1 Παῦλος κλητὸς ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ, καὶ Σωσθένης ὁ ἀδελφός, paylos klētos apostolos christoy iēsoy dia thelēmatos theoy, kai sōsthenēs ho adelphos,

2 τῇ 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· tē ekklēsia toy theoy tē oysē en korinthō, hēgiasmenois en christō iēsoy, klētois hagiois, syn pasin tois epikaloymenois to onoma toy kyrioy hēmōn iēsoy christoy en panti topō, aytōn kai hēmōn·

3 χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. charis hymin kai eirēnē apo theoy patros hēmōn kai kyrioy iēsoy christoy.

4 Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ μου πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῇ χάριτι τοῦ θεοῦ τῇ δοθείσῃ ὑμῖν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, eycharistō tō theō moy pantote peri hymōn epi tē chariti toy theoy tē dotheisē hymin en christō iēsoy,

5 ὅτι ἐν παντὶ ἐπλουτίσθητε ἐν αὐτῷ, ἐν παντὶ λόγῳ καὶ πάσῃ γνώσει, hoti en panti eploytisthēte en aytō, en panti logō kai pasē gnōsei,

6 καθὼς τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐβεβαιώθη ἐν ὑμῖν, kathōs to martyrion toy christoy ebebaiōthē en hymin,

7 ὥστε ὑμᾶς μὴ ὑστερεῖσθαι ἐν μηδενὶ χαρίσματι, ἀπεκδεχομένους τὴν ἀποκάλυψιν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ· hōste hymas mē hystereisthai en mēdeni charismati, apekdechomenoys tēn apokalypsin toy kyrioy hēmōn iēsoy christoy·

8 ὃς καὶ βεβαιώσει ὑμᾶς ἕως τέλους ἀνεγκλήτους ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. hos kai bebaiōsei hymas heōs teloys anegklētoys en tē hēmera toy kyrioy hēmōn iēsoy christoy.

9 πιστὸς ὁ θεὸς δι’ οὗ ἐκλήθητε εἰς κοινωνίαν τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν. pistos ho theos di’ ohy eklēthēte eis koinōnian toy yhioy aytoy iēsoy christoy toy kyrioy hēmōn.

10 Παρακαλῶ 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. parakalō de hymas, adelphoi, dia toy onomatos toy kyrioy hēmōn iēsoy christoy, hina to ayto legēte pantes, kai mē ē en hymin schismata, ēte de katērtismenoi en tō aytō noi kai en tē aytē gnōmē.

11 ἐδηλώθη γάρ μοι περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί μου, ὑπὸ τῶν Χλόης ὅτι ἔριδες ἐν ὑμῖν εἰσιν. edēlōthē gar moi peri hymōn, adelphoi moy, hypo tōn chloēs hoti erides en hymin eisin.

12 λέγω δὲ τοῦτο, ὅτι ἕκαστος ὑμῶν λέγει, ἐγὼ μέν εἰμι Παύλου, ἐγὼ δὲ Ἀπολλῶ, ἐγὼ δὲ Κηφᾶ, ἐγὼ δὲ Χριστοῦ. legō de toyto, hoti hekastos hymōn legei, egō men eimi payloy, egō de apollō, egō de kēpha, egō de christoy.

13 μεμέρισται ὁ Χριστός; μὴ Παῦλος ἐσταυρώθη ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἢ εἰς τὸ ὄνομα Παύλου ἐβαπτίσθητε; memeristai ho christos ; mē paylos estayrōthē hyper hymōn, ē eis to onoma payloy ebaptisthēte ;

14 εὐχαριστῶ ὅτι οὐδένα ὑμῶν ἐβάπτισα εἰ μὴ Κρίσπον καὶ Γάϊον, eycharistō hoti oydena hymōn ebaptisa ei mē krispon kai gaion,

15 ἵνα μή τις εἴπῃ ὅτι εἰς τὸ ἐμὸν ὄνομα ἐβαπτίσθητε. hina mē tis eipē hoti eis to emon onoma ebaptisthēte.

16 ἐβάπτισα δὲ καὶ τὸν Στεφανᾶ οἶκον· λοιπὸν οὐκ οἶδα εἴ τινα ἄλλον ἐβάπτισα. ebaptisa de kai ton stephana oikon· loipon oyk oida ei tina allon ebaptisa.

17 οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλέν με Χριστὸς βαπτίζειν ἀλλὰ εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ λόγου, ἵνα μὴ κενωθῇ ὁ σταυρὸς τοῦ Χριστοῦ. oy gar apesteilen me christos baptizein alla eyaggelizesthai, oyk en sophia logoy, hina mē kenōthē ho stayros toy christoy.

