is given: 1 Corinthians 1:5, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Corinthians 2:6-10, 1 Corinthians 13:2, 1 Corinthians 13:8; Genesis 41:38-39; Exodus 31:3; 1 Kings 3:5-12; Nehemiah 9:20; Job 32:8; Psalms 143:10; Proverbs 2:6; Isaiah 11:2-3, Isaiah 50:4, Isaiah 59:21; Daniel 2:21; Matthew 13:11; Acts 6:3; 2 Corinthians 8:7; Ephesians 1:17-18
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1 Corinthians 12:8
1 Corinthians 12:8
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