<vn='1'><sn="3972">Paul</s><sn="2822">called</s> to be an <sn="652">apostle</s> of <sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="1223">through</s> the <sn="2307">will</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="4988">Sosthenes</s> our <sn="80">brother</s>, </v>
<vn='2'>Unto <sn="3588">the</s><sn="1577">church</s> of <sn="2316">God</s> which <sn="5607">is</s><sn="1722">at</s><sn="2882">Corinth</s>, to them that are <sn="37">sanctified</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s>, <sn="2822">called</s> to be <sn="40">saints</s>, <sn="4862">with</s><sn="3956">all</s> that <sn="1722">in</s><sn="3956">every</s><sn="5117">place</s> call <sn="1941">upon</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3686">name</s> of <sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s>, <sn="5037">both</s><sn="848">theirs</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="2257">ours</s>: </v>
<vn='3'><sn="5485">Grace</s> be unto <sn="5213">you</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="1515">peace</s>, <sn="575">from</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="3962">Father</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> from the <sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>I <sn="2168">thank</s><sn="3450">my</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="3842">always</s> on your <sn="4012 5216">behalf</s>, <sn="1909">for</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5485">grace</s> of <sn="2316">God</s> which is <sn="1325">given</s><sn="5213">you</s><sn="1722">by</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>; </v>
<vn='5'><sn="3754">That</s><sn="1722">in</s> every <sn="3956">thing</s> ye are <sn="4148">enriched</s><sn="1722">by</s><sn="846">him</s>, <sn="1722">in</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="3056">utterance</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> in <sn="3956">all</s><sn="1108">knowledge</s>; </v>
<vn='6'>Even <sn="2531">as</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3142">testimony</s> of <sn="5547">Christ</s> was <sn="950">confirmed</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="5213">you</s>: </v>
<vn='7'>So <sn="5620">that</s><sn="5209 *3361">ye</s> come <sn="5302">behind</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3367">no</s><sn="5486">gift</s>; waiting <sn="553">for</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="602">coming</s> of <sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>: </v>
<vn='8'><sn="3739">Who</s> shall <sn="2532">also</s><sn="950">confirm</s><sn="5209">you</s><sn="2193">unto</s> the <sn="5056">end</s>, that ye may be <sn="410">blameless</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2250">day</s> of <sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="2316">God</s> is <sn="4103">faithful</s>, <sn="1223">by</s><sn="3739">whom</s> ye were <sn="2564">called</s><sn="1519">unto</s> the <sn="2842">fellowship</s> of <sn="848">his</s><sn="5207">Son</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s>. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="1161">Now</s> I <sn="3870">beseech</s><sn="5209">you</s>, <sn="80">brethren</s>, <sn="1223">by</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3686">name</s> of <sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> ye <sn="3956">all</s><sn="3004">speak</s><sn="3588">the</s> same <sn="846">thing</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> that there <sn="5600">be</s><sn="3361">no</s><sn="4978">divisions</s><sn="1722">among</s><sn="5213">you</s>; <sn="1161">but</s> that ye <sn="5600">be</s> perfectly joined <sn="2675">together</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="846">same</s><sn="3563">mind</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="846">same</s><sn="1106">judgment</s>. </v>
<vn='11'><sn="1063">For</s> it hath been <sn="1213">declared</s> unto <sn="3427">me</s><sn="4012">of</s><sn="5216">you</s>, <sn="3450">my</s><sn="80">brethren</s>, <sn="5259">by</s><sn="3588">them</s> which are of the house of <sn="5514">Chloe</s>, <sn="3754">that</s> there <sn="1526">are</s><sn="2054">contentions</s><sn="1722">among</s><sn="5213">you</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="1161">Now</s><sn="5124">this</s> I <sn="3004">say</s>, <sn="3754">that</s> every <sn="1538">one</s> of <sn="5216">you</s><sn="3004">saith</s>, <sn="1473 *3303">I</s><sn="1510">am</s> of <sn="3972">Paul</s>; <sn="1161">and</s><sn="1473">I</s> of <sn="625">Apollos</s>; <sn="1161">and</s><sn="1473">I</s> of <sn="2786">Cephas</s>; <sn="1161">and</s><sn="1473">I</s> of <sn="5547">Christ</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>Is <sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="3307">divided</s>? <sn="*3361">was</s><sn="3972">Paul</s><sn="4717">crucified</s><sn="5228">for</s><sn="5216">you</s>? <sn="2228">or</s> were ye <sn="907">baptized</s><sn="1519">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3686">name</s> of <sn="3972">Paul</s>? </v>
<vn='14'>I <sn="2168">thank</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="3754">that</s> I <sn="907">baptized</s><sn="3762">none</s> of <sn="5216">you</s>, <sn="1508">but</s><sn="2921">Crispus</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1050">Gaius</s>; </v>
<vn='15'><sn="3363">Lest</s><sn="5100">any</s> should <sn="2036">say</s><sn="3754">that</s> I had <sn="907">baptized</s><sn="1519">in</s> mine <sn="1699">own</s><sn="3686">name</s>. </v>
<vn='16'><sn="1161">And</s> I <sn="907">baptized</s><sn="2532">also</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3624">household</s> of <sn="4734">Stephanas</s>: <sn="3063">besides</s>, I <sn="1492">know</s><sn="3756">not</s> whether I baptized <sn="1536 907">any</s><sn="243">other</s>. </v>
