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Paul,called to be an apostle of JesusChristthrough the will of God,andSosthenes our brother,
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Unto the church of GodwhichisatCorinth, to them that are sanctifiedinChristJesus,called to be saints,withall that ineveryplace call upon the name of JesusChristourLord,boththeirsandours:
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Grace be unto you,andpeace,fromGodourFather,and from the LordJesusChrist.
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I thankmyGodalwaysonyourbehalf,for the grace of Godwhich is givenyoubyJesusChrist;
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Thatin every thing ye are enrichedbyhim,inallutterance,and in allknowledge;
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Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmedinyou:
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So thatye come behindinno*gift; waiting for the coming[a] of ourLordJesusChrist:
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Whoshallalsoconfirmyouunto the end, that ye may be blamelessin the day of ourLordJesusChrist.
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God is faithful,bywhom ye were calledunto the fellowship of hisSonJesusChristourLord.
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Now I beseechyou,brethren,by the name of ourLordJesusChrist,thatyeallspeak the same thing,and that there benodivisions[b]amongyou;but that ye be perfectly joined togetherin the samemindandin the samejudgment.
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For it hath been declared unto meofyou,mybrethren,by them which are of the house of Chloe,that there arecontentionsamongyou.
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Nowthis I say, that every one of yousaith, I*am of Paul;andI of Apollos;andI of Cephas;andI of Christ.
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IsChristdivided*? wasPaulcrucifiedforyou?or were ye baptizedin the name of Paul?
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I thankGodthat I baptizednone of you,butCrispusandGaius;
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Lestany should saythat I had baptizedin mine ownname.
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And I baptizedalso the household of Stephanas:besides, I knownot whether I baptizedanyother.
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ForChristsentmenot to baptize, but to preach the gospel: notwithwisdom of words,[c]lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
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For the preaching of the crossis to them that perishfoolishness;but unto us which are saved it is the 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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Where is the wise?where is the scribe?where is the disputer of thisworld?hathnotGod made foolish the wisdom of thisworld?
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Forafter that in the wisdom of God the worldbywisdomknewnotGod, it pleasedGodby the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
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FortheJewsrequire a sign,and the Greeksseek after wisdom:
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ButwepreachChristcrucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock*, and unto the Greeksfoolishness;
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But unto themwhich are called,bothJewsandGreeks,Christ the power of God,and the wisdom of God.
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Because the foolishness of Godis wiser thanmen;and the weakness of Godis stronger thanmen.
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For ye seeyourcalling,brethren, how thatnotmany wise menafter the flesh,notmanymighty,notmanynoble, are called:
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ButGod hath chosen the foolish things of the worldtoconfound the wise;andGod hath chosen the weak things of the worldtoconfound the things which are mighty;
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And base things of the world,and things which are despised, hathGodchosen, yea, and things whicharenot,to bring to nought things that are: