1 Corinthians 1:9-18
New American Standard Bible 1995
9 (A)God is faithful, through whom you were (B)called into (C)fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
10 Now (D)I exhort you, (E)brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all [a]agree and that there be no [b](F)divisions among you, but that you be [c]made complete in (G)the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you. 12 Now I mean this, that (H)each one of you is saying, “I am of Paul,” and “I of (I)Apollos,” and “I of (J)Cephas,” and “I of Christ.” 13 [d]Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you (K)baptized [e]in the name of Paul? 14 [f]I thank God that I (L)baptized none of you except (M)Crispus and (N)Gaius, 15 so that no one would say you were baptized [g]in my name. 16 Now I did baptize also the (O)household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other. 17 (P)For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, (Q)not in [h]cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.
The Wisdom of God
18 For the word of the cross is (R)foolishness to (S)those who [i]are perishing, but to us who [j]are being saved it is (T)the power of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:10 Lit speak the same thing
- 1 Corinthians 1:10 Lit schisms
- 1 Corinthians 1:10 Or united
- 1 Corinthians 1:13 Or Christ has been divided! or Christ is divided!
- 1 Corinthians 1:13 Lit into
- 1 Corinthians 1:14 Two early mss read I give thanks that
- 1 Corinthians 1:15 Lit into
- 1 Corinthians 1:17 Lit wisdom
- 1 Corinthians 1:18 Or perish
- 1 Corinthians 1:18 Or are saved
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