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 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 those that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] holy, 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 in Christ Jesus,

5 that in every thing ye are enriched in him in all word and [in] all knowledge,

6 with which the testimony of the Christ was confirmed in you,

7 so that ye lack nothing in any gift, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

8 who shall also confirm that [ye shall remain] unimpeachable unto the end, in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 God [is] faithful, by whom ye were called into 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 perfect, joined together in the same understanding and in the same perception.

11 For it has been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by those [of the house] of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

12 In other words, that each one of you says, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.

13 Is the Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized into the name of Paul?

14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius,

15 lest any should say that [ye were] baptized into my 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 stake of Christ should be made void.

18 For the word of the stake is foolishness to those that perish, but unto us who 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 philosopher of this world? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

21 For in the wisdom of God, since the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those 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 Gentiles foolishness;

24 but unto those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ [is] the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

25 For that which is foolish of God is wiser than men, and that which is weak of God is stronger than men.

26 For look upon your vocation, brothers, that ye are not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble,

27 but rather God has chosen that which is the foolishness of the world to confound the wise, and God has chosen that which is the weakness of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;

28 and that which is vile of the world and that which is despised God has chosen, and things which are not, to bring to nought the things that are,

29 that no flesh should glory in his presence.

30 But of him ye are [reborn] 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 glories, let him glory in the Lord.: