July 31, 2017
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2 Corinthians 2(ESV)
For I made up my mindnot to make another painful visit to you.2Forif I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained?3And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice,for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all.4ForI wrote to you out ...
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July 28, 2017
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2 Corinthians 1(ESV)
Greeting
Paul,an apostle of Christ Jesusby the will of God, andTimothy our brother,
To the church of God that is at Corinth,with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
God of All Comfort
3Blessed be theGod and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies an...
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July 27, 2017
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1 Corinthians 16(ESV)
The Collection for the Saints
Now concerning[a]the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do.2Onthe first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up,as he may prosper,so that there will be no collecting when I come.3And when I arrive, I will sendthose whom you accredit by ...
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July 26, 2017
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1 Corinthians 15(ESV)
The Resurrection of Christ
Now I would remind you, brothers,[a]of the gospelI preached to you, which you received,in which you stand,2and by whichyou are being saved, if youhold fast to the word I preached to youunless you believed in vain.
3ForI delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ diedfor our sinsin accordan...
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July 25, 2017
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1 Corinthians 14(ESV)
Prophecy and Tongues
Pursue love, andearnestly desire thespiritual gifts, especially that you mayprophesy.2Forone who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit.3On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation.4...
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July 24, 2017
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1 Corinthians 13(ESV)
The Way of Love
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.2And if I haveprophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith,so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.3If I give away all I have, andif I deliver up my body to be bur...
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July 21, 2017
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1 Corinthians 12(ESV)
Spiritual Gifts
Nowconcerning[a]spiritual gifts,[b]brothers,[c]I do not want you to be uninformed.2You know thatwhen you were pagansyou were led astray tomute idols, however you were led.3Therefore I want you to understand thatno one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus isaccursed!" andno one can say "Jesus is Lord" except in the Holy Sp...
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July 20, 2017
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1 Corinthians 11(ESV)
Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
Head Coverings
2Now I commend youbecause you remember me in everything andmaintain the traditionseven as I delivered them to you.3But I want you to understand thatthe head of every man is Christ,the head of a wife[a]is her husband,[b]andthe head of Christ is God.4Every man who prays or prophesies with his ...
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July 19, 2017
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1 Corinthians 10(ESV)
Warning Against Idolatry
For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[a]that our fathers were all underthe cloud, and allpassed through the sea,2and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,3andall ate the samespiritual food,4andall drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the...
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July 18, 2017
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1 Corinthians 9(ESV)
Paul Surrenders His Rights
Am I not free?Am I not an apostle?Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?Are not you my workmanship in the Lord?2If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you, for you arethe seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
3This is my defense to those who would examine me.4Do we not have the right to eat and drink?5Do we not have t...
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July 17, 2017
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1 Corinthians 8(ESV)
Food Offered to Idols
Now concerning[a]food offered to idols: we know that"all of us possess knowledge." This "knowledge"puffs up,but love builds up.2If anyone imagines that he knows something,he does not yet know as he ought to know.3But if anyone loves God,he is known by God.[b]
4Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that...
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July 14, 2017
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1 Corinthians 7(ESV)
Principles for Marriage
Now concerning the matters about which you wrote:"It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman."2But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.3The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband...
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July 13, 2017
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1 Corinthians 6(ESV)
Lawsuits Against Believers
When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteousinstead of the saints?2Or do you not know thatthe saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?3Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, m...
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July 12, 2017
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1 Corinthians 5(ESV)
Sexual Immorality Defiles the Church
It is actually reported that there issexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans,for a man has his father's wife.2Andyou are arrogant! Ought younot rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.
3For thoughabsent in body, I am present in spirit; and ...
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July 11, 2017
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1 Corinthians 4(ESV)
The Ministry of Apostles
This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ andstewards of the mysteries of God.2Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.4For I am not aware of anything against...
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July 10, 2017
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1 Corinthians 3(ESV)
Divisions in the Church
But I, brothers,[a]could not address you asspiritual people, but aspeople of the flesh, asinfants in Christ.2I fed you with milk, not solid food, foryou were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready,3for you are still of the flesh. For while there isjealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and beha...
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July 7, 2017
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1 Corinthians 2(ESV)
Proclaiming Christ Crucified
And I, when I came to you, brothers,a]"[a]did not come proclaiming to youthe testimonyb]"[b]of God with lofty speech or wisdom.2For I decided to know nothing among you exceptJesus Christ and him crucified.3AndI was with youin weakness and in fear and much trembling,4and my speech and my message were not in plausible wor...
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July 6, 2017
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1 Corinthians 1(ESV)
Greeting
Paul,calledby the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,
2To the church of God that is in Corinth, to thosesanctified in Christ Jesus,called to be saints together with all those who in every placecall upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
3Grace to you and peace from God our F...
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July 5, 2017
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Romans 16(ESV)
Personal Greetings
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servanta]"[a]of the church atCenchreae,2that youmay welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.
3GreetPrisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,4who risked their necks for...
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July 4, 2017
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Romans 15(ESV)
The Example of Christ
We who are stronghave an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.2Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.3ForChrist did not please himself, but as it is written,"The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."4Forwhatever was written in former days was written f...
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July 3, 2017
Romans 14(ESV)
Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another
As forthe one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.2One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables.3Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, andlet not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.4Who ar...
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