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But for those who are called, both Jews and Syrians, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

But God has chosen the foolish ones of the world to put the wise to shame; and God has chosen the weak ones of the world to embarrass the mighty;

But you also belong to God through Jesus Christ who, from God, is wisdom and righteousness and sanctification, and salvation to all of us.

And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

But we discuss the wisdom of God shown in a mysterious way, and it is hidden, but which God ordained before the world for our glory:

But as it is written, The eye has not seen, and the ear has not heard, and the heart of man has not conceived the things which God has prepared for those who love him.

But God has revealed them to us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.

Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the spirit that is from God, that we may understand the gifts that are given to us by God.

For the things which we discuss are not dependent on the knowledge of words and man''s wisdom, but on the teaching of the Spirit; thus explaining spiritual things to the spiritually minded.

But the spiritual man discerns every thing, and yet no man can discern him.

For who knows the mind of the LORD, that he may teach it? But we have the perception of Christ.

SO I, my brethren, could not converse with you as with spiritual men, but as with worldly men and even as with little children in Christ.

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you were converted; each one is gifted according as the LORD gave to him.

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

So then neither he who plants, nor he who waters deserves the credit; but God who gives the increase.

According to the grace of God which is given to me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds upon it. But let every man be careful how he builds thereon.

And the one whose work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be rescued, even as one who has been saved from the fire.

But as for me, it is of little importance that I am judged by you or by any one else: because I do not judge myself.

We are fools for Christ''s sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are praised, but we are despised.