Първо Коринтяни 1
Bulgarian Bible
1 Павел, с Божията воля призован да бъде апостол Исус Христов, и брат Состен,
2 до Божията църква, която в Коринт, до осветените в Христа Исуса, призовани да бъдат светии заедно с всички, които призовават на всяко място името на Исуса Христа, нашия Господ, Който е и техен и наш:
3 Благодат и мир да бъде на вас от Бога нашия Отец и от Господа Исуса Христа
4 Винаги въздавам благодарения на моя Бог за вас за Божията благодат, която ви е била дадена в Христа Исуса
5 че обогатихте се чрез Него в всичко, в пълна сила да говорите за Него.
6 (по който начин се потвърди свидетелствуването за Христа между вас),
7 така щото вие не оставате назад в никоя дарба, като чакате явлението на нашия Господ Исус Христос,
8 Който и докрай ще ви отвърждава, та да бъдете безупречни в деня на нашия Господ Исус Христос.
9 Верен е Бог, чрез Когото сте били призовани в общението на Сина Му Исуса Христа нашия Господ.
10 Моля ви се, братя, за името на нашия Господ Исус Христос, всички да говорите в съгласие, и да няма раздори между вас, но да бъдете съвършено съединени в един ум и в една мисъл.
11 Защото някои от Хлоините домашни ми явиха за вас, братя мои, че между вас имало разпри.
12 С това искам да кажа, че всеки от вас дума: Аз съм Павлов; а аз Аполосов; а аз Кифов; а пък аз Христов.
13 Нима се е разделил Христос? Павел ли се разпна за вас? Или в Павловото име се кръстихте?
14 Благодаря Богу, че не съм кръстил никого от вас, освен Криспа и Ганя,
15 да не би да каже някой, че сте били кръстени в мое име.
16 Кръстих още и Стефаниновия дом; освен тия, не помня да съм кръстил никой друг.
17 Защото Христос не ме е пратил да кръщавам, но да проповядвам благовестието; не с мъдри думи, да не се лиши Христовия кръст от значението си.
18 Защото словото на кръста е безумие за тия, които погиват; а за нас, които се спасяваме, то е Божия сила.
19 Понеже е писано: "Ще унищожа мъдростт на мъдрите, И разума на разумните ще отхвърля".
20 Где е мъдрият? Где книжникът? Где е разисквачът на тоз век? Не обърна ли Бог в глупост светската мъдрост?
21 Защото, понеже в Божията мъдра наредба светът с мъдростта си не позна Бога, благоволи Бог чрез глупостта на това, което се проповядва, да спаси вярващите.
22 Понеже юдеите искат знамения, а гърците търсят мъдрост;
23 а ние проповядваме разпнатия Христос, за юдеите съблазън, и за езичниците глупост;
24 но за самите призвани, и юдеи и гърци, Христос е Божия Сила и Божия премъдрост.
25 Защото Божието глупаво е по-мъдро от човеците, и Божието немощно е по-силно от човеците.
26 Понеже, братя, вижте какви сте вие призваните, че между вас няма мнозина мъдри според човеците, нито мнозина силни, нито мнозина благородни.
27 Но Бог избра глупавите неща на света, за да посрами мъдрите; също избра Бог немощните неща на света, за да посрами силните;
28 още и долните и презрените неща на света избра Бог, да! и ония, които ги няма, за да унищожи тия които ги има,
29 за да не се похвали нито една твар пред Бога.
30 А от Него сте вие в Христа Исуса, Който стана за нас мъдрост от Бога, и правда, и освещение, и изкупление;
31 тъй щото, както е писано, "който се хвали, с Господа да се хвали".
1 Corinthians 1
International Standard Version
Paul Greets the Church in Corinth
1 From:[a] Paul, called to be an apostle of the Messiah[b] Jesus[c] by the will of God, and from our brother Sosthenes.
2 To: God’s church in Corinth, to those who have been sanctified by the Messiah[d] Jesus and called to be holy,[e] together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah[f]—their Lord[g] and ours.
