1 Corinthians 1

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

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

2 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:

to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, along with all those everywhere who call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord —yes, theirs and yours:

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

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and Sovereign Jesus Christ.

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

Concerning you, I always thank my God because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus;

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

for in Him you were enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,

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

even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you,

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

so that you lack no spiritual gift as you expectantly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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

who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the Day of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

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

God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

10 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.

Now I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be restored to the same mind and to the same purpose.

11 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,

You see, my brothers, it has been reported to me concerning you, by some from Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.

12 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:

What I mean is that you are individually saying: “I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ!”

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

Has Christ been divided? It was not Paul who was crucified for you, was it? You were not baptized into the name of Paul, were you?

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

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

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

lest anyone should say that I had baptized into my own name.

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

O yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanus; besides them I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.

17 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.

Because Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the Gospel—not with eloquent ‘wisdom’, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of power.

18 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.

The message of the cross, you see, is foolishness to those who are being wasted, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

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

For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and confound the shrewdness of the intelligent.”

20 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)

Where is the wise one? Where is the scholar? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? (aiōn g165)

21 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.

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through its ‘wisdom’ did not get to know God, it pleased God to save the believing ones through the ‘foolishness’ of what was preached—

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

since Jews request a sign while Greeks seek after wisdom,

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

but we proclaim a crucified Christ: an offense to Jews, foolishness to Greeks.

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

Now to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God,

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

because the ‘foolishness’ of God is wiser than men, and the ‘weakness’ of God is stronger than men.

26 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:

Just look at your calling, brothers: not many are wise, not many are powerful, not many are of noble birth, by human standards;

27 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,

but God has chosen the foolish things of the world that He might put the wise to shame, and God has chosen the weak things of the world that He might put the strong things to shame;

28 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;

and God has chosen the lowly things of the world and the despised things—even the ‘nothings’—that He might nullify the ‘somethings’;

29 So that no flesh should boast before God.

so that no flesh should boast in God's presence.

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

It is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God—also righteousness and sanctification and redemption—

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

so that, as it is written: “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”