Προς Κορινθιους Α΄ 1

1 Παῦλος, κλητὸς ἀπόστολος ˚Χριστοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος ˚Θεοῦ, καὶ Σωσθένης, ὁ ἀδελφὸς,

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

2 τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, ἡγιασμένοις ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ, τῇ οὔσῃ ἐν Κορίνθῳ, κλητοῖς ἁγίοις, σὺν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐπικαλουμένοις τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν, ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ, ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ, αὐτῶν καὶ ἡμῶν:

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

3 χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ ˚Θεοῦ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ ˚Κυρίου ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.

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

4 Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ ˚Θεῷ μου πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν, ἐπὶ τῇ χάριτι τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ τῇ δοθείσῃ ὑμῖν ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ,

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

5 ὅτι ἐν παντὶ ἐπλουτίσθητε ἐν αὐτῷ, ἐν παντὶ λόγῳ καὶ πάσῃ γνώσει,

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

6 καθὼς τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ ἐβεβαιώθη ἐν ὑμῖν,

even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

7 ὥστε ὑμᾶς μὴ ὑστερεῖσθαι ἐν μηδενὶ χαρίσματι, ἀπεκδεχομένους τὴν ἀποκάλυψιν τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν, ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ,

so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed;

8 ὃς καὶ βεβαιώσει ὑμᾶς ἕως τέλους, ἀνεγκλήτους ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν, ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.

who will also strengthen you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 Πιστὸς ὁ ˚Θεὸς, διʼ οὗ ἐκλήθητε εἰς κοινωνίαν τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ, τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν.

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

10 Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν, ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ, ἵνα τὸ αὐτὸ λέγητε πάντες, καὶ μὴ ᾖ ἐν ὑμῖν σχίσματα, ἦτε δὲ κατηρτισμένοι ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ νοῒ καὶ ἐν τῇ αὐτῇ γνώμῃ.

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

11 Ἐδηλώθη γάρ μοι περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί μου, ὑπὸ τῶν Χλόης, ὅτι ἔριδες ἐν ὑμῖν εἰσιν.

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

12 Λέγω δὲ τοῦτο, ὅτι ἕκαστος ὑμῶν λέγει, “Ἐγὼ” μέν “εἰμι Παύλου”, “Ἐγὼ” δὲ “Ἀπολλῶ”, “Ἐγὼ” δὲ “Κηφᾶ”, “Ἐγὼ” δὲ “˚Χριστοῦ”.

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

13 Μεμέρισται ὁ ˚Χριστός; Μὴ Παῦλος ἐσταυρώθη ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἢ εἰς τὸ ὄνομα Παύλου ἐβαπτίσθητε;

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

14 Εὐχαριστῶ ὅτι οὐδένα ὑμῶν ἐβάπτισα, εἰ μὴ Κρίσπον καὶ Γάϊον,

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

15 ἵνα μή τις εἴπῃ ὅτι εἰς τὸ ἐμὸν ὄνομα ἐβαπτίσθητε.

so that no one should say that you had been baptized into my own name.

16 Ἐβάπτισα δὲ καὶ τὸν Στεφανᾶ οἶκον· λοιπὸν οὐκ οἶδα εἴ τινα ἄλλον ἐβάπτισα.

(Now I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other.)

17 Οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλέν με ˚Χριστὸς βαπτίζειν, ἀλλὰ εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ λόγου, ἵνα μὴ κενωθῇ ὁ σταυρὸς τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of the Christ would not be made void.

18 Ὁ λόγος γὰρ ὁ τοῦ σταυροῦ, τοῖς μὲν ἀπολλυμένοις μωρία ἐστίν, τοῖς δὲ σῳζομένοις ἡμῖν δύναμις ˚Θεοῦ ἐστιν.

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

19 Γέγραπται γάρ, “Ἀπολῶ τὴν σοφίαν τῶν σοφῶν, καὶ τὴν σύνεσιν τῶν συνετῶν ἀθετήσω.”

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will nullify."

20 Ποῦ σοφός; Ποῦ γραμματεύς; Ποῦ συζητητὴς τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου; Οὐχὶ ἐμώρανεν ὁ ˚Θεὸς τὴν σοφίαν τοῦ κόσμου; (aiōn g165)

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

21 Ἐπειδὴ γὰρ ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, οὐκ ἔγνω ὁ κόσμος διὰ τῆς σοφίας τὸν ˚Θεόν, εὐδόκησεν ὁ ˚Θεὸς διὰ τῆς μωρίας τοῦ κηρύγματος σῶσαι τοὺς πιστεύοντας.

For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.

22 Ἐπειδὴ καὶ Ἰουδαῖοι σημεῖα αἰτοῦσιν, καὶ Ἕλληνες σοφίαν ζητοῦσιν·

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

23 ἡμεῖς δὲ κηρύσσομεν ˚Χριστὸν ἐσταυρωμένον, Ἰουδαίοις μὲν σκάνδαλον, ἔθνεσιν δὲ μωρίαν,

but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to the non-Jews,

24 αὐτοῖς δὲ, τοῖς κλητοῖς, Ἰουδαίοις τε καὶ Ἕλλησιν, ˚Χριστὸν ˚Θεοῦ δύναμιν, καὶ ˚Θεοῦ σοφίαν.

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

25 Ὅτι τὸ μωρὸν τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, σοφώτερον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐστίν, καὶ τὸ ἀσθενὲς τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, ἰσχυρότερον τῶν ἀνθρώπων.

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than man's, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's.

26 Βλέπετε γὰρ τὴν κλῆσιν ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι οὐ πολλοὶ σοφοὶ κατὰ σάρκα, οὐ πολλοὶ δυνατοί, οὐ πολλοὶ εὐγενεῖς.

For consider your calling, brothers, that not many were wise from a human perspective, not many mighty, not many of noble birth.

27 Ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ ˚Θεός, ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τοὺς σοφούς, καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ ˚Θεός, ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά,

But God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise. And God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong.

28 καὶ τὰ ἀγενῆ τοῦ κόσμου καὶ τὰ ἐξουθενημένα ἐξελέξατο ὁ ˚Θεός, τὰ μὴ ὄντα, ἵνα τὰ ὄντα καταργήσῃ,

And God chose the lowly of the world, and the despised, what is considered to be nothing, to bring to nothing what is considered to be something,

29 ὅπως μὴ καυχήσηται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἐνώπιον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ.

that no flesh might boast before God.

30 Ἐξ αὐτοῦ δὲ, ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ, ὃς ἐγενήθη σοφία ἡμῖν ἀπὸ ˚Θεοῦ, δικαιοσύνη τε, καὶ ἁγιασμὸς, καὶ ἀπολύτρωσις,

And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

31 ἵνα καθὼς γέγραπται, “Ὁ καυχώμενος, ἐν ˚Κυρίῳ καυχάσθω.”

so that, as it is written, "Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord."