1 Corinthians 1

¹Paul, called [as] an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

¹奉神旨意，蒙召作耶穌基督使徒的保羅，同兄弟所提尼，

²To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their [Lord] and ours:

²寫信給在哥林多神的教會，就是在基督耶穌裡成聖、蒙召作聖徒的，以及所有在各處求告我主耶穌基督之名的人。基督是他們的主，也是我們的主。

³Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³願恩惠、平安從神我們的父並主耶穌基督歸與你們。

⁴I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,

⁴我常為你們感謝我的神，因神在基督耶穌裡所賜給你們的恩惠；

⁵that in everything you were enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge,

⁵又因你們在他裡面凡事富足，口才、知識都全備，

⁶even as the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed in you,

⁶正如我為基督作的見證，在你們心裡得以堅固，

⁷so that you are not lacking in any gift, awaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

⁷以致你們在恩賜上沒有一樣不及人的，等候我們的主耶穌基督顯現。

⁸who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸他也必堅固你們到底，叫你們在我們主耶穌基督的日子無可責備。

⁹God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁹神是信實的，你們原是被他所召，好與他兒子─我們的主耶穌基督一同得分。

¹⁰Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.

¹⁰弟兄們，我藉我們主耶穌基督的名勸你們都說一樣的話。你們中間也不可分黨，只要一心一意，彼此相合。

¹¹For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by Chloe's [people], that there are quarrels among you.

¹¹因為革來氏家裡的人曾對我題起弟兄們來，說你們中間有分爭。

¹²Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, 'I am of Paul,' and 'I of Apollos,' and 'I of Cephas,' and 'I of Christ.'

¹²我的意思就是你們各人說：我是屬保羅的；我是屬亞波羅的；我是屬磯法的；我是屬基督的。

¹³Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

¹³基督是分開的麼？保羅為你們釘了十字架麼？你們是奉保羅的名受了洗麼？

¹⁴I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

¹⁴我感謝神，除了基利司布並該猶以外，我沒有給你們一個人施洗；

¹⁵so that no one would say you were baptized in my name.

¹⁵免得有人說，你們是奉我的名受洗。

¹⁶Now I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other.

¹⁶我也給司提反家施過洗，此外給別人施洗沒有，我卻記不清。

¹⁷For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.

¹⁷基督差遣我，原不是為施洗，乃是為傳福音，並不用智慧的言語，免得基督的十字架落了空。

¹⁸For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

¹⁸因為十字架的道理，在那滅亡的人為愚拙；在我們得救的人，卻為神的大能。

¹⁹For it is written, 'I WILL DESTROY THE WISDOM OF THE WISE, AND THE CLEVERNESS OF THE CLEVER I WILL SET ASIDE.'

¹⁹就如經上所記：我要滅絕智慧人的智慧，廢棄聰明人的聰明。

²⁰Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

²⁰智慧人在那裡？文士在那裡？這世上的辯士在那裡？神豈不是叫這世上的智慧變成愚拙麼？

²¹For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not [come to] know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.

²¹世人憑自己的智慧，既不認識神，神就樂意用人所當作愚拙的道理，拯救那些信的人；這就是神的智慧了。

²²For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom;

²²猶太人是要神蹟，希利尼人是求智慧，

²³but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness,

²³我們卻是傳釘十字架的基督，在猶太人為絆腳石，在外邦人為愚拙；

²⁴but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

²⁴但在那蒙召的，無論是猶太人、希利尼人，基督總為神的能力，神的智慧。

²⁵Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

²⁵因神的愚拙總比人智慧，神的軟弱總比人強壯。

²⁶For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

²⁶弟兄們哪，可見你們蒙召的，按著肉體有智慧的不多，有能力的不多，有尊貴的也不多。

²⁷but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,

²⁷神卻揀選了世上愚拙的，叫有智慧的羞愧；又揀選了世上軟弱的，叫那強壯的羞愧。

²⁸and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are,

²⁸神也揀選了世上卑賤的，被人厭惡的，以及那無有的，為要廢掉那有的。

²⁹so that no man may boast before God.

²⁹使一切有血氣的，在神面前一個也不能自誇。

³⁰But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,

³⁰但你們得在基督耶穌裡，是本乎神，神又使他成為我們的智慧、公義、聖潔、救贖。

³¹so that, just as it is written, 'LET HIM WHO BOASTS, BOAST IN THE LORD.'

³¹如經上所記：誇口的，當指著主誇口。