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but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the ages to our glory;

but just as it is written: "THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND WHICH HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HUMAN HEART, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM."

For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.

For who among people knows the thoughts of a person except the spirit of the person that is in him? So also the thoughts of God no one knows, except the Spirit of God.

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God.

But a natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.

So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth.

According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each person must be careful how he builds on it.

Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy that person; for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the sight of God. For it is written: "He is THE ONE WHO CATCHES THE WISE BY THEIR CRAFTINESS";

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

This is the way any person is to regard us: as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of human hearts; and then praise will come to each person from God.

For I think, God has exhibited us, the apostles, last of all as men condemned to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to mankind.

For the kingdom of God is not in words, but in power.

But those who are outside, God judges. REMOVE THE EVIL PERSON FROM AMONG YOURSELVES.

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,

nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor those habitually drunk, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.