Book of Common Prayer

1 Paul^[a], a called apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, ² to the church of God being in Corinth, to ones having been sanctified^[b] in Christ Jesus, called saints^[c], with all the ones calling-upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their Lord and ours: ³ Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁴ I am giving-thanks to my God always for you for the grace of God having been given to you in Christ Jesus, ⁵ because you were enriched in everything in^[d] Him— in all speech^[e] and all knowledge, ⁶ even as the testimony of ^[f] Christ was confirmed^[g] in^[h] you— ⁷ so that you are not lacking in any gift while eagerly-awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, ⁸ Who also will confirm you until the end so as to be blameless^[i] on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ God is faithful, through Whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Brothers, Be of One Mind; Stop Dividing Over Your Leaders

¹⁰ Now I exhort you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all be speaking the same thing, and that there not be divisions among you, but that you be made-complete^[j] in the same mind^[k] and in the same purpose^[l]. ¹¹ For it was made-clear to me concerning you, my brothers, by the ones^[m] of Chloe, that there are quarrels among you. ¹² Now I mean this: that each of you is saying “I am of Paul”, and “I of Apollos”, and “I of Cephas”, and “I of Christ”.

Has Christ Been Divided? Were You Baptized Into Paul? Thankfully, I Did Not Baptize You!

¹³ Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? ¹⁴ I give-thanks to God that I baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius, ¹⁵ so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name! ¹⁶ Now I baptized also the household of Stephanas. As to the rest, I do not know if I baptized any other.

For I Was Not Sent To Baptize, But To Announce The Gospel Without Wisdom of Speech

¹⁷ For Christ did not send me forth to be baptizing, but to be announcing-the-good-news— not in wisdom of speech, in order that the cross of Christ may not be made-empty^[n].

For God Intends The Gospel To Be Both Foolishness And Powerful

¹⁸ For the speech^[o] of the cross is foolishness to the ones perishing, but is the power of God to us being saved. ¹⁹ For it has been written [in Isa 29:14]: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise ones, and I will set-aside the intelligence^[p] of the intelligent ones”.

Satan Tempts The Son of God To Act Contrary To His Father’s Will

4 Then Jesus was led-up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil. ² And having fasted for forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. ³ And having come to Him, the one tempting said to Him, “If You are^[a] God’s Son, say that these stones should become loaves-of-bread”. ⁴ But the One, having responded, said, “It has been written [in Deut 8:3]: ‘Mankind^[b] shall live not on bread alone, but on every word proceeding-out through the mouth of God’” ⁵ Then the devil takes Him into the holy city. And he stood Him on the pinnacle of the temple. ⁶ And he says to Him, “If You are God’s Son, throw Yourself down. For it has been written: ‘Because^[c] He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up on their hands that You may not ever strike Your foot against a stone’” [Ps 91:11-12]. ⁷ Jesus said to him, “Again^[d], it has been written: ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test’” [Deut 6:16]. ⁸ Again, the devil takes Him to a very high mountain and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. ⁹ And he said to Him, “I will give all these things to You if, having fallen-down, You give-worship to me”. ¹⁰ Then Jesus says to him, “Go-away, Satan! For it has been written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only’” [Deut 6:13]. ¹¹ Then the devil leaves Him. And behold— angels came to Him and were ministering to Him.