1Gk. the brother,
1: 2 unto the church of God which is at Corinth, even them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their Lord and ours:
1: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1: 4 I thank 2my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;
2ℵB almost alone omit my
1: 5 that in everything ye were enriched in him, in all 3utterance and all knowledge;
3Gk. λογος, logos, word
1: 6 even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
1: 7 so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;
1: 8 who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye be unreprovable in the day of our Lord Jesus 4Christ.
4p46B virtually alone omit Christ.
1: 9 God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the 5fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
5Or, communion or, joint participation
1: 10 Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no 6divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
6Gk. schisms
1: 11 For it hath been signified unto me concerning you, my brethren, by them that are of the household of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
1: 12 Now this I mean, that each one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
1: 13 7Has Christ been divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized into the name of Paul?
7Or, Christ has been divided! So ℵBCA 1739 33 81 1506 and most lesser Gk. mss., copbo vg (arm). p46vid 2464 copsa read Christ has not been divided!
1: 14 8I thank God that I baptized none of you, save Crispus and Gaius;
8So C 1506 and most lesser Gk. mss., vg. A 33 81 arm read I thank my God that ℵ*B 1739 read I give thanks that
1: 15 lest any man should say that ye were baptized into my name.
1: 16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
1: 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to 9preach the gospel: not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.
9Gk. bring good tidings: Compare Mt 11:5.
1: 18 For the word of the cross is to them that 10are perishing foolishness; but unto us who 11are being saved it is the power of God.
10Or, perish
11Or, are saved
1: 19 For it is written, 12I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.
12Is 29:14.
1: 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the 13disputant of this age? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
13Lit. learned person in discussion, as at a forum
1: 21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the 14preaching to save them that believe.
14Gk. thing preached
1: 22 Seeing that Jews ask for signs, and Greeks seek after wisdom:
1: 23 but we preach 15Christ crucified, unto Jews a stumblingblock, and unto Gentiles foolishness;
15Or, a Messiah
1: 24 but unto 16them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
16Gk. the called themselves
1: 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1: 26 For 17behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
17Or, ye behold
1: 27 but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;
1: 28 and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, yes, 18the things that are not regarded, that he might bring to nought the things that are:
18So p46ℵ*C*A 1739 33 1175. B 81 1506 and most lesser Gk. mss., copbo arm vg read and the things
1: 29 that no flesh should glory before God.
1: 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, 19and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
19Or, both righteousness and sanctification and redemption: or, as well as righteousness etc.
1: 31 that, according as it is written, 20He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
20Jr 9:23f.
