Paul, by vocation an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and brother Sosthenes.

Unto the congregation of God which is at Corinth. To them that are sanctified in Jesus Christ, saints by calling, with all that call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both of theirs and of ours.

Grace be with you and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank my God always on your behalf for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ,

even as the testimony of Jesus Christ was confirmed in you:

so that ye are behind in no gift, and wait for the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ

which shall strengthen you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For God is faithful, by whom ye are called unto the fellowship of his son Jesus Christ our Lord.

I beseech you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all speak one thing and that there be no dissension among you: but be ye perfect in one mind, and one meaning.

And this is it that I mean: how that commonly among you, one sayeth, "I hold of Paul"; Another, "I hold of Apollos"; the third, "I hold of Cephas"; and the fourth that, "I hold of Christ."

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Either were ye baptised in the name of Paul?

For Christ sent me not to baptise, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should have been made of none effect.

But we preach Christ crucified: unto the Jews, an occasion of falling; and unto the Greeks, foolishness.

But unto them which are called, both of Jews and Greeks, we preach Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

And unto him pertain ye, in Christ Jesus, which of God is made unto us wisdom, and also righteousness, and sanctifying, and redemption.

Neither showed I myself that I knew anything among you save Jesus Christ, even the same that was crucified.

"For who knoweth the mind of the Lord, other who shall inform him?" But we understand the mind of Christ.

And I could not speak unto you brethren as unto spiritual: but as unto carnal, even as it were unto babes in Christ.

For other foundation can no man lay, than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

and ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

Let men this wise esteem us, even as the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God.

We are fools for Christ's sake, and ye are wise through Christ: we are weak, and ye are strong. Ye are honorable, and we are despised.

For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ: yet have ye not many fathers. In Christ Jesus, I have begotten you through the gospel.

For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, which is my dear son, and faithful in the Lord, which shall put you in remembrance of my ways which I have in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in all congregations.

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of the Lord Jesus Christ,

Purge therefore the old leaven, that ye may be new dough, as ye are sweet bread. For Christ our Easter lamb is offered up for us.

Either, remember ye not, that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I now take the members of Christ, and make them the members of a harlot? God forbid.

For he that is called in the Lord being a servant, is the Lord's freeman. Likewise he that is called being free, is Christ's servant.

yet unto us is there but one God, which is the father, of whom are all things, and we in him: and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

And so through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish for whom Christ died.

When ye sin so against the brethren and wound their weak consciences, ye sin against Christ.

Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are not ye my work in the Lord?

If others be partakers of this power over you, wherefore are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power: but suffer all things lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

What is my reward then? Verily that when I preach the gospel, I make the gospel of Christ free, that I misuse not mine authority in the gospel.

To them that were without law, became I as though I had been without law - when I was not without law as pertaining to God, but under a law as concerning Christ - to win them that were without law.

and did all drink of one manner of spiritual drink. And they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them, Which rock was Christ.

Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted and were destroyed of serpents.

Is not the cup of blessing which we bless, partaking of the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break, partaking of the body of Christ?

Follow me as I do Christ.

I would ye knew that Christ is the head of every man; and the man is the woman's head; and God is Christ's head.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of one body though they be many, yet are but one body: even so is Christ.

Ye are the body of Christ, and members one of another.

For first of all, I delivered unto you that which I received: how that Christ died for our sins, agreeing to the scriptures,

If Christ be preached, how that he rose from the dead: how say some that are among you, that there is no resurrection of the dead?

If there be no rising again of the dead: then is Christ not risen.

If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also in vain.

Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God. For we have testified of God how that he raised up Christ, whom he raised not up, if it be so that the dead rise not up again.

For if the dead rise not again, then is Christ not risen again.

If it be so that Christ rose not, then is your faith in vain, and yet are ye in your sins.

And thereto, they which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

If in this life only we believe on Christ, then are we, of all men, the miserablest.

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and is become the first fruits of them that slept.

For as by Adam all die; even so by Christ, shall all be made alive,

and every man in his own order: The first is Christ, then they that are Christ's at his coming.

By our rejoicing, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

But thanks be unto God, which hath given us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, the same be anathema. Maranatha.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

My love be with you all in Christ Jesus, Amen. {The end of the First Epistle unto the Corinthians, Sent from Philippi, by Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus, and Timothy.}