1 Corinthians 1

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

PAUL, a called apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes a brother,

2 To 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.

to the church of God which is at Corinth, sanctified in Christ Jesus, to the called saints, with all those who invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both their’s and our’s:

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

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

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

I give thanks to my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which hath been given you in Christ Jesus;

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

that in every thing ye have been enriched by him, in all utterance, and all knowledge;

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

thus the testimony of Jesus hath been confirmed among you:

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

so that ye have not been deficient in any gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

8 Who will also confirm you to the end, [that ye may be] blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

who shall confirm you to the end blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 God [is] faithful, by whom ye were called to the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Faithful is God, by whom ye have been called into communion with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

10 Now 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.

Now I conjure you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no schisms among you; but that ye be perfectly united together in the same mind and the same sentiment.

11 For it hath been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by them [who are of the house] of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by those of the family of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

12 Now 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.

Now this I observe, that one and another of you saith, I am indeed of Paul; but I of Apollos; but I of Cephas; but I am of Christ.

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

Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptised into the name of Paul?

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

I thank God that I baptised none of you, except Crispus and Gaius;

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

that no man might say, I baptised into my own name.

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

And I also baptised the household of Stephanus: besides these, I know not if I baptised any other person.

17 For Christ hath not sent me to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

For Christ sent me not to baptise, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of discourse, lest the cross of Christ should be slighted.

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

For the discourse, the subject of which is the cross, is indeed to those who perish, folly; but to us who are saved it is the power of God.

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

For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent will I make useless.”

20 Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? (aiōn g165)

Where is the sophist? where is the scribe? where is the inquisitive searcher after this world’s wisdom? hath not God turned into folly the wisdom of this world? (aiōn g165)

21 For when 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.

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

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

For the Jews demand a miracle, and the Greeks seek wisdom:

23 But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness;

but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews indeed an offence, and to the Greeks folly;

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

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

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

For this foolishness of God is wiser than men; and this weakness of God is stronger than men.

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

For ye see your calling, brethren, that not many fleshly wise, not many men in power, not many men of high birth, are called:

27 But 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;

but the foolish things of this world hath God elected, that he might confound the wise; and the feeble things of the world hath God elected, that he might confound the mighty;

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

and the ignoble things of the world, and the despicable, hath God elected, and the things that are not, to bring to nought the things which are,

29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

that no flesh should glory in his presence.

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

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

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

that, as it is written, “He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.”