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1 Corinthians 1:10-31 (NIRV)

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¹⁰ Brothers and sisters, I ask all of you to agree with one another. I make my appeal in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Then you won't take sides. You will be in complete agreement in all that you think. ¹¹ My brothers and sisters, some people who live in Chloe's house have told me you are arguing with each other. ¹² Here is what I mean. One of you says, "I follow Paul." Another says, "I follow Apollos." Another says, "I follow Peter." And still another says, "I follow Christ." ¹³ Does Christ take sides? Did Paul die on the cross for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul? ¹⁴ I'm thankful that I didn't baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius. ¹⁵ No one can say that you were baptized in my name. ¹⁶ It's true that I also baptized those who live in the house of Stephanas. Besides that, I don't remember if I baptized anyone else. ¹⁷ Christ did not send me to baptize. He sent me to preach the good news. He commanded me not to use the kind of wisdom that people commonly use. That would take all the power away from the cross of Christ. ¹⁸ The message of the cross seems foolish to those who are lost and dying. But it is God's power to us who are being saved. ^{19 20} Where is the wise person? Where is the educated person? Where are the great thinkers of this world? Hasn't God made the wisdom of the world foolish? ²¹ God wisely planned that the world would not know him through its own wisdom. It pleased God to use the foolish things we preach to save those who believe. ²² Jews require miraculous signs. Greeks look for wisdom. ²³ But we preach about Christ and his death on the cross. That is very hard for Jews to accept. And everyone else thinks it's foolish. ²⁴ But there are those God has chosen, both Jews and others. To them Christ is God's power and God's wisdom. ²⁵ The foolish things of God are wiser than human wisdom. The weakness of God is stronger than human strength. ²⁶ Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when God chose you. Not many of you were considered wise by human standards. Not many of you were powerful. Not many of you belonged to important families. ²⁷ But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. He chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. ²⁸ God chose the things of this world that are common and looked down on. He chose what is not considered to be important to do away with what is considered to be important. ²⁹ So no one can brag to God. ³⁰ Because of what God has done, you belong to Christ Jesus. He has become God's wisdom for us. He makes us right with God. He makes us holy and sets us free. ³¹


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 10) Unity - Be perfectly united in mind and thought
(v. 10) Church - Denomination - may there be no divisions
(v. 10) Unity - Agree with one another - Allow no divisions
(v. 11) Church - Denomination - may there be no divisions
(v. 12) Church - Denomination - may there be no divisions
(v. 13) Church - Denomination - may there be no divisions
(v. 21) Wisdom / Understanding / Stupidity - World through its wisdom did not know God

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 10) Purpose Driven Life - Protecting Your Church (2008-06-14)
(v. 18) Worlds Wisdom vs Gods Wisdom (part I) (2010-12-19)
(v. 18) Power of the Cross (2010-11-15)
(v. 19) Worlds Wisdom vs Gods Wisdom (part I) (2010-12-19)
(v. 19) Power of the Cross (2010-11-15)
(v. 20) Worlds Wisdom vs Gods Wisdom (part I) (2010-12-19)
(v. 20) Power of the Cross (2010-11-15)
(v. 20) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 1) (2010-04-20)
(v. 21) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 1) (2010-04-20)
(v. 21) Power of the Cross (2010-11-15)
(v. 22) Power of the Cross (2010-11-15)
(v. 22) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 1) (2010-04-20)
(v. 23) Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone (part 1) (2010-04-20)
(v. 23) Power of the Cross (2010-11-15)
(v. 24) Power of the Cross (2010-11-15)
(v. 25) Power of the Cross (2010-11-15)
(v. 26) Power of the Cross (2010-11-15)
(v. 27) Power of the Cross (2010-11-15)
(v. 27) One Another - One Another In Groups (part 2) (2010-02-28)
(v. 27) Purpose Driven Life - Gods Power in My Weakness (part 1) (2008-07-05)
(v. 28) Power of the Cross (2010-11-15)
(v. 29) Power of the Cross (2010-11-15)
(v. 30) Power of the Cross (2010-11-15)
(v. 30) Man of Prayer - YHWH-tsidkenu (2008-10-06)
(v. 31) Power of the Cross (2010-11-15)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 18) Sermon: In the right postion (2002-03-20)
(v. 19) Sermon: In the right postion (2002-03-20)
(v. 20) Sermon: In the right postion (2002-03-20)

Definition(s):
Crispus (Kriss-pus): curled
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
So (Soh):