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| | |Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, | | |Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, |
| − | | | + | |From: Paul, who was called by God's will to be one of Jesus Christ's apostles, and our brother Sosthenes |
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| | |Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: | | |Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: |
| − | | | + | |To: The church of God at Corinth, those sanctified in Jesus Christ, called to be church members, along with everyone everywhere who, with them and us, pray to our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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| | |Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. | | |Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| − | | | + | |Grace and peace to you, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. |
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| | |I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; | | |I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; |
| − | | | + | |I always thank God for the grace of God which is given to you by Jesus Christ, |
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| | |That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; | | |That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; |
| − | | | + | |And I also thank God that he gives you so much help in your words and knowledge. |
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| | |Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: | | |Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: |
| − | | | + | |Even as you have had confirmation of the testimony of Christ, |
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| | |So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: | | |So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: |
| − | | | + | |You are not lacking any gifts as you wait for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
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| | |Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. | | |Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| − | | | + | |Who will continue to give you confirmation until the end, so that you will be free of blame when He does come. |
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| | |God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. | | |God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. |
| − | | | + | |God keeps his word, and it is by Him that you were called into the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| | |Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. | | |Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. |
| − | | | + | |Now I beg beseech you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you speak with one voice, that you let there be no divisions among you, that you be perfectly joined together with unanimous judgment. |
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| | |For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. | | |For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. |
| − | | | + | |Those of Chloe's family have told me that you, my brothers, have some contentiousness among you. |
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| | |Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. | | |Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. |
| − | | | + | |I'm saying that you all are saying, "I'm a follower of Paul" or "I'm a follower of Apollos" or "I'm a follower of Peter" or "I'm a follower of Christ." |
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| | |Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? | | |Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? |
| − | | | + | |Is Christ divided? Was I crucified for you, or were you baptized in my name? |
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| | |I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; | | |I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; |
| − | | | + | |Thank God I didn't baptize any of you but Crispus and Gaius, |
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| | |Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. | | |Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. |
| − | | | + | |Or else some would be saying that I had been baptizing in my own name! |
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| | |And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other. | | |And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other. |
| − | | | + | |Oh, I also baptized Stephanas's family; other than that, I don't know if I baptized anyone else. |
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| | |For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. | | |For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. |
| − | | | + | |In any case, Christ didn't send me to baptize. He sent me to preach the gospel, but not with the kind of substanceless words that would make Christ's sacrifice ineffectual. |
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| | |For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. | | |For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. |
| − | | | + | |To those who are going to Hell, preaching about Jesus is nonsense, but to those of us who are going to Heaven, that preaching is the power of God. |
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