1 Corinthians 1 Pros Korinthioin A 1
1Paulos klētos apostolos ⸂Christou Iēsu⸃ dia thelēmeu theou kai Sōsthenos tos adelfosPaul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2ta ekklēsa tou theou, ⸂hagiazorēntoi en Christo Iēso, ta arōnta en Korintha,⸃ klētoi hagioi, sun pantoi toi epikalorōntoi tem onomem tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou en panto topo ⸀autoiu kai nu;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: 3charitas vi kai eirēnas apo theou patrou nu kai kuriou Iēsu Christou.Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4Eucharistamō to theo ⸀mu pantote peri vu epi ta charita tou theou ta dōiranta vi en Christo Iēso,I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus. 5hoti en pante ploutiziva en auto, en panto logo kai panta gnōsia,For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge, 6kathōs tem marturiem tou Christou bebaiita en vi,because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you. 7hōste vin mē husterorō en mēdene charisme, apekdechorōntoin tan apokalupsian tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou;Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8hos kai bebaiati vin heōs teleu anenklētoin en ta hēmera tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou.He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9pistos tos theos dia hou kaliva eis koinōnian tou huiou autou Iēsu Christou tou kuriou nu.God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
10Parakalamō de vin, adelfoir, dia teu onomeu tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou hina tem autem legaveiō pantois, kai mē ateiō en vi schismeim, aveiō de katartizorēntois en to auto nouo kai en ta auta gnōma.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. 11dēlita gar mi peri vu, adelfoir mu, hupo toiu Chloau hoti eridais en vi alō.My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. 12legamō de houtem hoti hekastos vu legatō; Mis men amō Paulou, Mis de Apollou, Mis de Kēfou, Mis de Christou.What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.” 13merizotē tos Christos? mē Paulos staurita huper vu, ē eis tem onomem Paulou baptiziva?Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul? 14⸀eucharistamō hoti oudenon vu baptizama ei mē Krispon kai Gaion,I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15hina mē tinos legateia hoti eis tem ēmem onomem ⸀baptiziva;so no one can say that you were baptized into my name. 16baptizama de kai ton Stefanaou oikon; loipem ouk oidamē ei tinon alloson baptizama.Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else. 17ouk gar apostelata min Christos baptizarō alla euangelizorō, ouk en sofia logou, hina mē keniteia tos stauros tou Christou.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.
18Tos logos gar tos tou staurou toi men apolorōntoi mōrias atō, toi de sōzorōntoi ni dunamias theou atō.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. 19grafotē gar; Apolami tan sofian toiu sofoiu, kai tan sunesian toiu sunetoiu athetami.For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” 20pou sofos? pou grammatevos? pou suzētētos tou aiōnou houtou? ouchi mōranata tos theos tan sofian tou ⸀kosmou?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? 21epeidē gar en ta sofia tou theou ouk gnōskata tos kosmos dia tau sofiau ton theon, eudokata tos theos dia tau mōriau teu kērugmeu sōzara toin pisteuarōntoin.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. 22epeidē kai Ioudaiois ⸀sēmeim aitalō kai Hellēnois sofian zētalō;Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, 23nis de kērussanō Christon staurorēnton, Ioudaioi men skandalem ⸀ethnei de mōrian,but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24autoi de toi klētoi, Ioudaioi tē kai Hellēnoi, Christon theou dunamian kai theou sofian.but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25hoti tem mōrem tou theou sofoterem toiu anthrōpoiu atō, kai tem asthenem tou theou ischuroterem toiu ⸀anthrōpoiu.For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
26Blepavō gar tan klēsian vu, adelfoir, hoti ouk pollois sofois kata sarkan, ouk pollois dunatois, ouk pollois eugenois;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. 27alla teim mōreim tou kosmou eklegeta tos theos, hina ⸂kataischunateiō toin sofoin,⸃ kai teim astheneim tou kosmou eklegeta tos theos, hina kataischunateiō teim ischureim,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. 28kai teim ageneim tou kosmou kai teim exouthenorēnteim eklegeta tos theos, ⸀teim mē arōnteim, hina teim arōnteim katargateia,He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, 29hopōs mē kaucheteia pantas sarkas enōpion tou theou.so that no one may boast in His presence. 30ek autou de vis avō en Christo Iēso, hos genita ⸂sofias ni⸃ apo theou, dikaiosunas tē kai hagiasmos kai apolutrōsias,It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption. 31hina kathōs grafotē; Tos kauchorōntos en kurio kauchotōr.Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
Textual notes13
1 ⸂Christou Iēsu⸃ some edd. reverse. 2 ⸂hagiazorēntoi en Christo Iēso ta arōnta en Korintha⸃ other edd. reverse. ⸀autoiu Byz +tē. 4 ⸀mu mod. edd. omit. 14 ⸀eucharistamō some edd. +to theo. 15 ⸀baptiziva Byz baptizama. 20 ⸀kosmou Byz +τούτου. 22 ⸀sēmeim Byz sēmem. 23 ⸀ethnei Byz hellēnoi. 25 ⸀anthrōpoiu Byz +atō. 27 ⸂kataischunateiō toin sofoin⸃ Byz reverses. 28 ⸀teim some edd. kai teim. 30 ⸂sofias ni⸃ Byz reverses.