Revised Version 1895

1 Corinthians 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,calledκλητὸςklētosG2822toG2532beG2532anG2532apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547throughG1223theὁhoG3588willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307ofG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andG2532SosthenesΣωσθένηςSōsthenēsG4988ourG2316brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,

2untotheG3956churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316whichG3588isG1510atCorinthΚορίνθῳ,KorinthōG2882,evenG2532themG846thatG3956areG1510sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,calledἐπικαλουμένοιςepikaloumenoisG1941toG2532beG1510saintsἁγίοις,hagioisG40,withἐνenG1722allG3956thatG3956callG1941uponG2424theG3956nameὄνομαonomaG3686ofG2316ourG2316LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547inἐνenG1722everyG3956placeτόπῳ,topōG5117,theirG846LordG2962andG2532oursG1473:

3GraceχάριςcharisG5485toG2532youG5210andG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG2316FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andG2532theG2532LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

4IG1473thankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168myG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842concerningπερὶperiG4012youG5210,forG4012theG3588graceχάριτιcharitiG5485ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316whichG3588wasgivenδοθείσῃdotheisēG1325youG5210inG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424;

5thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722everythingπαντὶpantiG3956ye wereenrichedἐπλουτίσθητεeploutisthēteG4148inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846,inἐνenG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956utteranceλόγῳlogōG3056andκαὶkaiG2532allπάσῃpasēG3956knowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108;

6evenasκαθὼςkathōsG2531theG3588testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142ofG1722ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547wasconfirmedἐβεβαιώθηebebaiōthēG950inG1722youG5210:

7soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620yecomeὑστερεῖσθαιhustereisthaiG5302behindinG1722noμὴmēG3361giftχαρίσματιcharismatiG5486;waitingἀπεκδεχομένουςapekdechomenousG553forG1722theG3588revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602ofG2962ourG2424LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547;

8whoG3739shallG2532alsoκαὶkaiG2532confirmβεβαιώσειbebaiōseiG950youG5210untotheτῇtēaG3588endτέλουςtelousG5056,thatG3739yebeG2532unreproveableinἐνenG1722theτοῦtouG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ofG2250ourG2424LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

9Godθεός,theosG2316isfaithfulΠιστὸςPistosG4103,throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whomοὗhouG3739ye werecalledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842ofG5207hisαὐτοῦautouG846SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourG2316LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

10NowδὲdeG1161IG1473beseechyouG5210,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,throughG1223theG3956nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofG1223ourG2424LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,thatG2443yeallG3956speakλέγητεlegēteG3004theG3956sameαὐτὸautoG846thingG846,andκαὶkaiG2532thatG2443thereG1510beᾖēG1510noμὴmēG3361divisionsσχίσματα,schismataG4978amongG1722youG5210;butδὲdeG1161thatG2443yebeἦτεēteG1510perfectedtogetherG1722inG1722theG3956sameαὐτῷautōG846mindνοῒnoiG3563andκαὶkaiG2532inG1722theG3956sameαὐτῇautēaG846judgmentγνώμῃ.¶gnōmēG1106.

11ForγάρgarG1063itG1510hathbeenG1510signified untomeG1473concerningπερὶperiG4012youG5210,myG1722brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,byG1722themG1722whichG3748areG1510ofG4012theτῶνtōnG3588householdofG4012Chloe,thatὅτιhotiG3754thereG1510areG1510contentionsamongG1722youG5210.

12NowδὲdeG1161thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778IG1473meanG3004,thatὅτιhotiG3754eachG1538oneG1538ofG3004youG5210saith,IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510ofG3004PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972;andδὲdeG1161IG1473ofG3004ApollosἈπολλῶ,ApollōG625;andδὲdeG1161IG1473ofG3004CephasΚηφᾶ,KēphaG2786;andδὲdeG1161IG1473ofG3004ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

13IsChristΧριστός;ChristosG5547dividedμεμέρισταιmemeristaiG3307? wasPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972crucifiedἐσταυρώθηestaurōthēG4717forG1519youG5210?orἢēG2228were yebaptizedἐβαπτίσθητε;ebaptisthēteG907intoG1519theG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686ofG3686PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972?

14IG2532thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168GodthatὅτιhotiG3754IG2532baptizedἐβάπτισαebaptisaG907noneG3762ofG3762youG5210, saveCrispusΚρίσπονKrisponG2921andG2532GaiusΓάϊον,GaionG1050;

15lestμήmēG3361anyG5100manG5100shouldG5100sayG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754ye werebaptizedἐβαπτίσθητε.ebaptisthēteG907intoεἰςeisG1519myG1699nameὄνομαonomaG3686.

16AndG2532IG2532baptizedἐβάπτισαebaptisaG907alsoκαὶkaiG2532theτὸνtonG3588householdοἶκον·oikonG3624ofG3624StephanasΣτεφανᾶStephanaG4734: besides,IG2532knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756whetherεἴeiG1487IG2532baptizedἐβάπτισα.ebaptisaG907anyτιναtinaG5100otherἄλλονallonG243.

