Paul
called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through
the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
02 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
their's and our's:
03 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our
Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
04 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the
grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
05 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in
all utterance, and in all knowledge;
06 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed
in you:
07 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
08 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that
ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
09 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.
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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.
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