Pablo, llamado a ser apóstol de Jesucristo^a por¹ la voluntad de Dios^b, y Sóstenes^c, nuestro² hermano^d, 2 a la iglesia de Dios^a que está en Corinto^b, a los que han sido santificados en Cristo Jesús, llamados a ser santos^c, con todos los que en cualquier parte invocan el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo^d, Señor de ellos y nuestro: 3 Gracia a vosotros y paz de parte de Dios nuestro Padre y del Señor Jesucristo^a.

4 Siempre doy gracias a mi¹ Dios por vosotros^a, por la gracia de Dios que os fue dada en Cristo Jesús, 5 porque en todo fuisteis enriquecidos en Él^a, en toda palabra y en todo conocimiento^b, 6 así como el testimonio acerca de Cristo^a fue confirmado en¹ vosotros; 7 de manera que nada os falta en ningún don, esperando ansiosamente la revelación de nuestro Señor Jesucristo^a; 8 el cual también os confirmará hasta el fin, para que seáis irreprensibles^a en el día de nuestro Señor Jesucristo^b. 9 Fiel es Dios^a, por medio de quien fuisteis llamados^b a la comunión con su Hijo Jesucristo^c, Señor nuestro.

10 Os ruego, hermanos^a, por el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, que todos os pongáis de acuerdo¹, y que no haya divisiones^2b entre vosotros, sino que estéis enteramente unidos en un mismo sentir^3c y en un mismo parecer. 11 Porque he sido informado acerca de vosotros, hermanos míos, por los de Cloé, que hay contiendas entre vosotros. 12 Me refiero a que cada uno de vosotros dice: Yo soy de Pablo, yo de Apolos^a, yo de Cefas^b, yo de Cristo. 13 ¿Está dividido Cristo?¹ ¿Acaso fue Pablo crucificado por vosotros? ¿O fuisteis bautizados^a en el nombre de Pablo? 14 Doy gracias a Dios¹ que no bauticé a ninguno de vosotros^a, excepto a Crispo^b y a Gayo^c, 15 para que nadie diga que fuisteis bautizados en mi nombre. 16 También bauticé a los de la casa de Estéfanas^a; por lo demás, no sé si bauticé a algún otro. 17 Pues Cristo no me envió a bautizar^a, sino a predicar¹ el evangelio, no con palabras elocuentes^2b, para que no se haga vana la cruz de Cristo.

18 Porque la palabra de la cruz es necedad^a para los que se pierden^1b, pero para nosotros los salvos² es poder de Dios^c. 19 Porque está escrito:DESTRUIRÉ LA SABIDURÍA DE LOS SABIOS,Y EL ENTENDIMIENTO DE LOS INTELIGENTES DESECHARÉ^a. 20 ¿Dónde está el sabio^a? ¿Dónde el escriba? ¿Dónde el polemista de este siglo¹? ¿No ha hecho Dios que la sabiduría de este mundo sea necedad^b? 21 Porque ya que en la sabiduría de Dios el mundo no conoció a Dios^a por medio de su propia sabiduría, agradó a Dios^b, mediante la necedad^c de la predicación, salvar a los que creen^d. 22 Porque en verdad los judíos piden señales^1a y los griegos buscan sabiduría; 23 pero nosotros predicamos a Cristo¹ crucificado^a, piedra de tropiezo para los judíos^b, y necedad^c para los gentiles; 24 mas para los llamados^a, tanto judíos como griegos, Cristo es poder de Dios^b y sabiduría de Dios^c. 25 Porque la necedad de Dios^a es más sabia que los hombres, y la debilidad de Dios^b es más fuerte que los hombres.

26 Pues considerad¹, hermanos, vuestro llamamiento^a; no hubo muchos sabios conforme a la carne^2b, ni muchos poderosos, ni muchos nobles; 27 sino que Dios ha escogido^a lo necio del mundo^b, para avergonzar a los sabios; y Dios ha escogido lo débil del mundo, para avergonzar a lo que es fuerte; 28 y lo vil y despreciado del mundo^a ha escogido Dios; lo que no es^b, para anular lo que es^c; 29 para que nadie¹ se jacte^a delante de Dios. 30 Mas por obra suya¹ estáis vosotros en Cristo Jesús^a, el cual se hizo para nosotros sabiduría de Dios^b, y justificación^c, y santificación^d, y redención^e, 31 para que, tal como está escrito: EL QUE SE GLORÍA, QUE SE GLORÍE EN EL SEÑOR^a.

