Chapter 1
1 Appeal to Unity
Paul 3972, called 2822 {as} an apostle 652 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 by the will 2307 of God 2316, and Sosthenes 4988 our brother 80,
2 ¶ To the church 1577 of God 2316 which is at Corinth 2882, to those who have been sanctified 37 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424, saints 40 by calling 2822, with all 3956 who in every 3956 place 5117 call 1941 on the name 3686 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, their {Lord} and ours 1473:
3 ¶ Grace 5485 to you and peace 1515 from God 2316 our Father 3962 and the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
4 ¶ I thank 2168 my God 2316 always 3842 concerning 4012 you for the grace 5485 of God 2316 which was given 1325 you in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424,
5 that in everything 3956 you were enriched 4148 in Him, in all 3956 speech 3056 and all 3956 knowledge 1108,
6 even 2531 as the testimony 3142 concerning Christ 5547 was confirmed 950 in you,
7 so 5620 that you are not lacking 5302 in any 3367 gift 5486, awaiting 553 eagerly 553 the revelation 602 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547,
8 who 3739 will also 2532 confirm 950 you to the end 5056, blameless 410 in the day 2250 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
9 God 2316 is faithful 4103, through 1223 whom 3739 you were called 2564 into fellowship 2842 with His Son 5207, Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 our Lord 2962.
10 ¶ Now 1161 I exhort 3870 you, brethren 80, by the name 3686 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, that you all 3956 agree and that there be no 3361 divisions 4978 among 1722 you, but that you be made 2675 complete 2675 in the same 846 mind 3563 and in the same 846 judgment 1106.
11 For I have been informed 1213 concerning 4012 you, my brethren 80, by Chloe's 5514 {people,} that there are quarrels 2054 among 1722 you.
12 Now 1161 I mean 3004 this 3778, that each 1538 one 1538 of you is saying 3004, "I am 1510 of Paul 3972," and "I of Apollos 625," and "I of Cephas 2786," and "I of Christ 5547."
13 Has Christ 5547 been divided 3307? Paul 3972 was not crucified 4717 for you, was he? Or 2228 were you baptized 907 in the name 3686 of Paul 3972?
14 I thank 2168 God 2316 that I baptized 907 none 3762 of you except 1508 Crispus 2921 and Gaius 1050,
15 so 2443 that no 3361 one 5100 would say 3004 you were baptized 907 in my name 3686.
16 Now 1161 I did baptize 907 also 2532 the household 3624 of Stephanas 4734; beyond 3062 that, I do not know 3609 whether 1487 I baptized 907 any 5100 other 243.
17 For Christ 5547 did not send 649 me to baptize 907, but to preach 2097 the gospel 2097, not in cleverness 4678 of speech 3056, so 2443 that the cross 4716 of Christ 5547 would not be made 2758 void 2758.
18 The Wisdom of God
¶ For the word 3056 of the cross 4716 is foolishness 3472 to those 3588 who are perishing 622, but to us who are being saved 4982 it is the power 1411 of God 2316.
19 For it is written 1125, "I WILL DESTROY 622 THE WISDOM 4678 OF THE WISE 4680, AND THE CLEVERNESS 4907 OF THE CLEVER 4908 I WILL SET 114 ASIDE 114."
20 Where 4226 is the wise 4680 man 4680? Where 4226 is the scribe 1122? Where 4226 is the debater 4804 of this 3778 age 165? Has not God 2316 made 3471 foolish 3471 the wisdom 4678 of the world 2889?
21 For since 1894 in the wisdom 4678 of God 2316 the world 2889 through 1223 its wisdom 4678 did not {come to} know 1097 God 2316, God 2316 was well-pleased 2106 through 1223 the foolishness 3472 of the message 2782 preached 2782 to save 4982 those 3588 who believe 4100.
22 For indeed 2532 Jews 2453 ask 154 for signs 4592 and Greeks 1672 search 2212 for wisdom 4678;
23 but we preach 2784 Christ 5547 crucified 4717, to Jews 2453 a stumbling 4625 block 4625 and to Gentiles 1484 foolishness 3472,
24 but to those 3588 who are the called 2822, both 5037 Jews 2453 and Greeks 1672, Christ 5547 the power 1411 of God 2316 and the wisdom 4678 of God 2316.
25 Because 3754 the foolishness 3474 of God 2316 is wiser 4680 than men 444, and the weakness 772 of God 2316 is stronger 2478 than men 444.
