G1161–δέ–de

but to those who have received the Call, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

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But you--and it is all God's doing--are in Christ Jesus: He has become for us a wisdom which is from God, consisting of righteousness and sanctification and deliverance;

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Yet when we are among mature believers we do speak words of wisdom; a wisdom not belonging, however, to the present age nor to the leaders of the present age who are soon to pass away.

δὲ de “however”δὲ de “however”

For us, however, God has drawn aside the veil through the teaching of the Spirit; for the Spirit searches everything, including the depths of the divine nature.

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But we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes forth from God, that we may know the blessings that have been so freely given to us by God.

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The unspiritual man rejects the things of the Spirit of God, and cannot attain to the knowledge of them, because they are spiritually judged.

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But the spiritual man judges of everything, although he is himself judged by no one.

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For who has penetrated the mind of the Lord, and will instruct Him? But *we* have the mind of Christ.

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For when some one says, "I belong to Paul," and another says, "I belong to Apollos," is not this the way men of the world speak?

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What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are just God's servants, through whose efforts, and as the Lord granted power to each, you accepted the faith.

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Now in aim and purpose the planter and the waterer are one; and yet each will receive his own special reward, answering to his own special work.

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In discharge of the task which God graciously entrusted to me, I--like a competent master-builder--have laid a foundation, and others are building upon it. But let every one be careful how and what he builds.

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And whether the building which any one is erecting on that foundation be of gold or silver or costly stones, of timber or hay or straw--

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If any one's work is burnt up, he will suffer the loss of it; yet he will himself be rescued, but only, as it were, by passing through the fire.

δὲ de “however”δὲ de “however”

and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

δὲ de “now”δὲ de “now”

I however am very little concerned at undergoing your scrutiny, or that of other men; in fact I do not even scrutinize myself.

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Though I am not conscious of having been in any way unfaithful, yet I do not for that reason stand acquitted; but He whose scrutiny I must undergo is the Lord.

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In writing this much, brethren, with special reference to Apollos and myself, I have done so for your sakes, in order to teach you by our example what those words mean, which say, "Nothing beyond what is written!" --so that you may cease to take sides

δέ, de “now,”

Why, who gives you your superiority, my brother? Or what have you that you did not receive? And if you really did receive it, why boast as if this were not so?

δὲ de “now”δὲ de “now”

We, for Christ's sake, are labeled as "foolish"; you, as Christians, are men of shrewd intelligence. We are mere weaklings: you are strong. You are in high repute: we are outcasts.

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But some of you have been puffed up through getting the idea that I am not coming to Corinth.

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But, if the Lord is willing, I shall come to you without delay; and then I shall know not the fine speeches of these conceited people, but their power.

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I for my part, present with you in spirit although absent in body, have already, as though I were present, judged him who has so acted.

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But what I meant was that you were not to associate with any one bearing the name of "brother," if he was addicted to fornication or avarice or idol-worship or abusive language or hard-drinking or greed of gain. With such a man you ought not even to eat.

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while you leave to God's judgement those who are outside? Remove the wicked man from among you.

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