1Corinthians:1-2

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* Paul , called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God , and Sosthenes our brother , * 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 : * Grace be unto you , and peace , from God our Father , and from the Lord Jesus Christ . * I thank my God always on your behalf , for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ ; * That in every thing ye are enriched by him , in all utterance , and in all knowledge ; * Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you : * So that ye come behind in no gift ; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ : * Who shall also confirm you unto the end , that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ . * God is faithful , by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord . * 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 . * 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 . * 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 . * Is Christ divided ? was Paul crucified for you ? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul ? * I thank God that I baptized none of you , but Crispus and Gaius ; * Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name . * And I baptized also the household of Stephanas : besides , I know not whether I baptized any other . * 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 . * For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness ; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God . * For it is written , I will destroy the wisdom of the wise , and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent . * 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 ? * 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 . * For the Jews require a sign , and the Greeks seek after wisdom : * But we preach Christ crucified , unto the Jews a stumblingblock , and unto the Greeks foolishness ; * But unto them which are called , both Jews and Greeks , Christ the power of God , and the wisdom of God . * Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men ; and the weakness of God is stronger than men . * For ye see your calling , brethren , how that not many wise men after the flesh , not many mighty , not many noble , are called : * 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 ; * 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 : * That no flesh should glory in his presence . * But of him are ye in Christ Jesus , who of God is made unto us wisdom , and righteousness , and sanctification , and redemption : * That , according as it is written , He that glorieth , let him glory in the Lord . * And I , brethren , when I came to you , came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom , declaring unto you the testimony of God . * For I determined not to know any thing among you , save Jesus Christ , and him crucified . * And I was with you in weakness , and in fear , and in much trembling . * And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man 's wisdom , but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power : * That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men , but in the power of God . * Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect : yet not the wisdom of this world , nor of the princes of this world , that come to nought : * But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery , even the hidden wisdom , which God ordained before the world unto our glory : * Which none of the princes of this world knew : for had they known it , they would not have crucified the Lord of glory . * But as it is written , Eye hath not seen , nor ear heard , neither have entered into the heart of man , the things which God hath prepared for them that love him . * But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit : for the Spirit searcheth all things , yea , the deep things of God . * For what man knoweth the things of a man , save the spirit of man which is in him ? even so the things of God knoweth no man , but the Spirit of God . * Now we have received , not the spirit of the world , but the spirit which is of God ; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God . * Which things also we speak , not in the words which man 's wisdom teacheth , but which the Holy Ghost teacheth ; comparing spiritual things with spiritual . * But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God : for they are foolishness unto him : neither can he know them , because they are spiritually discerned . * But he that is spiritual judgeth all things , yet he himself is judged of no man . * For who hath known the mind of the Lord , that he may instruct him ? But we have the mind of Christ . * And I , brethren , could not speak unto you as unto spiritual , but as unto carnal , even as unto babes in Christ .

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