Paul, acalled
as an apostle
of Jesus
Christ
1by bthe will
of God
, and cSosthenes
our dbrother
,
To athe church of God
which is at bCorinth
, to those who have been sanctified
in Christ
Jesus
, 1saints
cby calling
, with all
who in every
place
dcall
on the name
of our Lord
Jesus
Christ
, their Lord and ours
:
aGrace to you and peace
from God
our Father
and the Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
aI thank 1my God
always
concerning
you for the grace
of God
which was given
you in Christ
Jesus
,
that in everything you were aenriched
in Him, in all
bspeech
and ball
knowledge
,
even as athe testimony
concerning Christ
was confirmed
1in you,
so that you are not lacking
in any
gift
, aawaiting
eagerly
the revelation
of our Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
awho will also
confirm
you to the end
, blameless
in bthe day
of our Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
aGod is faithful
, through
whom
you were bcalled
into cfellowship
with His Son
, Jesus
Christ
our Lord
.
Now aI exhort
you, bbrethren
, by the name
of our Lord
Jesus
Christ
, that you all
1agree
and that there be no
2 cdivisions
among
you, but that you be 3made
complete
in dthe same
mind
and in the same
judgment
.
For I have been informed concerning
you, my brethren
, by Chloe's
people, that there are quarrels
among
you.
Now I mean
this
, that aeach
one
of you is saying
, "I am
of Paul
," and "I of bApollos
," and "I of cCephas
," and "I of Christ
."
1Has Christ been divided
? Paul
was not crucified
for you, was he? Or
were you abaptized
2in the name
of Paul
?
1I thank God
that I abaptized
none
of you except
aCrispus
and bGaius
,
so that no
one
would say
you were baptized
1in my name
.
Now I did baptize
also
the ahousehold
of Stephanas
; beyond
that, I do not know
whether
I baptized
any
other
.
aFor Christ did not send
me to baptize
, but to preach
the gospel
, bnot in 1cleverness
of speech
, so
that the cross
of Christ
would not be made
void
.
For the word of the cross
is afoolishness
to bthose
who 1are perishing
, but to us who 2are being saved
it is cthe power
of God
.
For it is written, " aI WILL DESTROY
THE WISDOM
OF THE WISE
, AND THE CLEVERNESS
OF THE CLEVER
I WILL SET
ASIDE
."
aWhere is the wise
man
? Where
is the scribe
? Where
is the debater
of bthis
age
? Has not God
cmade
foolish
the wisdom
of dthe world
?
For since in the wisdom
of God
athe world
through
its wisdom
did not come to know
God
, bGod
was well-pleased
through
the cfoolishness
of the 1message
preached
to dsave
those
who believe
.
For indeed aJews
ask
for 1signs
and Greeks
search
for wisdom
;
but we preach 1 aChrist
crucified
, bto Jews
a stumbling
block
and to Gentiles
cfoolishness
,
but to those who are athe called
, both
Jews
and Greeks
, Christ
bthe power
of God
and cthe wisdom
of God
.
Because the afoolishness
of God
is wiser
than men
, and bthe weakness
of God
is stronger
than men
.
For 1consider your acalling
, brethren
, that there were bnot many
wise
according
to 2the flesh
, not many
mighty
, not many
noble
;
but aGod has chosen
the foolish
things
of bthe world
to shame
the wise
, and God
has chosen
the weak
things
of bthe world
to shame
the things which
are strong
,
and the base things
of athe world
and the despised
God
has chosen
, bthe things that are not, so
that He may cnullify
the things that are,
so that ano
1man
may boast
before
God
.
But 1by His doing you are in aChrist Jesus
, who
became
to us bwisdom
from God
, 2and crighteousness
and dsanctification
, and eredemption
,
so that, just
as it is written
, " aLET HIM WHO BOASTS
, BOAST
IN THE LORD
."