1 Corinthians 1
King James Version
1 Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
2 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:
3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 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.
1 Corinthians 1
New King James Version
Greeting
1 Paul, (A)called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ (B)through the will of God, and (C)Sosthenes our brother,
2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who (D)are [a]sanctified in Christ Jesus, (E)called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ (F)our Lord, (G)both theirs and ours:
3 (H)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Spiritual Gifts at Corinth
4 (I)I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, 5 that you were enriched in everything by Him (J)in all [b]utterance and all knowledge, 6 even as (K)the testimony of Christ was confirmed [c]in you, 7 so that you come short in no gift, eagerly (L)waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 (M)who will also confirm you to the end, (N)that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 (O)God is faithful, by whom you were called into (P)the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Sectarianism Is Sin
10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, (Q)that you all [d]speak the same thing, and that there be no [e]divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are [f]contentions among you. 12 Now I say this, that (R)each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I am of (S)Apollos,” or “I am of (T)Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.” 13 (U)Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
14 I thank God that I baptized (V)none of you except (W)Crispus and (X)Gaius, 15 lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name. 16 Yes, I also baptized the household of (Y)Stephanas. Besides, I do not know whether I baptized any other. 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, (Z)not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.
Christ the Power and Wisdom of God(AA)
18 For the [g]message of the cross is (AB)foolishness to (AC)those who are perishing, but to us (AD)who are being saved it is the (AE)power of God. 19 For it is written:
(AF)“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
20 (AG)Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the [h]disputer of this age? (AH)Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For since, in the (AI)wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22 For (AJ)Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, (AK)to the Jews a [i]stumbling block and to the [j]Greeks (AL)foolishness, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ (AM)the power of God and (AN)the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Glory Only in the Lord
26 For [k]you see your calling, brethren, (AO)that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many [l]noble, are called. 27 But (AP)God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 28 and the [m]base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, 29 that no flesh should glory in His presence. 30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and (AQ)righteousness and sanctification and redemption— 31 that, as it is written, (AR)“He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 1:2 set apart
- 1 Corinthians 1:5 speech
- 1 Corinthians 1:6 Or among
- 1 Corinthians 1:10 Have a uniform testimony
- 1 Corinthians 1:10 schisms or dissensions
- 1 Corinthians 1:11 quarrels
- 1 Corinthians 1:18 Lit. word
- 1 Corinthians 1:20 debater
- 1 Corinthians 1:23 Gr. skandalon, offense
- 1 Corinthians 1:23 NU Gentiles
- 1 Corinthians 1:26 consider
- 1 Corinthians 1:26 well-born
- 1 Corinthians 1:28 insignificant or lowly
1 Korinta 1
Reimer 2001
1 Paul, Jesus Christus sien beroopte Apostel derch Gott sien wele, en onns Brooda Sostenes,
2 aun Gott siene Jemeent dee enn Korint es, en aun daen dee jeheilicht sent enn Jesus Christus, Heilje jenant, met aul daen, dee aulewaeaje onnsen, en aearen Herr Jesus Christus sien Nome aunroope;
3 Mucht junt Jnod en Fraed fonn Gott onns Foda, en Jesus Christus onns Herr, jeschenkjt woare.
4 Ek dank mien Gott emma fa junt, fa Gott siene Jnod dee junt jejaeft es enn Christus Jesus,
5 dan jie sent enn aules enn am rikja jemoakt, enn jun raede uk enn aule erkajntnes,
6 so aus daut Zeichness fonn Christus enn junt bestaedicht wea,
7 soo daut ju daut aun kjeene Gowe faelt, enn jun wachte fa onns Herr Jesus Christus siene Oppenboarunk;
8 dee junt uk bestaedje woat bottem Enj, so daut jie oone Beschuldjunk woare senne enn Jesus Christus sien Dach.
9 Gott es tru, dee junt beroope haft Jemeenschofft to habe met sien Saen, Jesus Christus, onns Herr.
10 Nu pracha ekj ju, Breeda, derch onns Herr Jesus Christus sien Nome, daut jie enn eenichkjeit raede, daut doa nich Spoolunge unja ju sent, daut jie enn een Senn en eene Meeninj toop jebunge sent.
11 Dan, miene Breeda, mie es daut derch Kloe aeare Lied jesacht worde daut doa Striet mank ju es.
12 Ekj saj dit nu, wiel en jieda fonn junt sajcht: 'Ekj hool werklich met Paul', en aundra: "Oba ekj hool met Appollos"; en aundra: "Oba ekj hool met Seefas"; en aundra: "Oba ekj hool met Christus".
13 Es Christus fedeelt? Paul es nich fa junt jekjrietsicht, es hee? oda word jie enn Paul sien Nome jetauft?
14 Ekj sie dankboa daut ekj kjeenem fonn junt jetauft ha buta Krispus en Gajus;
15 daut kjeena saje kaun daut ekj enn mien Nome jetauft ha.
16 Oba ekj ha uk Stefanus siene Famielje jetauft; sest weet ekj fonn kjeene dee ekj jetauft ha.
17 Dan Christus haft mie nich jeschekjt to taufe, oba daut Evanjeelium to praedje, nich enn Weisheit em raede, daut Christus sien Kjriets nich sull fejaefs senne.
18 Dan fa daen dee feloare gone es daut praedje fom Kjriets ne Noarheit; oba fa onns dee wie seelich woare, es daut ne Gotteskrauft.
19 Dan daut steit jeschraewe: "Ekj woa dee Weise aeare Weisheit fenichte, en dee Festaendje aea Festaunt auntsied sate".
20 Wua es dee kluake Maun? Wua es dee Schreftjeleada? Wua es dee, dee enn dise Tiet striede deit? Haft Gott nich de Welt aeare Weisheit to Noarheit jemoakt?
21 Wiel dee Welt enn aeare Weisheit, Gott enn siene Weisheit nich kjand, jefoll Gott daut derch Praedje, waut de Welt docht ne Dommheit wea, daen to rade dee jleewde.
22 Dan de Jude seakje en Teakjen, enn de Jrieche seakje Weisheit,
23 oba wie praedje Jesus Christus jekjrietsicht, fa dee Jude en aunstoos, en fa dee Heide ne Noarheit,
24 oba fa daen dee beroope sent, beides Jude en Jrieche, Christus - Gott sien Krauft, en Gott siene Weisheit.
25 Dan Gott sien Onnsenn es weisa aus Mensche; en Gott siene Schwakheit es stoaka aus Mensche.
26 Dan, Breeda, jie seene jun Beroop, daut nich fael weise nom Fleesch, nich fael Jewaultje, nich fael huach je-achte beroope sent,
27 oba Gott haft daen jewaelt dee enne Welt fa onnsennich je-acht weare; omm dee Weise to schaund to moake; en Gott haft dee schwake enne Welt jewaelt omm dee Stoakje to schaund to moake;
28 en fe-achtet enne Welt, en daut jeringe haft Gott jewaelt, yo, en soont wuat nich es, omm daut to nusscht to bringe waut doa es:
29 daut kjeena sikj fer Gott sull puche.
30 En derch am sent jie enn Christus Jesus, dee fonn Gott wort fa onns jemoakt to Weisheit, en Jerachtichkjeit, en Heiljunk, en Seelichkjeit:
31 so daut so auset jeschraewe steit: "Waea sikj puche wel, lot am sikj puche em Herr".
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2001 by Elmer Reimer