<vn='17'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="649">sent</s><sn="3165">me</s><sn="3756">not</s> to <sn="907">baptize</s>, <sn="235">but</s> to preach the <sn="2097">gospel</s>: <sn="3756">not</s><sn="1722">with</s><sn="4678">wisdom</s> of <sn="3056">words</s>, <sn="3363">lest</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4716">cross</s> of <sn="5547">Christ</s> should be made of none <sn="2758">effect</s>. </v>
<vn='18'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3056">preaching</s><sn="*3588">of</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4716">cross</s><sn="2076">is</s> to them that <sn="622">perish</s><sn="3472">foolishness</s>; <sn="1161">but</s> unto <sn="2254">us</s><sn="3588">which</s> are <sn="4982">saved</s> it <sn="2076">is</s> the <sn="1411">power</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>. </v>
<vn='19'><sn="1063">For</s> it is <sn="1125">written</s>, I will <sn="622">destroy</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4678">wisdom</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="4680">wise</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> will bring to <sn="114">nothing</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4907">understanding</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="4908">prudent</s>. </v>
<vn='20'><sn="4226">Where</s> is the <sn="4680">wise</s>? <sn="4226">where</s> is the <sn="1122">scribe</s>? <sn="4226">where</s> is the <sn="4804">disputer</s> of <sn="5127">this</s><sn="165">world</s>? hath <sn="3780">not</s><sn="2316">God</s> made <sn="3471">foolish</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4678">wisdom</s> of <sn="5127">this</s><sn="2889">world</s>? </v>
<vn='21'><sn="1063">For</s> after <sn="1894">that</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4678">wisdom</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2889">world</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="4678">wisdom</s><sn="1097">knew</s><sn="3756">not</s><sn="2316">God</s>, it <sn="2106">pleased</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3472">foolishness</s> of <sn="2782">preaching</s> to <sn="4982">save</s> them that <sn="4100">believe</s>. </v>
<vn='22'><sn="1894">For</s><sn="*2532">the</s><sn="2453">Jews</s><sn="154">require</s> a <sn="4592">sign</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> the <sn="1672">Greeks</s> seek <sn="2212">after</s><sn="4678">wisdom</s>: </v>
<vn='23'><sn="1161">But</s><sn="2249">we</s><sn="2784">preach</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="4717">crucified</s>, unto the <sn="2453">Jews</s><sn="*3303">a</s><sn="4625">stumblingblock</s>, <sn="1161">and</s> unto the <sn="1672">Greeks</s><sn="3472">foolishness</s>; </v>
<vn='24'><sn="1161">But</s> unto <sn="846">them</s> which are <sn="2822">called</s>, <sn="5037">both</s><sn="2453">Jews</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1672">Greeks</s>, <sn="5547">Christ</s> the <sn="1411">power</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> the <sn="4678">wisdom</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>. </v>
<vn='25'><sn="3754">Because</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3474">foolishness</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="4680">wiser</s> than <sn="444">men</s>; <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="772">weakness</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="2478">stronger</s> than <sn="444">men</s>. </v>
<vn='26'><sn="1063">For</s> ye <sn="991">see</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="2821">calling</s>, <sn="80">brethren</s>, how <sn="3754">that</s><sn="3756">not</s><sn="4183">many</s> wise <sn="4680">men</s><sn="2596">after</s> the <sn="4561">flesh</s>, <sn="3756">not</s><sn="4183">many</s><sn="1415">mighty</s>, <sn="3756">not</s><sn="4183">many</s><sn="2104">noble</s>, are called: </v>
<vn='27'><sn="235">But</s><sn="2316">God</s> hath <sn="1586">chosen</s><sn="3588">the</s> foolish <sn="3474">things</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2889">world</s><sn="2443">to</s><sn="2617">confound</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4680">wise</s>; <sn="2532">and</s><sn="2316">God</s> hath <sn="1586">chosen</s><sn="3588">the</s> weak <sn="772">things</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2889">world</s><sn="2443">to</s><sn="2617">confound</s> the things which are <sn="2478">mighty</s>; </v>
<vn='28'><sn="2532">And</s> base <sn="36">things</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2889">world</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> things which are <sn="1848">despised</s>, hath <sn="2316">God</s><sn="1586">chosen</s>, yea, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3588">things</s> which <sn="5607">are</s><sn="3361">not</s>, <sn="2443">to</s> bring to <sn="2673">naught</s> things that <sn="5607">are</s>: </v>
<vn='29'><sn="3704">That</s><sn="3956 3361">no</s><sn="4561">flesh</s> should <sn="2744">glory</s> in his <sn="1799 846">presence</s>. </v>
<vn='30'><sn="1161">But</s><sn="1537">of</s><sn="846">him</s><sn="2075">are</s><sn="5210">ye</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s>, <sn="3739">who</s><sn="575">of</s><sn="2316">God</s> is <sn="1096">made</s> unto <sn="2254">us</s><sn="4678">wisdom</s>, <sn="5037">and</s><sn="1343">righteousness</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="38">sanctification</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="629">redemption</s>: </v>
<vn='31'><sn="2443">That</s>, according <sn="2531">as</s> it is <sn="1125">written</s>, <sn="3588">He</s> that <sn="2744">glorieth</s>, let him <sn="2744">glory</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="2962">Lord</s>. </v>