The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians

 1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

 2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are ^asanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be ^bsaints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

 3 Grace be unto you, and ^apeace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

 4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

 5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;

 6 Even as the ^atestimony of Christ was ^bconfirmed in you:

 7 So that ye ^acome behind in no gift; waiting for the ^bcoming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

 8 Who shall also ^aconfirm you unto the end, that ye may be ^bblameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the ^afellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

 10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no ^adivisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same ^bmind and in the same judgment.

 11 For it hath been declared unto me ^aof you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are ^bcontentions among you.

 12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of ^aChrist.

 13 Is Christ ^adivided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, ^abut ^bCrispus and Gaius;

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

 16 And I baptized also the household of ^aStephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with ^awisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

 18 For the ^apreaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the ^bpower of God.

 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the ^aunderstanding of the ^bprudent.

 20 Where is the wise? where is the ^ascribe? where is the ^bdisputer of this ^cworld? hath not God made foolish the ^dwisdom of this ^eworld?

 21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world ^aby wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of ^bpreaching to save them that believe.

 22 For the Jews require a ^asign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

 23 But we ^apreach Christ ^bcrucified, unto the Jews a ^cstumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

 24 But unto them ^awhich are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the ^bpower of God, and the ^cwisdom of God.

 25 Because the ^afoolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the ^aflesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are ^bcalled:

 27 But God hath chosen the ^afoolish things of the world to ^bconfound the wise; and God hath chosen the ^cweak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

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

 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and ^asanctification, and redemption:

 31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him ^aglory in the Lord.