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1 Corinthians Chapter 1

New American Standard Bible 2020

Appeal to Unity

1PaulG3972, 1calledG2822 as an apostleG652 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 2by 3the willG2307 of GodG2316, and our 4brotherG80 5SosthenesG4988,

2To 6the churchG1577 of GodG2316 which is in 7CorinthG2882, to those who have been sanctifiedG37 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424, 8saintsG40 9byG2822 callingG2822, with allG3956 who in everyG3956 placeG5117 10callG1941 onG1941 the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, their Lord and oursG1473:

311GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from GodG2316 our FatherG3962 and the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

412I thankG2168 13my GodG2316 alwaysG3842 concerningG4012 you for the graceG5485 of GodG2316 which was givenG1325 you in ChristG5547 JesusG2424, 5that in everythingG3956 you were 14enrichedG4148 in Him, in allG3956 15speechG3056 and 16allG3956 knowledgeG1108, 6justG2531 asG2531 17the testimonyG3142 concerning ChristG5547 was confirmedG950 18in you, 7soG5620 thatG5620 you areG5302 not lackingG5302 in anyG3367 giftG5486, as you eagerlyG553 19awaitG553 the revelationG602 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 820whoG3739 will alsoG2532 21confirmG950 you to the endG5056, blamelessG410 on 22the dayG2250 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 923GodG2316 is faithfulG4103, throughG1223 whomG3739 you were 24calledG2564 into 25fellowshipG2842 with His SonG5207, JesusG2424 ChristG5547 our LordG2962.

10NowG1161 26I urgeG3870 you, 27brothersG80 and sisters, by the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, that you allG3956 28agreeG846G3004 and that there be noG3361 2930divisionsG4978 amongG1722 you, but that you be 31madeG2675 completeG2675 in 32the sameG846 mindG3563 and in the sameG846 judgmentG1106. 11For I have been informedG1213 concerningG4012 you, my brothersG80 and sisters, by Chloe’sG5514 people, that there are quarrelsG2054 amongG1722 you. 12NowG1161 I meanG3004 thisG3778, that 33eachG1538 oneG1538 of you is sayingG3004, “I amG1510 34with PaulG3972,” 35or “I am 36with 37ApollosG625,” 38or “I am 39with 4041CephasG2786,” 42or “I am 43with ChristG5547.” 1344Has ChristG5547 been dividedG3307? PaulG3972 was not crucifiedG4717 for you, was he? OrG2228 were you 45baptizedG907 46in the nameG3686 of PaulG3972? 14I amG2168 thankfulG2168 that I 47baptizedG907 noneG3762 of you exceptG1508 48CrispusG2921 and 49GaiusG1050, 15soG2443 thatG2443 noG3361 oneG5100 would sayG3004 you were baptizedG907 50in my nameG3686! 16But I did baptizeG907 the 51householdG3624 of StephanasG4734 alsoG2532; beyondG3062 thatG3062, I do not knowG3609 ifG1487 I baptizedG907 anyoneG5100 elseG243. 1752For ChristG5547 did not sendG649 me to baptizeG907, but to preachG2097 the gospelG2097, 53not with 54clevernessG4678 of speechG3056, soG2443 thatG2443 the crossG4716 of ChristG5547 would not be madeG2758 ofG2758 noG2758 effectG2758.

The Wisdom of God

18For the wordG3056 of the crossG4716 is 55foolishnessG3472 to 56thoseG3588 who 57are perishingG622, but to us who 58are being savedG4982 it is 59the powerG1411 of GodG2316. 19For it is writtenG1125: “60I will destroyG622 the wisdomG4678 of the wiseG4680, And the understandingG4907 of thoseG3588 who haveG4908 understandingG4908, I will confoundG114.” 2061WhereG4226 is the wiseG4680 personG4680? WhereG4226 is the scribeG1122? WhereG4226 is the debaterG4804 of 62thisG3778 ageG165? Has GodG2316 not 63madeG3471 foolishG3471 the wisdomG4678 of 64the worldG2889? 21For sinceG1894 in the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 65the worldG2889 throughG1223 its wisdomG4678 did not come to knowG1097 GodG2316, 66GodG2316 67was pleasedG2106 throughG1223 the 68foolishnessG3472 of the 69messageG2782 preachedG2782 to 70saveG4982 thoseG3588 who believeG4100. 22For indeedG2532 71JewsG2453 askG154 for 72signsG4592 and GreeksG1672 searchG2212 forG2212 wisdomG4678; 23but we preachG2784 7374ChristG5547 crucifiedG4717, 75to JewsG2453 a stumblingG4625 blockG4625, and to GentilesG1484 76foolishnessG3472, 24but to thoseG3588 who are 77the calledG2822, bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672, ChristG5547 78the powerG1411 of GodG2316 and 79the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316. 25For the 80foolishnessG3474 of GodG2316 is wiserG4680 than mankindG444, and 81the weaknessG772 of GodG2316 is strongerG2478 than mankindG444.

