Paulcalled to be an apostleof JesusChristthroughthe willof God, andSosthenes our brother, Unto thechurchof Godwhich isatCorinth, to them that are sanctifiedinChristJesus, called to be saints, withallthat ineveryplacecall uponthenameof JesusChristourLord, boththeirsandours: Grace be unto you, andpeace, fromGodourFather, and from the LordJesusChrist. I thankmyGodalwayson your behalf, forthegraceof Godwhich is givenyoubyJesusChrist; Thatinevery thingye are enrichedbyhim, inallutterance, and in allknowledge; Even asthetestimonyof Christwas confirmedinyou: So thatyecome behindinnogift; waiting forthecomingof ourLordJesusChrist: Whoshall alsoconfirmyouuntothe end, that ye may be blamelessinthedayof ourLordJesusChrist. God is faithful, bywhomye were calleduntothe fellowshipof hisSonJesusChristourLord. NowI beseechyou, brethren, bythenameof ourLordJesusChrist, thatye allspeakthesame thing, and that there benodivisionsamongyou; but that ye beperfectly joined togetherinthesamemindandinthesamejudgment. Forit hath been declaredunto meofyou, mybrethren, bythem which are of the house of Chloe, thatthere arecontentionsamongyou. NowthisI say, thatevery oneof yousaith, Iamof Paul; andIof Apollos; andIof Cephas; andIof Christ. Is Christdivided? wasPaulcrucifiedforyou? orwere ye baptizedinthenameof Paul? I thankGodthatI baptizednoneof you, butCrispusandGaius; Lestanyshould saythatI had baptizedinmine ownname. AndI baptizedalsothehouseholdof Stephanas: besides, I knownotwhether I baptized anyother. ForChristsentmenotto baptize, butto preach the gospel: notwithwisdomof words, lestthecrossof Christshould be made of none effect. Forthepreachingofthecrossisto them that perishfoolishness; butunto uswhichare savedit isthe powerof God. Forit is written, I will destroythewisdomof thewise, andwill bring to nothingtheunderstandingof theprudent. Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputerof thisworld? hath notGodmade foolishthewisdomof thisworld? Forafter thatinthewisdomof GodtheworldbywisdomknewnotGod, it pleasedGodbythefoolishnessof preachingto savethem that believe. FortheJewsrequirea sign, andthe Greeksseek afterwisdom: ButwepreachChristcrucified, unto the Jewsastumblingblock, andunto the Greeksfoolishness; Butunto themwhich are called, bothJewsandGreeks, Christthe powerof God, andthe wisdomof God. Becausethefoolishnessof Godiswiserthan men; andtheweaknessof Godisstrongerthan men. Forye seeyourcalling, brethren, how thatnotmanywise menafterthe flesh, notmanymighty, notmanynoble, are called : ButGodhath chosenthefoolish thingsof theworldtoconfoundthewise; andGodhath chosentheweak thingsof theworldtoconfoundthe things which are mighty; Andbase thingsof theworld, andthings which are despised, hath Godchosen, yea, andthingswhich arenot, tobring to naughtthings that are: Thatnofleshshould gloryin his presence. ButofhimareyeinChristJesus, whoofGodis madeunto uswisdom, andrighteousness, andsanctification, andredemption: That, according asit is written, Hethat glorieth, let him gloryinthe Lord.