1 Corinthians 1 in Greek

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1Παῦλος κλητὸς ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ καὶ Σωσθένης ὁ ἀδελφὸς

ΠαῦλοςPaulκλητὸςa calledἀπόστολοςapostleΧριστοῦof ChristἸησοῦJesusδιὰthroughθελήματοςthe willθεοῦof GodκαὶandΣωσθένηςSosthenestheἀδελφὸςbrother

2τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ τοῦ θεοῦ τῇ οὔσῃ ἐν Κορίνθῳ, ἡγιασμένοις ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, κλητοῖς ἁγίοις, σὺν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐπικαλουμένοις τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ, αὐτῶν καὶ ἡμῶν·

τῇTo theἐκκλησίᾳchurchτοῦtheθεοῦof Godτῇwhichοὔσῃis beingἐνinΚορίνθῳ,Corinth,ἡγιασμένοιςsanctifiedἐνinΧριστῷChristἸησοῦ,Jesusκλητοῖςcalledἁγίοις,holy,σὺνtogether withπᾶσινallτοῖςthoseἐπικαλουμένοιςcalling onτὸtheὄνομαnameτοῦof theκυρίουLordἡμῶνof usἸησοῦJesusΧριστοῦChristἐνinπαντὶeveryτόπῳ,place,αὐτῶνboth theirsκαὶandἡμῶν·ours:

3χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.

χάριςGraceὑμῖνto youκαὶandεἰρήνηpeaceἀπὸfromθεοῦGodπατρὸςFatherἡμῶνof usκαὶandκυρίουthe LordἸησοῦJesusΧριστοῦ.Christ.

4Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῇ χάριτι τοῦ θεοῦ τῇ δοθείσῃ ὑμῖν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ

ΕὐχαριστῶI thankτῷtheθεῷGodπάντοτεalwaysπερὶconcerningὑμῶνyouἐπὶforτῇtheχάριτιgraceτοῦtheθεοῦof Godτῇwhichδοθείσῃhaving been givenὑμῖνyouἐνinΧριστῷChristἸησοῦJesus

5ὅτι ἐν παντὶ ἐπλουτίσθητε ἐν αὐτῷ ἐν παντὶ λόγῳ καὶ πάσῃ γνώσει,

ὅτιforἐνinπαντὶeverythingἐπλουτίσθητεyou have been enrichedἐνinαὐτῷHimἐνinπαντὶallλόγῳspeechκαὶandπάσῃin allγνώσει,knowledge,

6καθὼς τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐβεβαιώθη ἐν ὑμῖν,

καθὼςeven asτὸtheμαρτύριονtestimonyτοῦtheΧριστοῦabout Christἐβεβαιώθηwas confirmedἐνinὑμῖν,you,

7ὥστε ὑμᾶς μὴ ὑστερεῖσθαι ἐν μηδενὶ χαρίσματι ἀπεκδεχομένους τὴν ἀποκάλυψιν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ·

ὥστεso as forὑμᾶςyouμὴnotὑστερεῖσθαιto be lackingἐνinμηδενὶnot oneχαρίσματιgiftἀπεκδεχομένουςeagerly awaitingτὴνtheἀποκάλυψινrevelationτοῦof theκυρίουLordἡμῶνof usἸησοῦJesusΧριστοῦ·Christ;

8ὃς καὶ βεβαιώσει ὑμᾶς ἕως τέλους ἀνεγκλήτους ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.

ὃςwhoκαὶalsoβεβαιώσειwill sustainὑμᾶςyouἕωςto theτέλουςendἀνεγκλήτουςblamelessἐνinτῇtheἡμέρᾳdayτοῦof theκυρίουLordἡμῶνof usἸησοῦJesusΧριστοῦ.Christ.

9Πιστὸς ὁ θεός, δι᾽ οὗ ἐκλήθητε εἰς κοινωνίαν τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν.

ΠιστὸςFaithful istheθεός,God,δι᾽throughοὗwhomἐκλήθητεyou were calledεἰςintoκοινωνίανfellowshipτοῦwith theυἱοῦSonαὐτοῦof HimἸησοῦJesusΧριστοῦChristτοῦtheκυρίουLordἡμῶν.of us.

10Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἵνα τὸ αὐτὸ λέγητε πάντες καὶ μὴ ᾖ ἐν ὑμῖν σχίσματα, ἦτε δὲ κατηρτισμένοι ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ νοῒ καὶ ἐν τῇ αὐτῇ γνώμῃ.

ΠαρακαλῶI exhortδὲnowὑμᾶς,you,ἀδελφοί,brothers,διὰthroughτοῦtheὀνόματοςnameτοῦof theκυρίουLordἡμῶνof usἸησοῦJesusΧριστοῦChristἵναthatτὸtheαὐτὸsame thingλέγητεyou may speakπάντεςallκαὶandμὴnotthere may beἐνamongὑμῖνyouσχίσματα,divisions,ἦτεyou may beδὲhoweverκατηρτισμένοιknit togetherἐνinτῷtheαὐτῷsameνοῒmindκαὶandἐνinτῇtheαὐτῇsameγνώμῃ.judgment.

11Ἐδηλώθη γάρ μοι περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί μου, ὑπὸ τῶν Χλόης ὅτι ἔριδες ἐν ὑμῖν εἰσιν.

ἘδηλώθηIt was shownγάρforμοιto meπερὶconcerningὑμῶν,you,ἀδελφοίbrothersμου,of mine,ὑπὸbyτῶνthoseΧλόηςof Chloeὅτιthatἔριδεςquarrelsἐνamongὑμῖνyouεἰσιν.there are.

12λέγω δὲ τοῦτο, ὅτι ἕκαστος ὑμῶν λέγει· ἐγὼ μέν εἰμι Παύλου, ἐγὼ δὲ Ἀπολλῶ, ἐγὼ δὲ Κηφᾶ, ἐγὼ δὲ Χριστοῦ.

λέγωI meanδὲnowτοῦτο,this,ὅτιthatἕκαστοςeachὑμῶνof youλέγει·says;ἐγὼI myselfμένindeedεἰμιamΠαύλου,of Paul,ἐγὼI myselfδὲhoweverἈπολλῶ,of Apollos,ἐγὼI myselfδὲhoweverΚηφᾶ,of Cephas,ἐγὼI myselfδὲhoweverΧριστοῦ.of Christ.

13μεμέρισται ὁ Χριστός; μὴ Παῦλος ἐσταυρώθη ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἢ εἰς τὸ ὄνομα Παύλου ἐβαπτίσθητε;

μεμέρισταιHas been dividedtheΧριστός;Christ?μὴSurely notΠαῦλοςPaulἐσταυρώθηwas crucifiedὑπὲρforὑμῶν,you?OrεἰςintoτὸtheὄνομαnameΠαύλουof Paulἐβαπτίσθητε;were you baptized?

14εὐχαριστῶ ὅτι οὐδένα ὑμῶν ἐβάπτισα εἰ μὴ Κρίσπον καὶ Γάϊον,

εὐχαριστῶI thankὅτιthatοὐδέναno oneὑμῶνof youἐβάπτισαI baptizedεἰonlyμὴexceptΚρίσπονCrispusκαὶandΓάϊον,Gaius,

15ἵνα μή τις εἴπῃ ὅτι εἰς τὸ ἐμὸν ὄνομα ἐβαπτίσθητε.

ἵναso thatμήnotτιςanyoneεἴπῃmay sayὅτιthatεἰςintoτὸtheἐμὸνmyὄνομαnameἐβαπτίσθητε.you were baptized.

16ἐβάπτισα δὲ καὶ τὸν Στεφανᾶ οἶκον· λοιπὸν οὐκ οἶδα εἴ τινα ἄλλον ἐβάπτισα.

ἐβάπτισαI baptizedδὲnowκαὶalsoτὸνtheΣτεφανᾶof Stephanasοἶκον·household;λοιπὸνas to the restοὐκnotοἶδαI knowεἴwhetherτιναanyἄλλονotherἐβάπτισα.I baptized.

17οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλέν με Χριστὸς βαπτίζειν ἀλλ᾽ εὐαγγελίζεσθαι· οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ λόγου, ἵνα μὴ κενωθῇ ὁ σταυρὸς τοῦ Χριστοῦ.

οὐNotγὰρforἀπέστειλένsentμεmeΧριστὸςChristβαπτίζεινto baptizeἀλλ᾽butεὐαγγελίζεσθαι·to evangelise;οὐκnotἐνinσοφίᾳwisdomλόγου,of discourse,ἵναthatμὴnotκενωθῇmay be emptied of powertheσταυρὸςcrossτοῦof theΧριστοῦ.Christ.

18Ὁ λόγος γὰρ ὁ τοῦ σταυροῦ τοῖς μὲν ἀπολλυμένοις μωρία ἐστίν, τοῖς δὲ σῳζομένοις ἡμῖν δύναμις θεοῦ ἐστιν.

Theλόγοςmessageγὰρfortheτοῦof theσταυροῦcrossτοῖςto thoseμὲνindeedἀπολλυμένοιςperishingμωρίαfoolishnessἐστίν,is,τοῖςto thoseδὲhoweverσῳζομένοιςbeing savedἡμῖνto usδύναμιςpowerθεοῦof Godἐστιν.it is.

19γέγραπται γάρ· ἀπολῶ τὴν σοφίαν τῶν σοφῶν, καὶ τὴν σύνεσιν τῶν συνετῶν ἀθετήσω.

γέγραπταιIt has been writtenγάρ·for:ἀπολῶI will destroyτὴνtheσοφίανwisdomτῶνof theσοφῶν,wise,καὶandτὴνtheσύνεσινintelligenceτῶνof theσυνετῶνintelligentἀθετήσω.I will frustrate.

20ποῦ σοφός; ποῦ γραμματεύς; ποῦ συζητητὴς τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου; οὐχὶ ἐμώρανεν ὁ θεὸς τὴν σοφίαν τοῦ κόσμου

ποῦWhere is theσοφός;wise?ποῦWhere theγραμματεύς;scribe?ποῦWhere theσυζητητὴςdebaterτοῦof theαἰῶνοςageτούτου;this?οὐχὶSurelyἐμώρανενhas made foolishtheθεὸςGodτὴνtheσοφίανwisdomτοῦof theκόσμουworld

21ἐπειδὴ γὰρ ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἔγνω ὁ κόσμος διὰ τῆς σοφίας τὸν θεόν, εὐδόκησεν ὁ θεὸς διὰ τῆς μωρίας τοῦ κηρύγματος σῶσαι τοὺς πιστεύοντας·

ἐπειδὴSinceγὰρforἐνinτῇtheσοφίᾳwisdomτοῦtheθεοῦof Godοὐκnotἔγνωknewtheκόσμοςworldδιὰthroughτῆςtheσοφίαςwisdomτὸνtheθεόν,God,εὐδόκησενwas pleasedtheθεὸςGodδιὰthroughτῆςtheμωρίαςfoolishnessτοῦof theκηρύγματοςproclamationσῶσαιto saveτοὺςthoseπιστεύοντας·believing;

22ἐπειδὴ καὶ Ἰουδαῖοι σημεῖα αἰτοῦσιν καὶ Ἕλληνες σοφίαν ζητοῦσιν,

ἐπειδὴSeeing thatκαὶbothἸουδαῖοιJewsσημεῖαsignsαἰτοῦσινask forκαὶandἝλληνεςGreeksσοφίανwisdomζητοῦσιν,seek,

23ἡμεῖς δὲ κηρύσσομεν Χριστὸν ἐσταυρωμένον, Ἰουδαίοις μὲν σκάνδαλον ἔθνεσιν δὲ μωρίαν

ἡμεῖςwe ourselvesδὲhoweverκηρύσσομενpreachΧριστὸνChristἐσταυρωμένον,crucified,Ἰουδαίοιςto the Jewsμὲνindeedσκάνδαλονa stumbling blockἔθνεσινto Gentilesδὲhoweverμωρίανfoolishness

24αὐτοῖς δὲ τοῖς κλητοῖς, Ἰουδαίοις τε καὶ Ἕλλησιν, Χριστὸν θεοῦ δύναμιν καὶ θεοῦ σοφίαν.

