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1 Corinthians 1

2 He praiseth the great graces of God shewed toward them, 10 Exhorting them to concord and humility. 29 He beateth down all pride, and wisdom which is not grounded on God, 26 Shewing whom God hath chosen to confound the wisdom of the world.
1.Paul called to be an Apostle of JESUS CHRIST, through the will of God, and our brother Sostenes,
2.Unto the Church of God which is at Corinthus, to them that are *asantified in Christ Jesus, *bSaints by calling, *with all that ccall on the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both their Lord, and ours:
3.Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
4.I thank my God always on your behalf for the dgrace of God, which is given you in Jesus Christ,
5.*That in all things ye are made rich ein him, in fall kind of speech, and in all knowledge:
6.As the testimony of Jesus Christ hath been confirmed in you.
7.So that ye are not destitute of any gift: *waiting for the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
8.Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be *gblameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9.*God is faithful, by whom ye are called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
10.Now I beseech you, brethren, by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, *that ye all hspeak one thing, and that there be no dissensions among you: but be ye knit together in one mind, and in one judgement.
11.For it hath been declared unto me, my brethren, of you by them that are of the house of iCloe, that there are contentions among you.
12.Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am Paules, and I am *Apollos, and I am Cephas, and I am Christ’s.
13.Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? either were ye baptised kinto the name of Paul?
14.I thank God, that I baptised none of you, but *Crispus, and lGaius.
15.Lest any should say, that I had baptised into mine own name.
16.I baptised also the household of Stephanas: furthermore know I not, whether I baptised any other.
17.For Christ sent me not to mbaptise, but to preach the Gospel, not with *nwisdom of words, olest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
18.For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness: but unto us, which are saved, it is the *power of God.
19.For it is written, I *will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will cast away the understanding of the prudent.
20.Where is the wise? where is the pScribe? where is the qdisputer of this world? hath not God made the wisdom of this world foolishness?
21.For seeing the world by wisdom knew not God in the wisdom of God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe:
22.Seeing also that the Jews require a *sign, and the Grecians seek after wisdom.
23.But we preach Christ crucified: unto the Jews, even a stumbling block, and unto the Grecians, foolishness:
24.But unto them which are called, both of the Jews & Grecians we preach Christ, the power of GOD, and the wisdom of God.
25.For the rfoolishness of God is wiser then men, and the weakness of God is stronger then men.
26.For brethren, you see your calling, how that not many wise men safter the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called.
27.But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weak things of the world, to confound the mighty things.
28.And vile things of the world and things which are despised, hath God chosen, and things twhich are not, to bring to nought things uthat are,
29.That no xflesh should rejoice in his presence.
30.But ye are of him in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us *wisdom and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption,
31.That, according as it is written, *He that rejoiceth, ylet him rejoice in the Lord.

Notes

2-*.
Acts 15.9, 1 Thess. 4.7.
2-*-1.
Rom. 1.7, Eph. 1.1, Col. 1.22, 2 Tim. 1.9.
2-*-2.
2 Tim. 2.22, Tit. 2.1.
2-a.
Whom God hath separate from the rest of the world, purified, and given to his Son, that he might be in them, and they in him.
2-b.
Made holy by the free mercy and calling of God.
2-c.
Which is to acknowledge him to be very God, to worship him, and seek unto him for help.
4-d.
For all the benefits which ye have received by the Gospel.
5-*.
Col. 1.10 and 2.7.
5-e.
As members of the same body which communicate with their head.
5-f.
He commends those gifts in them, whose abuse after he does reprove, as eloquence, philosophy, and their knowledge of God’s word.
7-*.
Phil. 3.20, Tit. 2.11.
8-*.
1 Thes. 3.13 and 5.23.
8-g.
For there is no condemnation to them that are grafted in Christ Jesus.
9-*.
Psal. 138.8, 1 Thes. 5.24.
10-*.
Rom. 15.5, Phil. 3.16.
10-h.
Disagreeing in words engenders dissension of mind, whereof pro- ceeds repugnancy of judgement, which is the mother of schism & heresy.
11-i.
Which was a virtuous woman and zealous of God’s glory and sought the quietness of the Church.
12-*.
Acts 18.24.
13-k.
Read the annotation, Acts 3.16.
14-*.
Acts 18.8.
14-l.
This Gaius was Paul’s host, in whose house also the Church was at Corinthus, Rom. 16.23: there was yet another so called, which was of Derbe, and followed Paul, Acts 20.4.
17-*.
Chap. 2.1, Gal. 5.4.
17-m.
That is, chiefly and peculiarly.
17-n.
As rhetoric, or art oratory.
17-o.
When men should attribute that unto eloquence, which only belongs to the power of God.
18-*.
Rom. 1.16, 2 Pet. 1.16.
19-*.
Isa. 29.14.
20-p.
That is, the interpreter of the Law.
20-q.
He that is so subtle in discussing questions? & herein Paul re- proaches even the best learned, as though not one of them could per- ceive by his own wisdom this mystery of Christ revealed in the Gospel.
22-*.
Mat. 12.38.
25-r.
He speaks in the person of the wicked, who contrary to their conscience rather attribute these things to God, then acknowledge their own folly and weakness.
26-s.
According as the world terms wise men.
28-t.
Which are in man’s judgement almost nothing, but taken for abjects and castaways.
28-u.
Esteemed and in reputation.
29-x.
Thus he calls man in contempt and to beat down his arrogancy.
30-*.
Jer. 23.5.
31-*.
Jer. 9.24, 2 Cor. 10.17.
31-y.
That is, attribute all things to God with thanksgiving.