26For 82considerG991 your 83callingG2821, brothersG80 and sisters, that there were 84not manyG4183 wiseG4680 accordingG2596 to 85the fleshG4561, not manyG4183 mightyG1415, not manyG4183 nobleG2104; 27but 86GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the foolishG3474 thingsG3474 of 87the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the wiseG4680, and GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the weakG772 thingsG772 of 88the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the thingsG2478 which are strongG2478, 28and the 89insignificantG36 thingsG36 of 90the worldG2889 and the despisedG1848 GodG2316 has chosenG1586, 91the things that are not, soG2443 thatG2443 He may 92nullifyG2673 the things that are, 29soG3704 thatG3704 93noG3361G3956 94humanG4561 may boastG2744 beforeG1799 GodG2316. 30But it is 95dueG1537 toG1537 Him that you are in 96ChristG5547 JesusG2424, whoG3739 becameG1096 to us 97wisdomG4678 from GodG2316, 98and 99righteousnessG1343 and 100sanctificationG38, and 101redemptionG629, 31soG2443 thatG2443, justG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125: “102Let the one who boastsG2744, boastG2744 in the LordG2962.”

Notes

  1. 1. 1 Corinthians 1:1 Rom 1:1 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Corinthians 1:1 Lit through ↩
  3. 3. 1 Corinthians 1:1 Rom 1:10; 2 Tim 1:1 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Corinthians 1:1 Acts 1:15 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Corinthians 1:1 Acts 18:17 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Corinthians 1:2 1 Cor 10:32 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Corinthians 1:2 Acts 18:1 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Corinthians 1:2 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  9. 9. 1 Corinthians 1:2 Rom 1:7; 8:28 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Corinthians 1:2 Acts 7:59 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Corinthians 1:3 Rom 1:7 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Corinthians 1:4 Rom 1:8 ↩
  13. 13. 1 Corinthians 1:4 Two early mss do not contain my ↩
  14. 14. 1 Corinthians 1:5 2 Cor 9:11 ↩
  15. 15. 1 Corinthians 1:5 Rom 15:14; 2 Cor 8:7 ↩
  16. 16. 1 Corinthians 1:5 Rom 15:14; 2 Cor 8:7 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Corinthians 1:6 2 Thess 1:10; 1 Tim 2:6; 2 Tim 1:8; Rev 1:2 ↩
  18. 18. 1 Corinthians 1:6 Or among ↩
  19. 19. 1 Corinthians 1:7 Luke 17:30; Rom 8:19, 23; Phil 3:20; 2 Pet 3:12 ↩
  20. 20. 1 Corinthians 1:8 Rom 8:19; Phil 1:6; Col 2:7; 1 Thess 3:13; 5:23 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Corinthians 1:8 Or strengthen ↩
  22. 22. 1 Corinthians 1:8 Luke 17:24, 30; 1 Cor 5:5; 2 Cor 1:14; Phil 1:6, 10; 2:16; 1 Thess 5:2; 2 Thess 2:2 ↩
  23. 23. 1 Corinthians 1:9 Deut 7:9; Is 49:7; 1 Cor 10:13; 2 Cor 1:18; 1 Thess 5:24; 2 Thess 3:3 ↩
  24. 24. 1 Corinthians 1:9 Rom 8:28 ↩
  25. 25. 1 Corinthians 1:9 1 John 1:3 ↩
  26. 26. 1 Corinthians 1:10 Rom 12:1 ↩
  27. 27. 1 Corinthians 1:10 Rom 1:13 ↩
  28. 28. 1 Corinthians 1:10 Lit say the same thing ↩
  29. 29. 1 Corinthians 1:10 Lit schisms ↩
  30. 30. 1 Corinthians 1:10 1 Cor 11:18 ↩
  31. 31. 1 Corinthians 1:10 Or united ↩
  32. 32. 1 Corinthians 1:10 Rom 12:16; Phil 1:27 ↩
  33. 33. 1 Corinthians 1:12 Matt 23:8-10; 1 Cor 3:4 ↩
  34. 34. 1 Corinthians 1:12 Lit of ↩
  35. 35. 1 Corinthians 1:12 Lit and ↩
  36. 36. 1 Corinthians 1:12 Lit of ↩
  37. 37. 1 Corinthians 1:12 Acts 18:24; 1 Cor 3:22 ↩
  38. 38. 1 Corinthians 1:12 Lit and ↩
  39. 39. 1 Corinthians 1:12 Lit of ↩
  40. 40. 1 Corinthians 1:12 Peter’s Aramaic name ↩
  41. 41. 1 Corinthians 1:12 John 1:42; 1 Cor 3:22; 9:5; 15:5 ↩
  42. 42. 1 Corinthians 1:12 Lit and ↩
  43. 43. 1 Corinthians 1:12 Lit of ↩
  44. 44. 1 Corinthians 1:13 Or Christ has been divided! or Christ is divided! ↩
  45. 45. 1 Corinthians 1:13 Matt 28:19; Acts 2:38 ↩
  46. 46. 1 Corinthians 1:13 Lit into ↩
