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Indledende hilsen

Dette brev er fra Paulus, som efter Guds vilje er kaldet til at være apostel i tjenesten for Jesus, som er Messias. Min medarbejder, Sostenes, sender jer også mange hilsener.

Jeg skriver til jer, som udgør menigheden i Korinth, jer, som ved Kristus er blevet renset og kaldet til at være hans folk sammen med alle de andre kristne rundt omkring i hele verden, der ligesom os tror på og beder til vores Herre, Jesus Kristus.

Nåde være med jer og fred fra Gud, vores Far, og Herren Jesus Kristus.

Paulus takker Gud for dem

Jeg kan aldrig blive træt af at takke Gud for jer og for den rigdom af nådegaver, som I har fået del i gennem Jesus Kristus. I er jo blevet beriget på alle måder, både med guddommeligt inspirerede budskaber og med kundskab om mange ting. Ved disse overnaturlige gaver er sandheden i budskabet om Kristus blevet bekræftet iblandt jer, og det i så høj grad, at I ikke mangler nogen af de åndelige gaver, mens I med forventning ser frem til, at Jesus Kristus, vores Herre, kommer tilbage. Han vil også styrke jer og fortsætte sin gerning i jer til det sidste, så der ikke bliver noget at anklage jer for på den dag, da Jesus Kristus afsiger sin dom. Ja, det vil Gud gøre, fordi han er trofast, og fordi det er ham selv, der har kaldet jer ind i fællesskabet med hans Søn, Jesus Kristus, som er vores Herre.

Persondyrkelse og splittelser hører ikke hjemme i menigheden

10 Med den autoritet, som vores Herre, Jesus Kristus, har givet mig, formaner jeg jer, mine venner, til alle at stå sammen. Der må ikke være splittelser iblandt jer, men I skal arbejde frem mod at have samme sindelag og samme overbevisning.

11 Efter hvad jeg hører fra Kloes folk, er der nemlig stridigheder iblandt jer. 12 Jeg tænker på, at nogle af jer siger: „Vi hører til Paulus”, og andre: „Vi hører til Apollos”, og andre igen: „Vi hører til Peter”, mens nogle siger: „Vi hører til Kristus”. 13 Hvad er det for noget snak? Er Kristus måske delt op i smådele? Det var ikke mig, der blev korsfæstet for jer! Og I er heller ikke blevet døbt til at tilhøre Paulus. 14 Jeg er Gud taknemmelig for, at jeg ikke har døbt nogen af jer, undtagen Krispus og Gajus. 15 Så der er ingen, der kan sige, at de er blevet døbt til at tilhøre mig. 16 For resten har jeg også døbt Stefanas’ husstand. Ellers mener jeg ikke, at jeg har døbt nogen. 17 Kristus udsendte mig jo ikke for at døbe, men for at forkynde budskabet om Jesus, og det gør jeg uden at bygge på menneskelig visdom, for at Kristi kors ikke skal miste sin kraft.

Ingen kan rose sig af andet end det, Herren har gjort

18 For selvom budskabet om korset lyder tåbeligt for dem, der er på vej til fortabelsen, så er det for os, der er på vej til det evige liv, et udtryk for Guds kraft og visdom. 19 Der står jo skrevet:

„De vises visdom vil jeg sætte til side,
    de kloges klogskab vil jeg gøre til intet.”[a]

20 Jamen, hvad så med alle verdens vismænd? Hvad med alle de lærde, alle filosofferne? Ved I ikke, at Gud har afsløret denne verdens visdom som det, den i virkeligheden er—tåbelighed? 21 Det hører jo med til Guds visdom, at mennesker ikke ad visdommens vej kan nå til erkendelse af ham. Derfor besluttede han ved hjælp af den „tåbelige” forkyndelse at frelse dem, der tager imod budskabet i tro. 22 Jøderne vil se beviser, og grækerne søger filosofisk visdom, 23 men vores budskab er om den korsfæstede Kristus. For jøderne er det en forargelse og for grækerne den rene galskab, 24 men for dem, som er kaldet af Gud, både jøder og grækere, repræsenterer Kristus Guds kraft og Guds visdom. 25 Selv Guds „tåbelighed” er visere end menneskelig visdom, og Guds „svaghed” er stærkere end menneskelig styrke.

26 Tænk bare på, venner, hvor få af jer, der var vise i verdens øjne, dengang I kom til tro, hvor få af jer, der havde indflydelse i samfundet, og hvor få af jer, der kom fra fornemme familier. 27 Nej, Gud valgte at gøre noget, som i verdens øjne ser tåbeligt ud, for at lukke munden på de kloge. Han udvalgte de magtesløse for at gøre magthaverne til skamme. 28 Gud valgte det, som var ubetydeligt og ringeagtet i verden, det som intet var, for at gøre det, som var noget, til intet. 29 Altså har mennesker ikke noget at prale af over for Gud.

