I Corinthians 1

¹Paul called to be an Apostle of Iesus Christ, through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

²Vnto the Church of God, which is at Corinthus, to them that are sanctified in Christ Iesus, Saintes by calling, with all that call on the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ in euery place, both their Lord, and ours:

³Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.

⁴I thanke my God alwayes on your behalfe for the grace of God, which is giuen you in Iesus Christ,

⁵That in all things ye are made rich in him, in all kinde of speach, and in all knowledge:

⁶As the testimonie of Iesus Christ hath bene confirmed in you:

⁷So that ye are not destitute of any gift: wayting for the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christ.

⁸Who shall also confirme you vnto the ende, that ye may be blamelesse, in the day of our Lord Iesus Christ.

⁹God is faithfull, by whom ye are called vnto the fellowship of his Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord.

¹⁰Nowe I beseeche you, brethren, by the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ, that ye all speake one thing, and that there be no dissensions among you: but be ye knit together in one mind, and in one iudgement.

¹¹For it hath bene declared vnto me, my brethren, of you by them that are of the house of Cloe, that there are contentions among you.

¹²Nowe this I say, that euery one of you saith, I am Pauls, and I am Apollos, and I am Cephas, and I am Christs.

¹³Is Christ deuided? was Paul crucified for you? either were ye baptized into the name of Paul?

¹⁴I thanke God, that I baptized none of you, but Crispus, and Gaius,

¹⁵Lest any should say, that I had baptized into mine owne name.

¹⁶I baptized also the houshold of Stephanas: furthermore knowe I not, whether I baptized any other.

¹⁷For CHRIST sent me not to baptize, but to preache the Gospel, not with wisdome of wordes, lest the crosse of Christ should be made of none effect.

¹⁸For that preaching of the crosse is to them that perish, foolishnesse: but vnto vs, which are saued, it is the power of God.

¹⁹For it is written, I will destroy the wisedome of the wise, and will cast away the vnderstanding of the prudent.

²⁰Where is the wise? where is the Scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolishnesse?

²¹For seeing the worlde by wisedome knewe not God in the wisedome of GOD, it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching to saue them that beleeue:

²²Seeing also that the Iewes require a signe, and the Grecians seeke after wisdome.

²³But wee preach Christ crucified: vnto the Iewes, euen a stumbling blocke, and vnto the Grecians, foolishnesse:

²⁴But vnto them which are called, both of the Iewes and Grecians, we preach Christ, the power of God, and the wisedome of God.

²⁵For the foolishnesse of God is wiser then men, and the weakenesse of God is stronger then men.

²⁶For brethren, you see your calling, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called.

²⁷But God hath chosen the foolish thinges of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weake thinges of the worlde, to confound the mightie things,

²⁸And vile things of the worlde and thinges which are despised, hath God chosen, and thinges which are not, to bring to nought thinges that are,

²⁹That no flesh shoulde reioyce in his presence.

³⁰But ye are of him in Christ Iesus, who of God is made vnto vs wisedome and righteousnesse, and sanctification, and redemption,

³¹That, according as it is written, Hee that reioyceth, let him reioyce in the Lord.

I Corinthians 1

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

²Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

³Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁴I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

⁵That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;

⁶Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

⁷So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

⁸Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁹God is faithful, by whom ye were 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 ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

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

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

¹³Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

¹⁴I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;

¹⁵Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.

¹⁶And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

¹⁷For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

¹⁸For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

¹⁹For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

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

²²For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

²³But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

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

²⁵Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

²⁶For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

²⁷But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

²⁸And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

²⁹That no flesh should glory in his presence.

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

³¹That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.