1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 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: 3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; 6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: 7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: 8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

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. 11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. 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. 13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; 15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. 16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other. 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.

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. 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 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. 22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence. 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

1 Paulus, 'n geroepe apostel van Jesus Christus deur die wil van God, en die broeder Sosthenes,

2 aan die gemeente van God wat in Korinthe is, aan die geheiligdes in Christus Jesus, die geroepe heiliges, saam met almal wat die Naam van onse Here Jesus Christus in elke plek aanroep, hulle sowel as onse Here:

3 Genade vir julle en vrede van God onse Vader en die Here Jesus Christus!

4 Ek dank my God altyd oor julle vir die genade van God wat aan julle in Christus Jesus gegee is,

5 dat julle in alle opsigte in Hom ryk gemaak is, in elke woord en alle kennis;

6 soos die getuienis aangaande Christus bevestig is onder julle,

7 sodat julle in geen enkele genadegawe agterstaan nie, terwyl julle wag op die openbaring van onse Here Jesus Christus,

8 wat julle ook sal bevestig tot die einde toe, om in die dag van onse Here Jesus Christus onberispelik te wees.

9 God is getrou, deur wie julle geroep is tot die gemeenskap met sy Seun Jesus Christus, onse Here.

10 Maar ek vermaan julle, broeders, in die Naam van onse Here Jesus Christus, om almal eenstemmig te wees, en dat daar geen skeuringe onder julle moet wees nie, maar dat julle verenig moet wees in dieselfde gesindheid en in dieselfde mening.

11 Want dit is aan my deur die huisgenote van Chloë bekend gemaak aangaande julle, my broeders, dat daar twiste onder julle is.

12 Ek bedoel dit, dat elkeen van julle sê: Ek is van Paulus, en ek van Apollos, en ek van C,fas, en ek van Christus.

13 Is Christus verdeel? Is Paulus miskien vir julle gekruisig? Of is julle in die naam van Paulus gedoop?

14 Ek dank God dat ek niemand van julle gedoop het nie, behalwe Crispus en Gajus,

15 sodat niemand kan sê dat ek in my naam gedoop het nie.

16 Ek het ook nog die huisgesin van St,fanas gedoop. Verder weet ek nie of ek iemand anders gedoop het nie.

17 Want Christus het my nie gestuur om te doop nie, maar om die evangelie te verkondig, nie met wysheid van woorde nie, sodat die kruis van Christus nie verydel mag word nie.

18 Want die woord van die kruis is wel dwaasheid vir die wat verlore gaan, maar vir ons wat gered word, is dit die krag van God;

19 want daar is geskrywe: Ek sal die wysheid van die wyse mense vernietig en die verstand van die verstandige mense tot niet maak.

20 Waar bly die wyse? Waar bly die skrifgeleerde? Waar die redetwister van hierdie eeu? Het God nie die wysheid van hierdie wêreld dwaas gemaak nie?

21 Want aangesien in die wysheid van God die wêreld deur die wysheid God nie geken het nie, het dit God behaag om deur die dwaasheid van die prediking die wat glo, te red;

22 want die Jode vra 'n teken en die Grieke soek wysheid,

23 maar ons verkondig Christus wat gekruisig is, 'n struikelblok vir die Jode en dwaasheid vir die Grieke;

24 maar vir die wat geroep is, Jode sowel as Grieke: Christus, die krag van God en die wysheid van God.

25 Want wat dwaas is by God, is wyser as die mense; en wat swak is by God, is sterker as die mense.

26 Want let op julle roeping, broeders: julle is nie baie wyse na die vlees nie, nie baie magtiges, nie baie edeles nie;

27 maar wat dwaas is by die wêreld, het God uitverkies om die wyse te beskaam; en wat swak is by die wêreld, het God uitverkies om wat sterk is, te beskaam;

28 en wat onedel is by die wêreld en wat verag is, het God uitverkies, en wat niks is nie, om wat iets is, tot niet te maak,

29 sodat geen vlees voor Hom sou roem nie.

30 Maar deur Hom is julle in Christus Jesus, wat vir ons geword het wysheid uit God en geregtigheid en heiligmaking en verlossing.

31 Daarom, soos geskrywe is: Die wat roem, moet in die Here roem.