26 ¶ For consider 991 your calling 2821, brethren 80, that there were not many 4183 wise 4680 according 2596 to the flesh 4561, not many 4183 mighty 1415, not many 4183 noble 2104;
27 but God 2316 has chosen 1586 the foolish 3474 things 3474 of the world 2889 to shame 2617 the wise 4680, and God 2316 has chosen 1586 the weak 772 things 772 of the world 2889 to shame 2617 the things which 2478 are strong 2478,
28 and the base 36 things 36 of the world 2889 and the despised 1848 God 2316 has chosen 1586, the things that are not, so 2443 that He may nullify 2673 the things that are,
29 so 3704 that no man 4561 may boast 2744 before 1799 God 2316.
30 But by His doing you are in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424, who 3739 became 1096 to us wisdom 4678 from God 2316, and righteousness 1343 and sanctification 38, and redemption 629,
31 so 2443 that, just 2531 as it is written 1125, "LET HIM WHO BOASTS 2744, BOAST 2744 IN THE LORD 2962."
Chapter 2
1 Paul's Reliance upon the Spirit
And when I came 2064 to you, brethren 80, I did not come 2064 with superiority 5247 of speech 3056 or 2228 of wisdom 4678, proclaiming 2605 to you the testimony 3142 of God 2316.
2 For I determined 2919 to know 3609 nothing among 1722 you except 1508 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, and Him crucified 4717.
3 I was with you in weakness 769 and in fear 5401 and in much 4183 trembling 5156,
4 and my message 3056 and my preaching 2782 were not in persuasive 3981 words 3056 of wisdom 4678, but in demonstration 585 of the Spirit 4151 and of power 1411,
5 so 2443 that your faith 4102 would not rest 1510 on the wisdom 4678 of men 444, but on the power 1411 of God 2316.
6 ¶ Yet 1161 we do speak 2980 wisdom 4678 among 1722 those 3588 who are mature 5046; a wisdom 4678, however 1161, not of this 3778 age 165 nor 3761 of the rulers 758 of this 3778 age 165, who are passing 2673 away 2673;
7 but we speak 2980 God's 2316 wisdom 4678 in a mystery 3466, the hidden 613 {wisdom} which 3739 God 2316 predestined 4309 before 4253 the ages 165 to our glory 1391;
8 {the wisdom} which 3739 none 3762 of the rulers 758 of this 3778 age 165 has understood 1097; for if 1487 they had understood 1097 it they would not have crucified 4717 the Lord 2962 of glory 1391;
9 but just 2531 as it is written 1125, "THINGS WHICH 3739 EYE 3788 HAS NOT SEEN 3708 AND EAR 3775 HAS NOT HEARD 191, AND {which} HAVE NOT ENTERED 305 THE HEART 2588 OF MAN 444, ALL 3745 THAT GOD 2316 HAS PREPARED 2090 FOR THOSE 3588 WHO LOVE 25 HIM."
10 For to us God 2316 revealed 601 {them} through 1223 the Spirit 4151; for the Spirit 4151 searches 2045 all 3956 things 3956, even 2532 the depths 899 of God 2316.
11 For who 5101 among men 444 knows 3609 the {thoughts} of a man 444 except 1508 the spirit 4151 of the man 444 which is in him? Even 2532 so 3779 the {thoughts} of God 2316 no 3762 one 3762 knows 1097 except 1508 the Spirit 4151 of God 2316.
12 Now 1161 we have received 2983, not the spirit 4151 of the world 2889, but the Spirit 4151 who 3588 is from God 2316, so 2443 that we may know 3609 the things 5483 freely 5483 given 5483 to us by God 2316,
13 which 3739 things we also 2532 speak 2980, not in words 3056 taught 1318 by human 442 wisdom 4678, but in those taught 1318 by the Spirit 4151, combining 4793 spiritual 4152 {thoughts} with spiritual 4152 {words.}
14 ¶ But a natural 5591 man 444 does not accept 1209 the things of the Spirit 4151 of God 2316, for they are foolishness 3472 to him; and he cannot understand 1097 them, because 3754 they are spiritually 4153 appraised 350.
15 But he who is spiritual 4152 appraises 350 all 3956 things 3956, yet 1161 he himself 846 is appraised 350 by no 3762 one 3762.
16 For WHO 5101 HAS KNOWN 1097 THE MIND 3563 OF THE LORD 2962, THAT HE WILL INSTRUCT 4822 HIM? But we have 2192 the mind 3563 of Christ 5547.
Chapter 3
1 Foundations for Living
And I, brethren 80, could 1410 not speak 2980 to you as to spiritual 4152 men 4152, but as to men 4560 of flesh 4560, as to infants 3516 in Christ 5547.
