1 Corinthians 15:46

For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.

the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive; for it doesn’t see him and doesn’t know him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you.

because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.

Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.

These are those who cause divisions and are sensual, not having the Spirit.

If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.

He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.

Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ,

You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.

How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God?

What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?

But we received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.

We also speak these things, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.

It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is also a spiritual body.

But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.

The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.

A senseless man doesn’t know, neither does a fool understand this:

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”

But he turned, and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.”

Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?”

The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I don’t get thirsty, neither come all the way here to draw.”

Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.

I know that you are Abraham’s offspring, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.

But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn’t believe in him,

A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.

But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life.

Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,

They sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand, those who had been redeemed out of the earth.

and didn’t allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now have you done foolishly.

He shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh. The fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards,

“ ‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall afflict your souls. You shall do no kind of work;

As Yahweh’s ark came into David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out through the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Yahweh; and she despised him in her heart.

As the ark of Yahweh’s covenant came to David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.

Wrap up the covenant. Seal the law among my disciples.

Yahweh our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us, but we will only acknowledge your name.

Amaziah also said to Amos, “You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”

The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

What is this word that he said, ‘You will seek me, and won’t find me;’ and ‘Where I am, you can’t come’?”

Why don’t you understand my speech? Because you can’t hear my word.

Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

“When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.”

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”

but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.”

but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.

Therefore don’t let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.

For what the law couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;

For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility through it.

but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.

but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he who receives it.

Naaman said, “If not, then, please let two mules’ burden of earth be given to your servant; for your servant will from now on offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to Yahweh.

Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.

but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,

For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.