αὐτοῖςto themδὲhoweverτοῖςto thoseκλητοῖς,called,ἸουδαίοιςJewsτεbothκαὶandἝλλησιν,to Greeks,ΧριστὸνChristθεοῦof Godδύναμινthe powerκαὶandθεοῦof Godσοφίαν.the wisdom.

25ὅτι τὸ μωρὸν τοῦ θεοῦ σοφώτερον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐστὶν καὶ τὸ ἀσθενὲς τοῦ θεοῦ ἰσχυρότερον τῶν ἀνθρώπων

ὅτιForτὸtheμωρὸνfoolishnessτοῦtheθεοῦof Godσοφώτερονwiserτῶνtheἀνθρώπωνthan menἐστὶνisκαὶandτὸtheἀσθενὲςweaknessτοῦtheθεοῦof Godἰσχυρότερονstrongerτῶνtheἀνθρώπωνthan men

26Βλέπετε γὰρ τὴν κλῆσιν ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι οὐ πολλοὶ σοφοὶ κατὰ σάρκα, οὐ πολλοὶ δυνατοί, οὐ πολλοὶ εὐγενεῖς,

ΒλέπετεConsiderγὰρforτὴνtheκλῆσινcallingὑμῶν,of you,ἀδελφοί,brothers,ὅτιthatοὐnotπολλοὶmanyσοφοὶwiseκατὰaccording toσάρκα,flesh were,οὐnotπολλοὶmanyδυνατοί,powerful,οὐnotπολλοὶmanyεὐγενεῖς,of noble birth,

27ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεὸς ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τοὺς σοφούς, καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεὸς ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά,

ἀλλὰButτὰtheμωρὰfoolish thingsτοῦof theκόσμουworldἐξελέξατοhas chosentheθεὸςGodἵναthatκαταισχύνῃHe may shameτοὺςtheσοφούς,wiseκαὶandτὰtheἀσθενῆweak thingsτοῦof theκόσμουworldἐξελέξατοchosetheθεὸςGodἵναthatκαταισχύνῃHe may shameτὰtheἰσχυρά,strong,

28καὶ τὰ ἀγενῆ τοῦ κόσμου καὶ τὰ ἐξουθενημένα ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεός, καὶ τὰ μὴ ὄντα, ἵνα τὰ ὄντα καταργήσῃ,

καὶandτὰtheἀγενῆlow-bornτοῦof theκόσμουworldκαὶandτὰthe thingsἐξουθενημέναdespisedἐξελέξατοchosetheθεός,God,καὶandτὰthe thingsμὴnotὄντα,being,ἵναthatτὰthe thingsὄνταbeingκαταργήσῃ,He may annul,

29ὅπως μὴ καυχήσηται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.

ὅπωςso thatμὴnotκαυχήσηταιmay boastπᾶσαallσὰρξfleshἐνώπιονbeforeτοῦtheθεοῦ.God.

30ἐξ αὐτοῦ δὲ ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, ὃς ἐγενήθη σοφία ἡμῖν ἀπὸ θεοῦ, δικαιοσύνη τε καὶ ἁγιασμὸς καὶ ἀπολύτρωσις,

ἐξOut ofαὐτοῦHimδὲhoweverὑμεῖςyou yourselvesἐστεareἐνinΧριστῷChristἸησοῦ,Jesus,ὃςwhoἐγενήθηhas been madeσοφίαwisdomἡμῖνunto usἀπὸfromθεοῦ,God,δικαιοσύνηrighteousnessτεandκαὶalsoἁγιασμὸςsanctificationκαὶandἀπολύτρωσις,redemption,

31ἵνα καθὼς γέγραπται· ὁ καυχώμενος ἐν κυρίῳ καυχάσθω.

ἵναin order thatκαθὼςeven asγέγραπται·it has been written:The oneκαυχώμενοςboastingἐνin theκυρίῳLordκαυχάσθω.he should boast.

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