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For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge—
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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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Brothers and sisters, 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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so that no one may boast before him.
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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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For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
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However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him—
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The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,
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for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
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So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
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Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise.
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My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me.
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For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
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Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!
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Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
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But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.
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To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
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And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
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What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights as a preacher of the gospel.
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No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
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So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!
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Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
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Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the pipe or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes?
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If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God.
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The Resurrection of Christ
Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.
