1 Greetings from|strong="G2424" Paul|strong="G3972". I|strong="G2532" was|strong="G2424" chosen to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" an|strong="G2532" apostle|strong="G0652" of|strong="G1223" Christ|strong="G5547" Jesus|strong="G2424". God|strong="G2316" chose me|strong="G1223" because|strong="G1223" that|strong="G2316" is|strong="G2316" what|strong="G3588" he|strong="G2532" wanted. Greetings also|strong="G2532" from|strong="G2424" Sosthenes|strong="G4988", our|strong="G2316" brother|strong="G0080" in|strong="G2316" Christ|strong="G5547".
2 To|strong="G2532" God’s|strong="G2316" church|strong="G1577" in|strong="G1722" Corinth|strong="G2882", you|strong="G1722" who|strong="G3588" have|strong="G1510" been|strong="G1510" made holy|strong="G0040" because|strong="G1722" you|strong="G1722" belong|strong="G1510" to|strong="G2532" Christ|strong="G5547" Jesus|strong="G2424". You|strong="G1722" were|strong="G1510" chosen to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G1510" God’s|strong="G2316" holy|strong="G0040" people|strong="G3956" together|strong="G4862" with|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3956" people|strong="G3956" everywhere who|strong="G3588" trust in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3956" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547"—their|strong="G0846" Lord|strong="G2962" and|strong="G2532" ours|strong="G1473".
3 Grace|strong="G5485" and|strong="G2532" peace|strong="G1515" to|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" from|strong="G0575" God|strong="G2316" our|strong="G2316" Father|strong="G3962" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547".
4 I|strong="G1473" always|strong="G3842" thank|strong="G2168" my|strong="G1722" God|strong="G2316" for|strong="G4012" you|strong="G5210" because|strong="G1909" of|strong="G2316" the|strong="G3588" grace|strong="G5485" that|strong="G2316" he|strong="G1722" has|strong="G2316" given|strong="G1325" you|strong="G5210" through|strong="G1722" Christ|strong="G5547" Jesus|strong="G2424".
5 In|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846" you|strong="G3754" have|strong="G2532" been|strong="G2532" blessed in|strong="G1722" every|strong="G3956" way|strong="G1722". You|strong="G3754" have|strong="G2532" been|strong="G2532" blessed in|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3956" your|strong="G2532" speaking|strong="G3056" and|strong="G2532" all|strong="G3956" your|strong="G2532" knowledge|strong="G1108".
6 This|strong="G3588" proves that|strong="G1722" what|strong="G3588" we|strong="G3588" told you|strong="G5210" about|strong="G1722" Christ|strong="G5547" is|strong="G3588" true.
7 Now|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210" have|strong="G1473" every gift|strong="G5486" from|strong="G3361" God while|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210" wait|strong="G0553" for|strong="G1722" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547" to|strong="G1722" come|strong="G5302" again.
8 He|strong="G2532" will|strong="G3739" keep|strong="G2250" you|strong="G5210" strong until|strong="G2193" the|strong="G3588" end|strong="G5056" so|strong="G2532" that|strong="G3739" on|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" day|strong="G2250" when|strong="G2532" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547" comes|strong="G2532", you|strong="G5210" will|strong="G3739" be|strong="G2532" free from|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3588" blame.
9 God|strong="G2316" is|strong="G2316" faithful|strong="G4103". He|strong="G0846" is|strong="G2316" the|strong="G3588" one|strong="G3739" who|strong="G3739" has|strong="G2316" chosen you|strong="G3739" to|strong="G1519" share|strong="G2842" life with|strong="G1223" his|strong="G0846" Son|strong="G5207", Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547" our|strong="G2316" Lord|strong="G2962".
10 Brothers|strong="G0080" and|strong="G2532" sisters, by|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3956" authority of|strong="G1223" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547", I|strong="G1473" beg|strong="G3870" all|strong="G3956" of|strong="G1223" you|strong="G5210" to|strong="G2443" agree|strong="G1510" with|strong="G1722" each|strong="G1223" other|strong="G1161". You|strong="G5210" should|strong="G0080" not|strong="G3361" be|strong="G1510" divided into|strong="G1722" different groups. Be|strong="G1510" completely joined together|strong="G1722" again|strong="G2532" with|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3956" same|strong="G0846" kind|strong="G3956" of|strong="G1223" thinking|strong="G3563" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3956" same|strong="G0846" purpose|strong="G1106".
11 My|strong="G1722" brothers|strong="G0080" and|strong="G0080" sisters, some|strong="G3588" members of|strong="G4012" Chloe’s|strong="G5514" family told|strong="G1213" me|strong="G1473" that|strong="G3754" there|strong="G1510" are|strong="G1510" arguments among|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210".
