1 Corinthians 1
1 I, Paul, [am writing this letter]. Sosthenes, our fellow believer, is with [me as I write it]. [God] appointed me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus because that is what God desired.
Paulus, apostel van Christus Jesus, geroepen door Gods wil, en broeder Sóstenes:
2 [I am sending this letter] to all you who are God’s believers in Corinth [city]. You have been set apart [by God] {[God] has set you apart} for himself because (of your close relationship with/you belong to) Christ Jesus. God has appointed you to be his people and to live in a morally pure way, just like he has appointed all the people everywhere who belong to him to live in a morally pure way. You and they have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ [MTY]. He is their sovereign Lord as well as the sovereign Lord of all of us [(inc)] who have trusted in him.
aan de Kerk Gods te Korinte, aan hen die geheiligd zijn door Christus Jesus, aan de uitverkoren heiligen, en aan allen die de naam van Jesus Christus aanroepen in iedere plaats, zowel bij hen als bij ons:
3 We [(exc)] desire that God, who is our [heavenly] Father, and Jesus Christ, who is our sovereign Lord, will continue to act kindly toward you and cause you to experience [inner] peace.
Genade zij u en vrede van God onzen Vader, en van den Heer Jesus Christus.
4 I very often [HYP] thank God for you because he has acted toward you kindly, acting in ways that you do not deserve. He has done this because of your (having a close relationship with/being united to) Christ Jesus.
Ten allen tijde dank ik God om u voor Gods genade, die u gegeven is in Christus Jesus;
5 That is, [God] has [HYP] helped you spiritually very much because of your (having a close relationship with/being united to) Christ. Specifically, God has very much [HYP] enabled you to speak messages [that his Spirit revealed to you], and he has very much enabled you to know many things [HYP] that his Spirit revealed to you.
want door Hem zijt gij rijk geworden in ieder opzicht, —in alle woord en in alle kennis
6 In that way, [he] confirmed to you that what we [(exc)] proclaimed about Christ is true.
in dezelfde mate als de belijdenis van Christus vastheid onder u heeft gekregen.
7 As a result, while you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to return, within your group you truly have [LIT] every ability that [God’s] Spirit gives [to believers].
En zo staat gij in geen enkele genadegave ten achter al de tijd, dat gij de openbaring afwacht van onzen Heer Jesus Christus.
8 God will also cause you to steadfastly [trust Christ to the very end of your lives] [EUP]. The result will be that God will not consider you guilty [of any sin] when our Lord Jesus Christ returns to earth [MTY].
Bovendien zal Deze u vast doen staan ten einde toe, zodat gij onberispelijk zijn zult op de dag van onzen Heer Jesus Christus.
9 You can depend on God to do that. He is the one who chose you to become intimately associated with his Son, Jesus Christ, who is our Lord.
God is getrouw; Hij door wien gij geroepen zijt tot de gemeenschap met zijn Zoon, Jesus Christus onzen Heer.
10 My fellow believers, by the authority of [MTY] our Lord Jesus Christ, I urgently appeal to all of you to agree with one another. What I mean is, stop dividing into groups. Instead, be united [MET] concerning what you understand [about spiritual matters], and be united in what you decide.
Broeders, ik bezweer u uit naam van onzen Heer Jesus Christus, dat gij allen hetzelfde spreekt en dat er onder u geen scheuringen zijn, maar dat gij volkomen één zijt in dezelfde gezindheid en dezelfde overtuiging.
11 My fellow believers, [I urge this] because some members of Chloe’s household have told me that you are quarreling among yourselves.
Want, mijn broeders, door de lieden van Chloë is me over u bekend geworden, dat er twisten onder u zijn.
12 That is, some of you say, “Paul is the one to whom we [are loyal],” and others say, “Peter is the one to whom we [are loyal],” and still others say, “Christ is the one to whom we [are loyal].”
Ik bedoel dit: Iedereen van u zegt: "Ik ben van Paulus, ik van Apollo, ik van Kefas, ik van Christus."
13 [It is ridiculous that] [RHQ] [you are quarreling and] dividing up [into groups instead of being loyal to] Christ alone. Christ certainly has not divided himself into parts and distributed those parts out [to groups of people who oppose each other]! [MET, RHQ] I, Paul, certainly did not die on the cross for you! [RHQ] When you were baptized {When someone baptized you}, you certainly did not promise that you were submitting to me! [RHQ]
Is Christus soms verdeeld? Of is Paulus soms voor u gekruisigd, of zijt gij in Paulus’ naam gedoopt?
14 I thank [God] that Crispus and Gaius were the only ones from among you whom I baptized.
Ik ben er dankbaar om, dat ik niemand van u gedoopt hebt behalve Krispus en Gajus,
15 As a result, no one [there in Corinth except those two] can say, “Paul baptized me so that I would become (his disciple/submissive to him).”
zodat men niet zeggen kan, dat gij in mijn naam zijt gedoopt.
16 [Now I remember that] I also baptized the household of Stephanas, but I do not remember baptizing anyone else [there].
Ook Stéfanas’ familie heb ik nog gedoopt; overigens weet ik niet, dat ik iemand anders gedoopt heb.
17 Christ sent me not [primarily] to baptize people but to preach the good message about him. When I do that, he does not want me to use words that human philosophers [consider] wise [IRO]. I do not want the message about [what] he [accomplished when he was nailed to] the cross [MTY] to lose its power.
