1 Corinthians 1

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

Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through God’s will, —and Sosthenes the brother, —

2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

Unto the assembly of God which is in Corinth, sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, —with all who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, in every place, —their Lord and ours:

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

Favour unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.

4 I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.

I give thanks unto my God, at all times, concerning you, by reason of the favour of God given unto you in Christ Jesus, —

5 For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,

That, in everything, ye have been enriched in him—in all discourse and in all knowledge;

6 because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.

Even as, the witness of the Christ, hath been confirmed in you,

7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

So that ye come short in no gift of favour, —ardently awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

8 He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Who will also confirm you unto the end, unaccusable in the day of our Lord Jesus [Christ]:

9 God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

Faithful, is God, through whom ye have been called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

10 I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.

But I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, —that, the same thing, ye, all, be saying, and that there be not, among you, divisions; but that ye be fitly joined together—in the same mind, and in the same judgment.

11 My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.

For it hath been signified unto me, concerning you, my brethren, —by them who are of [the household of] Chloe, —that there are strifes among you,

12 What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”

Now I mean this, —that, each one of you, is saying—I, indeed, am of Paul, but, I, of Apollos, but, I, of Cephas, but, I, of Christ:

13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?

The Christ is divided! Was, Paul, crucified for you? Or, into the name of Paul, were ye immersed?

14 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,

I give thanks, that, none of you, did I immerse—save Crispus and Gaius,

15 so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.

Lest any should say—into my own name, I immersed:

16 Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.

Yea! I immersed the house of Stephanas also, —besides, I know not whether, anyone else, I immersed.

17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

For Christ sent me not, to be immersing, but to be telling the good news, —not with wisdom of discourse, lest, void should be made, the cross of the Christ.

18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

For, the discourse which concerneth the cross, unto them, indeed, who are perishing, is, foolishness; but, unto them who are being saved—unto us, it is, God’s power.

19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

For it is written—I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and, the discernment of the discerning, will I set aside.

20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? (aiōn g165)

Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? (aiōn g165)

21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

For, seeing that, in the wisdom of God, the world, through its wisdom, did not get to knew God, God was well-pleased—through the foolishness of the thing proclaimed, to save them that believe.

22 Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,

Seeing that both, Jews for signs, do ask, and, Greeks for wisdom, do seek,

23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,

Whereas, we, proclaim a Christ who hath been crucified, —unto Jews, indeed, an occasion of stumbling, and, unto Gentiles, foolishness;

24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

But, unto the called themselves—both Jews and Greeks, Christ, God’s power, and, God’s wisdom.

25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.

Because, God’s foolish thing, is, wiser than men, and, God’s weak thing, mightier than men.

26 Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.

For be looking at the calling of you, brethren, —that [there were] not many wise, according to flesh. Not many powerful, not many high-born:

27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

On the contrary—the foolish things of the world, hath God chosen, that he might put to shame them who are wise, and, the weak things of the world, hath God chosen, that he might put to shame the things that are mighty,

28 He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,

And, the low-born things of the world, and the things that are despised, hath God chosen, —[and] the things that are not, —that, the things that are, he might bring to nought;

29 so that no one may boast in His presence.

So that no flesh should boast before God.

30 It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

But, of him, are, ye, in Christ Jesus, who hath been made wisdom unto us, from God, —both righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

In order that, even as it is written—He that boasteth, in the Lord, let him boast.