New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Corinthians 1

Appeal to Unity

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,calledκλητὸςklētosG2822asan apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547bythe willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, and ourbrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80SosthenesΣωσθένηςSōsthenēsG4988,

2Tothe churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577of GodθεοῦtheouG2316which is inCorinthΚορίνθῳ,KorinthōG2882,to those who have been sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,saintsἁγίοις,hagioisG40byG2822callingκλητοῖςklētoisG2822,with allπᾶσινpasinG3956who in everyπαντὶpantiG3956placeτόπῳ,topōG5117callἐπικαλουμένοιςepikaloumenoisG1941onG1941the 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,

6justG2531asG2531the testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142concerning ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547was confirmedἐβεβαιώθηebebaiōthēG950in you,

7soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620you areG5302not lackingὑστερεῖσθαιhustereisthaiG5302in anyμηδενὶmēdeniG3367giftχαρίσματιcharismatiG5486,as you eagerlyἀπεκδεχομένουςapekdechomenousG553awaitG553the revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547,

8whoὃςhosG3739will alsoκαὶkaiG2532confirmβεβαιώσειbebaiōseiG950you to the endτέλουςtelousG5056,blamelessἀνεγκλήτουςanegklētousG410onthe dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

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

10NowG1161I urgeΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870you,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,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 brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80and sisters,by Chloe’sΧλόηςChloēsG5514people,that there are quarrelsἔριδεςeridesG2054amongἐνenG1722you.

12NowG1161I meanλέγωlegōG3004thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778, thateachG1538oneG1538of you is sayingλέγει·legeiG3004, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510with PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972,” or “I am withApollosἈπολλῶ,ApollōG625,” or “I am withCephasΚηφᾶ,KēphaG2786,” or “I amwith ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.”

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

14I amG2168thankfulG2168that IbaptizedἐβάπτισαebaptisaG907noneοὐδέναoudenaG3762of you exceptG1508CrispusΚρίσπονKrisponG2921andGaiusΓάϊον,GaionG1050,

15soἵναinaG2443thatG2443noμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100would sayG3004you were baptizedἐβαπτίσθητε.ebaptisthēteG907in my nameὄνομαonomaG3686!

16But I did baptizeἐβάπτισαebaptisaG907thehouseholdοἶκον·oikonG3624of StephanasΣτεφανᾶStephanaG4734alsoκαὶkaiG2532;beyondG3062thatG3062,I do not knowG3609ifεἴeiG1487I baptizedἐβάπτισα.ebaptisaG907anyoneτιναtinaG5100elseἄλλονallonG243.

17For ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547did not sendἀπέστειλένapesteilenG649me to baptizeβαπτίζεινbaptizeinG907,but to preachG2097the gospelG2097, not withclevernessσοφίᾳsophiaG4678of speechλόγου,logouG3056,soG2443thatG2443the crossσταυρὸςstaurosG4716of ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547would not be madeG2758ofG2758noG2758effectG2758.

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 understandingσύνεσινsunesinG4907of thoseG3588who haveG4908understandingG4908,I will confoundἀθετήσω.athetēsōG114.”

20WhereποῦpouG4226is the wiseσοφός;sophosG4680personG4680?WhereποῦpouG4226is the scribeγραμματεύς;grammateusG1122?WhereποῦpouG4226is the debaterσυζητητὴςsuzētētēsG4804ofthisτούτου;toutouG3778ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165?Has GodθεὸςtheosG2316notmadeG3471foolishG3471the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678ofthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889?

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

22For indeedG2532JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154forsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592and GreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672searchG2212forG2212wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678;

23but we preachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547crucifiedἐσταυρωμένον,estaurōmenonG4717,to JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453a stumblingσκάνδαλονskandalonG4625blockG4625,and to GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484foolishnessμωρίανmōrianG3472,

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

25For thefoolishnessμωρὸνmōronG3474of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is wiserσοφώτερονsophōteronG4680than mankindἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444, andthe weaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is strongerἰσχυρότερονischuroteronG2478than mankindἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

26ForconsiderΒλέπετεBlepeteG991yourcallingκλῆσινklēsinG2821,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters, 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 thingsG2478which are strongἰσχυρά,ischuraG2478,

28and theinsignificantG36thingsG36ofthe worldκόσμουkosmouG2889and the despisedἐξουθενημέναexouthenēmenaG1848Godθεός,theosG2316has chosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586,the things that are not, soG2443thatG2443He maynullifyκαταργήσῃ,katargēsēG2673the things that are,

29soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704noμὴ πᾶσαmē pasaG3361 G3956humanσὰρξsarxG4561may boastκαυχήσηταιkauchēsētaiG2744beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

30But it isdueG1537toG1537Him that you are inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,whoὃςhosG3739becameἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096to uswisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678from Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, andrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343andsanctificationἁγιασμὸςhagiasmosG38, andredemptionἀπολύτρωσις,apolutrōsisG629,

31soG2443thatG2443,justG2531asG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “Let the one who boastsκαυχώμενοςkauchōmenosG2744,boastκαυχάσθω.¶kauchasthōG2744in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.”

Appeal to Unity

The Wisdom of God

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 1