Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 1

(Acts 18:1–11; 2 Corinthians 1:1–2)

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,calledκλητὸςklētosG2822to bean apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424byδιὰdiaG1223thewillθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532ourὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80SosthenesΣωσθένηςSōsthenēsG4988,

2To theτῇtēaG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316τῇtēaG3588οὔσῃousēG1510inἐνenG1722CorinthΚορίνθῳ,KorinthōG2882, to thosesanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424andcalledκλητοῖςklētoisG2822to beholyἁγίοις,hagioisG40,together withσὺνsunG4862allπᾶσινpasinG3956thoseτοῖςtoisG3588everywhereἐν παντὶ τόπῳ,en panti topōG1722 G3956 G5117whocall onἐπικαλουμένοιςepikaloumenoisG1941theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,theirαὐτῶνautōnG846LordandκαὶkaiG2532oursG1473:

3GraceχάριςcharisG5485andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515to youὑμῖνhuminG4771fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

Thanksgiving

(Philippians 1:3–11; Colossians 1:3–14)

4I always thankΕὐχαριστῶ πάντοτεEucharistō pantoteG2168 G3842myG1473τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316forπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶνhumōnG4771because ofἐπὶepiG1909theτῇtēaG3588graceχάριτιcharitiG5485τοῦtouG3588HeθεοῦtheouG2316τῇtēaG3588has givenδοθείσῃdotheisēG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

5ForὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846you have been enrichedἐπλουτίσθητεeploutisthēteG4148inἐνenG1722every wayπαντὶpantiG3956,inἐνenG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956speechλόγῳlogōG3056andκαὶkaiG2532allπάσῃpasēG3956knowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108,

6becauseκαθὼςkathōsG2531ourτὸtoG3588testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142aboutτοῦtouG3588ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547was confirmedἐβεβαιώθηebebaiōthēG950inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771.

7ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620youὑμᾶςhumasG4771do not lackμὴ ὑστερεῖσθαι ἐνmē hustereisthai enG3361 G5302 G1722anyμηδενὶmēdeniG3367spiritual giftχαρίσματιcharismatiG5486as you eagerly awaitἀπεκδεχομένουςapekdechomenousG553theτὴνtēnG3588revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.

8καὶkaiG2532HeὃςhosG3739will sustainβεβαιώσειbebaiōseiG950youὑμᾶςhumasG4771toἕωςhe'ōsG2193theendτέλουςtelousG5056, so that you will beblamelessἀνεγκλήτουςanegklētousG410onἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

9ὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316δι᾽di᾽G1223,whoοὗhouG3739has called youἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564intoεἰςeisG1519fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842with HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962, isfaithfulΠιστὸςPistosG4103.

Unity in the Church

(Psalm 133:1–3; Ephesians 4:1–16)

10δὲdeG1161I appealΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870to youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,inδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,thatἵναinaG2443all ofπάντεςpantesG3956you agree togetherτὸ αὐτὸ λέγητεto auto legēteG3004 G3588 G846, so thatκαὶkaiG2532there may beᾖēG1510noμὴmēG3361divisionsσχίσματα,schismataG4978amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771andδὲdeG1161thatyou may beἦτεēteG1510unitedκατηρτισμένοιkatērtismenoiG2675inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588αὐτῷautōG846mindνοῒnoiG3563andκαὶkaiG2532ἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588αὐτῇautēaG846convictionγνώμῃ.¶gnōmēG1106.

11γάρgarG1063MyG1473brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80ὑπὸhupoG5259,someτῶνtōnG3588from Chloe’s householdΧλόηςChloēsG5514have informedἘδηλώθηEdēlōthēG1213meG1473περὶperiG4012ὑμῶν,humōnG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754there areεἰσιν.eisinG1510quarrelsἔριδεςeridesG2054amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771.

12δὲdeG1161What I meanλέγωlegōG3004isthisτοῦτο,toutoG3778ὅτιhotiG3754:IndividualsἕκαστοςhekastosG1538among youὑμῶνhumōnG4771are sayingλέγει·legeiG3004, “IἐγὼegōG1473μένmenG3303followεἰμιeimiG1510PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972δὲdeG1161,” “IἐγὼegōG1473followApollosἈπολλῶ,ApollōG625δὲdeG1161,” “IἐγὼegōG1473followCephasΚηφᾶ,KēphaG2786,” orδὲdeG1161“IἐγὼegōG1473followChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.”

13ὁhoG3588Is ChristΧριστός;ChristosG5547dividedμεμέρισταιmemeristaiG3307?Was PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972crucifiedμὴ ἐσταυρώθηmē estaurōthēG3361 G4717forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶν,humōnG4771ἢēG2228?Were you baptizedἐβαπτίσθητε;ebaptisthēteG907intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972?

14I thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316thatὅτιhotiG3754I did not baptize anyοὐδένα ἐβάπτισαoudena ebaptisaG907 G3762of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361CrispusΚρίσπονKrisponG2921andκαὶkaiG2532GaiusΓάϊον,GaionG1050,

15soἵναinaG2443noμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100can sayεἴπῃeipēG2036thatὅτιhotiG3754you were baptizedἐβαπτίσθητε.ebaptisthēteG907intoεἰςeisG1519myG1699τὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686.

16YesδὲdeG1161,I also baptizedἐβάπτισα καὶebaptisa kaiG2532 G907theτὸνtonG3588householdοἶκον·oikonG3624of StephanasΣτεφανᾶStephanaG4734;beyond thatλοιπὸνloiponG3063I do not rememberοὐκoukG3756 G1492ifεἴeiG1487I baptizedἐβάπτισα.ebaptisaG907anyoneτιναtinaG5100elseἄλλονallonG243.

