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# Christ did not send me to baptize
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
This means that baptism was not the primary goal of Paul's ministry.
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# not with clever speech, in order that the cross of Christ would not be emptied of its power
2024-02-19 20:12:27 +00:00
"not with clever speech, because clever speech would empty the cross of its power"
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# in order that the cross of Christ would not be emptied of its power
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"in order that people might recognize God's power to save them through Jesus's death on the cross" or "because clever speech would distract people from God's power as shown in the cross"