[[Romans 16|<< Romans 16]] | [[1 Corinthians|1 Corinthians]] | [[1 Corinthians 2|1 Corinthians 2 >>]] ### 1 Corinthians 1 1 PAUL, called _to_ _be_ an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes _our_ brother, ^1 2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called _to_ _be_ saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: ^2 3 Grace _be_ unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and _from_ the Lord Jesus Christ. ^3 4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; ^4 5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and _in_ all knowledge; ^5 6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: ^6 7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: ^7 8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, _that_ _ye_ _may_ _be_ blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. ^8 9 God _is_ faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. ^9 10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and _that_ there be no divisions among you; but _that_ ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. ^10 11 For it has been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them _which_ _are_ _of_ _the_ _house_ of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. ^11 12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. ^12 13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? ^13 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; ^14 15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. ^15 16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other. ^16 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. ^17 18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. ^18 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. ^19 20 Where _is_ the wise? where _is_ the scribe? where _is_ the disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? ^20 21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. ^21 22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: ^22 23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; ^23 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. ^24 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. ^25 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, _are_ _called:_ ^26 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; ^27 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, has God chosen, _yea_, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: ^28 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence. ^29 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: ^30 31 That, according as it is written, He that glories, let him glory in the Lord. ^31