1I, Paul, am writing this letter. I have been chosen to be an apostle of Christ Jesus just as God planned. Our brother Sosthenes joins me in writing.
2We are sending this letter to you, the members of God’s church in Corinth. You have been made holy because you belong to Christ Jesus. God has chosen you to be his holy people. He has done the same for all people everywhere who pray to our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is their Lord and ours.
3May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Paul Gives Thanks
4I always thank my God for you. I thank him because of the grace he has given to you who belong to Christ Jesus. 5You have been blessed in every way because of him. You have been blessed in all your speech and knowledge. 6God has shown that what we have spoken to you about Christ is true. 7There is no gift of the Holy Spirit that you don’t have. You are full of hope as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to come again. 8God will also keep you strong in faith to the very end. Then you will be without blame on the day our Lord Jesus Christ returns. 9God is faithful. He has chosen you to share life with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Taking Sides in the Church
10Brothers and sisters, I make my appeal to you. I do this in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I ask that all of you agree with one another in what you say. I ask that you don’t take sides. I ask that you are in complete agreement in all that you think. 11My brothers and sisters, I have been told you are arguing with one another. Some people from Chloe’s house have told me this. 12Here is what I mean. One of you says, “I follow Paul.” Another says, “I follow Apollos.” Another says, “I follow Peter.” And still another says, “I follow Christ.”
13Does Christ take sides? Did Paul die on the cross for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14I thank God that I didn’t baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius. 15No one can say that you were baptized in my name. 16It’s true that I also baptized those who live in the house of Stephanas. Besides that, I don’t remember if I baptized anyone else. 17Christ did not send me to baptize. He sent me to preach the good news. He commanded me not to preach with wisdom and fancy words. That would take all the power away from the cross of Christ.
Christ Is God’s Power and Wisdom
18The message of the cross seems foolish to those who are lost and dying. But it is God’s power to us who are being saved. 19It is written,
“I will destroy the wisdom of those who are wise.
I will do away with the cleverness of those who think they are so smart.” (Isaiah 29:14)
20Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where are the great thinkers of our time? Hasn’t God made the wisdom of the world foolish? 21God wisely planned that the world would not know him through its own wisdom. It pleased God to use the foolish things we preach to save those who believe. 22Jews require signs. Greeks look for wisdom. 23But we preach about Christ and his death on the cross. That is very hard for Jews to accept. And everyone else thinks it’s foolish. 24But there are those God has chosen, both Jews and Greeks. To them Christ is God’s power and God’s wisdom. 25The foolish things of God are wiser than human wisdom. The weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
26Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when God chose you. Not many of you were considered wise by human standards. Not many of you were powerful. Not many of you belonged to important families. 27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28God chose the things of this world that are common and looked down on. God chose things considered unimportant to do away with things considered important. 29So no one can boast to God. 30Because of what God has done, you belong to Christ Jesus. He has become God’s wisdom for us. He makes us right with God. He makes us holy and sets us free. 31It is written, “The one who boasts should boast about what the Lord has done.” (Jeremiah 9:24)
1Taita Dios munashpa cayajpi, Jesucristo huillagrichun mingashca Pablomi cani. Ñucaca, huauqui Sostenesdijmi,
2Corintopi Diospajlla causaj crijcunaman quillcanchij. Cancunataca, Cristo Jesus-huan shujlla tucujpimi, Taita Diosca Paipajlla chʼicanchirca. Paica cancunataca, Apunchij Jesucristopaj shutipi maipipish tucui mañajcunandij Paipajlla causachunmi agllarca. Jesucristoca paicunatapish, ñucanchijtapish Mandajmi.
3Ñucanchij Taita Diospish, Apunchij Jesucristopish cancunamanca, jatun cʼuyaita, sumaj causaita cushca cachun.
Crijcunamantami Pabloca Diosta pagui nishca
4Ñuca Diosca, Cristo Jesusmantami cancunataca mana cʼuyaipaj cajpipish cʼuyashca. Chaimantami, Diostaca mana cungarishpa pagui nicunilla. 5Paimantami shimicunatapish, Diosmanta yachanatapish tucuita chasquishpa, yallitaj charijyashcanguichij. 6Shinallataj Cristomanta ñucanchij huillashcatapish, cancunapaj shungupi chasquishcanguichijmi. 7Chashnami, Dios cushca rurai tucunataca, tucuita chasquishcanguichij. Cunanca, ña Apunchij Jesucristota ricuna yuyaillami, Pai shamujta shuyacunguichij. 8Diosllatajmi, Apunchij Jesucristo shamui punllapi ama juchachishca llujshichun, chai punllacama sinchita chariranga. 9Diosca cancunataca, Paipaj Churi Apunchij Jesucristohuan shujlla cachunmi cayashca. Paica cancunataca, manataj shitangachu.
