1 Corinthians 1:12-31

12NowG1161 I meanG3004 thisG3778, that 1eachG1538 oneG1538 of you is sayingG3004, “I amG1510 of PaulG3972,” and “I of 2ApollosG625,” and “I of 3CephasG2786,” and “I of ChristG5547.” 134Has ChristG5547 been dividedG3307? PaulG3972 was not crucifiedG4717 for you, was he? OrG2228 were you 5baptizedG907 6in the nameG3686 of PaulG3972? 147I thankG2168 GodG2316 that I 8baptizedG907 noneG3762 of you exceptG1508 9CrispusG2921 and 10GaiusG1050, 15soG2443 that noG3361 oneG5100 would sayG3004 you were baptizedG907 11in my nameG3686. 16NowG1161 I did baptizeG907 alsoG2532 the 12householdG3624 of StephanasG4734; beyondG3062 that, I do not knowG3609 whetherG1487 I baptizedG907 anyG5100 otherG243. 1713For ChristG5547 did not sendG649 me to baptizeG907, but to preachG2097 the gospelG2097, 14not in 15clevernessG4678 of speechG3056, soG2443 that the crossG4716 of ChristG5547 would not be madeG2758 voidG2758.

18For the wordG3056 of the crossG4716 is 16foolishnessG3472 to 17thoseG3588 who 18are perishingG622, but to us who 19are being savedG4982 it is 20the powerG1411 of GodG2316. 19For it is writtenG1125, “21I will destroyG622 the wisdomG4678 of the wiseG4680, And the clevernessG4907 of the cleverG4908 I will setG114 asideG114.” 2022WhereG4226 is the wiseG4680 manG4680? WhereG4226 is the scribeG1122? WhereG4226 is the debaterG4804 of 23thisG3778 ageG165? Has not GodG2316 24madeG3471 foolishG3471 the wisdomG4678 of 25the worldG2889? 21For sinceG1894 in the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 26the worldG2889 throughG1223 its wisdomG4678 did not come to knowG1097 GodG2316, 27GodG2316 was well-pleasedG2106 throughG1223 the 28foolishnessG3472 of the 29messageG2782 preachedG2782 to 30saveG4982 thoseG3588 who believeG4100. 22For indeedG2532 31JewsG2453 askG154 for 32signsG4592 and GreeksG1672 searchG2212 for wisdomG4678; 23but we preachG2784 3334ChristG5547 crucifiedG4717, 35to JewsG2453 a stumblingG4625 blockG4625 and to GentilesG1484 36foolishnessG3472, 24but to thoseG3588 who are 37the calledG2822, bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672, ChristG5547 38the powerG1411 of GodG2316 and 39the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316. 25BecauseG3754 the 40foolishnessG3474 of GodG2316 is wiserG4680 than menG444, and 41the weaknessG772 of GodG2316 is strongerG2478 than menG444.

26For 42considerG991 your 43callingG2821, brethrenG80, that there were 44not manyG4183 wiseG4680 accordingG2596 to 45the fleshG4561, not manyG4183 mightyG1415, not manyG4183 nobleG2104; 27but 46GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the foolishG3474 thingsG3474 of 47the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the wiseG4680, and GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the weakG772 thingsG772 of 48the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the things whichG2478 are strongG2478, 28and the baseG36 thingsG36 of 49the worldG2889 and the despisedG1848 GodG2316 has chosenG1586, 50the things that are not, soG2443 that He may 51nullifyG2673 the things that are, 29soG3704 that 52noG3361G3956 53manG4561 may boastG2744 beforeG1799 GodG2316. 30But 54by His doing you are in 55ChristG5547 JesusG2424, whoG3739 becameG1096 to us 56wisdomG4678 from GodG2316, 57and 58righteousnessG1343 and 59sanctificationG38, and 60redemptionG629, 31soG2443 that, justG2531 as it is writtenG1125, “61Let him who boastsG2744, boastG2744 in the LordG2962.”