1Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
2To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ – their Lord and ours:
3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thanksgiving
4I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. 5For in him you have been enriched in every way – with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge – 6God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you. 7Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. 8He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
A church divided over leaders
10I appeal to you, brothers and sisters,1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 11 and 26; and in 2:1; 3:1; 4:6; 6:8; 7:24, 29; 10:1; 11:33; 12:1; 14:6, 20, 26, 39; 15:1, 6, 50, 58; 16:15, 20. in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. 11My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. 12What I mean is this: one of you says, ‘I follow Paul’; another, ‘I follow Apollos’; another, ‘I follow Cephas1:12 That is, Peter’; still another, ‘I follow Christ.’
13Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptised in the name of Paul? 14I thank God that I did not baptise any of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15so no-one can say that you were baptised in my name. 16(Yes, I also baptised the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don’t remember if I baptised anyone else.) 17For Christ did not send me to baptise, but to preach the gospel – not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
Christ crucified is God’s power and wisdom
18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is written:
‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.’1:19 Isaiah 29:14
20Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling-block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
26Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 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 lowly things of this world and the despised things – and the things that are not – to nullify the things that are, 29so that no-one may boast before him. 30It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God – that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31Therefore, as it is written: ‘Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.’1:31 Jer. 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.
