I.
Introduction — the initial gifts and the participation in Christ
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Paul, a
1acalled apostle of Christ Jesus through the
2bwill of God, and
3Sosthenes the brother,
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To the
1achurch of God which is
2in bCorinth,
3to those who have been
4csanctified 5in Christ Jesus, the
6dcalled saints,
7with all those who
8ecall upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place,
who is 9ftheirs and ours:
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aGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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I athank my God always concerning you
1based upon the
bgrace of God which was given to you in Christ Jesus,
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That in everything you were
aenriched in Him, in all
1utterance and all
bknowledge,
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Even as the
1atestimony of Christ was confirmed
2in you,
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So that you do not lack in any
1agift, eagerly awaiting the
2brevelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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1Who will also
2aconfirm you until the end
bunreprovable in the
3cday of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1God is
afaithful, through whom you were
bcalled 2into the
cfellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
II.
Dealing with divisions
1:10—4:21
A.
Christ and His cross, the unique solution to all problems in the church
1:10-31
1.
Christ not divided
vv. 10-17
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Now I beseech you, brothers, through the
1aname of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all
2bspeak the same thing and
that there be no
3cdivisions among you, but
that you be
4attuned in the
dsame mind and in the same
5eopinion.
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For it has been made clear to me concerning you, my brothers, by those of
the household of 1Chloe, that there are
astrifes among you.
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Now I mean this, that each of you says,
1aI am of
bPaul, and I of
cApollos, and I of
dCephas, and I of
2Christ.
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Is 1Christ adivided? Was Paul
2crucified for you? Or were you
bbaptized into the name of Paul?
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I thank God that I baptized none of you except
aCrispus and
bGaius,
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That no one may say that you were baptized into my name.
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And I did baptize the household of
aStephanas also; beyond that I do not know if I baptized any other.
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For Christ did not
1send me to baptize but to announce the gospel, not in
2awisdom of speech that the
3bcross of Christ may not be made void.
2.
Christ crucified, God's power and God's wisdom
vv. 18-25
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For the
1aword of the cross is to those who are
bperishing cfoolishness, but to us who are being
dsaved it is the
epower of God.
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For it is written,
a"I will destroy the wisdom of the
1bwise, and the understanding of those who understand I will set aside.''
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Where is the
awise? Where is the
1bscribe? Where is the disputer of
cthis age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world
dfoolish?
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For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know God, God
1was well pleased through the
afoolishness of the
2preaching to
bsave those who believe.
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For indeed Jews require
1asigns and Greeks seek wisdom,
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But we
apreach 1Christ bcrucified, to Jews a
cstumbling block, and to Gentiles
dfoolishness,
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But to
1those who are
acalled, both
bJews and Greeks, Christ the
2cpower of God and the
dwisdom of God.
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Because the
afoolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
3.
Christ, our wisdom: righteousness, sanctification, and redemption
vv. 26-31
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For consider your calling, brothers, that there are not many
awise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many
1wellborn.
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But God has
1achosen the foolish things of the
bworld that He might shame those
who are wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the
bworld that He might shame the things that are strong,
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And the
1lowborn things of the world and the
2despised things God has chosen, things which
3aare not, that He might
bbring to nought the
4things which are,
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1So that no flesh may
aboast before God.
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But 1aof Him you are
bin Christ Jesus, who became
cwisdom to us from God: both
2drighteousness and
esanctification and
fredemption,
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That as it is written,
a"He who boasts, let him
bboast in the Lord.''
