1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 to the assembly of God which is at Corinth—those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 I always thank my God concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in everything you were enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge— 6 even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you— 7 so that you come behind in no gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

10 Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you. 12 Now I mean this, that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," "I follow Apollos," "I follow Cephas," and, "I follow Christ." 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so that no one should say that I had baptized you into my own name. 16 (I also baptized the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptized any other.) 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void. 18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written,

"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise.

I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing."

20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe. 22 For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Greeks, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is 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 you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble; 27 but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world that he might put to shame the things that are strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that don’t exist, that he might bring to nothing the things that exist, 29 that no flesh should boast before God. 30 Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, 31 that, as it is written, "He who boasts, let him boast 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.