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1 Corinthians · read by Bruce Rodgers
113 verses, in order. Only the verses Bruce read aloud are shown.
1 Corinthians 1
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To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:Read from KJV · Local Church: New Testament Pictures of a Local Assembly (Church)
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I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.Read from KJV · Faithfulness and Commitment
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because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.Read from NKJV · Faithfulness and Commitment
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He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · Faithfulness and Commitment
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God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.Read from ESV · Faithfulness and Commitment
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I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.Read from NKJV · Overcomnig conflict and Our Calling
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My brothers, some from Chloe's household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.Read from KJV · Overcomnig conflict and Our Calling
1 Corinthians 2
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so that your faith would not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.Read from KJV · Stewardship of truth
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Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.Read from KJV · Stewardship of truth
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No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.Read from KJV · Stewardship of truth
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None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.Read from KJV · Stewardship of truth
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Rather, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him."Read from KJV · Stewardship of truth
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We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.Read from KJV · Stewardship of truth
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And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.Read from KJV · Stewardship of truth
1 Corinthians 3
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What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.Read from KJV · Local Church: New Testament Pictures of a Local Assembly (Church)
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I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.Read from KJV · Local Church: New Testament Pictures of a Local Assembly (Church)
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He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.Read from KJV · Local Church: New Testament Pictures of a Local Assembly (Church)
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For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.Read from KJV · Local Church: New Testament Pictures of a Local Assembly (Church)
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For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · Stewardship and the Judgement Seat of Christ
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If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,Read from KJV · Stewardship and the Judgement Seat of Christ
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his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man's work.Read from KJV · Stewardship and the Judgement Seat of Christ
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If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.Read from KJV · Stewardship and the Judgement Seat of Christ
1 Corinthians 4
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So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.Read from KJV · Stewardship and the Judgement Seat of Christ
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Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.Read from KJV · Stewardship and the Judgement Seat of Christ
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I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.Read from KJV · Stewardship and the Judgement Seat of Christ
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Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.Read from KJV · Stewardship and the Judgement Seat of Christ
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Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.Read from KJV · Glory of God Part 3: Holiness
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For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?Read from KJV · Glory of God Part 3: Holiness
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I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.Read from KJV · 1Thessalonians: Biography of a Life: Timothy's Influence
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Therefore I urge you to imitate me.Read from KJV · 1Thessalonians: Biography of a Life: Timothy's Influence
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That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.Read from KJV · 1Thessalonians: Biography of a Life: Timothy's Influence
1 Corinthians 5
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And you are proud! Shouldn't you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?Read from NKJV · Local Church: Preeminence of His Name; The Pattern, Fellowship Together
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Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.Read from KJV · Local Church: Preeminence of His Name; The Pattern, Fellowship Together
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When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus,Read from KJV · Local Church: Preeminence of His Name; The Pattern, Fellowship Together
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hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.Read from KJV · Local Church: Preeminence of His Name; The Pattern, Fellowship Together
1 Corinthians 6
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Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!Read from KJV · Stewardship: Intro to foundational relationships
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Or don't you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh."Read from KJV · Stewardship: Intro to foundational relationships
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But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.Read from KJV · Stewardship: Intro to foundational relationships
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Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.Read from KJV · Stewardship: Intro to foundational relationships
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you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.Read from KJV · Stewardship: Intro to foundational relationships
1 Corinthians 7
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What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;Read from KJV · Faithfulness, priorities and the Great Commission
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those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;Read from KJV · Faithfulness, priorities and the Great Commission
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and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.Read from KJV · Faithfulness, priorities and the Great Commission
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I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.Read from KJV · Glory of God Part 4: Fruit-bearing
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But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,Read from KJV · Faithfulness, priorities and the Great Commission
1 Corinthians 8
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The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.Read from NKJV · Love Part 2
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yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.Read from KJV · The Conscience, Part 3
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By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.Read from NKJV · The Conscience, Part 3
1 Corinthians 9
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If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.Read from KJV · Stewardship goals
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Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.Read from KJV · Stewardship goals
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Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.Read from KJV · Stewardship goals
1 Corinthians 10
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So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.Read from KJV · Faithfulness and Commitment
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No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.Read from KJV · Faithfulness and Commitment
1 Corinthians 11
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You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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Doesn't nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.Read from KJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
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For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.Read from NKJV · Local Church: Symbols Used To Communicate Truth in the Gathering
1 Corinthians 12
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There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.Read from NKJV · Local Church: Spiritual Gifts Functioning
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The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.Read from NKJV · Local Church: New Testament Pictures of a Local Assembly (Church)
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so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.Read from KJV · Local Church: New Testament Pictures of a Local Assembly (Church)
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If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.Read from KJV · Local Church: New Testament Pictures of a Local Assembly (Church)
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And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.Read from KJV · Local Church: Spiritual Gifts Functioning
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Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?Read from NKJV · Local Church: Spiritual Gifts Functioning
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Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?Read from KJV · Local Church: Spiritual Gifts Functioning
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But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.Read from KJV · Love Part 2
1 Corinthians 13
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If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.Read from KJV · Love Part 2
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If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.Read from NKJV · Love Part 2
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If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.Read from NKJV · Love Part 2
1 Corinthians 14
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But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.Read from KJV · Teaching: The Purpose of the Message
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The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.Read from KJV · Teaching: The Purpose of the Message
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It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.Read from KJV · Teaching: The Purpose of the Message
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What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.Read from KJV · Local Church: Reception to the Fellowship; Priesthood of Believers
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It is written in the Law: "By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord."Read from KJV · Local Church: Reception to the Fellowship; Priesthood of Believers
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Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.Read from KJV · Local Church: Reception to the Fellowship; Priesthood of Believers
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So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?Read from KJV · Local Church: Reception to the Fellowship; Priesthood of Believers
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But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,Read from KJV · Local Church: Reception to the Fellowship; Priesthood of Believers
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and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, "God is truly among you!"Read from KJV · Local Church: Reception to the Fellowship; Priesthood of Believers
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Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.Read from KJV · Local Church: Spiritual Gifts Functioning
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For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.Read from KJV · Local Church: Spiritual Gifts Functioning
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The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.Read from NKJV · Local Church: Spiritual Gifts Functioning
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For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.Read from KJV · Local Church: Spiritual Gifts Functioning
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Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.Read from KJV · Local Church: Reception to the Fellowship; Priesthood of Believers
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Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached?Read from KJV · Local Church: Reception to the Fellowship; Priesthood of Believers
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If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord's command.Read from KJV · Local Church: Reception to the Fellowship; Priesthood of Believers
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But if anyone ignores this, he himself will be ignored.Read from KJV · Local Church: Reception to the Fellowship; Priesthood of Believers
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So, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.Read from KJV · Local Church: Reception to the Fellowship; Priesthood of Believers
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But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.Read from NKJV · Local Church: Reception to the Fellowship; Priesthood of Believers
1 Corinthians 15
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But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.Read from KJV · Grace Part 1
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Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.Read from NKJV · Grace Part 1
1 Corinthians 16
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If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.Read from KJV · 1Thessalonians: Biography of a Life: Timothy's Influence
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No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he can return to me, for I am expecting him along with the brothers.Read from KJV · 1Thessalonians: Biography of a Life: Timothy's Influence