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1 Corinthians 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,calledκλητὸςklētosG2822tobeanapostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547throughthewillofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andSosthenesΣωσθένηςSōsthenēsG4988ourbrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,

2untothechurchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316whichisG1510atCorinthΚορίνθῳ,KorinthōG2882,evenG2532themthatareG1510sanctifiedG37inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,calledἐπικαλουμένοιςepikaloumenoisG1941tobeG1510saintsG40,withallthatcallG1941uponthenameὄνομαonomaG3686ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ineveryplaceτόπῳ,topōG5117,theirLordG2962andours:

3GraceχάριςcharisG5485toyouandpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316ourFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andtheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

4IthankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168myGodθεῷtheōG2316alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842concerningπερὶperiG4012you,forthegraceχάριτιcharitiG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316whichwasgivenG1325youinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424;

5thatineverythingG3956yewereenrichedG4148inhim,inallutteranceandallknowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108;

6evenasthetestimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547wasconfirmedἐβεβαιώθηebebaiōthēG950inyou:

7soὥστεhōsteG5620thatyecomebehindinnogiftχαρίσματιcharismatiG5486;waitingfortherevelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547;

8whoshallalsoκαὶkaiG2532confirmG950youuntotheendτέλουςtelousG5056,thatyebeunreproveableinthedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

9Godθεός,theosG2316isfaithfulΠιστὸςPistosG4103,throughwhomyewerecalledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564intothefellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842ofhisSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

10NowG1161Ibeseechyou,brethren,throughthenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,thatyeallspeakλέγητεlegēteG3004thesameαὐτὸautoG846thing,andthattherebeᾖēG1510nodivisionsσχίσματα,schismataG4978amongyou;butthatyebeἦτεēteG1510perfectedtogetherinthesameαὐτῷautōG846mindνοῒnoiG3563andinthesameαὐτῇautēaG846judgmentγνώμῃ.¶gnōmēG1106.

11ForithathbeenG1510signified untomeconcerningπερὶperiG4012you,mybrethren,bythemthatareG1510ofthehouseholdofChloe,thatthereareG1510contentionsamongyou.

12NowG1161thisImean,thateachoneG1538ofyousaith,IamG1510ofPaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972;andIofApollosἈπολλῶ,ApollōG625;andIofCephasΚηφᾶ,KēphaG2786;andIofChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

13IsChristΧριστός;ChristosG5547divided?wasPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972crucifiedG4717foryou?orwereyebaptizedG907intothenameὄνομαonomaG3686ofPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972?

14IthankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168GodthatIbaptizedG907noneG3762ofyou, saveCrispusΚρίσπονKrisponG2921andGaiusΓάϊον,GaionG1050;

15lestG3361anymanshouldsayG3004thatyewerebaptizedG907intomynameὄνομαonomaG3686.

16AndIbaptizedG907alsoκαὶkaiG2532thehouseholdοἶκον·oikonG3624ofStephanasΣτεφανᾶStephanaG4734: besides,IknownotwhetherIbaptizedG907anyotherἄλλονallonG243.

17ForChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547sentG649menottobaptizeβαπτίζεινbaptizeinG907,buttopreachthegospel:notinwisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678ofwordsG3056,lestG3361thecrossσταυρὸςstaurosG4716ofChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547shouldbemadevoidG2758.

18ForthewordG3056ofthecrossσταυροῦstaurouG4716isG1510tothemthatperishἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472;butunto uswhoareG1510savedG4982itisG1510thepowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

19ForitiswrittenG1125,IwilldestroyἀπολῶapolōG622thewisdomσοφίανsophianG4678ofthewiseσοφῶν,sophōnG4680,AndthediscernmentofthediscerningwillIbringtonought.

20WhereποῦpouG4226isthewiseσοφός;sophosG4680?whereποῦpouG4226isthescribeγραμματεύς;grammateusG1122?whereποῦpouG4226isthedisputerofthisworldκόσμουkosmouG2889? hathnotGodθεὸςtheosG2316madefoolishthewisdomσοφίανsophianG4678oftheworldG2889?

21ForseeingthatinthewisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678ofGodG2316theworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889throughitswisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678knewG1097notGodG2316,itwasGod’sgoodpleasureG2106throughthefoolishnessμωρίαςmōriasG3472ofthepreachingG2782tosaveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982themthatbelieveG4100.

22SeeingthatJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154forsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592,andGreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672seekζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212afterwisdomσοφίανsophianG4678:

23butwepreachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547crucifiedG4717, untoJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453astumblingblock,anduntoGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484foolishnessμωρίανmōrianG3472;

24butuntothemthatarecalledκλητοῖς,klētoisG2822,bothJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andGreeksἝλλησιν,HellēsinG1672,ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547thepowerδύναμινdunaminG1411ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andthewisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

25BecausethefoolishnessofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510wiserthanmenG444;andtheweaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510strongerG2478thanmenG444.

26ForbeholdyourcallingκλῆσινklēsinG2821,brethren,thatnotmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680afterthefleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,notmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183mightyG1415,notmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183noble,arecalled:

27butGodθεὸςtheosG2316chosethefoolishμωρὰmōraG3474thingsoftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,thathemightputtoshameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617themthatarewiseσοφούς,sophousG4680;andGodθεὸςtheosG2316chosetheweakἀσθενῆasthenēG772thingsoftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,thathemightputtoshameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617thethingsthatarestrongἰσχυρά,ischuraG2478;

28andthebasethingsoftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andthethingsthatareG1510despisedG1848,didGodθεός,theosG2316choose, yeaandthethingsthatareG1510not,thathemightbringtonoughtthethingsthatareG1510:

29thatnofleshσὰρξsarxG4561shouldglorybeforeGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

30ButofhimareG1510yeinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,whowasG1510madeuntouswisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678fromGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,andrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343andsanctificationἁγιασμὸςhagiasmosG38,andredemptionἀπολύτρωσις,apolutrōsisG629:

31that, accordingasitiswrittenG1125,Hethatglorieth,lethimgloryintheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

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