1 Corinthians · Chapter 1

[ edit] Poul, clepid apoſtle of Jheſu Criſt, bi þe wille of God, and Soſtenes, broþir, to þe chirche of God þat is at Corinþe, to þe halowid in Criſt Jheſu, clepid ſeyntis, wiþ alle þat inclepyn þe name of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt, in ech place of hem and oure, grace and pees to ȝou of God, oure fadir, and of þe Lord Jheſu Criſt. I do þankyngis to my God euermore for ȝou, in þe grace of God þat is ȝouun to ȝou in Criſt Jheſu.

For in alle þingis ȝe ben ryche in him, in ech word, and in ech kunnynge, or ſcience, as þe witneſſynge of Criſt is confermyd in ȝou; ſo þat no þing fayle to ȝou in ony grace, abidynge þe reuelacioun, or ſchewynge, of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt; þe which and ſchal conferme ȝou til into þe ende wiþouten cryme, or greet ſynne, in þe day of þe comynge of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt. Forſoþ God is trewe, bi whom ȝe ben clepid in to þe felowſchip of his ſone Jheſu Criſt oure Lord.

Forſoþe, briþeren, I biſeche ȝou, bi þe name of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt, þat ȝe alle ſeye þe ſame þing, and þat ſciſmes, or dyuyſiouns, diſſenciouns, or diſcordis, be not among ȝow; ſoþli be ȝe parfyt in þe ſame witt, and in þe ſame kunnynge. Forſoþe, briþeren, it is ſignyfied, or toold, to me of hem þat ben of Cloes, for ſtryues ben among ȝou. Forſoþ I ſeye þis þing, þat ech of ȝou ſeiþ, Forſoþ I am of Poul, forſoþ I of Appollo, treuly I of Cephas, þat is, Petre, forſoþ I of Criſt. Wher Criſt is departid? wher Poul is crucifyed for ȝou, eþir ben ȝe baptyſid in þe name of Poul?

I do þankyngis to God, þat I baptiſide no man of ȝou, no but Criſpus and Gayus; leſt ony man ſeye, þat ȝe ben baptyſid in my name. Soþli and I baptyſide þe hous of Steuene, a womman, but I woot not, if I baptiſide ony oþir. For Criſt ſente me not for to baptiſe, but for to euangelyſe, or preche þe goſpel; not in wyſdom of word, þat þe cros of Criſt be not voydid awey. For þe word of þe cros is folye ſoþli to men periſchinge; forſoþ to hem þat ben maad ſaaf, þat is to ſeye, to vs, it is þe vertu of God. Soþli it is writun, I ſchal leſe þe wyſdom of wyſe men, and I ſchal reproue þe prudence of prudent men.

Where is þe wyſe man? where is þe writere, or man of lawe? where is þe purchaſour of þis world? Wher God haþ not maad þe wyſdom of þis world foltiſch, or fool. Forwhi for in þe wyſdom of God þe world knew not God by wyſdom, it pleſide to God for to make men ſaaf bileuyng, by þe folie of prechinge. For and Jewis ſeken ſignes, and Greekis ſeken wiſdom; forſoþ we prechen Criſt crucified, to Jewis ſoþli ſclaundre, to heþene men forſoþ foly; forſoþ to hem clepid, Jewis and Greekis, Criſt þe vertu of God, and þe wyſdom of God. For þat þat is foly þing of God, is wyſer þan men; and þat þat is ſyk þing, or freel, of God, is ſtrenger þan men.

Forſoþ ſe ȝe ȝoure clepinge, briþeren; for not manye wyſe men aftir þe fleiſch, not many myȝty, not many noble. But God chees þo þingis þat ben foltyſch of þe world, þat he confounde wyſe men; and God chees þe ſyke þingis, or freel, of þe world, þat he confounde þe ſtronge þingis; and God chees þe vnnoble þingis and diſpiſable þingis of þe world, and þo þingis þat ben not, þat he ſchulde diſtroye þo þingis þat ben; þat ech fleiſch, or man, glorie not in his ſiȝt. Forſoþ of him ȝe ben in Criſt Jheſu, þe which is maad to vs wyſdom and riȝtwyſneſſe, and hoolyneſſe, and aȝenbying; þat, as it is writun, He þat glorieþ, glorie in þe Lord.