  47. 47. 1 Corinthians 1:14 Acts 18:8 ↩
  48. 48. 1 Corinthians 1:14 Acts 18:8 ↩
  49. 49. 1 Corinthians 1:14 Rom 16:23 ↩
  50. 50. 1 Corinthians 1:15 Lit into ↩
  51. 51. 1 Corinthians 1:16 1 Cor 16:15, 17 ↩
  52. 52. 1 Corinthians 1:17 John 4:2; Acts 10:48 ↩
  53. 53. 1 Corinthians 1:17 1 Cor 2:1, 4, 13; 2 Cor 10:10; 11:6 ↩
  54. 54. 1 Corinthians 1:17 I.e., persuasive rhetoric ↩
  55. 55. 1 Corinthians 1:18 1 Cor 1:21, 23, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  56. 56. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Acts 2:47; 2 Cor 2:15; 4:3; 2 Thess 2:10 ↩
  57. 57. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Or perish ↩
  58. 58. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Or are saved ↩
  59. 59. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:24 ↩
  60. 60. 1 Corinthians 1:19 Is 29:14 ↩
  61. 61. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Job 12:17; Is 19:11f; 33:18 ↩
  62. 62. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Matt 13:22; 1 Cor 2:6, 8; 3:18, 19 ↩
  63. 63. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Rom 1:20ff ↩
  64. 64. 1 Corinthians 1:20 John 12:31; 1 Cor 1:27f; 6:2; 11:32; James 4:4 ↩
  65. 65. 1 Corinthians 1:21 John 12:31; 1 Cor 1:27f; 6:2; 11:32; James 4:4 ↩
  66. 66. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Luke 12:32; Gal 1:15; Col 1:19 ↩
  67. 67. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Or resolved ↩
  68. 68. 1 Corinthians 1:21 1 Cor 1:18, 23, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  69. 69. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Lit preaching ↩
  70. 70. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Rom 11:14; James 5:20 ↩
  71. 71. 1 Corinthians 1:22 Matt 12:38 ↩
  72. 72. 1 Corinthians 1:22 Or confirming miracles ↩
  73. 73. 1 Corinthians 1:23 I.e., the Messiah ↩
  74. 74. 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 2:2; Gal 3:1; 5:11 ↩
  75. 75. 1 Corinthians 1:23 Luke 2:34; 1 Pet 2:8 ↩
  76. 76. 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  77. 77. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 8:28 ↩
  78. 78. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:18 ↩
  79. 79. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Luke 11:49; 1 Cor 1:30 ↩
  80. 80. 1 Corinthians 1:25 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 23; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  81. 81. 1 Corinthians 1:25 2 Cor 13:4 ↩
  82. 82. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Lit see ↩
  83. 83. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Rom 11:29 ↩
  84. 84. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Matt 11:25; 1 Cor 1:20; 2:8 ↩
  85. 85. 1 Corinthians 1:26 I.e., human standards ↩
  86. 86. 1 Corinthians 1:27 James 2:5 ↩
  87. 87. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  88. 88. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  89. 89. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Or lowly ↩
  90. 90. 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  91. 91. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Rom 4:17 ↩
  92. 92. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Job 34:19; 1 Cor 2:6; 2 Thess 2:8; Heb 2:14 ↩
  93. 93. 1 Corinthians 1:29 Eph 2:9 ↩
  94. 94. 1 Corinthians 1:29 Lit flesh ↩
  95. 95. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Lit from Him ↩
  96. 96. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Rom 8:1; 1 Cor 4:15 ↩
  97. 97. 1 Corinthians 1:30 1 Cor 1:24 ↩
  98. 98. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Or both ↩
  99. 99. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Jer 23:5f; 33:16; 2 Cor 5:21; Phil 3:9 ↩
  100. 100. 1 Corinthians 1:30 1 Cor 1:2; 6:11; 1 Thess 5:23 ↩
  101. 101. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Rom 3:24; Eph 1:7, 14; Col 1:14 ↩
  102. 102. 1 Corinthians 1:31 Jer 9:23f; 2 Cor 10:17 ↩

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