17ForγὰρgarG1063ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547did notοὐouG3756sendἀπέστειλένapesteilenG649meG1473to baptizeβαπτίζεινbaptizeinG907,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235to preach the gospelεὐαγγελίζεσθαι·euangelizesthaiG2097,notοὐκoukG3756withἐνenG1722wordsλόγου,logouG3056of wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678,lestἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361theὁhoG3588crossσταυρὸςstaurosG4716ofτοῦtouG3588ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547be emptied of its powerκενωθῇkenōthēaG2758.

The Message of the Cross

18ForγὰρgarG1063theὉHoG3588messageλόγοςlogosG3056ὁhoG3588of theτοῦtouG3588crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716isἐστίν,estinG1510foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588μὲνmenG3303are perishingἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622,butδὲdeG1161to us whoG1473τοῖςtoisG3588are being savedσῳζομένοιςsōzomenoisG4982it isἐστιν.estinG1510thepowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

19Forγάρ·garG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: “I will destroyἀπολῶapolōG622theτὴνtēnG3588wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of theτῶνtōnG3588wiseσοφῶν,sophōnG4680καὶkaiG2532;theτὴνtēnG3588intelligenceσύνεσινsunesinG4907of theτῶνtōnG3588intelligentσυνετῶνsunetōnG4908I will frustrateἀθετήσω.athetēsōG114.”

20WhereποῦpouG4226is thewiseσοφός;sophosG4680man?WhereποῦpouG4226is thescribeγραμματεύς;grammateusG1122?WhereποῦpouG4226is thephilosopherσυζητητὴςsuzētētēsG4804of thisτούτου;toutouG3778τοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165?Has notοὐχὶouchiG3780ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316made foolishἐμώρανενemōranenG3471theτὴνtēnG3588wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889?

21ForγὰρgarG1063sinceἐπειδὴepeidēG1894inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316theὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889throughδιὰdiaG1223itsτῆςtēsG3588wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678did notοὐκoukG3756knowἔγνωegnōG1097τὸνtonG3588Himθεόν,theonG2316ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316was pleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588foolishnessμωρίαςmōriasG3472of whatτοῦtouG3588was preachedκηρύγματοςkērugmatosG2782to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982those whoτοὺςtousG3588believeπιστεύοντας·pisteuontasG4100.

22ἐπειδὴepeidēG1894καὶkaiG2532JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453demandαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672search forζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678,

23butδὲdeG1161weG1473preachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547crucifiedἐσταυρωμένον,estaurōmenonG4717,a stumbling blockσκάνδαλονskandalonG4625μὲνmenG3303to JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andδὲdeG1161foolishnessμωρίανmōrianG3472to GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,

24butδὲdeG1161to thoseαὐτοῖςautoisG846whoτοῖςtoisG3588are calledκλητοῖς,klētoisG2822,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλλησιν,HellēsinG1672,ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547thepowerδύναμινdunaminG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532thewisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

25ForὅτιhotiG3754theτὸtoG3588foolishnessμωρὸνmōronG3474τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316isἐστὶνestinG1510wiserσοφώτερονsophōteronG4680τῶνtōnG3588than man’sἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444wisdom,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588weaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316isstrongerἰσχυρότερονischuroteronG2478τῶνtōnG3588than man’sἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444strength.

Wisdom from God

26γὰρgarG1063Brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,considerΒλέπετεBlepeteG991the time ofyourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588callingκλῆσινklēsinG2821ὅτιhotiG3754:NotοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of you werewiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680by human standardsκατὰ σάρκα,kata sarkaG2596 G4561;notοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183werepowerfulδυνατοί,dunatoiG1415;notοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183wereof noble birthεὐγενεῖς,eugeneisG2104.

27ButἀλλὰallaG235GodθεὸςtheosG2316choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586theτὰtaG3588foolish thingsμωρὰmōraG3474of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889ὁhoG3588toἵναinaG2443shameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617theτοὺςtousG3588wiseσοφούς,sophousG4680καὶkaiG2532;GodθεὸςtheosG2316choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586theτὰtaG3588weak thingsἀσθενῆasthenēG772of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889ὁhoG3588toἵναinaG2443shameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617theτὰtaG3588strongἰσχυρά,ischuraG2478.

28τὰtaG3588Heθεός,theosG2316choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586G2532theτοῦtouG3588lowlyἀγενῆagenēG36andG2532despisedἐξουθενημέναexouthenēmenaG1848thingsτὰtaG3588of theὁhoG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andG2532the things thatτὰtaG3588areὄντα,ontaG1510notμὴmēG3361,toἵναinaG2443nullifyκαταργήσῃ,katargēsēG2673the things thatτὰtaG3588areὄνταontaG1510,

29so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704noμὴmēG3361oneπᾶσα σὰρξpasa sarxG3956 G4561may boastκαυχήσηταιkauchēsētaiG2744in His presenceἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.enōpion tou theouG1799 G3588 G2316.

30It isδὲdeG1161because ofἐξexG1537HimαὐτοῦautouG846thatyouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,whoὃςhosG3739has becomeἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096for usG1473wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678fromἀπὸapoG575Godθεοῦ,theouG2316τεteG5037: ourrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343καὶkaiG2532,holinessἁγιασμὸςhagiasmosG38,andκαὶkaiG2532redemptionἀπολύτρωσις,apolutrōsisG629.

31ThereforeἵναinaG2443,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “Let him whoὁhoG3588boastsκαυχώμενοςkauchōmenosG2744boastκαυχάσθω.¶kauchasthōG2744inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.”