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

Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother,

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 that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all those calling upon 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 give thanks to my God always concerning you for the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus,

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

that in every thing ye were enriched in him, in all discourse and all knowledge,

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

according as the testimony of the 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 ye are not behind in any 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 also shall confirm you unto the end -- unblamable 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.

faithful God, through whom ye were called to 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.

And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected 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 was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are 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.

and I say this, that each one of you saith, `I, indeed, am of Paul' -- `and I of Apollos,' -- `and I of Cephas,' -- `and I of Christ.'

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

Hath the Christ been divided? was Paul crucified for you? or to the name of Paul were ye baptized;

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

I give thanks to God that no one of you did I baptize, except Crispus and Gaius --

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

that no one may say that to my own name I did baptize;

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

and I did baptize also Stephanas' household -- further, I have not known if I did baptize 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 did not send me to baptize, but -- to proclaim good news; not in wisdom of discourse, that the cross of the Christ may not be made of none effect;

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 to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us -- those being 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 hath been written, `I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;'

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

where the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make 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 in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom knew not God, it did please God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing.

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

Since also Jews ask a sign, and Greeks seek wisdom,

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

also we -- we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness,

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

and to those called -- both Jews and Greeks -- Christ 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 see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, 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 the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the 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 the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless --

29 s o that no flesh should boast before God.

that no flesh may glory before Him;

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;

and of Him ye -- ye are in Christ Jesus, who became to us from God wisdom, righteousness also, and sanctification, and redemption,

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

that, according as it hath been written, `He who is glorying -- in the Lord let him glory.'