1 From Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and from Sosthenes, our brother,
2 to God's Church which is in Corinth; to you whom God has sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with those who everywhere call upon the name of our Lord Christ Jesus, their Lord and ours.
3 Receive grace and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.
4 I give thanks constantly to my God for you and for the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus.
5 For you have been fully enriched in him with words as well as with knowledge,
6 even as the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed in you.
7 You do not lack any spiritual gift and only await the glorious coming of Christ Jesus, our Lord.
8 He will keep you steadfast to the end, and you will be without reproach on the day of the coming of our Lord Jesus.
9 The faithful God will not fail you after calling you to this fellowship with his Son, Christ Jesus, our Lord.
10 I beg of you, brothers, in the name of Christ Jesus, our Lord, to agree among yourselves and do away with divisions; please be perfectly united, with one mind and one judgment.
11 For I heard from people of Cloe's house about your rivalries.
12 What I mean is this: some say, "I am for Paul," and others: "I am for Apollo," or "I am for Peter," or "I am for Christ."
13 Is Christ divided or have I, Paul, been crucified for you? Have you been baptized in the name of Paul?
14 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you, except Crispus and Gaius,
15 so that no one can say that he was baptized in my name.
16 Well, I have also baptized the Stephanas family. Apart from these, I do not recall having baptized anyone else.
17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to proclaim his Gospel. And not with beautiful words! That would be like getting rid of the cross of Christ.
18 The language of the cross remains nonsense for those who are lost. Yet for us who are saved, it is the power of God,
19 as Scripture says: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and make fail the foresight of the foresighted.
20 Masters of human wisdom, educated people, philosophers, you have no reply! And the wisdom of this world? God let it fail.
21 At first God spoke the language of wisdom, and the world did not know God through wisdom. Then God thought of saving the believers through the foolishness that we preach.
22 The Jews ask for miracles and the Greeks for a higher knowledge,
23 while we proclaim a crucified Messiah. For the Jews, what a great scandal! And for the Greeks, what nonsense!
24 But he is Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God for those called by God among both Jews and Greeks.
25 In reality, the "foolishness" of God is wiser than humans, and the "weakness" of God is stronger than humans.
26 Brothers and sisters, look and see whom God has called. Few among you can be said to be cultured or wealthy, and few belong to noble families.
27 Yet God has chosen what the world considers foolish, to shame the wise; he has chosen what the world considers weak to shame the strong.
28 God has chosen common and unimportant people, making use of what is nothing to nullify the things that are,
29 so that no mortal may boast before God.
30 But, by God's grace you are in Christ Jesus, who has become our wisdom from God, and who makes us just and holy and free.
31 Scripture says: Let the one who boasts boast of the Lord.
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Chapter 1 of 1 Corinthians addresses the question of divine wisdom versus human wisdom. Paul urges the Corinthians not to be led by the divisions caused by different religious leaders, but to remain united in Christ. He emphasizes that God's wisdom is crazy to men and that the message of the cross is God's strength for the salvation of those who believe.
Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord of all your heart and do not stir in your own understanding. Recognizes Him in all your ways, and he will straighten your paths." This verse emphasizes the importance of trust in God and the pursuit of divine wisdom rather than depending on limited human wisdom.
Jeremiah 9:23-24: "Thus saith the Lord, Do not glorie the wise in His wisdom, nor glorie the strong in His strength; do not glorie the rich in His riches. : In knowing myself and knowing that I am the Lord, that I make benefice, judgment and justice on earth; for these things I like, say the Lord. " This verse emphasizes the superiority of divine wisdom in relation to human wisdom and the importance of knowing God.
Isaiah 29:14: "Behold, I will continue to do wonderful work in the midst of this people, wonderful work and a prodigy; for the wisdom of their wise will perish, and the prudence of their prudent will hide." This verse highlights the futility of human wisdom compared to divine wisdom and God's ability to do wonderful things.
Colossians 2:8: "Be careful, so that no one prey to you through philosophies and vain subtleties, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world and not according to Christ." This verse warns against human wisdom and the danger of moving away from the truth of Christ.
James 1:5: "And if any of you are lacking wisdom, ask it to God, who gives all liberally and does not throw him into the face; and will be given to him." This verse emphasizes the importance of divine wisdom and God's promise to grant wisdom to those who ask for it.
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