1 Corinthians 1

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

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

2 to the assembly of God which is at Corinth—those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:

to the church of God being in Corinth, to the sanctified in Christ Jesus, to the called saints, along with all who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, theirs and ours:

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

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

4 I always thank my God concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,

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

5 that in everything you were enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge—

because in everything you are enriched in him, in all speech and in all knowledge;

6 even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you—

as the testimony of Christ is confirmed in you;

7 so that you come behind in no gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

so that you are deficient in no spiritual gift; awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

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

who will also establish you unblamable unto the end in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

God is faithful, through whom you have been called unto the fellowship of His Son our Lord Jesus Christ.

10 Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions amongst you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgement.

But I exhort you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you may all speak the same things, and that there may be no schisms among you; but you may be perfected in the same mind and in the same disposition.

11 For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions amongst you.

For it has been revealed to me concerning you, my brethren, by those who are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

12 Now I mean this, that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” and, “I follow Christ.”

And I say this, that each one says, I indeed am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptised into the name of Paul?

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

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

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

15 so that no one should say that I had baptised you into my own name.

in order that no one may say that you are baptized in my name.

16 (I also baptised the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptised any other.)

But I baptized also the family of Stephanas: besides, I know not if I baptized any other.

17 For Christ sent me not to baptise, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with the wisdom of speech, in order that the cross of Christ may not be made of none effect.

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

For the word of the cross is foolishness indeed to those who are lost; but to those who are saved it is the power of God.

19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise. I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.”

For it has been written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nought the understanding of the intelligent.

20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world? (aiōn g165)

Where is the wise man? where is the scribe? where is the investigator of this age? has not God rendered the wisdom of the world foolishness? (aiōn g165)

21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.

For since in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, God was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe.

22 For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,

Since indeed the Jews ask for miracles, and the Greeks seek after wisdom;

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

but we preach Christ having been crucified, to the Jews indeed a stumbling block, and to the Gentiles foolishness;

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

but to you who are called, both Jews and 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.

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

26 For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;

For you see your calling, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many influential, not many high-born:

27 but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world that he might put to shame the things that are strong.

but God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may confound the strong;

28 God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that don’t exist, that he might bring to nothing the things that exist,

and God has chosen the base-born of the world, and those of no reputation, the things which are not, that He may set at nought the things which are,

29 that no flesh should boast before God.

in order that no flesh can boast in the sight of God.

30 Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,

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

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

in order that, as it has been written, Let him that glorieth glory in the Lord.