For I determined not to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
Parallel translations
- KJV For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
- BSB For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
- NKJV For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
- NASB For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
- NLT For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified.
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Cross-references · 5
- Gal 6:14But 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.
- 1 Cor 1:22–25For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,
- Phil 3:8–10Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
- John 17:3This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
- Gal 3:1Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly portrayed among you as crucified?
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