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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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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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Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
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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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Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
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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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I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
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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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That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
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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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Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
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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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So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
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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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Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day 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 is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
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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.
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Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
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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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For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
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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.
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Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
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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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Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
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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?
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I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
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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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Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
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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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And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
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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.)
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For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
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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.
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For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
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The Message that points to Christ on the Cross seems like sheer silliness to those hellbent on destruction, but for those on the way of salvation it makes perfect sense. This is the way God works, and most powerfully as it turns out.
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For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
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For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
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I know very well how foolish the message of the cross sounds to those who are on the road to destruction. But we who are being saved recognize this message as the very power of God.
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For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
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It's written, I'll turn conventional wisdom on its head, I'll expose so-called experts as crackpots.
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For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate."
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For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."
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As the Scriptures say, "I will destroy human wisdom and discard their most brilliant ideas."
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Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
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So where can you find someone truly wise, truly educated, truly intelligent in this day and age? Hasn't God exposed it all as pretentious nonsense?
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Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
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Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
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So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world's brilliant debaters? God has made them all look foolish and has shown their wisdom to be useless nonsense.
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For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
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Since the world in all its fancy wisdom never had a clue when it came to knowing God, God in his wisdom took delight in using what the world considered dumb--preaching, of all things!-to bring those who trust him into the way of salvation.
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For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
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For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
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Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never find him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save all who believe.
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For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
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While Jews clamor for miraculous demonstrations and Greeks go in for philosophical wisdom,
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Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom,
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For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom;
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God's way seems foolish to the Jews because they want a sign from heaven to prove it is true. And it is foolish to the Greeks because they believe only what agrees with their own wisdom.
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But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
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we go right on proclaiming Christ, the Crucified. Jews treat this like an anti-miracle--and Greeks pass it off as absurd.
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but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
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but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness,
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So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended, and the Gentiles say it's all nonsense.
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But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
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But to us who are personally called by God himself--both Jews and Greeks--Christ is God's ultimate miracle and wisdom all wrapped up in one.
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but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
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but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
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But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the mighty power of God and the wonderful wisdom of God.
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Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
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Human wisdom is so tinny, so impotent, next to the seeming absurdity of God. Human strength can't begin to compete with God's "weakness."
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For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength.
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Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
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This "foolish" plan of God is far wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God's weakness is far stronger than the greatest of human strength.
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For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
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Take a good look, friends, at who you were when you got called into this life. I don't see many of "the brightest and the best" among you, not many influential, not many from high-society families.
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Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.
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For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.
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Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world's eyes, or powerful, or wealthy when God called you.
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But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
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Isn't it obvious that God deliberately chose men and women that the culture overlooks and exploits and abuses,
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But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
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But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;
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Instead, God deliberately chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose those who are powerless to shame those who are powerful.
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And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
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chose these "nobodies" to expose the hollow pretensions of the "somebodies"?
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He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things--and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are,
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and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,
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God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important,
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That no flesh should glory in his presence.
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That makes it quite clear that none of you can get by with blowing your own horn before God.
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so that no one may boast before him.
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that no flesh should glory in His presence.
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so that no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
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But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
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Everything that we have--right thinking and right living, a clean slate and a fresh start--comes from God by way of Jesus Christ.
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It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
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But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God--and righteousness and sanctification and redemption--
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God alone made it possible for you to be in Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made Christ to be wisdom itself. He is the one who made us acceptable to God. He made us pure and holy, and he gave himself to purchase our freedom.
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That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
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That's why we have the saying, "If you're going to blow a horn, blow a trumpet for God."
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Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."
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that, as it is written, "He who glories, let him glory in the LORD."
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As the Scriptures say, "The person who wishes to boast should boast only of what the Lord has done."
