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1 Corinthians 1:16-18
GOD’S WORD Translation
1 Corinthians 1:16-18
GOD’S WORD Translation
16 I also baptized Stephanas and his family. Beyond that, I’m not sure whether I baptized anyone else. 17 Christ didn’t send me to baptize. Instead, he sent me to spread the Good News. I didn’t use intellectual arguments. That would have made the cross of Christ lose its meaning.
18 The message about the cross is nonsense to those who are being destroyed, but it is God’s power to us who are being saved.
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1 Corinthians 1:16-18
New International Version
1 Corinthians 1:16-18
New International Version
16 (Yes, I also baptized the household(A) of Stephanas;(B) beyond that, I don’t remember if I baptized anyone else.) 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize,(C) but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom(D) and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness(E) to those who are perishing,(F) but to us who are being saved(G) it is the power of God.(H)
1 Corinthians 1:16-18
King James Version
1 Corinthians 1:16-18
King James Version
16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
17 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.
18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
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1 Corinthians 1:16-18
New King James Version
1 Corinthians 1:16-18
New King James Version
16 Yes, I also baptized the household of (A)Stephanas. Besides, I do not know whether I baptized any other. 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, (B)not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.
Christ the Power and Wisdom of God(C)
18 For the [a]message of the cross is (D)foolishness to (E)those who are perishing, but to us (F)who are being saved it is the (G)power of God.
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