{"book":"1 Corinthians","slug":"1-corinthians","ch":1,"genre":"letter","sub":"1 Corinthians","prev":"romans/16","next":"1-corinthians/2","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Christ Jesus by [the] will of God, and [our] brother Sosthenes,","f":[],"h":"Greetings from Paul and Sosthenes","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"To the church of God in Corinth, [to those] sanctified in Christ Jesus [and] called [to be] holy, together with all those everywhere [who] call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their [Lord] and ours:","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"Grace and peace to you from God our Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"I always thank my God for you because of the grace [He] has given you in Christ Jesus.","f":[],"h":"Thanksgiving","style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"because [our] testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"Therefore you do not lack [any] spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"[He] will sustain you to [the] end, [so that you will be] blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, [is] faithful.","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, [so that] there may be no divisions among you and [that] you may be united in mind and conviction.","f":[],"h":"Unity in the Church","style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"What I mean [is] this: Individuals among you are saying,“ I [follow] Paul,”“ I [follow] Apollos,”“ I [follow] Cephas,” [or] “ I [follow] Christ.”","f":["That is, Peter"]},{"v":13,"t":"{Is} Christ divided? {Was} Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"For Christ {did} not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of [its] power.","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is [the] power of God.","f":[],"h":"The Message of the Cross","style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"For it is written:“ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”","f":["Isaiah 29:14 (see also LXX)"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"For it is written:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":20,"t":"Where [is the] wise [man]? Where [is] [the] scribe? Where [is] [the] philosopher of this age? {Has} not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"For since in the wisdom of God the world through [its] wisdom {did} not know [Him], God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,","f":["BYZ and TR to Greeks"]},{"v":24,"t":"but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ [the] power of God and [the] wisdom of God.","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s [wisdom], and the weakness of God [is] stronger than man’s [strength].","f":["Literally than men; twice in this verse"],"style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"Brothers, consider [ the time of ] your calling: Not many [of you] [were] wise by human standards; not many [were] powerful; not many [were] of noble birth.","f":[],"h":"Wisdom from God","style":"reg"},{"v":27,"t":"But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.","f":[]},{"v":28,"t":"[He] chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,","f":[]},{"v":29,"t":"so that no [one] may boast in [His] presence.","f":[]},{"v":30,"t":"[It is] because of Him [that] you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: [our] righteousness, holiness, and redemption.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":31,"t":"Therefore, as it is written:“ {Let} him who boasts boast in [the] Lord.”","f":["Jeremiah 9:24"]}]}