1Cor 1 | ABEn | STEP | Paul, a chosen apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother,

‏ 1 Corinthians 1

CHAPTER 1 Paul Gives Thanks

1 Paul, a chosen apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother, 2 to the assembly of God, to the one being in Corinth, having been sanctified in Christ Jesus, chosen holy ones, with all the ones calling upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours. 3 Favor to you and peace from God our father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I give thanks to my God at all times for you, for the favor of God, to the one being given to you in Christ Jesus; 5 that in everything you were enriched in him in all word and in all knowledge; 6 as the testimony of the Christ was firmed up in you, 7 so that you be not lacking in not one favor; awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who also will firm up you unto the end, without reproach in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 Trustworthy is God through whom you were called into a fellowship of his son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Divisions among the Brethren

10 And I appeal to you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that [⁴the ⁵same thing ¹you should ³say ²all], and there should be no [²among ³you ¹splits]; but that you should be readying yourselves with the same mind, and with the same opinion. 11 For it was made manifest to me concerning you, my brethren, by the ones of Chloe, that [²strifes ³among ⁴you ¹there are]. 12 And I say this, that each of you says, I indeed am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ. 13 Has [³been portioned ¹the ²Christ]? Was Paul crucified for you? Or in the name of Paul were you immersed? 14 I give thanks to God that not one of you I immersed except Crispus and Gaius, 15 that not any should say that in my name he was immersed. 16 And I immersed also the house of Stephanas; the rest I do not know if any other I immersed. 17 [³did not ¹For ⁴send ⁵me ²Christ] to immerse, but to announce good news; not in wisdom of word, lest [⁵should be an empty work ¹the ²cross ³of the ⁴Christ].

Christ -- God's Power and Wisdom

18 For the word, the one of the cross, to the ones indeed perishing is moronishness; but to the ones being preserved, to us [²the power ³of God ¹it is]. 19 For it has been written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; and the understanding of the experts I will disregard. 20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this eon? Did not [²make moronish ¹God] the wisdom of this world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God [³did not ⁴know ¹the ²world ⁶through ⁷wisdom ⁵God], [²thought well ¹God] through the moronishness of the proclamation to deliver the ones believing. 22 Since both Jews [²a sign ¹ask for], and Greeks [²by wisdom ¹seek]; 23 but we proclaim Christ being crucified, to Jews indeed an obstacle, and to Greeks moronishness; 24 but to these the chosen, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, God's power and God's wisdom. 25 For the moronish of God [²wiser than ³the wisdom ⁴of men ¹is]; and the weakness of God [²stronger than ³the strength ⁴of men ¹is]. 26 For you see your calling, brethren, that there are not many wise according to flesh, not many mighty, not many well-born. 27 But the moronish of the world God chose, that the wise should be disgraced; and the weak of the world God chose, that [³should be disgraced ¹the ²strong]. 28 And the ignoble of the world, and the ones being treated with contempt God chose, and the things not being; that the things being he should render useless; 29 so that [³should not ⁴boast ¹all ²flesh] before him. 30 [⁴of ⁵him ¹But ²you ³are] in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God, both righteousness and sanctification and release by ransom; 31 that, as it has been written, The one boasting, [²in ³the Lord ¹let him boast]!