New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 1

Appeal to Unity

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,calledκλητὸςklētosG2822asan apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547bythe willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, andSosthenesΣωσθένηςSōsthenēsG4988ourbrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,

2Tothe churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577of GodθεοῦtheouG2316which is atCorinthΚορίνθῳ,KorinthōG2882,to those who have been sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,saintsἁγίοις,hagioisG40by callingκλητοῖςklētoisG2822,with allπᾶσινpasinG3956who in everyπαντὶpantiG3956placeτόπῳ,topōG5117callἐπικαλουμένοιςepikaloumenoisG1941on the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, their Lordand oursG1473:

3GraceχάριςcharisG5485to you and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515from GodθεοῦtheouG2316our FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

4I thankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168my GodθεῷtheōG2316alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842concerningπερὶperiG4012you for the graceχάριτιcharitiG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316which was givenδοθείσῃdotheisēG1325you in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,

5that in everythingπαντὶpantiG3956you wereenrichedἐπλουτίσθητεeploutisthēteG4148in Him, in allπαντὶpantiG3956speechλόγῳlogōG3056andallπάσῃpasēG3956knowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108,

6evenκαθὼςkathōsG2531asthe testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142concerning ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547was confirmedἐβεβαιώθηebebaiōthēG950in you,

7soὥστεhōsteG5620that you are not lackingὑστερεῖσθαιhustereisthaiG5302in anyμηδενὶmēdeniG3367giftχαρίσματιcharismatiG5486,awaitingG553eagerlyἀπεκδεχομένουςapekdechomenousG553the revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547,

8whoὃςhosG3739will alsoκαὶkaiG2532confirmβεβαιώσειbebaiōseiG950you to the endτέλουςtelousG5056,blamelessἀνεγκλήτουςanegklētousG410inthe dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

9Godθεός,theosG2316is faithfulΠιστὸςPistosG4103,throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whomοὗhouG3739you werecalledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564intofellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842with His SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

10NowG1161I exhortΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870you,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,by the nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,that you allπάντεςpantesG3956agreeαὐτὸ λέγητεauto legēteG846 G3004and that there be noμὴmēG3361divisionsσχίσματα,schismataG4978amongG1722you, but that you bemadeG2675completeG2675inthe sameαὐτῷautōG846mindνοῒnoiG3563and in the sameαὐτῇautēaG846judgmentγνώμῃ.¶gnōmēG1106.

11For I have been informedἘδηλώθηEdēlōthēG1213concerningπερὶperiG4012you, my brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,by Chloe’sΧλόηςChloēsG5514people,that there are quarrelsἔριδεςeridesG2054amongἐνenG1722you.

12NowG1161I meanλέγωlegōG3004thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778, thateachG1538oneG1538of you is sayingλέγει·legeiG3004, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510of PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972,” and “I ofApollosἈπολλῶ,ApollōG625,” and “I ofCephasΚηφᾶ,KēphaG2786,”and “I of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.”

13Has ChristΧριστός;ChristosG5547been dividedμεμέρισταιmemeristaiG3307?PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972was not crucifiedἐσταυρώθηestaurōthēG4717for you, was he? OrἢēG2228were youbaptizedἐβαπτίσθητε;ebaptisthēteG907in the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972?

14I thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316that IbaptizedἐβάπτισαebaptisaG907noneοὐδέναoudenaG3762of you exceptG1508CrispusΚρίσπονKrisponG2921andGaiusΓάϊον,GaionG1050,

15soἵναinaG2443that noμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100would sayG3004you were baptizedἐβαπτίσθητε.ebaptisthēteG907in my nameὄνομαonomaG3686.

16NowδὲdeG1161I did baptizeἐβάπτισαebaptisaG907alsoκαὶkaiG2532thehouseholdοἶκον·oikonG3624of StephanasΣτεφανᾶStephanaG4734;beyondG3062that, I do not knowG3609whetherεἴeiG1487I baptizedἐβάπτισα.ebaptisaG907anyτιναtinaG5100otherἄλλονallonG243.

