T HE F I R S T E P I S T L E OF PA U L T HE A P OS T L E T OT
HECORI NTHI ANSCHAPTER 1Greeting1 Paul, called by the will of Godto
be a a!o"tle of Ch#i"t $e"u",ad ou# b#othe# So"thee", 2
Tothechu#chof Godthat i"i Co#ith, to tho"e "acti%ed iCh#i"t$e"u",
calledtobe"ait"toðe# with all tho"ewhoie'e#y!lace callu!othe
a(eof ou# Lo#d $e"u" Ch#i"t, boththei# Lo#d ad ou#") 3 G#ace to you
ad !eace f#o(God ou# Fathe# ad the Lo#d$e"u" Ch#i"t* Thanksgiving4
I &i'e tha+" to (y Godalway" fo# youbecau"eof theace of God
that wa" &i'e youi Ch#i"t $e"u", 5 that ie'e#ywayyouwe#ee#iched
i hi(i all "!eechad all +owled&e, 6 e'ea"thete"ti(oyaboutCh#i"t
wa" co%#(ed a(o&you, 7 "o that you a#e ot lac+i& iay
"!i#itual &ift, a" you wait fo#the#e'eali&of ou#
Lo#d$e"u"Ch#i"t, 8 who will "u"tai you to theed,
&uiltle""ithedayof ou#Lo#d $e"u" Ch#i"t* 9 Godi"faithful,
bywho(youwe#ecalleditothefellow"hi!of hi" So, $e"u" Ch#i"t ou#
Lo#d*Divisions in the Church10 I a!!eal to you,b#othe#", -./ by the
a(e of ou#Lo#d $e"u" Ch#i"t, that all of youaee, ad that the#e be
odi'i"io" a(o& you, but thatyou be uited i the "a(e (idad the
"a(e 0ud&(et* 11 Fo# it ha"bee#e!o#tedto(e by Chloe1" !eo!le
that the#ei" 2ua##eli& a(o& you, (yb#othe#"* 12 3hat I (ea
i" that eachoe of you "ay", 4I follow Paul,5o# 4I follow A!ollo",5
o# 4I followCe!ha",5 o# 4I follow Ch#i"t*5 13 I"Ch#i"t
di'ided63a"Paulc#uci%edfo# you6 O# we#eyouba!ti7ed i the a(e of
Paul6 14 I tha+Godthat I ba!ti7edoe ofyoue8ce!tC#i"!u" adGaiu", 15
"o that o oe (ay "ay thatyou we#e ba!ti7ed i (y a(e* 16 9I did
ba!ti7e al"o thehou"ehold of Ste!haa"*:eyod that, I do ot
+owwhethe# I ba!ti7ed ayoeel"e*; 17 Fo# Ch#i"t didot "ed(eto
ba!ti7e but to !#each the&o"!el, ad ot with wo#d"
ofelo2uetwi"do(, le"tthec#o""of Ch#i"t be e(!tied of it"!owe#*
Christ the Wisdom andPower of God18 Fo# the wo#d of the c#o""
i"folly to tho"e who a#e !e#i"hi&,but to u" who a#e bei&
"a'ed iti" the !owe# of God* 19 Fo# it i" w#itte, 4I willde"t#oy
the wi"do( of the wi"e,ad the di"ce#(et of thedi"ce#i& I will
thwa#t*5 1. C O R I N T H I A N S20 3he#e i" the oe who i"wi"e6
3he#e i" the "c#ibe63he#e i" the debate# of
thi"a&e6Ha"otGod(adefooli"hthe wi"do( of the wo#ld6 21 Fo#"ice,
ithewi"do(ofGod, the wo#ld did ot +owGod th#ou&h wi"do(,it
!lea"edGod th#ou&h the folly of whatwe !#each to "a'e tho"e
whobelie'e* 22 Fo#$ew"de(ad"i&"adG#ee+" "ee+ wi"do(, 23 but we
!#each Ch#i"tc#uci%ed, a "tu(bli&bloc+ to$ew" ad folly to
Getile", 24 but to tho"e who a#e called,both $ew" ad G#ee+",
Ch#i"tthe !owe# of God ad thewi"do( of God* 25 Fo# the fooli"he""
of God i"wi"e# tha (e, ad thewea+e"" of God i" "t#o&e#tha (e*
26 Fo# co"ide# you# calli&,b#othe#") ot(ayof you we#ewi"e
acco#di& to wo#ldly"tada#d", -/(i&ht boa"t
ithe!#e"eceofGod* 30 Adbecau"eof hi( -?/youa#e i Ch#i"t $e"u", who
beca(eto u" wi"do( f#o( God,#i&hteou"e"" ad "acti%catioad
#ede(!tio, 31 "o that, a" it i" w#itte, 4Letthe oe who boa"t",
boa"t ithe Lo#d*5 Footnotes-./1:10O#brothersandsisters*The !lu#al
G#ee+ wo#dadelphoi9t#a"lated 4b#othe#"5; #efe#" to"ibli&" i a
fa(ily* I NewTe"ta(et u"a&e, de!edi& othe
cote8t,adelphoi(ay
#efe#eithe#to(eo#toboth(eadwo(ewhoa#e"ibli&"9b#othe#"ad
"i"te#"; i God1" fa(ily, thechu#ch= al"o 'e#"e" ..,