12 This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" what|strong="G3754" I|strong="G1473" mean|strong="G3004": One|strong="G1538" of|strong="G3004" you|strong="G5210" says|strong="G3004", “I|strong="G1473" follow Paul|strong="G3972",” and|strong="G1161" someone else says|strong="G3004", “I|strong="G1473" follow Apollos|strong="G0625".” Another says|strong="G3004", “I|strong="G1473" follow Peter,” and|strong="G1161" someone else says|strong="G3004", “I|strong="G1473" follow Christ|strong="G5547".”
13 Christ|strong="G5547" cannot|strong="G3361" be|strong="G5547" divided|strong="G3307" into|strong="G1519" different groups. It|strong="G1519" wasn’t|strong="G3361" Paul|strong="G3972" who|strong="G3588" died on|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" cross for|strong="G1519" you|strong="G5210", was|strong="G3588" it|strong="G1519"? Were|strong="G3588" you|strong="G5210" baptized|strong="G0907" in|strong="G1519" Paul’s|strong="G3972" name|strong="G3686"?
14 I|strong="G2532" am|strong="G2532" thankful that|strong="G3754" I|strong="G2532" did|strong="G0907" not|strong="G3361" baptize|strong="G0907" any|strong="G3762" of|strong="G3762" you|strong="G5210" except|strong="G1487" Crispus|strong="G2921" and|strong="G2532" Gaius|strong="G1050".
15 I|strong="G3754" am thankful because|strong="G3754" now no|strong="G3361" one|strong="G5100" can|strong="G3004" say|strong="G3004" that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G3754" were|strong="G3588" baptized|strong="G0907" in|strong="G1519" my|strong="G1699" name|strong="G3686".
16 (I|strong="G2532" also|strong="G2532" baptized|strong="G0907" the|strong="G3588" family|strong="G3624" of|strong="G3624" Stephanas|strong="G4734", but|strong="G1161" I|strong="G2532" don’t|strong="G3756" remember|strong="G1492" that|strong="G1161" I|strong="G2532" myself baptized|strong="G0907" any|strong="G5100" others|strong="G0243".)
17 Christ|strong="G5547" did|strong="G0649" not|strong="G3756" give me|strong="G1473" the|strong="G3588" work of|strong="G3056" baptizing|strong="G0907" people|strong="G3588". He|strong="G1722" gave me|strong="G1473" the|strong="G3588" work of|strong="G3056" telling the|strong="G3588" Good|strong="G2097" News|strong="G2097". But|strong="G0235" he|strong="G1722" sent|strong="G0649" me|strong="G1473" to|strong="G2443" tell the|strong="G3588" Good|strong="G2097" News|strong="G2097" without|strong="G3361" using clever|strong="G4678" speech|strong="G3056", which|strong="G3588" would|strong="G5547" take away|strong="G0649" the|strong="G3588" power that|strong="G2443" is|strong="G3588" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" cross|strong="G4716" of|strong="G3056" Christ|strong="G5547".
18 The|strong="G3588" teaching|strong="G3056" about|strong="G3588" the|strong="G3588" cross|strong="G4716" seems foolish to|strong="G2316" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" are|strong="G1510" lost|strong="G0622". But|strong="G1161" to|strong="G2316" us who|strong="G3588" are|strong="G1510" being|strong="G1510" saved|strong="G4982" it|strong="G1161" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" power|strong="G1411" of|strong="G3056" God|strong="G2316".
19 As|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" Scriptures say,
20 So|strong="G3778" what|strong="G3588" does|strong="G2316" this|strong="G3778" say about|strong="G3588" the|strong="G3588" philosopher, the|strong="G3588" law expert, or|strong="G3588" anyone in|strong="G2316" this|strong="G3778" world|strong="G2889" who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G2316" skilled in|strong="G2316" making clever|strong="G4678" arguments? God|strong="G2316" has|strong="G2316" made|strong="G3471" the|strong="G3588" wisdom|strong="G4678" of|strong="G2316" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" look foolish|strong="G3471".
21 This|strong="G3588" is|strong="G2316" what|strong="G3588" God|strong="G2316" in|strong="G1722" his|strong="G1223" wisdom|strong="G4678" decided: Since|strong="G1894" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" did|strong="G1097" not|strong="G3756" find|strong="G1097" him|strong="G1097" through|strong="G1223" its|strong="G1223" own wisdom|strong="G4678", he|strong="G1722" used the|strong="G3588" message|strong="G2782" that|strong="G1097" sounds foolish to|strong="G1722" save|strong="G4982" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" believe|strong="G4100" it|strong="G1223".
