1 P aul, called apostle of Jesus Christ, by God's will, and Sosthenes the brother,

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

2 t o the assembly of God which is in Corinth, to 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:

to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:

3 G race to you and peace from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 I thank my God always about you, in respect of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus;

I always thank my God concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;

5 t hat in everything ye have been enriched in him, in all word, and all knowledge,

that in everything you were enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge;

6 ( according as the testimony of the Christ has been confirmed in you,)

even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

7 s o that ye come short in no gift, awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

so that you come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

8 w ho shall also confirm you to end, unimpeachable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 G od faithful, by whom ye have been called into fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

10 N ow 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 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 F or it has been shewn to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that there are strifes among you.

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 B ut 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.

Now I mean this, that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” and, “I follow Christ.”

13 I s the Christ divided? has Paul been crucified for you? or have ye been baptised unto the name of Paul?

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul?

14 I thank God that I have baptised none of you, unless Crispus and Gaius,

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

15 t hat no one may say that I have baptised unto my own name.

so that no one should say that I had baptized you into my own name.

16 Y es, I baptised also the house of Stephanas; for the rest I know not if I have baptised any other.

(I also baptized the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptized any other.)

17 F or 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 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 F or 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 foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.

19 F or it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and set aside the understanding of the understanding ones.

For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.”

20 W here wise? where scribe? where disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

21 F or 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.

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 S ince Jews indeed ask for signs, and Greeks seek wisdom;

For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,

23 b ut we preach Christ crucified, to Jews an offence, and to nations foolishness;

but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,

24 b ut to those that called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ God's power and God's wisdom.

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

25 B ecause 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.

26 F or consider your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many high-born.

For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;

27 B ut 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;

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 a nd the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, things that are not, that he may annul the things that are;

and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

29 s o that no flesh should boast before God.

that no flesh should boast before God.

30 B ut of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who has been made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and holiness, and redemption;

Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

31 t hat according as it is written, He that boasts, let him boast in Lord.

that, according as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”