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1 Corinthians 6:6-11 (WEL) Instead, a brother goes to law with a brother, and that is in front of the unbelievers. 7 Now, isn’t there already a failure among you because you have lawsuits against one another? Why don’t you take the wrong instead? Why don’t you put up with being cheated? 8 But,…
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1 Corinthians 6:1-5 (WEL) When any of you, having something against another, are so bold as to go to court in front of the unrighteous and not before the saints? 2 Don’t you know that the saints will judge the world? If the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge…
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1 Corinthians 5:9-13 (WEL) I wrote to you in a letter not to associate with fornicators—10 Yet not in every way with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, extortioners, or idolaters, for then you would need to go out of the world. 11 But now I have written to you not…
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1 Corinthians 5:6-13 (WEL) Your rejoicing [in this] is not right. Don’t you know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough? 7 Therefore, cleanse out this old leaven so you may be a fresh lump of dough, since you are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for…
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Chapter Summary from Matthew Henry: In this chapter the apostle, 1. Blames them for their indulgence in the case of the incestuous person, and orders him to be excommunicated, and delivered to Satan (1Co 5:1-6). 2 He exhorts them to Christian purity, by purging out the old leaven (1Co 5:7, 1Co 5:8). And, 3.…
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1 Corinthians 4:18-21 (WEL) Now some are swelled up with pride as if I wouldn’t come to you. 19 But I will come to you shortly—if the Lord will—and will check out, not the speech of these puffed-up people but the power. 20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in…
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1 Corinthians 4:14-17 (WEL) I don’t write these things to shame you, but I warn you as my beloved sons. 15 For even though you have ten thousand teachers in Christ, yet you don’t have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I have begotten you through the Good News. 16 Therefore, I beg you,…
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Genesis 3:16 (EHV) To the woman he said: I will greatly increase your pain in childbearing. With painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, but he will rule over you. The Hebrew word for “desire” is (H8669) תְּשׁוּקָה tešûqāh, which means a passionate, strong desire or…
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1 Corinthians 4:10-13 (WEL) We are fools for the cause of Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honorable, but we are despised. 11 Even at this present hour we both hunger and thirst, are dressed in rags, maltreated, and have no certain place to…
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1 Corinthians 4:6-9 (WEL) These things, brethren, I have by way of illustration applied to Apollos and myself for your sakes, that you might learn from us not to have opinions beyond what is written, so that not one of you be puffed up one against another. 7 What makes you so distinguished, and…