30 Det er Gud, der har gjort det sådan, at I nu er noget i Kristus. Og det er Kristus, som har ført os ind i Guds visdom. Det er på grund af ham, at vi nu er accepteret af Gud, at vi er erklæret skyldfri og står rensede ind for Gud. 31 Dermed opfyldes Skriftens ord: „Ingen kan rose sig af andet end det, Herren har gjort.”[b]

Footnotes

  1. 1,19 Es. 29,14 LXX.
  2. 1,31 Jf. Jer. 9,22-23.

问安

照着神的旨意蒙召做基督耶稣使徒的保罗,以及弟兄索提尼

致那在哥林多属神的教会,就是在基督耶稣里被分别为圣、蒙召成为圣徒的人,以及所有在各地求告我们主耶稣基督之名的人。基督是他们的主,也是我们的主。

愿恩典与平安从神我们的父和主耶稣基督临到你们!

感恩

我常常为你们感谢我的[a]神,因你们在基督耶稣里被赐予了神的恩典, 使你们在基督里凡事都得以富足——在一切话语上、一切知识上—— 正如有关基督的见证在你们中间得以确立, 以致你们在任何恩赐上都不缺乏,热切等待着我们主耶稣基督的显现。 他也将使你们坚定到底,使你们在我们主耶稣基督的日子[b]无可指责。 神是信实的;你们已经被他召唤,进到与他的儿子——我们主耶稣基督的契合里。

教会中的纷争

10 弟兄们,我藉着我们主耶稣基督的名,恳求你们大家言语一致;你们中间不要分裂,而要在同一个心思、同一个目的上得以完备。 11 我的弟兄们,事实上,克洛伊家的一些人告诉了我有关你们的事,说你们中间有纷争。 12 这就是说:你们各自声称“我是属保罗的”,或“我是属阿波罗的”,或“我是属矶法的”,或“我是属基督的”。 13 难道基督是被分割的吗?[c]难道保罗为你们被钉十字架了吗?或者你们受洗[d]是归入保罗的名[e]吗? 14 我感谢神[f],除了克里斯普盖尤斯以外,我没有给你们任何人施过洗, 15 免得有人说,你们是奉我的名受洗。 16 我虽然也给司提法纳的一家人施过洗,此外我却不记得是否给其他人施过洗。 17 要知道,基督差派我,不是为了施洗[g],而是为了传福音——并不用智慧的话语,免得基督的十字架落了空。

基督是神的大能和智慧

18 原来,十字架的福音[h]对那些正在灭亡的人来说,是愚拙的;但是对我们这些正在被拯救的人来说,却是神的大能。 19 因为经上记着:

“我将要毁灭智慧人的智慧,
废弃聪明人的聪明。”[i]

20 智慧人在哪里?经文士在哪里?这世代的雄辩家在哪里?神难道不使这世界的智慧成了愚拙吗? 21 实际上,在神的智慧中,世界既然凭智慧不认识神,神就乐意藉着传道的愚拙,拯救那些相信的人。 22 虽然犹太人求神迹,希腊人寻智慧, 23 但我们却传扬被钉十字架的基督——对犹太人来说是绊脚石,对外邦人[j]来说是愚拙的; 24 不过对那些蒙召的人,无论是犹太人、或是希腊人,基督总是神的大能、神的智慧。 25 因为神的愚拙比人更智慧,神的软弱比人更强壮。

当以主夸耀

26 弟兄们,想一想你们所蒙的召唤:按人的标准[k],你们当中[l]有智慧的不多,有权势的不多,出身高贵的也不多。 27 然而神却拣选了世上愚拙的,为了使那些有智慧的羞愧;神又拣选了世上软弱的,为了使那些强壮的羞愧; 28 神也拣选了世上出身低微的、被人藐视的,就是那些不是什么的,为了要废除那些是个什么的, 29 好使所有的人[m]在神面前都不能自夸, 30 但本于神,你们却是在基督耶稣里的。基督耶稣为我们成了从神而来的智慧、公义、圣洁和救赎, 31 为要像经上所记的:“夸耀的当在主里夸耀。”[n]

Footnotes

  1. 哥林多前书 1:4 有古抄本没有“我的”。
  2. 哥林多前书 1:8 日子——指“基督再来的日子”。
  3. 哥林多前书 1:13 难道基督是被分割的吗?——或译作“基督竟然被分割了!”
  4. 哥林多前书 1:13 受洗——或译作“受浸”。
  5. 哥林多前书 1:13 归入保罗的名——或译作“奉保罗的名”。
  6. 哥林多前书 1:14 有古抄本没有“神”。
  7. 哥林多前书 1:17 施洗——或译作“施浸”。
  8. 哥林多前书 1:18 十字架的福音——原文直译“十字架的话语”或“十字架的道”。
  9. 哥林多前书 1:19 《以赛亚书》29:14。
  10. 哥林多前书 1:23 外邦人——有古抄本作“希腊人”。
  11. 哥林多前书 1:26 按人的标准——原文直译“按肉体”。
  12. 哥林多前书 1:26 你们当中——辅助词语。
  13. 哥林多前书 1:29 人——原文直译“肉体”。
  14. 哥林多前书 1:31 《耶利米书》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.

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