B)
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Galatians 2:20
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20 and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God,[a] who loved me and gave himself for me.(A)
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- 2.20 Or by faith in the Son of God
1 Corinthians 2:2
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2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
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Philippians 3:3
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3 For it is we who are the circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God[a] and boast in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh(A)—
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- 3.3 Other ancient authorities read worship God in spirit
Romans 1:16
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The Power of the Gospel
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is God’s saving power for everyone who believes,[a] for the Jew first and also for the Greek.(A)
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- 1.16 Or trusts
Colossians 3:1-3
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The New Life in Christ
3 So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.(A) 2 Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth, 3 for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.(B)
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Galatians 5:24
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24 And those who belong to Christ[a] have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.(A)
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- 5.24 Other ancient authorities read Christ Jesus
2 Corinthians 12:10-11
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10 Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.(A)
Paul’s Concern for the Corinthian Church
11 I have been a fool! You forced me to it. Indeed you should have been the ones commending me, for I am not at all inferior to these super-apostles, even though I am nothing.(B)
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1 John 2:15-17
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15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world,(A) 16 for all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 And the world and its desire[a] are passing away, but those who do the will of God abide forever.(B)
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- 2.17 Or the desire for it
Philippians 3:7-11
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7 Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ.(A) 8 More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ(B) 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law but one that comes through faith in Christ,[a] the righteousness from God based on faith.(C) 10 I want to know Christ[b] and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, 11 if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.(D)
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Philippians 1:20-21
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20 It is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be put to shame in any way but that by my speaking with all boldness Christ will be exalted now as always in my body, whether by life or by death.(A) 21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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1 Corinthians 3:21
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21 So let no one boast about people.[a] For all things are yours,(A)
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- 3.21 Or about human things
1 John 5:4-5
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4 for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith.(A) 5 Who is it who conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?(B)
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1 Corinthians 15:58
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58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.(A)
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Job 31:24-25
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24 “If I have made gold my trust
or called fine gold my confidence,(A)
25 if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great
or because my hand had gotten much,(B)
Acts 20:23-24
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23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me.(A) 24 But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.(B)
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Isaiah 45:24-25
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24 Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me,
are righteousness and strength;
all who were incensed against him
shall come to him and be ashamed.(A)
25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
shall triumph and glory.(B)
Psalm 49:6
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6 those who trust in their wealth
and boast of the abundance of their riches?(A)
1 Corinthians 1:29-31
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29 so that no one[a] might boast in the presence of God.(A) 30 In contrast, God is why you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,(B) 31 in order that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in[b] the Lord.”(C)
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Ezekiel 28:2
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2 Mortal, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus says the Lord God:
Because your heart is proud
and you have said, “I am a god;
I sit in the seat of the gods,
in the heart of the seas,”
yet you are but a mortal and no god,
though you compare your mind
with the mind of a god.(A)
Galatians 1:4
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4 who gave himself for our sins to set us free from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,(A)
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2 Corinthians 5:14-16
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14 For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died.(A) 15 And he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves but for the one who for their sake died and was raised.
16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view;[a] even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view,[b] we no longer know him in that way.(B)
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1 Corinthians 1:23
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23 but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to gentiles,(A)
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