2 I gave 4222 you milk 1051 to drink 4222, not solid food 1033; for you were not yet 3768 able 1410 {to receive it.} Indeed 235, even 3761 now 3568 you are not yet 2089 able 1410,
3 for you are still 2089 fleshly 4559. For since 3699 there is jealousy 2205 and strife 2054 among 1722 you, are you not fleshly 4559, and are you not walking 4043 like 2596 mere men 444?
4 For when 3752 one 5100 says 3004, "I am 1510 of Paul 3972," and another 2087, "I am of Apollos 625," are you not {mere} men 444?
5 ¶ What 5101 then 3767 is Apollos 625? And what 5101 is Paul 3972? Servants 1249 through 1223 whom 3739 you believed 4100, even 2532 as the Lord 2962 gave 1325 {opportunity} to each 1538 one 1538.
6 I planted 5452, Apollos 625 watered 4222, but God 2316 was causing 837 the growth 837.
7 So 5620 then 5620 neither 3777 the one who plants 5452 nor 3777 the one who waters 4222 is anything 5100, but God 2316 who causes 837 the growth 837.
8 Now 1161 he who plants 5452 and he who waters 4222 are one 1520; but each 1538 will receive 2983 his own 2398 reward 3408 according 2596 to his own 2398 labor 2873.
9 For we are God's 2316 fellow 4904 workers 4904; you are God's 2316 field 1091, God's 2316 building 3619.
10 ¶ According 2596 to the grace 5485 of God 2316 which was given 1325 to me, like 5613 a wise 4680 master 753 builder 753 I laid 5087 a foundation 2310, and another 243 is building 2026 on it. But each 1538 man 1538 must be careful 991 how 4459 he builds 2026 on it.
11 For no 3762 man 3762 can 1410 lay 5087 a foundation 2310 other 243 than 3844 the one which is laid 2749, which 3739 is Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
12 Now 1161 if 1487 any 5100 man 5100 builds 2026 on the foundation 2310 with gold 5553, silver 694, precious 5093 stones 3037, wood 3586, hay 5528, straw 2562,
13 each 1538 man's 1538 work 2041 will become 1096 evident 5318; for the day 2250 will show 1213 it because 3754 it is {to be} revealed 601 with fire 4442, and the fire 4442 itself 846 will test 1381 the quality 3697 of each 1538 man's 1538 work 2041.
14 If 1487 any 5100 man's 5100 work 2041 which 3739 he has built 2026 on it remains 3306, he will receive 2983 a reward 3408.
15 If 1487 any 5100 man's 5100 work 2041 is burned 2618 up, he will suffer 2210 loss 2210; but he himself 846 will be saved 4982, yet 1161 so 3779 as through 1223 fire 4442.
16 ¶ Do you not know 3609 that you are a temple 3485 of God 2316 and {that} the Spirit 4151 of God 2316 dwells 3611 in you?
17 If 1487 any 5100 man 5100 destroys 5351 the temple 3485 of God 2316, God 2316 will destroy 5351 him, for the temple 3485 of God 2316 is holy 40, and that is what 3748 you are.
18 ¶ Let no 3367 man 3367 deceive 1818 himself 1438. If 1487 any 5100 man 5100 among 1722 you thinks 1380 that he is wise 4680 in this 3778 age 165, he must become 1096 foolish 3474, so 2443 that he may become 1096 wise 4680.
19 For the wisdom 4678 of this 3778 world 2889 is foolishness 3472 before 3844 God 2316. For it is written 1125, "{He is} THE ONE WHO CATCHES 1405 THE WISE 4680 IN THEIR CRAFTINESS 3834";
20 and again 3825, "THE LORD 2962 KNOWS 1097 THE REASONINGS 1261 of the wise 4680, THAT THEY ARE USELESS 3152."
21 So 5620 then 5620 let no 3367 one 3367 boast 2744 in men 444. For all 3956 things 3956 belong 1510 to you,
22 whether 1535 Paul 3972 or 1535 Apollos 625 or 1535 Cephas 2786 or 1535 the world 2889 or 1535 life 2222 or 1535 death 2288 or 1535 things 1764 present 1764 or 1535 things 3195 to come 3195; all 3956 things 3956 belong to you,
23 and you belong to Christ 5547; and Christ 5547 belongs to God 2316.
Chapter 4
1 Servants of Christ
Let a man 444 regard 3049 us in this 3779 manner 3779, as servants 5257 of Christ 5547 and stewards 3623 of the mysteries 3466 of God 2316.
2 In this 5602 case 5602, moreover 3062, it is required 523 of stewards 3623 that one 5100 be found 2147 trustworthy 4103.
3 But to me it is a very 1646 small 1646 thing 1646 that I may be examined 350 by you, or 2228 by {any} human 442 court 2250; in fact 235, I do not even 3761 examine 350 myself 1683.