Corinto crijcunapurapimi chaupirinacui tiyashca
10Huauqui, panicuna, Apunchij Jesucristopaj shutipimi, tucui cancunataca tucuicuna shuj shinalla yuyashpa, chaillatataj rimashpa, ama chaupirinacuichijchu nini. Ashtahuanpish shuj shungulla, shuj yuyailla tucushpa, tandalla caichigari. 11Ñuca huauqui, panicuna, Cloepaj huasi ucupuramanta shujcuna shamushpamari, cancunapura pʼiñanacushcataca huillarca. Chaimantami chashna rimani. 12Cancunamanta «Maijancunaca: “Ñucaca, Pablopajmi cani”, shujcunaca: “Ñucaca, Apolospajmi cani”, caishujcunaca: “Ñucaca, Cefaspajmi cani”, chaishujcunaca: “Ñucaca, Cristopajmi cani” nishpa puricun» nijtami uyani.
13¿Maitataj chashnaca ninguichigari? ¿Cristochu chaupirirca imatagari? Mana cashpaca ¿Pablochu cancunamantaca, chacatashca huañurca? ¿Pablopaj shutipichu bautiźarircanguichij? 14Allitajpish ñucaca cancunapuramantaca Crispota, Gayollatami bautiźarcani, pi shujtajta mana bautiźarcanichu. Chaimanta Taita Diostaca, pagui ninimi. 15Chaimanta pipish: “Pablopaj shutipimi bautiźarircani” mana ni tucunguichijchu. 16Arishi, huauqui Estefanasta, paipaj familiatapishmi bautiźarcani. Pi shujtajta bautiźashcataca, mana yuyarinichu. 17Cristoca ñucataca mana bautiźachun cacharcachu, ashtahuanpish alli huillaita huillachunmari cacharca. Chaitapish Cristota cruzpi chacatashpa huañuchishcata alli entendichunmi, mana jatun yachaj shina rimashpa huillacuni.
Diosca Cristopimi yachaj cashcata ricuchishca
18Cruzpi chacatashpa huañuchishca Cristomanta uyanaca, chingarinaman ricujcunapajca, musparishca shinallami. Ashtahuanpish ñucanchij quishpirishcacunapajca, Dios tucuita rurai tucuj cashcata yachanami. 19Chaitami Dios Quillcachishcapica:
«Jatun yachajcuna yachashcataca chingachishami.
Yuyaisapacuna yuyashcatapish, yangapi churashami» nishca.
20¿Mandashcata yachajcunaca maipitaj, tucui yachaicunata rijsijpish maipitaj, cunan punlla jatun yuyaiyujcunapish maipitaj? Taita Diosca, cai pacha yachajcunataca muspachishcamari. 21Taita Diostaca, runacunaca cai pacha yachaicunahuanca, mana rijsi tucushcacunachu. Ashtahuanpish Paica, tucuita yachaj cashpamari, musparicuj shina uyarij, cai huillashcallahuan quishpichina tucurca. 22Judiocunaca, señalcunatami ricushun nincuna. Griegocunaca, imatapish yachanatami munancuna. 23Shina cajpipish ñucanchijca, chacatashca Cristomantami huillacunchij. Cai huillaica, judiocunataca pʼiñachinmi, mana israelcunapajca musparishca shinallami. 24Chashna cajpipish Dios agllashcacunaca judiocuna cashpa, mana judiocuna cashpapish, Taita Dios tucuita rurai tucuj, tucuita yachaj cashpa Cristota cachashcatami ricunchij. 25Taita Dios musparishca shina rurashcami, runacunata yalli yachaj cashcata ricuchin. Shinallataj Taita Dios irqui shina rurashcami, runacunata yalli tucuita rurai tucuj cashcata ricuchin.
26Huauqui, panicuna, Dios cancunata agllashcataca yuyarichigari: Cancunapurapica huaquincunallami, cai pachapaj jatun yachajcuna canguichij, huaquincunallami mandajcunapish canguichij, huaquincunallami charijcunapish canguichij. 27Ashtahuanpish Taita Diosca, jatun yachajcunata pingachingapajmi, cai pachapi imata mana yachaj nishcacunata agllarca. Shinallataj imatapish rurai tucujcunata pingachingapajmi, cai pachapi imata mana rurai tucuj nishcacunata agllarca. 28Taita Diosca, cai pachapi valichishca tiyajcunata chingachingapajmi, cai pachapi yangalla nishpa pʼiñashcata, imapish mana cana nishcacunata agllarca. 29Chaimanta Diospaj ñaupajpica, pi mana jatun tucui tucunchu. 30Ashtahuancarin, Taita Diosllatajmari cancunataca, Cristo Jesus-huan shujllata rurarca. Paita rijsishpamari alli yachaita curca, Paimantami ima juchachina illajta rurarca. Paimantami Diospajlla chʼicanchirca, paimantami quishpichirca. 31Chaipitajcarinpish Dios Quillcachishcapi: «Maijanpish cushicusha nijca, Mandaj Diosmanta cushicuchun» nishca shinataj cushicuchunlla.
