The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.

¶The first Chapter.

1 He prayseth the great graces of God shewed towarde them, 10 exhortyng them to concorde and humilitie. 19 He beateth downe all pryde, and wisedome which is not grounded vpon God: 26 Shewyng whom God hath chosen to confounde the wise∣dome of the worlde.

[unspec A] 1 PAule called [to be] an Apostle of Ie∣su Christ, through the wyll of God, and brother So∣stenes:

2 Vnto the Church of God whiche is at Corinthus: To thē that are sancti∣fied in Christe Iesus, (a) 1.1 saintes by cal∣lyng, with all that call on the name of our Lorde Iesus Christe in euery place, both of theirs and ours:

3 * 1.2Grace be vnto you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lorde Iesus Christe.

4 ☞I thanke my God alwayes on your behalfe, for the grace of God whiche is geuen you in Iesus Christe:

5 That in all thynges ye are made riche in hym, in all vtteraunce, & in all know∣ledge:

6 As the testimonie of Iesus Christ was confirmed in you.

[unspec B] 7 So that ye are destitute of no gyft, wayting for the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christe,

8 Whiche shall also () 1.3 strength you vnto the ende, that ye may be (b) 1.4 blamelesse in the day of our Lord Iesus Christ. ☜

9 * 1.5God is faythfull, by whom ye are cal∣led vnto the felowship of his sonne Ie∣sus Christe our Lorde.

10 Nowe I beseche you brethren by the name of our Lorde Iesus Christe, that ye all speake one thyng, and that there be no discentions among you, but be ye knit together, in one mynde, and in one meanyng.

11 For it is shewed vnto me my brethren, of you, by them whiche are of the house of Cloe, that there are contentions a∣mong you.

12 Nowe this I saye, that euery one of you saith, I am of Paul, and I am of * 1.6Apollo, and I am of Cephas, and I am of Christe.

13 Is Christe deuided? was Paul cruci∣fied for you? eyther were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

14 I thanke God that I baptized none of you but Crispus and Gaius:

15 Lest any shoulde say, that I had bap∣tized in myne owne name.

16 I baptized also the housholde of Ste∣phana: Furthermore knowe I not whether I baptized any other.

17 For Christe sent me not to baptize, but [unspec C] to preache the Gospell: not with wise∣dome of (c) 1.7 wordes, lest y^e crosse of Christ shoulde be made of none effect.

18 For the preachyng of the crosse, is to them that perishe foolishnesse: but vnto vs which are saued, *it is the power of God.

19 For it is written, * 1.8 I wyll destroye the wisedome of the wyse, and wyll cast a∣way the vnderstandyng of the prudent.

20 Where is the wise? * 1.9 where is y^e scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? Hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolyshenesse?

[unspec D] 21 For after that the world through wise∣dome knewe not God, in the wisedome of God: it pleased God through foolish∣nesse of preachyng to saue them that be∣leue.

22 For * 1.10 the Iewes require a signe, & the Grekes seke after wisedome:

23 But we preache Christe crucified, vnto the Iewes a stumblyng blocke, and vn∣to the Grekes foolyshnesse:

24 But vnto them which are called both of the Iewes and Grekes [we preache] Christe the power of God, and the wise∣dome of God.

25 For the foolishnesse of God, is wiser then men, and the weakenesse of God, is stronger then men.

26 Brethren, ye see your callyng, howe that not many wise men after the fleshe, not many myghtie, not many noble [are called.]

27 But God hath chosen the foolyshe thynges of the worlde, to confounde the wise: And God hath chosen the weake thynges of the worlde, to confounde thynges which are myghtie:

28 And vnnoble thynges of the worlde, & thinges which are despysed, hath God chosen, [yea] and thinges which are not, to bryng to naught thynges that are:

29 That no fleshe shoulde reioyce in his presence.

30 And of hym are ye in Christe Iesu, whiche of God is made vnto vs wise∣dome, and righteousnesse, and sanctifi∣cation, and redemption:

31 That accordyng as it is written: he that reioyceth, let hym reioyce in the Lorde.

Notes

• (a) 1.1

  Made ho¦ly by thee free mercy and cal¦lyng of God.
• * 1.2

  Rom. i. a. Galath. i. a.
• () 1.3

  Or. con∣••••••e.
• (b) 1.4

  For there is no condem¦••••tion to thē 〈…〉〈…〉 Christ 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.5

  Nu. xxiii. e. i. Cor. x. c.
• * 1.6

  Act. xviii. d i. Cor. iii a. and .xvi. c.
• (c) 1.7

  When mē shoulde ••teri∣b••te that vnto eloquēce, whi¦che onlye be∣longeth to the power of God
• * 1.8

  Rom. i. b. Esai. xxix d
• * 1.9

  Esaias 33. c.
• * 1.10

  Math. viii d Luke. xi. d. Iohn. vi. d.