Paul, ^acalled as an apostle of Jesus Christ ¹by ^bthe will of God, and our ^cbrother ^dSosthenes,

2 To ^athe church of God which is in ^bCorinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, ¹saints ^cby calling, with all who in every place ^dcall on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

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

4 ^aI thank ¹my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in everything you were ^aenriched in Him, in all ^bspeech and ^call knowledge, 6 just as ^athe testimony concerning Christ was confirmed ¹in you, 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you eagerly ^aawait the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 ^awho will also ¹confirm you to the end, blameless on ^bthe day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 ^aGod is faithful, through whom you were ^bcalled into ^cfellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

10 Now ^aI urge you, ^bbrothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all ¹agree and that there be no ^2cdivisions among you, but that you be ³made complete in ^dthe same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For I have been informed concerning you, my brothers and sisters, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you. 12 Now I mean this, that ^aeach one of you is saying, “I am ¹with Paul,” ²or “I am ³with ^bApollos,” ⁴or “I am ⁵with ^6cCephas,” ⁷or “I am ⁸with Christ.” 13 ¹Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you ^abaptized ²in the name of Paul? 14 I am thankful that I ^abaptized none of you except ^bCrispus and ^cGaius, 15 so that no one would say you were baptized ¹in my name! 16 But I did baptize the ^ahousehold of Stephanas also; beyond that, I do not know if I baptized anyone else. 17 ^aFor Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, ^bnot with ¹cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made of no effect.

18 For the word of the cross is ^afoolishness to ^bthose who ¹are perishing, but to us who ²are being saved it is ^cthe power of God. 19 For it is written:“^aI WILL DESTROY THE WISDOM OF THE WISE,AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE WHO HAVE UNDERSTANDING, I WILL CONFOUND.” 20 ^aWhere is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of ^bthis age? Has God not ^cmade foolish the wisdom of ^dthe world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God ^athe world through its wisdom did not come to know God, ^bGod ¹was pleased through the ^cfoolishness of the ²message preached to ^dsave those who believe. 22 For indeed ^aJews ask for ¹signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23 but we preach ^1aChrist crucified, ^bto Jews a stumbling block, and to Gentiles ^cfoolishness, 24 but to those who are ^athe called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ ^bthe power of God and ^cthe wisdom of God. 25 For the ^afoolishness of God is wiser than mankind, and ^bthe weakness of God is stronger than mankind.

26 For ¹consider your ^acalling, brothers and sisters, that there were ^bnot many wise according to ²the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27 but ^aGod has chosen the foolish things of ^bthe world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of ^cthe world to shame the things which are strong, 28 and the ¹insignificant things of ^athe world and the despised God has chosen, ^bthe things that are not, so that He may ^cnullify the things that are, 29 so that ^ano ¹human may boast before God. 30 But it is ¹due to Him that you are in ^aChrist Jesus, who became to us ^bwisdom from God, ²and ^crighteousness and ^dsanctification, and ^eredemption, 31 so that, just as it is written: “^aLET THE ONE WHO BOASTS, BOAST IN THE LORD.”

Paul, ^acalled as an apostle of Jesus Christ ¹by ^bthe will of God, and ^cSosthenes our ^dbrother,

2 To ^athe church of God which is at ^bCorinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, ¹saints ^cby calling, with all who in every place ^dcall on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

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

4 ^aI thank ¹my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in everything you were ^aenriched in Him, in all ^bspeech and ^call knowledge, 6 even as ^athe testimony concerning Christ was confirmed ¹in you, 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, ^aawaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 ^awho will also confirm you to the end, blameless in ^bthe day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 ^aGod is faithful, through whom you were ^bcalled into ^cfellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

10 Now ^aI exhort you, ^bbrethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all ¹agree and that there be no ^2cdivisions among you, but that you be ³made complete in ^dthe same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you. 12 Now I mean this, that ^aeach one of you is saying, “I am of Paul,” and “I of ^bApollos,” and “I of ^cCephas,” and “I of Christ.” 13 ¹Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you ^abaptized ²in the name of Paul? 14 ¹I thank God that I ^abaptized none of you except ^bCrispus and ^cGaius, 15 so that no one would say you were baptized ¹in my name. 16 Now I did baptize also the ^ahousehold of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other. 17 ^aFor Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, ^bnot in ¹cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.

18 For the word of the cross is ^afoolishness to ^bthose who ¹are perishing, but to us who ²are being saved it is ^cthe power of God. 19 For it is written,“^aI WILL DESTROY THE WISDOM OF THE WISE,AND THE CLEVERNESS OF THE CLEVER I WILL SET ASIDE.” 20 ^aWhere is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of ^bthis age? Has not God ^cmade foolish the wisdom of ^dthe world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God ^athe world through its wisdom did not come to know God, ^bGod was well-pleased through the ^cfoolishness of the ¹message preached to ^dsave those who believe. 22 For indeed ^aJews ask for ¹signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23 but we preach ^1aChrist crucified, ^bto Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles ^cfoolishness, 24 but to those who are ^athe called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ ^bthe power of God and ^cthe wisdom of God. 25 Because the ^afoolishness of God is wiser than men, and ^bthe weakness of God is stronger than men.

26 For ¹consider your ^acalling, brethren, that there were ^bnot many wise according to ²the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27 but ^aGod has chosen the foolish things of ^bthe world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of ^cthe world to shame the things which are strong, 28 and the base things of ^athe world and the despised God has chosen, ^bthe things that are not, so that He may ^cnullify the things that are, 29 so that ^ano ¹man may boast before God. 30 But ¹by His doing you are in ^aChrist Jesus, who became to us ^bwisdom from God, ²and ^crighteousness and ^dsanctification, and ^eredemption, 31 so that, just as it is written, “^aLET HIM WHO BOASTS, BOAST IN THE LORD.”