17For ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547did not sendἀπέστειλένapesteilenG649me to baptizeβαπτίζεινbaptizeinG907,but to preachG2097the gospelG2097, not inclevernessσοφίᾳsophiaG4678of speechλόγου,logouG3056,soἵναinaG2443that the crossσταυρὸςstaurosG4716of ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547would not be madeG2758voidG2758.

The Wisdom of God

18For the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of the crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716isfoolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472tothoseG3588whoare perishingἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622, but to us whoare being savedσῳζομένοιςsōzomenoisG4982it isthe powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

19For it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, “I will destroyἀπολῶapolōG622the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of the wiseσοφῶν,sophōnG4680,And the clevernessσύνεσινsunesinG4907of the cleverσυνετῶνsunetōnG4908I will setG114asideG114.”

20WhereποῦpouG4226is the wiseσοφός;sophosG4680manG4680?WhereποῦpouG4226is the scribeγραμματεύς;grammateusG1122?WhereποῦpouG4226is the debaterσυζητητὴςsuzētētēsG4804ofthisτούτου;toutouG3778ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165?Has not GodθεὸςtheosG2316madeG3471foolishG3471the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678ofthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889?

21For sinceἐπειδὴepeidēG1894in the wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678of GodθεοῦtheouG2316the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889throughδιὰdiaG1223its wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678did not come toknowἔγνωegnōG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,GodθεὸςtheosG2316was well-pleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106throughδιὰdiaG1223thefoolishnessμωρίαςmōriasG3472of themessageG2782preachedG2782tosaveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982thoseG3588who believeπιστεύοντας·pisteuontasG4100.

22For indeedG2532JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154forsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592and GreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672searchζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212for wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678;

23but we preachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547crucifiedἐσταυρωμένον,estaurōmenonG4717,to JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453a stumblingσκάνδαλονskandalonG4625blockG4625and to GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484foolishnessμωρίανmōrianG3472,

24but to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who arethe calledκλητοῖς,klētoisG2822,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453and GreeksἝλλησιν,HellēsinG1672,ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547the powerδύναμινdunaminG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andthe wisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

25BecauseὅτιhotiG3754thefoolishnessμωρὸνmōronG3474of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is wiserσοφώτερονsophōteronG4680than menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444, andthe weaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is strongerἰσχυρότερονischuroteronG2478than menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

26ForconsiderΒλέπετεBlepeteG991yourcallingκλῆσινklēsinG2821,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, that there werenot manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680accordingκατὰkataG2596tothe fleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,not manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183mightyδυνατοί,dunatoiG1415,not manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183nobleεὐγενεῖς,eugeneisG2104;

27butGodθεὸςtheosG2316has chosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586the foolishμωρὰmōraG3474thingsG3474ofthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889to shameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617the wiseσοφούς,sophousG4680,and GodθεὸςtheosG2316has chosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586the weakἀσθενῆasthenēG772thingsG772ofthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889to shameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617the things whichG2478are strongG2478,

28and the baseG36thingsG36ofthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889and the despisedἐξουθενημέναexouthenēmenaG1848Godθεός,theosG2316has chosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586,the things that are not, soἵναinaG2443that He maynullifyκαταργήσῃ,katargēsēG2673the things that are,

29soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatnoμὴ πᾶσαmē pasaG3361 G3956manσὰρξsarxG4561may boastκαυχήσηταιkauchēsētaiG2744beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

30But by His doing you are inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,whoὃςhosG3739becameἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096to uswisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678from Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, andrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343andsanctificationἁγιασμὸςhagiasmosG38, andredemptionἀπολύτρωσις,apolutrōsisG629,

31soἵναinaG2443that, justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “Let him who boastsκαυχώμενοςkauchōmenosG2744,boastκαυχάσθω.¶kauchasthōG2744in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.”

Appeal to Unity

The Wisdom of God

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1