1 Corinthians 1:8-31

81whoG3739 will alsoG2532 confirmG950 you to the endG5056, blamelessG410 in 2the dayG2250 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 93GodG2316 is faithfulG4103, throughG1223 whomG3739 you were 4calledG2564 into 5fellowshipG2842 with His SonG5207, JesusG2424 ChristG5547 our LordG2962.

10NowG1161 6I exhortG3870 you, 7brethrenG80, by the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, that you allG3956 8agreeG846G3004 and that there be noG3361 910divisionsG4978 amongG1722 you, but that you be 11madeG2675 completeG2675 in 12the sameG846 mindG3563 and in the sameG846 judgmentG1106. 11For I have been informedG1213 concerningG4012 you, my brethrenG80, by Chloe’sG5514 people, that there are quarrelsG2054 amongG1722 you. 12NowG1161 I meanG3004 thisG3778, that 13eachG1538 oneG1538 of you is sayingG3004, “I amG1510 of PaulG3972,” and “I of 14ApollosG625,” and “I of 15CephasG2786,” and “I of ChristG5547.” 1316Has ChristG5547 been dividedG3307? PaulG3972 was not crucifiedG4717 for you, was he? OrG2228 were you 17baptizedG907 18in the nameG3686 of PaulG3972? 1419I thankG2168 GodG2316 that I 20baptizedG907 noneG3762 of you exceptG1508 21CrispusG2921 and 22GaiusG1050, 15soG2443 that noG3361 oneG5100 would sayG3004 you were baptizedG907 23in my nameG3686. 16NowG1161 I did baptizeG907 alsoG2532 the 24householdG3624 of StephanasG4734; beyondG3062 that, I do not knowG3609 whetherG1487 I baptizedG907 anyG5100 otherG243. 1725For ChristG5547 did not sendG649 me to baptizeG907, but to preachG2097 the gospelG2097, 26not in 27clevernessG4678 of speechG3056, soG2443 that the crossG4716 of ChristG5547 would not be madeG2758 voidG2758.

18For the wordG3056 of the crossG4716 is 28foolishnessG3472 to 29thoseG3588 who 30are perishingG622, but to us who 31are being savedG4982 it is 32the powerG1411 of GodG2316. 19For it is writtenG1125, “33I will destroyG622 the wisdomG4678 of the wiseG4680, And the clevernessG4907 of the cleverG4908 I will setG114 asideG114.” 2034WhereG4226 is the wiseG4680 manG4680? WhereG4226 is the scribeG1122? WhereG4226 is the debaterG4804 of 35thisG3778 ageG165? Has not GodG2316 36madeG3471 foolishG3471 the wisdomG4678 of 37the worldG2889? 21For sinceG1894 in the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 38the worldG2889 throughG1223 its wisdomG4678 did not come to knowG1097 GodG2316, 39GodG2316 was well-pleasedG2106 throughG1223 the 40foolishnessG3472 of the 41messageG2782 preachedG2782 to 42saveG4982 thoseG3588 who believeG4100. 22For indeedG2532 43JewsG2453 askG154 for 44signsG4592 and GreeksG1672 searchG2212 for wisdomG4678; 23but we preachG2784 4546ChristG5547 crucifiedG4717, 47to JewsG2453 a stumblingG4625 blockG4625 and to GentilesG1484 48foolishnessG3472, 24but to thoseG3588 who are 49the calledG2822, bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672, ChristG5547 50the powerG1411 of GodG2316 and 51the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316. 25BecauseG3754 the 52foolishnessG3474 of GodG2316 is wiserG4680 than menG444, and 53the weaknessG772 of GodG2316 is strongerG2478 than menG444.

26For 54considerG991 your 55callingG2821, brethrenG80, that there were 56not manyG4183 wiseG4680 accordingG2596 to 57the fleshG4561, not manyG4183 mightyG1415, not manyG4183 nobleG2104; 27but 58GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the foolishG3474 thingsG3474 of 59the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the wiseG4680, and GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the weakG772 thingsG772 of 60the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the things whichG2478 are strongG2478, 28and the baseG36 thingsG36 of 61the worldG2889 and the despisedG1848 GodG2316 has chosenG1586, 62the things that are not, soG2443 that He may 63nullifyG2673 the things that are, 29soG3704 that 64noG3361G3956 65manG4561 may boastG2744 beforeG1799 GodG2316. 30But 66by His doing you are in 67ChristG5547 JesusG2424, whoG3739 becameG1096 to us 68wisdomG4678 from GodG2316, 69and 70righteousnessG1343 and 71sanctificationG38, and 72redemptionG629, 31soG2443 that, justG2531 as it is writtenG1125, “73Let him who boastsG2744, boastG2744 in the LordG2962.”