18 ὁ λόγος γὰρ ὁ τοῦ σταυροῦ τοῖς μὲν ἀπολλυμένοις μωρία ἐστίν, τοῖς δὲ σῳζομένοις ἡμῖν δύναμις θεοῦ ἐστιν. ho logos gar ho toy stayroy tois men apollymenois mōria estin, tois de sōzomenois hēmin dynamis theoy estin.

19 γέγραπται γάρ, ἀπολῶ τὴν σοφίαν τῶν σοφῶν, καὶ τὴν σύνεσιν τῶν συνετῶν ἀθετήσω. gegraptai gar, apolō tēn sophian tōn sophōn, kai tēn synesin tōn synetōn athetēsō.

20 ποῦ σοφός; ποῦ γραμματεύς; ποῦ συζητητὴς τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου; οὐχὶ ἐμώρανεν ὁ θεὸς τὴν σοφίαν τοῦ κόσμου; poy sophos ; poy grammateys ; poy syzētētēs toy aiōnos toytoy ; oychi emōranen ho theos tēn sophian toy kosmoy ;

21 ἐπειδὴ 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. epeidē gar en tē sophia toy theoy oyk egnō ho kosmos dia tēs sophias ton theon, eydokēsen ho theos dia tēs mōrias toy kērygmatos sōsai toys pisteyontas.

22 ἐπειδὴ καὶ Ἰουδαῖοι σημεῖα αἰτοῦσιν καὶ Ἕλληνες σοφίαν ζητοῦσιν, epeidē kai ioydaioi sēmeia aitoysin kai hellēnes sophian zētoysin,

23 ἡμεῖς δὲ κηρύσσομεν Χριστὸν ἐσταυρωμένον, Ἰουδαίοις μὲν σκάνδαλον ἔθνεσιν δὲ μωρίαν, hēmeis de kēryssomen christon estayrōmenon, ioydaiois men skandalon ethnesin de mōrian,

24 αὐτοῖς δὲ τοῖς κλητοῖς, Ἰουδαίοις τε καὶ Ἕλλησιν, Χριστὸν θεοῦ δύναμιν καὶ θεοῦ σοφίαν· aytois de tois klētois, ioydaiois te kai hellēsin, christon theoy dynamin kai theoy sophian·

25 ὅτι τὸ μωρὸν τοῦ θεοῦ σοφώτερον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐστίν, καὶ τὸ ἀσθενὲς τοῦ θεοῦ ἰσχυρότερον τῶν ἀνθρώπων. hoti to mōron toy theoy sophōteron tōn anthrōpōn estin, kai to asthenes toy theoy ischyroteron tōn anthrōpōn.

26 Βλέπετε γὰρ τὴν κλῆσιν ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι οὐ πολλοὶ σοφοὶ κατὰ σάρκα, οὐ πολλοὶ δυνατοί, οὐ πολλοὶ εὐγενεῖς· blepete gar tēn klēsin hymōn, adelphoi, hoti oy polloi sophoi kata sarka, oy polloi dynatoi, oy polloi eygeneis·

27 ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεὸς ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τοὺς σοφούς, καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεὸς ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά, alla ta mōra toy kosmoy exelexato ho theos hina kataischynē toys sophoys, kai ta asthenē toy kosmoy exelexato ho theos hina kataischynē ta ischyra,

28 καὶ τὰ ἀγενῆ τοῦ κόσμου καὶ τὰ ἐξουθενημένα ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεός, τὰ μὴ ὄντα, ἵνα τὰ ὄντα καταργήσῃ, kai ta agenē toy kosmoy kai ta exoythenēmena exelexato ho theos, ta mē onta, hina ta onta katargēsē,

29 ὅπως μὴ καυχήσηται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ. hopōs mē kaychēsētai pasa sarx enōpion toy theoy.

30 ἐξ αὐτοῦ δὲ ὑμεῖς ἐστὲ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, ὃς ἐγενήθη σοφία ἡμῖν ἀπὸ θεοῦ, δικαιοσύνη τε καὶ ἁγιασμὸς καὶ ἀπολύτρωσις, ex aytoy de hymeis este en christō iēsoy, hos egenēthē sophia hēmin apo theoy, dikaiosynē te kai hagiasmos kai apolytrōsis,

31 ἵνα καθὼς γέγραπται, ὁ καυχώμενος ἐν κυρίῳ καυχάσθω. hina kathōs gegraptai, ho kaychōmenos en kyriō kaychasthō.