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“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” (v. 1)

“I give thanks to my God for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus.” (v. 4)

“Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.” (vv. 22-23)

“Consider your own call, brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.” (vv. 26-27)

“I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom … I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling.” (vv. 1b, 3)

“Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. And we speak of these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit.” (vv. 12-13a)

“You are still of the flesh. For as long as there is jealousy and quarrelling among you, are you not of the flesh, and behaving according to human inclinations?” (v. 3)

“And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.” (vv. 2-3)

“Thus says the Lord GOD, I am against the shepherds; and I will demand my sheep at their hand, and put a stop to their feeding the sheep; no longer shall the shepherds feed themselves. I will rescue my sheep from their mouths, so that they may not be food for them.” (v. 10)

“I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd.” (v. 23)

“Beware of practising your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.” (v. 1)

“And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken and will act, says the LORD.” (vv. 13-14)