Want Christus heeft mij niet gezonden om te dopen, maar om het Evangelie te verkondigen: niet met wijsheid van woorden, opdat het Kruis van Christus zijn betekenis niet zou verliezen.
18 Those who are perishing spiritually [because they do not believe that message consider] that the message [about what Christ accomplished when he was nailed to the] cross [MTY] [is] foolish. But to us who are being saved {whom [God] is saving} [spiritually because we believe that message], it [demonstrates that] God acts powerfully [in order to save us].
Immers de prediking van het Kruis is wel een dwaasheid voor hen, die verloren gaan, maar voor ons, die behouden worden, is ze een kracht Gods.
19 [It is like what God said that] a prophet wrote long ago, [By the things that I will do], I will show that the ideas of those who [think] [IRO] they are wise are completely useless. I will ignore the ideas that they think are [IRO] so smart.
Want er staat geschreven: "Ik zal de wijsheid der wijzen verdelgen, En het beleid der verstandigen te niet doen."
20 So, do you know [what God thinks] about what [RHQ] people who [IRO] consider themselves to be wise and scholars and philosophers say? [He does not pay attention to what they say, because] [RHQ] he has shown clearly that what unbelievers [think is] [IRO] wise is [not wise at all], but is really foolish. (aiōn g165)
Waar is de wijze? Waar de schriftgeleerde? Waar de redetwister dezer wereld? Heeft God de wijsheid dezer wereld niet dwaas gemaakt? (aiōn g165)
21 God, acting very wisely, made it impossible for unbelievers to know God by doing what they thought was [IRO] wise. Instead, he was happy to save those who trust [in Christ] as the result of their hearing [the message that] was proclaimed to them, a message that others consider to be foolish.
Want daar volgens het bestel van Gods wijsheid de wereld niet door de wijsheid tot de kennis van God is gekomen, zo heeft het God behaagd, de gelovigen zalig te maken door de dwaasheid der prediking.
22 The Jews want [people to prove, by performing] miracles, [that their message is true]. The non-Jews want to hear only messages consisting of talk that they consider to be very wise.
Terwijl de Joden tekenen eisen, en de Grieken wijsheid zoeken,
23 As for us, we proclaim [the message about what] Christ [accomplished for us when] he was nailed {[when they] nailed him} to the cross. That message offends Jews [because they do not think that the Messiah will die, and] non-Jews think it is [IRO] a foolish message.
preken wij Christus gekruisigd, voor de Joden een ergernis en voor de heidenen een dwaasheid,
24 But to us whom God has chosen to belong to himself, both Jews and non-Jews, that message shows that God acted powerfully and wisely [by sending] Christ [to die] for us.
maar voor hen, die geroepen zijn, Joden zowel als Grieken, een Christus, Gods kracht en Gods wijsheid.
25 [Unbelievers may think] [IRO] [that] God was [acting] foolishly [by doing that], but [the truth is that] he was acting more wisely than unbelievers who [just think that] [IRO] they are wise. And unbelievers may think that God was [acting] weakly [by sending his son to die], but he was acting more powerfully than unbelievers who [just think] [IRO] [that they] act powerfully.
Want het dwaze van God is wijzer dan de mensen, en het zwakke van God is krachtiger dan de mensen.
26 My fellow believers, remember what [kind of people you] were when God chose you. [Not many of you] whom he chose are people whom [unbelievers considered to be] wise. Very few of you were considered to be important. Very few of you came from families with a high social standing.
Inderdaad, broeders, denkt eens aan uw eigen roeping terug; niet velen waren wijzen naar het vlees, niet velen machtig, niet velen aanzienlijk.
27 Instead, it was [usually] those whom [unbelievers considered to be] foolish whom God chose. He did that in order to shame/discredit those whom [unbelievers consider] [IRO] wise. It was [usually] those [whom unbelievers] considered [IRO] unimportant whom God chose, in order to shame/discredit those whom unbelievers consider important.
Neen, het dwaze der wereld heeft God uitverkoren, om de wijzen beschaamd te maken; en het zwakke der wereld heeft God uitverkoren, om het sterke te beschamen;
28 It was usually those who are despised and considered {whom [unbelievers] despise and consider} worthless whom God chose, in order to make completely ineffective [what unbelievers consider to be important].
en het onaanzienlijke der wereld en het onbeduidende heeft God uitverkoren: alles wat niets is, om te niet te doen, wat iets is,
29 [He did that] in order that no one could boast to God about being wise or important.
opdat geen vlees zou roemen voor God.
30 It is because of what God [has done] that you (have a close relationship with/belong to) Christ Jesus. God [put into effect] his wise [plan to save us] by what Christ did for us. As a result of what Christ did, God erases the record of our sins, sets us apart for himself, and frees us from our being guilty [for our sins].
Door Hem toch behoort gij aan Christus Jesus, die ons door God geworden is: Wijsheid, Gerechtigheid, Heiliging en Verlossing;
31 So, it is the Lord whom we should boast about, [not about one spiritual leader being better than another]. We should do as ([a prophet/Jeremiah]) wrote [in the Scriptures that we should do]: Those who boast should boast [only] about what the Lord [has done].
opdat gelijk geschreven staat: "Hij die roemt, Roeme in den Heer."
