I Corinthians 1

¹Paul, called as an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God; and Sosthenes, a brother:

²to the Church of God which is at Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints with all who are invoking the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place of theirs and of ours.

³Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁴I give thanks to my God continuously for you because of the grace of God that has been given to you in Christ Jesus.

⁵By that grace, in all things, you have become wealthy in him, in every word and in all knowledge.

⁶And so, the testimony of Christ has been strengthened in you.

⁷In this way, nothing is lacking to you in any grace, as you await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁹God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹⁰And so, I beg you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that every one of you speak in the same way, and that there be no schisms among you. So may you become perfect, with the same mind and with the same judgment.

¹¹For it has been indicated to me, about you, my brothers, by those who are with Chloes, that there are contentions among you.

¹²Now I say this because each of you is saying: “Certainly, I am of Paul;” “But I am of Apollo;” “Truly, I am of Cephas;” as well as: “I am of Christ.”

¹³Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

¹⁴I give thanks to God that I have baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius,

¹⁵lest anyone say that you have been baptized in my name.

¹⁶And I also baptized the household of Stephanus. Other than these, I do not recall if I baptized any others.

¹⁷For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to evangelize: not through the wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ become empty.

¹⁸For the Word of the Cross is certainly foolishness to those who are perishing. But to those who have been saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God.

¹⁹For it has been written: “I will perish the wisdom of the wise, and I will reject the discernment of the prudent.”

²⁰Where are the wise? Where are the scribes? Where are the truth-seekers of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of this world into foolishness?

²¹For the world did not know God through wisdom, and so, in the wisdom of God, it pleased God to accomplish the salvation of believers, through the foolishness of our preaching.

²²For the Jews ask for signs, and the Greeks seek wisdom.

²³But we are preaching Christ crucified. Certainly, to the Jews, this is a scandal, and to the Gentiles, this is foolishness.

²⁴But to those who have been called, Jews as well as Greeks, the Christ is the virtue of God and the wisdom of God.

²⁵For what is foolishness to God is considered wise by men, and that which is weakness to God is considered strong by men.

²⁶So take care of your vocation, brothers. For not many are wise according to the flesh, not many are powerful, not many are noble.

²⁷But God has chosen the foolish of the world, so that he may confound the wise. And God has chosen the weak of the world, so that he may confound the strong.

²⁸And God has chosen the ignoble and contemptible of the world, those who are nothing, so that he may reduce to nothing those who are something.

²⁹So then, nothing that is of the flesh should glory in his sight.

³⁰But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who was made by God to be our wisdom and justice and sanctification and redemption.

³¹And so, in the same way, it was written: “Whoever glories, should glory in the Lord.”

I Corinthians 1

¹Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes a brother,

²To the church of God that is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place of theirs and ours.

³Grace to you and peace, from God our father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁴I give thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God that is given you in Christ Jesus:

⁵That in all things you are made rich in him, in all utterance and in all knowledge;

⁶As the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you,

⁷So that nothing is wanting to you in any grace, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸Who also will confirm you unto the end without crime, in the days of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁹God is faithful: by whom you are called unto the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹⁰Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no schisms among you: but that you be perfect in the same mind and in the same judgment.

¹¹For it hath been signified unto me, my brethren, of you, by them that are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

¹²Now this I say, that every one of you saith: I indeed am of Paul; and I am of Apollo; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

¹³Is Christ divided? Was Paul then crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

¹⁴I give God thanks, that I baptized none of you but Crispus and Caius:

¹⁵Lest any should say that you were baptized in my name.

¹⁶And I baptized also the household of Stephanus. Besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

¹⁷For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.

¹⁸For the word of the cross, to them indeed that perish, is foolishness: but to them that are saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God.

¹⁹For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise: and the prudence of the prudent I will reject.

²⁰Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

²¹For, seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world, by wisdom, knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of our preaching, to save them that believe.

²²For both the Jews require signs: and the Greeks seek after wisdom.

²³But we preach Christ crucified: unto the Jews indeed a stumblingblock, and unto the Gentiles foolishness:

²⁴But unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God.

²⁵For the foolishness of God is wiser than men: and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

²⁶For see your vocation, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble.

²⁷But the foolish things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the wise: and the weak things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the strong.

²⁸And the base things of the world and the things that are contemptible, hath God chosen: and things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are:

²⁹That no flesh should glory in his sight.

³⁰But of him are you in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom and justice and sanctification and redemption:

³¹That, as it is written: He that glorieth may glory in the Lord.