4 For I am 4924 conscious 4924 of nothing 3762 against myself 1683, yet 235 I am not by this 3778 acquitted 1344; but the one who examines 350 me is the Lord 2962.
5 Therefore 5620 do not go on passing 2919 judgment 2919 before 4253 the time 2540, {but wait} until 2193 the Lord 2962 comes 2064 who 3739 will both 2532 bring 5461 to light 5461 the things 2927 hidden 2927 in the darkness 4655 and disclose 5319 the motives 1012 of {men's} hearts 2588; and then 5119 each 1538 man's 1538 praise 1868 will come 1096 to him from God 2316.
6 ¶ Now 1161 these 3778 things 3778, brethren 80, I have figuratively 3345 applied 3345 to myself 1683 and Apollos 625 for your sakes 1223, so 2443 that in us you may learn 3129 not to exceed 5228 what 3739 is written 1125, so 2443 that no 3361 one 1520 of you will become arrogant 5448 in behalf 5228 of one 1520 against 2596 the other 2087.
7 For who 5101 regards 1252 you as superior 1252? What 5101 do you have 2192 that you did not receive 2983? And if 1487 you did receive 2983 it, why 5101 do you boast 2744 as if 5613 you had not received 2983 it?
8 ¶ You are already 2235 filled 2880, you have already 2235 become 4147 rich 4147, you have become 936 kings 936 without 5565 us; and indeed 1065, {I} wish 3785 that you had become 936 kings 936 so 2443 that we also 2532 might reign 4821 with you.
9 For, I think 1380, God 2316 has exhibited 584 us apostles 652 last 2078 of all 2078, as men 1935 condemned 1935 to death 1935; because 3754 we have become 1096 a spectacle 2302 to the world 2889, both 2532 to angels 32 and to men 444.
10 We are fools 3474 for Christ's 5547 sake 1223, but you are prudent 5429 in Christ 5547; we are weak 772, but you are strong 2478; you are distinguished 1741, but we are without 820 honor 820.
11 To this 3588 present 737 hour 5610 we are both 2532 hungry 3983 and thirsty 1372, and are poorly 1130 clothed 1130, and are roughly 2852 treated 2852, and are homeless 790;
12 and we toil 2872, working 2038 with our own 2398 hands 5495; when we are reviled 3058, we bless 2127; when we are persecuted 1377, we endure 430;
13 when we are slandered 1426, we try to conciliate 3870; we have become 1096 as the scum 4027 of the world 2889, the dregs 4067 of all 3956 things 3956, {even} until 2193 now 737.
14 ¶ I do not write 1125 these 3778 things 3778 to shame 1788 you, but to admonish 3560 you as my beloved 27 children 5043.
15 For if 1437 you were to have 2192 countless 3463 tutors 3807 in Christ 5547, yet 235 {you would} not {have} many 4183 fathers 3962, for in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 I became 1080 your father 1080 through 1223 the gospel 2098.
16 Therefore 3767 I exhort 3870 you, be imitators 3402 of me.
17 For this 3778 reason 1223 I have sent 3992 to you Timothy 5095, who 3739 is my beloved 27 and faithful 4103 child 5043 in the Lord 2962, and he will remind 363 you of my ways 3598 which are in Christ 5547, just 2531 as I teach 1321 everywhere 3837 in every 3956 church 1577.
18 Now 1161 some 5100 have become arrogant 5448, as though 5613 I were not coming 2064 to you.
19 But I will come 2064 to you soon 5030, if 1437 the Lord 2962 wills 2309, and I shall find 1097 out, not the words 3056 of those 3588 who are arrogant 5448 but their power 1411.
20 For the kingdom 932 of God 2316 does not consist in words 3056 but in power 1411.
21 What 5101 do you desire 2309? Shall I come 2064 to you with a rod 4464, or 2228 with love 26 and a spirit 4151 of gentleness 4240?
Chapter 5
1 Immorality Rebuked
It is actually 3654 reported 191 that there is immorality 4202 among 1722 you, and immorality 4202 of such 5108 a kind 5108 as does not exist even 3761 among 1722 the Gentiles 1484, that someone 5100 has 2192 his father's 3962 wife 1135.
2 You have become arrogant 5448 and have not mourned 3996 instead 3123, so 2443 that the one who had done 4238 this 3778 deed 2041 would be removed 142 from your midst 3319.
3 ¶ For I, on my part 1473, though 3303 absent 548 in body 4983 but present 3918 in spirit 4151, have already 2235 judged 2919 him who has so 3779 committed 2716 this 3778, as though 5613 I were present 3918.
4 In the name 3686 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424, when you are assembled 4863, and I with you in spirit 4151, with the power 1411 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424,