17ForγὰρgarG1063ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547sentἀπέστειλένapesteilenG649meG1473notοὐouG3756toG2443baptizeβαπτίζεινbaptizeinG907,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toG2443preachG2097theὁhoG3588gospelG2097:notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678ofG3056wordsG3056,lestμὴmēG3361theτοῦtouG3588crossσταυρὸςstaurosG4716ofG3056ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547shouldG2443beG5547madeG2758voidG2758.

18ForγὰρgarG1063theG3588wordG3056ofG3056theG3588crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716isG1510toG2316themG622thatG2316areG1510perishingἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472;butG1161unto uswhichG3588areG1510beingG1510savedσῳζομένοιςsōzomenoisG4982itG1161isG1510theG3588powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofG3056GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

19Forγάρ·garG1063itG2532iswrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,IG2532willG2532destroyἀπολῶapolōG622theτὴνtēnG3588wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678ofG4678theτῶνtōnG3588wiseσοφῶν,sophōnG4680,AndG2532theτὴνtēnG3588prudenceofG4678theτῶνtōnG3588prudentwillG2532IG2532rejectἀθετήσω.athetēsōG114.

20WhereποῦpouG4226istheG3588wiseσοφός;sophosG4680?whereποῦpouG4226istheG3588scribeγραμματεύς;grammateusG1122?whereποῦpouG4226istheG3588disputerofG2316thisτούτου;toutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889? hathnotοὐχὶouchiG3780GodθεὸςtheosG2316madeG3471foolishG3471theG3588wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678ofG2316theG3588worldG2889?

21ForγὰρgarG1063seeingthatG1097inG1722theG3588wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678ofG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316theG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889throughG1223itsG1223wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678knewG1097notοὐκoukG3756Godθεόν,theonG2316,itG1223wasGod’sθεὸςtheosG2316goodG2106pleasureG2106throughG1223theG3588foolishnessμωρίαςmōriasG3472ofG1223theG3588preachingκηρύγματοςkērugmatosG2782toG1722saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982themG1722thatG1097believeπιστεύοντας·pisteuontasG4100.

22SeeingthatG4592JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154forG2212signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592,andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672seekζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212afterκαὶkaiG2532wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678:

23butδὲdeG1161weG2249preachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547crucifiedἐσταυρωμένον,estaurōmenonG4717, untoJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453a stumblingblock,andδὲdeG1161untoGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484foolishnessμωρίανmōrianG3472;

24butδὲdeG1161untothemG846thatG846arecalledκλητοῖς,klētoisG2822,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλλησιν,HellēsinG1672,ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547theG3588powerδύναμινdunaminG1411ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588wisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

25BecauseὅτιhotiG3754theG3588foolishnessμωρὸνmōronG3474ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510wiserσοφώτερονsophōteronG4680thanG2532menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444;andG2532theG3588weaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510strongerἰσχυρότερονischuroteronG2478thanG2532menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

26ForγὰρgarG1063beholdyourG3588callingκλῆσινklēsinG2821,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,howG3754thatG3754notοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680afterκατὰkataG2596theG3588fleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,notοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183mightyδυνατοί,dunatoiG1415,notοὐouG3756manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183noble, are called:

27butἀλλὰallaG235GodθεὸςtheosG2316choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586theτὰtaG3588foolishμωρὰmōraG3474thingsτοῦtouG3588ofG2316theὁhoG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,thatG2443heG2532mightG2532puttoG2443shameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617themG2443thatG2443arewiseσοφούς,sophousG4680;andG2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586theτοὺςtousG3588weakἀσθενῆasthenēG772thingsτὰtaG3588ofG2316theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,thatG2443heG2532mightG2532puttoG2443shameκαταισχύνῃkataischunēG2617theὁhoG3588thingsτὰtaG3588thatG2443arestrongἰσχυρά,ischuraG2478;

28andG2532theG3588baseἀγενῆagenēG36thingsG3588ofG2316theG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,andG2532theG3588thingsG3588thatG2443areG1510despisedἐξουθενημέναexouthenēmenaG1848,didG1510Godθεός,theosG2316chooseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586, yeaandG2532theG3588thingsG3588thatG2443areG1510notμὴmēG3361,thatG2443heG2532mightG2532bringκαταργήσῃ,katargēsēG2673toG2443noughttheG3588thingsG3588thatG2443areG1510:

29thatὅπωςhopōsG3704noμὴmēG3361fleshσὰρξsarxG4561shouldG2316gloryκαυχήσηταιkauchēsētaiG2744beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

30ButδὲdeG1161ofG1537himαὐτοῦautouG846areG1510yeinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,whoὃςhosG3739wasG1510madeἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096untousG1537wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678fromἀπὸapoG575Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,andG2532righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343andG2532sanctificationἁγιασμὸςhagiasmosG38,andG2532redemptionἀπολύτρωσις,apolutrōsisG629:

31thatG2443, accordingasκαθὼςkathōsG2531it iswrittenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,HeG1722thatG2443glorieth,letG2443himG1722gloryG2744inG1722theὁhoG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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