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Ako si Pablo nga pinili sa Dios nga mahimong apostol ni Cristo Jesus. Ako ug si Sostenes nga atong igsoon diha kang Cristo nangumusta kaninyong mga tumutuo diha sa Corinto. Gilain na kamo sa Dios aron mahimong iya tungod sa inyong pagkahiusa kang Cristo Jesus. Gipili niya kamo nga mahimong iyang mga anak uban sa tanan nga nagaila kang Jesu-Cristo nga atong Ginoo sa bisan asang lugar. Siya Ginoo natong tanan.

Hinaut nga madawat ninyo ang grasya ug kalinaw gikan sa Dios nga atong Amahan ug kang Ginoong Jesu-Cristo.

Ang mga Panalangin Diha kang Cristo

Nagapasalamat ako kanunay sa Dios tungod sa mga panalangin nga iyang gihatag kaninyo nga anaa kang Cristo Jesus. Kay sa inyong pagkahiusa kang Cristo, gipanalanginan kamo sa Dios sa tanan—sa kahibalo ug sa pagpanulti. Tungod niini napamatud-an ninyo mismo ang among mga gipanudlo mahitungod kang Cristo. Busa wala gayod kamo makulangi sa mga espirituhanong mga hiyas nga gihatag sa Dios samtang nagahulat kamo sa pagbalik sa atong Ginoong Jesu-Cristo. Si Cristo mao ang maglig-on sa inyong pagtuo hangtod sa kataposan, aron nga sa pag-abot sa adlaw nga siya maghukom, wala siyay ikasaway kaninyo. Kasaligan ang Dios nga nagtawag kaninyo sa pagpakighiusa sa iyang Anak nga si Jesu-Cristo nga atong Ginoo.

Ang mga Tumutuo ni Cristo Kinahanglang Magkahiusa

10 Mga igsoon, nagahangyo ako kaninyo sa ngalan sa atong Ginoong Jesu-Cristo, nga maghiusa kamong tanan ug likayi ninyo ang pagkabahin-bahin. Paghiusa kamo diha sa inyong mga hunahuna ug sa inyong katuyoan. 11 Nahisgotan ko kini tungod kay adunay nagsugilon kanako gikan sa pamilya ni Cloe nga may panag-away diha kaninyo. 12 Ang buot kong ipasabot mao kini: ang uban kaninyo nagaingon, “Kang Pablo ako,” ug adunay nagaingon, “Kang Apolos ako.” Aduna pa gayoy nagaingon, “Kang Pedro ako,” ug ang uban nagaingon, “Kang Cristo ako.” 13 Dili kana maayo! Ngano, nabahin-bahin ba diay si Cristo? Si Pablo wala magpalansang sa krus alang kaninyo. Wala usab kamo mabautismohi sa ngalan ni Pablo.

14 Nagapasalamat ako sa Dios nga wala akoy gibautismohan kaninyo gawas lang kang Crispus ug kang Gayo. 15 Busa walay makaingon nga gibautismohan kamo sa akong ngalan. 16 (Gibautismohan ko usab diay si Estefanas ug ang iyang pamilya. Apan gawas kanila wala na akoy mahinumdoman pang uban.) 17 Kay wala ako sugoa ni Cristo aron sa pagbautismo kondili sa pagtudlo sa Maayong Balita. Ug ang akong pagtudlo dili pinaagi sa mga maanindot ug maalamon nga pagpanulti, kay basin madala ko ang mga tawo ngadto kang Cristo pinaagi sa akong abilidad ug mawad-an na lang ug gahom ang kamatayon ni Cristo sa krus.

Si Cristo mao ang Gahom ug Kaalam sa Dios

18 Alang sa mga tawong nangawala,[a] ang pagtulon-an mahitungod sa kamatayon ni Cristo sa krus binuang lang, apan kanatong nangaluwas, kini gahom sa Dios. 19 Kay ang Kasulatan nagaingon, “Gub-on ko ang kaalam sa mga tawo nga maalamon, ug ipakita ko nga walay pulos ang pagsabot sa mga adunay kinaadman.”[b] 20 Unsa na man unyay kapuslanan sa mga maalamon, sa mga magtutudlo sa Kasugoan, ug sa mga maayong makiglantugi niini nga panahon? Kay gipakita man sa Dios nga binuang lang ang kalibotanon nga kaalam.

