The Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale, and fynesshed in the yere of our Lorde God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember.

¶¶ The fyrst Chapter.

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PAul by voca∣cion an Apostle of Iesus Christ tho∣row the will of God / and brother Sostenes.

Vnto the congregacion of God which is at Corin¦thum. To them that are sanctified in Christ Iesu / sainctes by callynge / with all that call on the name of oure lorde Iesus Christ in every place / both of theirs & of oures

Grace be with you and peace frō God oure father / and from the lorde Iesus Christ.

✚ I thanke my God all wayes on youre be∣halfe for y^e grace of God which is geuen you

by Iesus Christ / that in all thinges ve are ma¦de riche by him in all lerninge and in all know¦ledge [ B] even as the testimony of Iesus Christ was confermed in you) so that ye are behynde in no gyft / and wayte for the apperynge of ou¦re lorde Iesus Christ which shall strēght you vnto y^• ende / that ye maye be blamelesse in y^e daye of oure lorde Iesus Christ. ✚ ffor god is* 1.1 faythfull / by whom ye are called vnto y^• felli∣shyppe of his sonne Iesus Christe oure lorde

I beseche you brethrē in y^e name of oure lor¦de Iesus Christ / that ye all speake one thynge & that there be no dissencion amōge you: but be ye knyt together in one mynde & in one meāyn¦ge. It is shewed vnto me (my brethren) of you by them that are of the housse of Cloe / that ther is stryfe amonge you. And this is it that I meane: how that comēlie amonge you / one sayeth: I holde of Paul: another I holde of Apollo: y^e thyrde I holde of Cephas: y^• four y^e I holde of Christ. Ys Christ devided? was Paul crucified for you? ether were ye baptised in y^t name of Paul? I thanke God that I chri¦stened none of you / but Crispus & Gayus / lest eny shulde saye that I had baptised in my∣ne awne name. I baptised also the housse of Stephana. Forthermore knowe I not whe∣ther I baptised eny man or no.

For Christ sent me not to baptyse / but to [ C] * 1.2 preache y^• gospell / not with wysdome of wor∣des / lest the crosse of Christ shuld have bene made of none effecte. For y^e preachinge of the crosse is to them y^t perisshe folishnes: but vn∣to

to vs which are saved / it is y^e power of God.* 1.3 For it is written: I will destroye the wysdo∣me of the wyse / & will cast awaye the vnder∣stondinge of the prudēt. Where is the syse? Where is the scrybe? Where is the searcher of this worlde? Hath not God made the wys∣dome of this worlde folisshnes?

For when the worlde thorow wysdome knew not God / in y^e wysdome of God: it plea∣sed God thorow folisshnes of preachinge to save them y^t beleve. For y^e Iewes requyre a signe / & the Grekes seke after wysdome. But* 1.4 we preache Christ crucified / vnto the Iewes an occasion of fallinge / & vnto the Grekes fo∣lisshnes: but vnto thē which are called both [ D] of Iewes & Grekes / we preache Christ y^e po∣wer of God / and the wysdome of God. For* 1.5 the folishnes of God is wyser then mē: & the weakenes of God is stronger then men.

Brethren loke on youre callinge / how that not many wyse men after the flesshe / not ma∣ny myghty / not many of hye degre are called: but God hath chosen the folysshe thinges of the worlde / to confounde the wyse. And God hath chosyn the weake thing{is} of the worlde / to confounde thing{is} which are mighty. And vile thinges of the worlde / & thinges which are despysed / hath God chosen / yee & thinges of no reputacion / for to brynge to nought thin¦ges of reputacion / that no flesshe shulde re∣ioyce in his presence. And vnto him partay∣ne ye / in Christ Iesu / which of God is made vnto vs * 1.6 wysdome / & also rightewesnes / and

saunc tifyinge & redempcion. That accordin∣ge as it is written: he which reioyseth / shulde reioyce in the Lorde.

Notes

• * 1.1

  j. The .v.
• * 1.2

  Preachin¦ge of the crosseis y^• power of God.
• * 1.3

  esa. xxix abdie. j. c. esaie. xxxiij. c.
• * 1.4

  Signe.
• * 1.5

  Christ is the power & wisdo∣me of god
• * 1.6

  Christ is wysdo∣dome. &c. And of hi onlye ou¦ght we to holde and in him on lye to reio¦yce.