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I, Paul, have been called and sent by Jesus, the Messiah, according to God's plan, along with my friend Sosthenes.

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Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

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Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

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This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes.

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I send this letter to you in God's church at Corinth, Christians cleaned up by Jesus and set apart for a God-filled life. I include in my greeting all who call out to Jesus, wherever they live. He's their Master as well as ours!

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To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ--their Lord and ours:

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To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

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We are writing to the church of God in Corinth, you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did all Christians everywhere--whoever calls upon the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and theirs.

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May all the gifts and benefits that come from God our Father, and the Master, Jesus Christ, be yours.

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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you his grace and peace.

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Every time I think of you--and I think of you often!-I thank God for your lives of free and open access to God, given by Jesus.

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I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.

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I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus,

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I can never stop thanking God for all the generous gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus.

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There's no end to what has happened in you--it's beyond speech, beyond knowledge.

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For in him you have been enriched in every way--in all your speaking and in all your knowledge--

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that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge,

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He has enriched your church with the gifts of eloquence and every kind of knowledge.

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The evidence of Christ has been clearly verified in your lives.

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because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.

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even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you,

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This shows that what I told you about Christ is true.

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Just think--you don't need a thing, you've got it all! All God's gifts are right in front of you as you wait expectantly for our Master Jesus to arrive on the scene for the Finale.

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Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.

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so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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And not only that, but God himself is right alongside to keep you steady and on track until things are all wrapped up by Jesus.

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He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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He will keep you strong right up to the end, and he will keep you free from all blame on the great day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.

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God, who got you started in this spiritual adventure, shares with us the life of his Son and our Master Jesus. He will never give up on you. Never forget that.

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God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

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God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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God will surely do this for you, for he always does just what he says, and he is the one who invited you into this wonderful friendship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

1Cor.1.10

I have a serious concern to bring up with you, my friends, using the authority of Jesus, our Master. I'll put it as urgently as I can: You must get along with each other. You must learn to be considerate of one another, cultivating a life in common.

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I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.

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Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

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Now, dear brothers and sisters, I appeal to you by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ to stop arguing among yourselves. Let there be real harmony so there won't be divisions in the church. I plead with you to be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.

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I bring this up because some from Chloe's family brought a most disturbing report to my attention--that you're fighting among yourselves!

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My brothers, some from Chloe's household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.

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For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.

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For some members of Chloe's household have told me about your arguments, dear brothers and sisters.

1Cor.1.12

I'll tell you exactly what I was told: You're all picking sides, going around saying, "I'm on Paul's side," or "I'm for Apollos," or "Peter is my man," or "I'm in the Messiah group."

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What I mean is this: One of you says, "I follow Paul"; another, "I follow Apollos"; another, "I follow Cephas "; still another, "I follow Christ."

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Now I say this, that each of you says, "I am of Paul," or "I am of Apollos," or "I am of Cephas," or "I am of Christ."

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Some of you are saying, "I am a follower of Paul." Others are saying, "I follow Apollos," or "I follow Peter, "or "I follow only Christ."

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I ask you, "Has the Messiah been chopped up in little pieces so we can each have a relic all our own? Was Paul crucified for you? Was a single one of you baptized in Paul's name?"

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Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?

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Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

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Can Christ be divided into pieces? Was I, Paul, crucified for you? Were any of you baptized in the name of Paul?

1Cor.1.14

I was not involved with any of your baptisms--except for Crispus and Gaius--and on getting this report, I'm sure glad I wasn't.

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I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,

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I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

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I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,

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At least no one can go around saying he was baptized in my name.

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so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.

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lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name.

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for now no one can say they were baptized in my name.

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(Come to think of it, I also baptized Stephanas's family, but as far as I can recall, that's it.)

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(Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don't remember if I baptized anyone else.)

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Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Besides, I do not know whether I baptized any other.

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(Oh yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas. I don't remember baptizing anyone else.)

1Cor.1.17

God didn't send me out to collect a following for myself, but to preach the Message of what he has done, collecting a following for him. And he didn't send me to do it with a lot of fancy rhetoric of my own, lest the powerful action at the center--Christ on the Cross--be trivialized into mere words.

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For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel--not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

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For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

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For Christ didn't send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News--and not with clever speeches and high-sounding ideas, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power.