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Greetings from Paul
Paul, [a] called apostle of Jesus Christ, by God's will, and Sosthenes the brother,
Paul, [a] called apostle of Jesus Christ, by God's will, and Sosthenes the brother,
Greetings from Paul
This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes.
This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes.
to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, to [those] sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Thanksgiving
I thank my God always about you, in respect of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus;
I thank my God always about you, in respect of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus;
Paul Gives Thanks to God
I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus.
that in everything ye have been enriched in him, in all word [of doctrine], and all knowledge,
Through him, God has enriched your church in every way — with all of your eloquent words and all of your knowledge.
(according as the testimony of the Christ has been confirmed in you,)
This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true.
so that ye come short in no gift, awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
who shall also confirm you to [the] end, unimpeachable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
God [is] faithful, by whom ye have been called into [the] fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Unity in the Church
Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all say the same thing, and that there be not among you divisions; but that ye be perfectly united in the same mind and in the same opinion.
Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all say the same thing, and that there be not among you divisions; but that ye be perfectly united in the same mind and in the same opinion.
For it has been shewn to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of [the house of] Chloe, that there are strifes among you.
For some members of Chloe’s household have told me about your quarrels, my dear brothers and sisters.
But I speak of this, that each of you says, *I* am of Paul, and *I* of Apollos, and *I* of Cephas, and *I* of Christ.
Is the Christ divided? has Paul been crucified for you? or have ye been baptised unto the name of Paul?
Has Christ been divided into factions? Was I, Paul, crucified for you? Were any of you baptized in the name of Paul? Of course not!
I thank God that I have baptised none of you, unless Crispus and Gaius,
I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
that no one may say that I have baptised unto my own name.
for now no one can say they were baptized in my name.
Yes, I baptised also the house of Stephanas; for the rest I know not if I have baptised any other.
(Oh yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas, but I don’t remember baptizing anyone else.)
For Christ has not sent me to baptise, but to preach glad tidings; not in wisdom of word, that the cross of the Christ may not be made vain.
For Christ didn’t send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News — and not with clever speech, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power.
Christ the Wisdom and Power of God
For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but to us that are saved it is God's power.
For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but to us that are saved it is God's power.
The Wisdom of God
The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and set aside the understanding of the understanding ones.
Where [is the] wise? where scribe? where disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish.
For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom has not known God, God has been pleased by the foolishness of the preaching to save those that believe.
Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.
Since Jews indeed ask for signs, and Greeks seek wisdom;
It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom.
but *we* preach Christ crucified, to Jews an offence, and to nations foolishness;
So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense.
but to those that [are] called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ God's power and God's wisdom.
The Foolish to Shame the Wise
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.
For consider your calling, brethren, that [there are] not many wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many high-born.
But God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may put to shame the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may put to shame the strong things;
Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.
and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, [and] things that are not, that he may annul the things that are;
so that no flesh should boast before God.
As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
But of him are *ye* in Christ Jesus, who has been made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and holiness, and redemption;
God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.