21 Kay ang Dios sa iyang kaalam wala magtugot nga maila siya sa mga tawo pinaagi sa kalibotanon nga kaalam; kondili pagbuot sa Dios nga luwason ang mga tawo pinaagi sa ilang pagtuo sa giwali nga Maayong Balita, nga sumala sa mga wala motuo, binuang lang kini. 22 Ang mga Judio dili motuo kon walay milagro nga ilang makita, ug ang mga Griego, ilang timbang-timbangon kon ang gitudlo kanila motukma ba sa ilang gi-ingon nga kaalam. 23 Apan kami, ang among giwali mao ang Cristo nga gilansang sa krus. Kini dili madawat sa mga Judio ug binuang lang alang sa mga dili Judio. 24 Apan sa mga tawo nga gitawag sa Dios, Judio man o dili, si Cristo mao ang gahom ug ang kaalam sa Dios. 25 Kay ang gihunahuna nila nga binuang nga gihimo sa Dios mas labaw pa kaysa kaalam sa tawo, ug ang gihunahuna nila nga kaluyahon nga gihimo sa Dios mas kusog pa kaysa kusog sa tawo. 26 Mga igsoon kang Cristo, hinumdomi ninyo kon unsa ang inyong kahimtang sa wala pa kamo mahimong tinawag sa Dios, pipila lang gayod kaninyo ang giila nga maalamon o kaha may katakos, ug pipila lang usab ang naggikan sa inila nga mga pamilya. 27 Apan ang gipili sa Dios mao kadtong giisip sa katawhan nga dili maalamon aron pakaulawan ang mga maalamon, ug gipili usab niya ang mga tawo nga wala gayoy gahom aron pakaulawan ang mga tawong gamhanan. 28 Gipili sa Dios ang mga kabos ug talamayon, nga giisip sa katawhan nga walay kapuslanan, aron ipakita niya nga dili mahinungdanon ang giisip sa katawhan nga mahinungdanon. 29 Busa walay makapasigarbo atubangan sa Dios. 30 Sa pagbuot sa Dios anaa kita kang Cristo Jesus. Si Cristo mao ang kaalam sa Dios[c] alang kanato. Pinaagi kaniya gipakamatarong kita sa Dios, iya na kita, ug gitubos na niya kita gikan sa atong mga sala. 31 Busa, sama sa gi-ingon sa Kasulatan, “Ang buot magpasigarbo, kinahanglan ipasigarbo lamang niya ang gibuhat sa Ginoo.”[d]

Footnotes

  1. 1:18 nangawala: o kaha, nagapaingon sa kalaglagan.
  2. 1:19 Tan-awa usab ang Isa. 29:14.
  3. 1:30 Si Cristo mao ang kaalam sa Dios: alang sa uban ang gibuhat ni Cristo sa krus binuang, apan alang kang Pablo kini kaalam sa Dios.
  4. 1:31 Tan-awa usab ang Jer. 9:24.

Paul, called to be an apostle(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,(B) and our brother Sosthenes,(C)

To the church of God(D) in Corinth,(E) to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called(F) to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name(G) of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(H)

Thanksgiving

I always thank my God for you(I) because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched(J) in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge(K) God thus confirming our testimony(L) about Christ among you. Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift(M) as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.(N) He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless(O) on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.(P) God is faithful,(Q) who has called you(R) into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.(S)

A Church Divided Over Leaders

10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters,[a](T) in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you,(U) but that you be perfectly united(V) in mind and thought. 11 My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household(W) have informed me that there are quarrels among you. 12 What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”;(X) another, “I follow Apollos”;(Y) another, “I follow Cephas[b]”;(Z) still another, “I follow Christ.”

13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul?(AA) 14 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus(AB) and Gaius,(AC) 15 so no one can say that you were baptized in my name. 16 (Yes, I also baptized the household(AD) of Stephanas;(AE) beyond that, I don’t remember if I baptized anyone else.) 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize,(AF) but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom(AG) and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom

18 For the message of the cross is foolishness(AH) to those who are perishing,(AI) but to us who are being saved(AJ) it is the power of God.(AK) 19 For it is written:

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
    the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”[c](AL)

20 Where is the wise person?(AM) Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age?(AN) Has not God made foolish(AO) the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world(AP) through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save(AQ) those who believe.(AR) 22 Jews demand signs(AS) and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified:(AT) a stumbling block(AU) to Jews and foolishness(AV) to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called,(AW) both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God(AX) and the wisdom of God.(AY) 25 For the foolishness(AZ) of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness(BA) of God is stronger than human strength.

26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called.(BB) Not many of you were wise(BC) by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose(BD) the foolish(BE) things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not(BF)—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him.(BG) 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus,(BH) who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness,(BI) holiness(BJ) and redemption.(BK) 31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”[d](BL)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 11 and 26; and in 2:1; 3:1; 4:6; 6:8; 7:24, 29; 10:1; 11:33; 12:1; 14:6, 20, 26, 39; 15:1, 6, 50, 58; 16:15, 20.
  2. 1 Corinthians 1:12 That is, Peter
  3. 1 Corinthians 1:19 Isaiah 29:14
  4. 1 Corinthians 1:31 Jer. 9:24

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

Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;

Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

10 Now 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 joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

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

15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.

16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

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

26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

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