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1 Corinthians Chapter 1
Paul is the author of 1 Corinthians, which can be found in Chapter one, verse one and chapter sixteen verse twenty-one. Paul wrote 1 Corinthian in Ephesus, near the end of his three-year ministry.
1 Corinthians is a blunt discussion about the Church and the issues that concern the Corinthian church. The Corinthian congregation was tarnished with sin on various sides, therefore, Paul gave them an essential model, in order for them to learn how the church should take care of the issues and problems within the church.
1 Corinthians talks about the reports that Paul he got from the household of Chloe, which relayed information concerning issues in the Corinthian church, which is stated in 1 Corinthians, chapter seven, verse one. In this letter

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