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Now may God, the source of hope, fill you with all joy and peace as you believe, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.Romans 12:12; 14:17;">[xr]

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable because it has been sanctified by the Holy Spirit.Isaiah 66:20; Romans 11:13; Galatians 2:7-9; Philippians 2:17; 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11;">[xr]

This is why I have so often been hindered in coming to you.Romans 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 2:17-18;">[xr]

So when I have completed this task and have put my seal on this contribution of theirs, I will visit you on my way to Spain.Philippians 4:17;">[xr]

who risked their necks for my life. I am thankful to them, and so are all the churches among the Gentiles.

He will keep you strong until the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.Colossians 1:22; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 5:23;">[xr]

Brothers, I urge all of you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to be in agreementto say the same thing">[fn] and not to have divisions among you, so that you may be perfectly united in your understanding and opinions.Romans 12:16; 15:5; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Philippians 2:2; 3:16; 1 Peter 3:8;">[xr]

so that no human beingno flesh">[fn] may boast in God's presence.Romans 3:27; Ephesians 2:9;">[xr]

so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on God's power.2 Corinthians 4:7; 6:7;">[xr]

Now, we have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we can understand the things that were freely given to us by God.Romans 8:15;">[xr]

ForJob 1:15:8; Isaiah 40:13; Jeremiah 23:18; John 15:15; Romans 11:34;">[xr] "Who has known the mind of the Lord so that he can advise him?"Isaiah 40:13">[fn] However, we have the mind of Christ.

So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is significant, but God, who keeps everything growing, is the one who matters.2 Corinthians 12:11; Galatians 6:3;">[xr]

So let no one boast about men. For everything belongs to you,1 Corinthians 1:12; 4:4-6; 2 Corinthians 4:5,15;">[xr]

Brothers, I have applied all this to Apollos and myself for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will stop boasting about one person at the expense of another.Romans 12:3; 1 Corinthians 1:12;">[xr]

You already have all you want! You have already become rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you really were kings so that we could be kings with you!Revelation 3:17;">[xr]

So I urge you to become imitators of me.1 Corinthians 11:1; Philippians 3:17; 1 Thessalonians 1:6; 2 Thessalonians 3:9;">[xr]

hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of his flesh,sinful nature">[fn] so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.Lord Jesus; still other mss. read our Lord Jesus Christ">[fn]Job 1:2:6; Psalm 109:6; Acts 26:18; 1 Timothy 1:20;">[xr]

Get rid of the old yeast so that you may be a new batch of dough, since you are to be free from yeast. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.Isaiah 53:7; John 1:29; 19:14; 1 Corinthians 15:3; 1 Peter 1:19; Revelation 5:6,12;">[xr]

So let us keep celebrating the festival, not with the old yeast or with the yeast of vice and wickedness, but with the bread of purity and truth that has no yeast.Exodus 12:15; 13:6; Deuteronomy 16:3; Matthew 16:6,12; Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1;">[xr]

But now I am writing to you to stop associating with any so-called brother if he is sexually immoral, greedy, an idolater, a slanderer, a drunk, or a robber. With such a person you must even stop eating.Matthew 18:17; Romans 16:17; Galatians 2:12; 2 Thessalonians 3:6,14; 2 John 1:1:10;">[xr]