¶ Paul, called¹ to be an² apostle of Jesus Christ through³ the will of God, and Sosthenes⁴ our brother,

Unto the church⁵ of God which is at Corinth, to them⁶ that are sanctified⁷ in Christ Jesus, called⁸ to be saints, with⁹ all that in every place call¹⁰ upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord¹¹, both theirs and ours:

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank¹³ my God always on your behalf, for the grace¹⁴ of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

That in every¹⁵ thing ye are enriched by him, in all¹⁶ utterance, and in¹⁷ all knowledge;

Even as the¹⁸ testimony of Christ was¹⁹ confirmed in you:

So that ye²⁰ come behind in no gift; waiting²¹ for the coming²² of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Who shall also confirm²³ you unto the end, that ye may be blameless²⁴ in the day²⁵ of our Lord Jesus Christ.

God²⁶ is faithful, by²⁷ whom ye were called unto the fellowship²⁸ of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

¶ Now I beseech²⁹ you, brethren, by the³⁰ name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye³¹ all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions³² among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

For it hath³³ been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house] of Chloe, that there³⁴ are contentions among you.

Now this³⁵ I say, that every one of you saith, I am³⁶ of Paul; and I of Apollos³⁷; and I of Cephas³⁸; and I of Christ.

Is Christ³⁹ divided? was Paul⁴⁰ crucified for you? or⁴¹ were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

¶ I thank⁴² God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus⁴³ and Gaius⁴⁴;

Lest any should say that I⁴⁵ had baptized in mine own name.

And I baptized also the household⁴⁶ of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

¶ For Christ sent me not to⁴⁷ baptize, but to preach the gospel: not⁴⁸ with wisdom of words⁴⁹, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

For the preaching⁵⁰ of the cross is to⁵¹ them that perish foolishness⁵²; but unto⁵³ us which are saved it is the power of God.

⁵⁴For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

¶ Where is the wise⁵⁵? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath⁵⁶ not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

For after that in⁵⁷ the wisdom⁵⁸ of God the world⁵⁹ by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness⁶⁰ of preaching to save them that believe.

For the Jews⁶¹ require a sign, and the Greeks⁶² seek after wisdom:

But we⁶³ preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews⁶⁴ a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness⁶⁵;

But unto them which are called⁶⁶, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power⁶⁷ of God, and the wisdom⁶⁸ of God.

Because the foolishness⁶⁹ of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

For ye see your calling, brethren, how that⁷⁰ not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty⁷¹, not many noble, are called:

⁷²But 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;

And base things of the world, and things which⁷³ are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring⁷⁴ to nought things that are:

⁷⁵That no flesh should glory in his presence.

¶ But of him are ye in⁷⁶ Christ Jesus, who of God⁷⁷ is made unto us wisdom⁷⁸, and righteousness⁷⁹, and sanctification⁸⁰, and redemption⁸¹:

⁸²That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.