1 Corinthians 1

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

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

unto the church of God which is at Corinth, [even] them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their [Lord] and ours:

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

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

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

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

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

even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in 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; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

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

who shall also confirm you unto the end, [that ye be] unreproveable 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, through 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.

Now I beseech you, brethren, through 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 perfected together 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 it hath been signified unto me concerning you, my brethren, by them [that are of the household] of Chloe, that there are contentions 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:

Now this I mean, that each one 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 into 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, save Crispus and Gaius;

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

lest any man should 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: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

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 in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.

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 word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are 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 the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.

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? where is the scribe? where is 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 seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe.

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

Seeing that Jews ask for signs, and Greeks seek after 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, unto Jews a stumblingblock, and unto Gentiles foolishness;

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

but unto them that 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 behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]:

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 God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that 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 base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, [yea] and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are:

29 So that no flesh should boast before God.

that no flesh should 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 of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, 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.