22 The|strong="G2532" Jews|strong="G2453" ask|strong="G0154" for|strong="G2212" miraculous signs|strong="G4592", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" Greeks|strong="G1672" want|strong="G2212" wisdom|strong="G4678".
23 But|strong="G1161" this is|strong="G5547" the|strong="G1161" message we|strong="G2249" tell everyone: Christ|strong="G5547" was|strong="G5547" killed on|strong="G1161" a|strong="G2453" cross. This message is|strong="G5547" a|strong="G2453" problem for|strong="G1161" Jews|strong="G2453", and|strong="G1161" to|strong="G5547" other|strong="G1161" people|strong="G1484" it|strong="G1161" is|strong="G5547" nonsense.
24 But|strong="G1161" Christ|strong="G5547" is|strong="G2316" God’s|strong="G2316" power|strong="G1411" and|strong="G2532" wisdom|strong="G4678" to|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" people|strong="G0846" God|strong="G2316" has|strong="G2316" chosen, both|strong="G5037" Jews|strong="G2453" and|strong="G2532" Greeks|strong="G1672".
25 Even|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" foolishness|strong="G3474" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316" is|strong="G1510" wiser|strong="G4680" than|strong="G2532" human|strong="G0444" wisdom. Even|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" weakness|strong="G0772" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316" is|strong="G1510" stronger|strong="G2478" than|strong="G2532" human|strong="G0444" strength.
26 Brothers|strong="G0080" and|strong="G0080" sisters, God|strong="G4183" chose you|strong="G5210" to|strong="G2596" be|strong="G4183" his|strong="G3754". Think about|strong="G2596" that|strong="G3754"! Not|strong="G3756" many|strong="G4183" of|strong="G0080" you|strong="G5210" were|strong="G3588" wise|strong="G4680" in|strong="G2596" the|strong="G3588" way|strong="G2596" the|strong="G3588" world judges wisdom. Not|strong="G3756" many|strong="G4183" of|strong="G0080" you|strong="G5210" had|strong="G3748" great|strong="G4183" influence, and|strong="G0080" not|strong="G3756" many|strong="G4183" of|strong="G0080" you|strong="G5210" came from|strong="G2596" important families.
27 But|strong="G0235" God|strong="G2316" chose|strong="G1586" the|strong="G3588" foolish|strong="G3474" things|strong="G3588" of|strong="G2316" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" to|strong="G2443" shame|strong="G2617" the|strong="G3588" wise|strong="G4680". He|strong="G2532" chose|strong="G1586" the|strong="G3588" weak|strong="G0772" things|strong="G3588" of|strong="G2316" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" to|strong="G2443" shame|strong="G2617" the|strong="G3588" strong|strong="G2478".
28 And|strong="G2532" God|strong="G2316" chose|strong="G1586" what|strong="G3588" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" thinks is|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3361" important—what|strong="G3588" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" hates and|strong="G2532" thinks is|strong="G1510" nothing|strong="G3361". He|strong="G2532" chose|strong="G1586" these|strong="G3588" to|strong="G2443" destroy what|strong="G3588" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" thinks is|strong="G1510" important.
29 God|strong="G2316" did this|strong="G3588" so|strong="G3704" that|strong="G3704" no|strong="G3361" one|strong="G3588" can stand before|strong="G1799" him|strong="G1799" and|strong="G2316" boast|strong="G2744" about|strong="G3588" anything|strong="G3956".
30 It|strong="G0846" is|strong="G1510" God|strong="G2316" who|strong="G3739" has|strong="G2316" made|strong="G1096" you|strong="G5210" part|strong="G1473" of|strong="G1537" Christ|strong="G5547" Jesus|strong="G2424". And|strong="G2532" Christ|strong="G5547" has|strong="G2316" become|strong="G1096" for|strong="G1722" us|strong="G1537" wisdom|strong="G4678" from|strong="G0575" God|strong="G2316". He|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G2532" reason|strong="G0846" we|strong="G2249" are|strong="G1510" right|strong="G1343" with|strong="G1722" God|strong="G2316" and|strong="G2532" pure enough to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" his|strong="G0846" presence. Christ|strong="G5547" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G2532" one|strong="G3739" who|strong="G3739" set|strong="G1096" us|strong="G1537" free from|strong="G0575" sin.
31 So|strong="G2443", as|strong="G2531" the|strong="G3588" Scriptures say, “Whoever|strong="G3588" boasts|strong="G2744" should|strong="G2443" boast|strong="G2744" only about|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962".”