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Judges 7:2
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Judges 7:2
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2 The Lord said to Gideon, “The troops with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand. Israel would only take the credit away from me, saying, ‘My own hand has delivered me.’(A)
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Judges 7:2
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Judges 7:2
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2 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel would boast against me, ‘My own strength(A) has saved me.’
Deuteronomy 8:17
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Deuteronomy 8:17
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17 Do not say to yourself, ‘My power and the might of my own hand have gotten me this wealth.’
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Deuteronomy 8:17
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Deuteronomy 8:17
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17 You may say to yourself,(A) “My power and the strength of my hands(B) have produced this wealth for me.”
2 Corinthians 4:7
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2 Corinthians 4:7
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7 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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2 Corinthians 4:7
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7 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.
1 Corinthians 1:27-29
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1 Corinthians 1:27-29
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27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;(A) 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to abolish things that are, 29 so that no one[a] might boast in the presence of God.(B)
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- 1.29 Gk no flesh
1 Corinthians 1:27-29
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1 Corinthians 1:27-29
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27 But God chose(A) the foolish(B) things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not(C)—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him.(D)
Isaiah 10:13
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Isaiah 10:13
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13 For he says:
“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
and by my wisdom, for I have understanding;
I have removed the boundaries of peoples
and have plundered their treasures;
like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones.(A)
Isaiah 10:13
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Isaiah 10:13
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Ephesians 2:9
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Ephesians 2:9
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9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast.
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Ephesians 2:9
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Ephesians 2:9
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2 Corinthians 10:4-5
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2 Corinthians 10:4-5
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4 for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human,[a] but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments(A) 5 and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.(B)
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- 10.4 Gk fleshly
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
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2 Corinthians 10:4-5
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4 The weapons we fight with(A) are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power(B) to demolish strongholds.(C) 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,(D) and we take captive every thought to make it obedient(E) to Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:4-5
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1 Corinthians 2:4-5
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4 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) 5 so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.
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- 2.4 Other ancient authorities read the persuasiveness of wisdom
1 Corinthians 2:4-5
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1 Corinthians 2:4-5
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4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,(A) but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,(B) 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.(C)
Romans 11:18
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Romans 11:18
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18 do not boast over the branches. If you do boast, remember: you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
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Romans 11:18
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18 do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.(A)
Zechariah 4:6
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Zechariah 4:6
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6 He said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Zechariah 4:6
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Zechariah 4:6
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6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:(A) ‘Not(B) by might nor by power,(C) but by my Spirit,’(D) says the Lord Almighty.
Daniel 4:30
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Daniel 4:30
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30 and the king said, “Is this not magnificent Babylon, which I have built as a royal capital by my mighty power and for my glorious majesty?”(A)
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Daniel 4:30
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Ezekiel 28:17
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Ezekiel 28:17
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17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty;
you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.
I cast you to the ground;
I exposed you before kings,
to feast their eyes on you.(A)
Ezekiel 28:17
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Ezekiel 28:17
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Ezekiel 28:2
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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)
Ezekiel 28:2
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Ezekiel 28:2
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2 “Son of man(A), say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
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