3 May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah,[h] be yours!
You are Rich
4 I always thank my[i] God for you because of the grace of God given you by the Messiah[j] Jesus. 5 For by him you have become rich in every way—in speech and knowledge of every kind— 6 while our testimony about the Messiah[k] has been confirmed among you. 7 Therefore, you don’t lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus the Messiah[l] to be revealed. 8 He will keep you strong until the end, so that you will be blameless on the Day of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.[m] 9 Faithful is the God by whom you were called into fellowship with his Son Jesus the Messiah,[n] our Lord.
Divisions in the Church
10 Brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah,[o] I urge all of you to be in agreement[p] and not to have divisions among you, so that you may be perfectly united in your understanding and opinions. 11 My brothers, some members of Chloe’s family have made it clear to me that there are quarrels among you. 12 This is what I mean: Each of you is saying, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,”[q] or “I belong to the Messiah.”[r]
13 Is the Messiah[s] divided? Paul wasn’t crucified for you, was he? You weren’t baptized in Paul’s name, were you? 14 I thank God[t] that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name. 16 (Oh yes, I also baptized the family of Stephanas. Beyond that, I’m not sure whether I baptized anyone else.) 17 For the Messiah[u] did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, not with eloquent wisdom, so the cross of the Messiah[v] won’t be emptied of its power.
The Messiah is God’s Power and Wisdom
18 For the message about the cross is nonsense to those who are being destroyed, but it is God’s power to us who are being saved. 19 For it is written,
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the intelligence of the intelligent I will reject.”[w]
20 Where is the wise person? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? God has turned the wisdom of the world into nonsense, hasn’t he? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know God,[x] God was pleased to save those who believe through the nonsense of our preaching. 22 Jews ask for signs, and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach the Messiah[y] crucified. He is a stumbling block to Jews and nonsense to gentiles, 24 but to those who are called,[z] both Jews and Greeks, the Messiah[aa] is God’s power and God’s wisdom. 25 For God’s nonsense is wiser than human wisdom,[ab] and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.[ac]
26 Brothers, think about your own calling. Not many of you were wise by human standards,[ad] not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose what is nonsense in the world to make the wise feel ashamed. God chose what is weak in the world to make the strong feel ashamed. 28 And God chose what is insignificant in the world, what is despised, what is nothing, in order to destroy what is something, 29 so that no one[ae] may boast in God’s presence. 30 It is because of God[af] that you are in union with the Messiah[ag] Jesus, who for us has become wisdom from God, as well as our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written, “The person who boasts must boast in the Lord.”[ah]
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 1:1 The Gk. lacks From
- 1 Corinthians 1:1 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:1 Other mss. read Jesus the Messiah
- 1 Corinthians 1:2 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:2 Or to be saints
- 1 Corinthians 1:2 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:2 Lit. theirs
- 1 Corinthians 1:3 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:4 Other mss. lack my
- 1 Corinthians 1:4 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:6 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:7 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:8 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:9 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:10 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:10 Lit. to say the same thing
- 1 Corinthians 1:12 I.e. Peter
- 1 Corinthians 1:12 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:13 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:14 Other mss. read I thank my God; still other mss. read I am thankful
- 1 Corinthians 1:17 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:17 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:19 Isa 29:14
- 1 Corinthians 1:21 The Gk. lacks God
- 1 Corinthians 1:23 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:24 Or chosen
- 1 Corinthians 1:24 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:25 Lit. than men
- 1 Corinthians 1:25 Lit. than men
- 1 Corinthians 1:26 Lit. according to the flesh
- 1 Corinthians 1:29 Lit. flesh
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 Lit. him
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 Or Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:31 Jer 9:24; MT source citation reads Lord
1 Corinthians 1
New International Version
1 Paul, called to be an apostle(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,(B) and our brother Sosthenes,(C)
2 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:
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(H)
Thanksgiving
4 I always thank my God for you(I) because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. 5 For in him you have been enriched(J) in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge(K)— 6 God thus confirming our testimony(L) about Christ among you. 7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift(M) as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.(N) 8 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) 9 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 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.
- 1 Corinthians 1:12 That is, Peter
- 1 Corinthians 1:19 Isaiah 29:14
- 1 Corinthians 1:31 Jer. 9:24
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