1 Corinthians 1
1 I, Paul, [am writing this letter]. Sosthenes, our fellow believer, is with [me as I write it]. [God] appointed me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus because that is what God desired.
PAOLO, chiamato [ad essere] apostolo di Gesù Cristo, per la volontà di Dio, e il fratello Sostene;
2 [I am sending this letter] to all you who are God’s believers in Corinth [city]. You have been set apart [by God] {[God] has set you apart} for himself because (of your close relationship with/you belong to) Christ Jesus. God has appointed you to be his people and to live in a morally pure way, just like he has appointed all the people everywhere who belong to him to live in a morally pure way. You and they have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ [MTY]. He is their sovereign Lord as well as the sovereign Lord of all of us [(inc)] who have trusted in him.
alla chiesa di Dio, la quale [è] in Corinto, a' santificati in Gesù Cristo, chiamati santi; insieme con tutti coloro, i quali in qualunque luogo invocano il nome di Gesù Cristo, Signor di loro, e di noi;
3 We [(exc)] desire that God, who is our [heavenly] Father, and Jesus Christ, who is our sovereign Lord, will continue to act kindly toward you and cause you to experience [inner] peace.
grazia, e pace a voi, da Dio, nostro Padre, e dal Signor Gesù Cristo.
4 I very often [HYP] thank God for you because he has acted toward you kindly, acting in ways that you do not deserve. He has done this because of your (having a close relationship with/being united to) Christ Jesus.
Io del continuo rendo grazie di voi all'Iddio mio, per la grazia di Dio che vi è stata data in Cristo Gesù.
5 That is, [God] has [HYP] helped you spiritually very much because of your (having a close relationship with/being united to) Christ. Specifically, God has very much [HYP] enabled you to speak messages [that his Spirit revealed to you], and he has very much enabled you to know many things [HYP] that his Spirit revealed to you.
Perciocchè in lui siete stati arricchiti in ogni cosa, in ogni [dono di] parola, e in ogni conoscenza;
6 In that way, [he] confirmed to you that what we [(exc)] proclaimed about Christ is true.
secondo che la testimonianza di Cristo è stata confermata fra voi.
7 As a result, while you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to return, within your group you truly have [LIT] every ability that [God’s] Spirit gives [to believers].
Talchè non vi manca dono alcuno, aspettando la manifestazione del Signor nostro Gesù Cristo;
8 God will also cause you to steadfastly [trust Christ to the very end of your lives] [EUP]. The result will be that God will not consider you guilty [of any sin] when our Lord Jesus Christ returns to earth [MTY].
il quale eziandio vi confermerà infino al fine, [acciocchè siate] senza colpa nel giorno del nostro Signor Gesù Cristo.
9 You can depend on God to do that. He is the one who chose you to become intimately associated with his Son, Jesus Christ, who is our Lord.
Fedele [è] Iddio, dal quale siete stati chiamati alla comunione del suo Figliuolo Gesù Cristo, nostro Signore.
10 My fellow believers, by the authority of [MTY] our Lord Jesus Christ, I urgently appeal to all of you to agree with one another. What I mean is, stop dividing into groups. Instead, be united [MET] concerning what you understand [about spiritual matters], and be united in what you decide.
ORA, fratelli, io vi esorto, per lo nome del nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, che abbiate tutti un medesimo parlare, e che non vi sieno fra voi scismi; anzi che siate uniti insieme in una medesima mente, e in un medesimo sentire.
11 My fellow believers, [I urge this] because some members of Chloe’s household have told me that you are quarreling among yourselves.
Perciocchè, fratelli miei, mi è stato di voi significato da que' di casa Cloe, che vi son fra voi delle contenzioni.
12 That is, some of you say, “Paul is the one to whom we [are loyal],” and others say, “Peter is the one to whom we [are loyal],” and still others say, “Christ is the one to whom we [are loyal].”
Or questo voglio dire, che ciascun di voi dice: Io son di Paolo, ed io di Apollo, ed io di Cefa ed io di Cristo.
13 [It is ridiculous that] [RHQ] [you are quarreling and] dividing up [into groups instead of being loyal to] Christ alone. Christ certainly has not divided himself into parts and distributed those parts out [to groups of people who oppose each other]! [MET, RHQ] I, Paul, certainly did not die on the cross for you! [RHQ] When you were baptized {When someone baptized you}, you certainly did not promise that you were submitting to me! [RHQ]
Cristo è egli diviso? Paolo è egli stato crocifisso per voi? ovvero siete voi stati battezzati nel nome di Paolo?
14 I thank [God] that Crispus and Gaius were the only ones from among you whom I baptized.
Io ringrazio Iddio, che io non ho battezzato alcun di voi, fuori che Crispo e Gaio;
15 As a result, no one [there in Corinth except those two] can say, “Paul baptized me so that I would become (his disciple/submissive to him).”
acciocchè alcuno non dica ch'io abbia battezzato nel mio nome.
16 [Now I remember that] I also baptized the household of Stephanas, but I do not remember baptizing anyone else [there].
Ho battezzata ancora la famiglia di Stefana; nel rimanente, non so se ho battezzato alcun altro.
17 Christ sent me not [primarily] to baptize people but to preach the good message about him. When I do that, he does not want me to use words that human philosophers [consider] wise [IRO]. I do not want the message about [what] he [accomplished when he was nailed to] the cross [MTY] to lose its power.
