1 Corinthians 1

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Paul, cal ed by the wil of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and Sosthenes, our brother,	1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes a brother,
2 to the church of God in Corinth, to those who have been consecrated in Christ Jesus and cal ed to beGod's holy people, with al those everywhere who cal on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord as wel asours.	2 To the church of God that is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, in every place of theirs and ours.
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.	3 Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I am continual y thanking God about you, for the grace of God which you have been given in ChristJesus;	4 I give thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God that is given you in Christ Jesus,
5 in him you have been richly endowed in every kind of utterance and knowledge;	5 That in all things you are made rich in him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
6 so firmly has witness to Christ taken root in you.	6 As the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you,
7 And so you are not lacking in any gift as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed;	7 So that nothing is wanting to you in any grace, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
8 he will continue to give you strength till the very end, so that you will be irreproachable on the Day ofour Lord Jesus Christ.	8 Who also will confirm you unto the end without crime, in the day of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 You can rely on God, who has called you to be partners with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.	9 God is faithful: by whom you are called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
10 Brothers, I urge you, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, not to have factions among yourselves butal to be in agreement in what you profess; so that you are perfectly united in your beliefs and judgements.	10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no schisms among you; but that you be perfect in the same mind, and in the same judgment.
11 From what Chloe's people have been telling me about you, brothers, it is clear that there are seriousdifferences among you.	11 For it hath been signified unto me, my brethren, of you, by them that are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
12 What I mean is this: every one of you is declaring, 'I belong to Paul,' or 'I belong to Apollos,' or 'Ibelong to Cephas,' or 'I belong to Christ.'	12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith: I indeed am of Paul; and I am of Apollo; and I am of Cephas; and I of Christ.
13 Has Christ been split up? Was it Paul that was crucified for you, or was it in Paul's name that you werebaptised?	13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul then crucified for you? or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
14 I am thankful I did not baptise any of you, except Crispus and Gaius,	14 I give God thanks, that I baptized none of you but Crispus and Caius;
15 so that no one can say that you were baptised in my name.	15 Lest any should say that you were baptized in my name.
16 Yes, I did baptise the family of Stephanas, too; but besides these I do not think I baptised anyone.	16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanus; besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
17 After al , Christ sent me not to baptise, but to preach the gospel; and not by means of wisdom oflanguage, wise words which would make the cross of Christ pointless.	17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.
18 The message of the cross is fol y for those who are on the way to ruin, but for those of us who are onthe road to salvation it is the power of God.	18 For the word of the cross, to them indeed that perish, is foolishness; but to them that are saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God.
19 As scripture says: I am going to destroy the wisdom of the wise and bring to nothing theunderstanding of any who understand.	19 For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the prudence of the prudent I will reject.
20 Where are the philosophers? Where are the experts? And where are the debaters of this age? Do younot see how God has shown up human wisdom as fol y?	20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
21 Since in the wisdom of God the world was unable to recognise God through wisdom, it was God's ownpleasure to save believers through the fol y of the gospel.	21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world, by wisdom, knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of our preaching, to save them that believe.
22 While the Jews demand miracles and the Greeks look for wisdom,	22 For both the Jews require signs, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23 we are preaching a crucified Christ: to the Jews an obstacle they cannot get over, to the gentilesfoolishness,	23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews indeed a stumblingblock, and unto the Gentiles foolishness:
24 but to those who have been cal ed, whether they are Jews or Greeks, a Christ who is both the powerof God and the wisdom of God.	24 But unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
25 God's fol y is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength.	25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26 Consider, brothers, how you were cal ed; not many of you are wise by human standards, not manyinfluential, not many from noble families.	26 For see your vocation, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble:
27 No, God chose those who by human standards are fools to shame the wise; he chose those who byhuman standards are weak to shame the strong,	27 But the foolish things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the wise; and the weak things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the strong.
28 those who by human standards are common and contemptible -- indeed those who count for nothing-- to reduce to nothing al those that do count for something,	28 And the base things of the world, and the things that are contemptible, hath God chosen, and things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are:
29 so that no human being might feel boastful before God.	29 That no flesh should glory in his sight.
30 It is by him that you exist in Christ Jesus, who for us was made wisdom from God, and saving justiceand holiness and redemption.	30 But of him are you in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and justice, and sanctification, and redemption:
31 As scripture says: If anyone wants to boast, let him boast of the Lord.	31 That, as it is written: He that glorieth, may glory in the Lord.