哥林多前书 1

祝福和感谢

1 奉　神旨意，蒙召作耶稣基督使徒的保罗，同兄弟所提尼， 2 写信给在哥林多　神的教会，就是在基督耶稣里成圣、蒙召作圣徒的，以及所有在各处求告我主耶稣基督之名的人。基督是他们的主，也是我们的主。 3 愿恩惠、平安从　神我们的父并主耶稣基督归与你们。

4 我常为你们感谢我的　神，因　神在基督耶稣里所赐给你们的恩惠； 5 又因你们在他里面凡事富足，口才、知识都全备， 6 正如我为基督作的见证，在你们心里得以坚固， 7 以致你们在恩赐上没有一样不及人的，等候我们的主耶稣基督显现。 8 他也必坚固你们到底，叫你们在我们主耶稣基督的日子无可责备。 9 　神是信实的，你们原是被他所召，好与他儿子—我们的主耶稣基督一同得分。

在教会中有纷争

10 弟兄们，我借我们主耶稣基督的名劝你们都说一样的话。你们中间也不可分党，只要一心一意，彼此相合。 11 因为革来氏家里的人曾对我提起弟兄们来，说你们中间有纷争。 12 我的意思就是你们各人说：「我是属保罗的」；「我是属亚波罗的」；「我是属矶法的」；「我是属基督的」。 13 基督是分开的吗？保罗为你们钉了十字架吗？你们是奉保罗的名受了洗吗？ 14 我感谢　神，除了基利司布并该犹以外，我没有给你们一个人施洗， 15 免得有人说，你们是奉我的名受洗。 16 我也给司提反家施过洗，此外给别人施洗没有，我却记不清。 17 基督差遣我，原不是为施洗，乃是为传福音，并不用智慧的言语，免得基督的十字架落了空。

基督是　神的能力和智慧

18 因为十字架的道理，在那灭亡的人为愚拙；在我们得救的人，却为　神的大能。 19 就如经上所记： 我要灭绝智慧人的智慧， 废弃聪明人的聪明。

20 智慧人在哪里？文士在哪里？这世上的辩士在哪里？　神岂不是叫这世上的智慧变成愚拙吗？ 21 世人凭自己的智慧，既不认识　神，　神就乐意用人所当作愚拙的道理拯救那些信的人；这就是　神的智慧了。 22 犹太人是要神迹，希腊人是求智慧， 23 我们却是传钉在十字架的基督，在犹太人为绊脚石，在外邦人为愚拙； 24 但在那蒙召的，无论是犹太人、希腊人，基督总为　神的能力，　神的智慧。 25 因　神的愚拙总比人智慧，　神的软弱总比人强壮。 26 弟兄们哪，可见你们蒙召的，按着肉体有智慧的不多，有能力的不多，有尊贵的也不多。 27 　神却拣选了世上愚拙的，叫有智慧的羞愧；又拣选了世上软弱的，叫那强壮的羞愧。 28 　神也拣选了世上卑贱的，被人厌恶的，以及那无有的，为要废掉那有的， 29 使一切有血气的，在　神面前一个也不能自夸。 30 但你们得在基督耶稣里是本乎　神，　神又使他成为我们的智慧、公义、圣洁、救赎。 31 如经上所记：「夸口的，当指着主夸口。」

1 Corinthians 1

Salutation

1 From Paul,t called to be an apostle of Christ Jesuss by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,2 to the church of God that is in Corinth,s to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.t

3 Grace and peace to yout from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Thanksgiving

4 I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.5 For you were made richs in every way in him, in all your speech and in every kind of knowledges –6 just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you –7 so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelations of our Lord Jesus Christ.8 Het will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Divisions in the Church

10 I urge you, brothers and sisters,t by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together,t to end your divisions,t and to be united by the same mind and purpose.t11 For members of Chloe’s household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters,t that there are quarrelst among you.12 Now I mean this, thatt each of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” or “I am with Cephas,” or “I am with Christ.”13 Is Christ divided? Paul wasn’t crucified for you, was he?t Or were you in fact baptized in the name of Paul?t14 I thank Gods that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,15 so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name!16 (I also baptized the household of Stephanus. Otherwise, I do not remember whether I baptized anyone else.)

17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel – and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.t

The Message of the Cross

18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will thwart the cleverness of the intelligent.”s20 Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law?t Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish?21 For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching.22 For Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks ask for wisdom,23 but we preach about a crucified Christ,t a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom,t and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.t
26 Think about the circumstances of your call,t brothers and sisters.t Not many were wise by human standards,t not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position.t27 But God chose what the world thinks foolish to shame the wise, and God chose what the world thinks weak to shame the strong.28 God choset what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,29 so that no one can boast in his presence.30 He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus,t who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

31 so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”s