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1 Corinthians 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972, [a]calledκλητὸςklētosG2822apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,byGod'swill,andSosthenesΣωσθένηςSōsthenēsG4988thebrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,

2totheassemblyG1577ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316whichisG1510inCorinthΚορίνθῳ,KorinthōG2882,to[those]sanctifiedG37inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,calledἐπικαλουμένοιςepikaloumenoisG1941saintsG40,withallthatineveryplaceτόπῳ,topōG5117callG1941onthenameὄνομαonomaG3686ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,boththeirsandours:

3GraceχάριςcharisG5485toyouandpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316ourFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,and[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

4IthankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168myGodθεῷtheōG2316alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842aboutyou,inrespectofthegraceχάριτιcharitiG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316givenG1325toyouinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424;

5thatineverythingG3956yehavebeenenrichedG4148inhim,inallwordG3056[ofdoctrine],andallknowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108,

6(accordingasthetestimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142oftheChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547hasbeenconfirmedἐβεβαιώθηebebaiōthēG950inyou,)

7soὥστεhōsteG5620thatyecomeshortG5302innogiftχαρίσματιcharismatiG5486,awaitingἀπεκδεχομένουςapekdechomenousG553therevelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547;

8whoshallalsoκαὶkaiG2532confirmG950youto[the]endτέλουςtelousG5056, unimpeachableinthedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

9Godθεός,theosG2316[is]faithfulΠιστὸςPistosG4103,bywhomyehavebeencalledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564into[the]fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842ofhisSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

10NowG1161IexhortΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870you,brethren,bythenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,thatyeallsayG3004thesameαὐτὸautoG846thing,andthattherebeᾖēG1510notamongyoudivisionsσχίσματα,schismataG4978;butthatyebeἦτεēteG1510perfectlyunitedinthesameαὐτῷautōG846mindνοῒnoiG3563andinthesameαὐτῇautēaG846opinion.

11ForithasbeenG1510shewntomeconcerningπερὶperiG4012you,mybrethren,bythoseof[thehouseof] Chloe,thatthereareG1510strifesamongyou.

12ButIspeakG3004ofthis,thateachofyousaysG3004,IamG1510ofPaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972,andIofApollosἈπολλῶ,ApollōG625,andIofCephasΚηφᾶ,KēphaG2786,andIofChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

13IstheChristΧριστός;ChristosG5547divided?hasPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972beencrucifiedG4717foryou?orhaveyebeenbaptised untothenameὄνομαonomaG3686ofPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972?

14IthankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168GodthatIhavebaptisednoneG3762ofyou,unlessCrispusΚρίσπονKrisponG2921andGaiusΓάϊον,GaionG1050,

15thatnooneG5100maysayG3004thatIhavebaptised untomyownnameὄνομαonomaG3686.

16Yes,IbaptisedalsoκαὶkaiG2532thehouseG3624ofStephanasΣτεφανᾶStephanaG4734;fortherestIknownotifIhavebaptisedanyotherἄλλονallonG243.

17ForChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547hasnotsentG649metobaptise,buttopreachglad tidings;notinwisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678ofwordG3056,thatthecrossσταυρὸςstaurosG4716oftheChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547maynotbemadevain.

18ForthewordG3056ofthecrossσταυροῦstaurouG4716isG1510tothemthatperishἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472,buttousthatareG1510savedG4982itisG1510God'spowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411.

19ForitiswrittenG1125,IwilldestroyἀπολῶapolōG622thewisdomσοφίανsophianG4678ofthewiseσοφῶν,sophōnG4680,andsetG114asideG114theunderstandingG4907oftheunderstandingG4907ones.

20WhereποῦpouG4226[isthe]wiseσοφός;sophosG4680?whereποῦpouG4226scribeγραμματεύς;grammateusG1122?whereποῦpouG4226disputerofthisworldκόσμουkosmouG2889?hasnotGodθεὸςtheosG2316madefoolishthewisdomσοφίανsophianG4678oftheworldG2889?

21Forsince,inthewisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,theworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889bywisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678hasnotknownG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasbeenpleasedbythefoolishnessμωρίαςmōriasG3472ofthepreachingG2782tosaveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982thosethatbelieveG4100.

22SinceJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453indeedaskαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154forsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592,andGreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672seekζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678;

23butwepreachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547crucifiedG4717,toJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453anoffence,andtonationsG1484foolishnessμωρίανmōrianG3472;

24buttothosethat[are]calledκλητοῖς,klētoisG2822,bothJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andGreeksἝλλησιν,HellēsinG1672,ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547God'spowerδύναμινdunaminG1411andGod'swisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678.

25BecausethefoolishnessofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510wiserthanmenG444,andtheweaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510strongerG2478thanmenG444.

26ForconsiderΒλέπετεBlepeteG991yourcallingκλῆσινklēsinG2821,brethren,that[thereare]notmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680accordingκατὰkataG2596tofleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,notmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183powerfulδυνατοί,dunatoiG1415,notmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183high-born.

27ButGodθεὸςtheosG2316haschosenthefoolishμωρὰmōraG3474thingsoftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,thathemayputtoshameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617thewiseσοφούς,sophousG4680;andGodθεὸςtheosG2316haschosentheweakἀσθενῆasthenēG772thingsoftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,thathemayputtoshameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617thestrongἰσχυρά,ischuraG2478things;

28andtheignoblethingsoftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andthedespisedG1848,hasGodθεός,theosG2316chosen, [and]thingsthatareG1510not,thathemayannulthethingsthatareG1510;

29soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatnofleshσὰρξsarxG4561shouldboastκαυχήσηταιkauchēsētaiG2744beforeGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

30ButofhimareG1510yeinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,whohasbeenG1510madetouswisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678fromGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,andrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343,andholinessG38,andredemptionἀπολύτρωσις,apolutrōsisG629;

31thataccordingasitiswrittenG1125,HethatboastsκαυχώμενοςkauchōmenosG2744,lethimboastκαυχάσθω.¶kauchasthōG2744in[the]LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

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