Bible Cross References
I declare
1 Corinthians 15:3-11
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I passed on to you what I received, which is of the greatest importance: that Christ died for our sins, as written in the Scriptures;
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that he was buried and that he was raised to life three days later, as written in the Scriptures;
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that he appeared to Peter and then to all twelve apostles.
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Then he appeared to more than five hundred of his followers at once, most of whom are still alive, although some have died.
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Then he appeared to James, and afterward to all the apostles.
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Last of all he appeared also to me---even though I am like someone whose birth was abnormal.
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For I am the least of all the apostles---I do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted God's church.
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But by God's grace I am what I am, and the grace that he gave me was not without effect. On the contrary, I have worked harder than any of the other apostles, although it was not really my own doing, but God's grace working with me.
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So then, whether it came from me or from them, this is what we all preach, and this is what you believe.
1 Corinthians 1:23
As for us, we proclaim the crucified Christ, a message that is offensive to the Jews and nonsense to the Gentiles;
1 Corinthians 1:24
but for those whom God has called, both Jews and Gentiles, this message is Christ, who is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 2:2-7
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For while I was with you, I made up my mind to forget everything except Jesus Christ and especially his death on the cross.
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So when I came to you, I was weak and trembled all over with fear,
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and my teaching and message were not delivered with skillful words of human wisdom, but with convincing proof of the power of God's Spirit.
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Your faith, then, does not rest on human wisdom but on God's power.
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Yet I do proclaim a message of wisdom to those who are spiritually mature. But it is not the wisdom that belongs to this world or to the powers that rule this world---powers that are losing their power.
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The wisdom I proclaim is God's secret wisdom, which is hidden from human beings, but which he had already chosen for our glory even before the world was made.
Acts 18:4
He held discussions in the synagogue every Sabbath, trying to convince both Jews and Greeks.
Acts 18:5
When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul gave his whole time to preaching the message, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.
Galatians 1:6-12
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I am surprised at you! In no time at all you are deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ, and are accepting another gospel.
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Actually, there is no "other gospel," but I say this because there are some people who are upsetting you and trying to change the gospel of Christ.
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But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel that is different from the one we preached to you, may he be condemned to hell!
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We have said it before, and now I say it again: if anyone preaches to you a gospel that is different from the one you accepted, may he be condemned to hell!
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Does this sound as if I am trying to win human approval? No indeed! What I want is God's approval! Am I trying to be popular with people? If I were still trying to do so, I would not be a servant of Christ.
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Let me tell you, my friends, that the gospel I preach is not of human origin.
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I did not receive it from any human being, nor did anyone teach it to me. It was Jesus Christ himself who revealed it to me.
which also
1 Corinthians 1:4-8
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I always give thanks to my God for you because of the grace he has given you through Christ Jesus.
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For in union with Christ you have become rich in all things, including all speech and all knowledge.
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The message about Christ has become so firmly established in you
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that you have not failed to receive a single blessing, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.
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He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be faultless on the Day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Mark 4:16-20
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Other people are like the seeds that fall on rocky ground. As soon as they hear the message, they receive it gladly.
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But it does not sink deep into them, and they don't last long. So when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, they give up at once.
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Other people are like the seeds sown among the thorn bushes. These are the ones who hear the message,
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but the worries about this life, the love for riches, and all other kinds of desires crowd in and choke the message, and they don't bear fruit.
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But other people are like seeds sown in good soil. They hear the message, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirty, some sixty, and some one hundred."
John 12:48
Those who reject me and do not accept my message have one who will judge them. The words I have spoken will be their judge on the last day!
Acts 2:41
Many of them believed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people were added to the group that day.
Acts 11:1
The apostles and the other believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
1 Thessalonians 1:6
You imitated us and the Lord; and even though you suffered much, you received the message with the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit.
1 Thessalonians 2:13
And there is another reason why we always give thanks to God. When we brought you God's message, you heard it and accepted it, not as a message from human beings but as God's message, which indeed it is. For God is at work in you who believe.
1 Thessalonians 4:1
Finally, our friends, you learned from us how you should live in order to please God. This is, of course, the way you have been living. And now we beg and urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to do even more.
2 Thessalonians 3:6
Our friends, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to keep away from all believers who are living a lazy life and who do not follow the instructions that we gave them.
ye stand
Romans 5:2
He has brought us by faith into this experience of God's grace, in which we now live. And so we boast of the hope we have of sharing God's glory!
2 Corinthians 1:24
We are not trying to dictate to you what you must believe; we know that you stand firm in the faith. Instead, we are working with you for your own happiness.
1 Peter 5:12
I write you this brief letter with the help of Silas, whom I regard as a faithful Christian. I want to encourage you and give my testimony that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.