PERCIOCCHÈ Cristo non mi ha mandato per battezzare, ma per evangelizzare; non in sapienza di parlare, acciocchè la croce di Cristo non sia resa vana.
18 Those who are perishing spiritually [because they do not believe that message consider] that the message [about what Christ accomplished when he was nailed to the] cross [MTY] [is] foolish. But to us who are being saved {whom [God] is saving} [spiritually because we believe that message], it [demonstrates that] God acts powerfully [in order to save us].
Perciocchè la parola della croce è ben pazzia a coloro che periscono; ma a noi, che siam salvati, è la potenza di Dio.
19 [It is like what God said that] a prophet wrote long ago, [By the things that I will do], I will show that the ideas of those who [think] [IRO] they are wise are completely useless. I will ignore the ideas that they think are [IRO] so smart.
Poichè egli è scritto: Io farò perir la sapienza dei savi, ed annullerò l'intendimento degl'intendenti.
20 So, do you know [what God thinks] about what [RHQ] people who [IRO] consider themselves to be wise and scholars and philosophers say? [He does not pay attention to what they say, because] [RHQ] he has shown clearly that what unbelievers [think is] [IRO] wise is [not wise at all], but is really foolish. (aiōn g165)
Dov' [è] alcun savio? dov' [è] alcuno scriba? dov' [è] alcun ricercatore di questo secolo? non ha Iddio resa pazza la sapienza di questo mondo? (aiōn g165)
21 God, acting very wisely, made it impossible for unbelievers to know God by doing what they thought was [IRO] wise. Instead, he was happy to save those who trust [in Christ] as the result of their hearing [the message that] was proclaimed to them, a message that others consider to be foolish.
Perciocchè, poichè nella sapienza di Dio, il mondo non ha conosciuto Iddio per la sapienza, è piaciuto a Dio di salvare i credenti per la pazzia della predicazione.
22 The Jews want [people to prove, by performing] miracles, [that their message is true]. The non-Jews want to hear only messages consisting of talk that they consider to be very wise.
Poichè e i Giudei chieggono segno, e i Greci cercano sapienza.
23 As for us, we proclaim [the message about what] Christ [accomplished for us when] he was nailed {[when they] nailed him} to the cross. That message offends Jews [because they do not think that the Messiah will die, and] non-Jews think it is [IRO] a foolish message.
Ma noi predichiamo Cristo crocifisso, [che è] scandalo a' Giudei, e pazzia a' Greci.
24 But to us whom God has chosen to belong to himself, both Jews and non-Jews, that message shows that God acted powerfully and wisely [by sending] Christ [to die] for us.
Ma a coloro che son chiamati, Giudei e Greci, [noi predichiam] Cristo, potenza di Dio, e sapienza di Dio.
25 [Unbelievers may think] [IRO] [that] God was [acting] foolishly [by doing that], but [the truth is that] he was acting more wisely than unbelievers who [just think that] [IRO] they are wise. And unbelievers may think that God was [acting] weakly [by sending his son to die], but he was acting more powerfully than unbelievers who [just think] [IRO] [that they] act powerfully.
Poichè la pazzia di Dio è più savia che gli uomini, e la debolezza di Dio più forte che gli uomini.
26 My fellow believers, remember what [kind of people you] were when God chose you. [Not many of you] whom he chose are people whom [unbelievers considered to be] wise. Very few of you were considered to be important. Very few of you came from families with a high social standing.
Perciocchè, fratelli, vedete la vostra vocazione; che non [siete] molti savi secondo la carne, non molti potenti, non molti nobili.
27 Instead, it was [usually] those whom [unbelievers considered to be] foolish whom God chose. He did that in order to shame/discredit those whom [unbelievers consider] [IRO] wise. It was [usually] those [whom unbelievers] considered [IRO] unimportant whom God chose, in order to shame/discredit those whom unbelievers consider important.
Anzi Iddio ha scelte le cose pazze del mondo, per isvergognare le savie. E Iddio ha scelte le cose deboli del mondo, per isvergognare le forti.
28 It was usually those who are despised and considered {whom [unbelievers] despise and consider} worthless whom God chose, in order to make completely ineffective [what unbelievers consider to be important].
E Iddio ha scelte le cose ignobili del mondo, e le cose spregevoli, e le cose che non sono, per ridurre al niente quelle che sono.
29 [He did that] in order that no one could boast to God about being wise or important.
Acciocchè niuna carne si glorii nel cospetto di Dio.
30 It is because of what God [has done] that you (have a close relationship with/belong to) Christ Jesus. God [put into effect] his wise [plan to save us] by what Christ did for us. As a result of what Christ did, God erases the record of our sins, sets us apart for himself, and frees us from our being guilty [for our sins].
Or da lui voi siete in Cristo Gesù, il quale ci è stato fatto da Dio sapienza, e giustizia, e santificazione, e redenzione;
31 So, it is the Lord whom we should boast about, [not about one spiritual leader being better than another]. We should do as ([a prophet/Jeremiah]) wrote [in the Scriptures that we should do]: Those who boast should boast [only] about what the Lord [has done].
acciocchè, siccome è scritto: Chi si gloria, si glorii nel Signore.
