1 Corinthians 1

1 Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through God’s will, —and Sosthenes the brother, —

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

2 Unto the assembly of God which is in Corinth, sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, —with all who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, in every place, —their Lord and ours:

to the church of God which is at Corinth, the sanctified in Christ Jesus, called, holy, with all that in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours;

3 Favour unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.

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

4 I give thanks unto my God, at all times, concerning you, by reason of the favour of God given unto you in Christ Jesus, —

I ever thank my God for you, on account of the grace of God bestowed upon you in Christ Jesus;

5 That, in everything, ye have been enriched in him—in all discourse and in all knowledge;

that in him ye were enriched in everything, in all utterance, and all knowledge,

6 Even as, the witness of the Christ, hath been confirmed in you,

as the testimony of Christ was established among you;

7 So that ye come short in no gift of favour, —ardently awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

so that ye come behind in no gift, while waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

8 Who will also confirm you unto the end, unaccusable in the day of our Lord Jesus [Christ]:

who will also make you steadfast to the end, so that ye may be without blame in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 Faithful, is God, through whom ye have been called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

10 But I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, —that, the same thing, ye, all, be saying, and that there be not, among you, divisions; but that ye be fitly joined together—in the same mind, and in the same judgment.

But 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 united in the same mind and in the same judgment.

11 For it hath been signified unto me, concerning you, my brethren, —by them who are of [the household of] Chloe, —that there are strifes among you,

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

12 Now I mean this, —that, each one of you, is saying—I, indeed, am of Paul, but, I, of Apollos, but, I, of Cephas, but, I, of Christ:

What I mean is this, that each of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

13 The Christ is divided! Was, Paul, crucified for you? Or, into the name of Paul, were ye immersed?

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

14 I give thanks, that, none of you, did I immerse—save Crispus and Gaius,

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

15 Lest any should say—into my own name, I immersed:

that no one may say that ye were baptized into my name.

16 Yea! I immersed the house of Stephanas also, —besides, I know not whether, anyone else, I immersed.

And I baptized also the household of Stephanas; I am not aware that I baptized any one besides.

17 For Christ sent me not, to be immersing, but to be telling the good news, —not with wisdom of discourse, lest, void should be made, the cross of the Christ.

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel; not with wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

18 For, the discourse which concerneth the cross, unto them, indeed, who are perishing, is, foolishness; but, unto them who are being saved—unto us, it is, God’s power.

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

19 For it is written—I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and, the discernment of the discerning, will I set aside.

For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nought the discernment of the discerning.”

20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? (aiōn g165)

Where is the wise man? Where the scribe? Where the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? (aiōn g165)

21 For, seeing that, in the wisdom of God, the world, through its wisdom, did not get to knew God, God was well-pleased—through the foolishness of the thing proclaimed, 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 those who believe;

22 Seeing that both, Jews for signs, do ask, and, Greeks for wisdom, do seek,

since even Jews ask for signs, and the Greeks seek for wisdom;

23 Whereas, we, proclaim a Christ who hath been crucified, —unto Jews, indeed, an occasion of stumbling, and, unto Gentiles, foolishness;

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

24 But, unto the called themselves—both Jews and Greeks, Christ, God’s power, and, God’s wisdom.

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

25 Because, God’s foolish thing, is, wiser than men, and, God’s weak thing, mightier than men.

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

26 For be looking at the calling of you, brethren, —that [there were] not many wise, according to flesh. Not many powerful, not many high-born:

For consider, brethren, who ye are that have been called; not many wise men after the fashion of the world, not many mighty, not many noble;

27 On the contrary—the foolish things of the world, hath God chosen, that he might put to shame them who are wise, and, the weak things of the world, hath God chosen, that he might put to shame the things that are mighty,

but the foolish things of the world did God choose, to put to shame the wise; and the weak things of the world did God choose, to put to shame the things which are strong;

28 And, the low-born things of the world, and the things that are despised, hath God chosen, —[and] the things that are not, —that, the things that are, he might bring to nought;

and the mean things of the world, and the things which are despised, did God choose, the things which are not, to bring to nought things that are;

29 So that no flesh should boast before God.

that no flesh might glory before God.

30 But, of him, are, ye, in Christ Jesus, who hath been made wisdom unto us, from God, —both righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

But from him it is that ye are in Christ Jesus, who from God was made to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption;

31 In order that, even as it is written—He that boasteth, in the Lord, let him boast.

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