¹Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother,

¹¶ Na Paora, i pai nei te Atua kia karangatia hei apotoro ma Ihu Karaiti, na te teina hoki, na Hotene,

²to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all those calling upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place — both theirs and ours:

²Ki te hahi a te Atua i Koriniti, ki te hunga kua oti te whakatapu i roto i a Karaiti Ihu, kua karangatia hei hunga tapu, ratou ko te hunga katoa i nga wahi katoa e karanga ana ki te ingoa o to tatou Ariki, o Ihu Karaiti, o to ratou Ariki, o to ta tou:

³Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

³Kia tau ki a koutou te aroha noa me te rangimarie, he mea na te Atua, na to tatou Matua, na te Ariki hoki, na Ihu Karaiti.

⁴I give thanks to my God always concerning you for the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus,

⁴He whakawhetai tonu taku mahi ki toku Atua mo koutou, mo te aroha noa o te Atua kua homai nei ki a koutou i roto i a Karaiti Ihu;

⁵that in every thing ye were enriched in him, in all discourse and all knowledge,

⁵Kua meinga hoki kia hua nga mea katoa ma koutou i roto i a ia, te whakapuaki korero, te matauranga;

⁶according as the testimony of the Christ was confirmed in you,

⁶Pena hoki me te whakaaturanga i a te Karaiti kua u na i roto i a koutou:

⁷so that ye are not behind in any gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

⁷I kore ai koutou e hapa i tetahi mea homai; i a koutou e tatari na ki te whakakitenga mai o to tatou Ariki, o Ihu Karaiti:

⁸who also shall confirm you unto the end — unblamable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ;

⁸Mana hoki koutou e whakau a taea noatia te mutunga, kia kore ai koutou e ekengia e te kupu i te ra o to tatou Ariki, o Ihu Karaiti.

⁹faithful [is] God, through whom ye were called to the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁹He pono te Atua, nana nei koutou i karanga kia uru tahi ki tana Tama, ko Ihu Karaiti, ki to tatou Ariki.

¹⁰And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,

¹⁰¶ Na, he tohe tenei naku ki a koutou, e oku teina, i runga i te ingoa o to tatou Ariki, o Ihu Karaiti, kia kotahi ta koutou korero katoa, a kia kaua he wehewehenga i roto i a koutou; engari kia tuituia koutou i runga i te ngakau kotahi, i te whaka aro kotahi.

¹¹for it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you;

¹¹Kua oti hoki koutou te tohutohu mai, e oku teina, e te hunga o te whare o Koroi, tena nga tautohetohe kei roto i a koutou.

¹²and I say this, that each one of you saith, `I, indeed, am of Paul` — `and I of Apollos,` — `and I of Cephas,` — `and I of Christ.`

¹²Anei te tikanga o taku korero, kei te ki tena o koutou na, No Paora ahau; a, No Aporo ahau; a, Ko ahau no Kipa; Ko ahau no te Karaiti.

¹³Hath the Christ been divided? was Paul crucified for you? or to the name of Paul were ye baptized;

¹³Kua oti koia a te Karaiti te wahi? i ripekatia ranei a Paora mo koutou? i iriiria ranei koutou i runga i te ingoa o Paora?

¹⁴I give thanks to God that no one of you did I baptize, except Crispus and Gaius —

¹⁴¶ E whakawhetai ana ahau ki te Atua, moku kihai i iriiri i tetahi o koutou, ko Kirihipu anake raua ko Kaiu;

¹⁵that no one may say that to my own name I did baptize;

¹⁵Kei waiho e te tangata hei korero, naku koutou i iriiri i runga i toku ingoa.

¹⁶and I did baptize also Stephanas` household — further, I have not known if I did baptize any other.

¹⁶Naku ano i iriiri nga tangata o te whare o Tepana: i ko ake, kahore ahau i te mahara ki taku iriiringa i tetahi atu.

¹⁷For Christ did not send me to baptize, but — to proclaim good news; not in wisdom of discourse, that the cross of the Christ may not be made of none effect;

¹⁷¶ Kihai hoki ahau i tonoa e te Karaiti ki te iriiri, engari ki te kauwhau i te rongopai: ehara i te mea i runga i te mohio ki nga kupu, kei whakakahoretia te ripeka o te Karaiti.

¹⁸for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us — those being saved — it is the power of God,

¹⁸Ko te korero hoki o te ripeka ki te hunga e whakangaromia ana he mea wawau; ki a tatou ia, ki te hunga e whakaorangia ana, ko te kaha tera o te Atua.

¹⁹for it hath been written, `I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;`

¹⁹Ka oti hoki te tuhituhi, Ka ngaro i ahau te whakaaro nui o te hunga whakaaro, ka kore hoki i ahau te mahara o te hunga mahara.

²⁰where [is] the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?

²⁰Kei hea te tangata whakaaro? kei hea te karaipi? kei hea te tangata tohe o tenei ao? kahore ano koia i whakakuwaretia e te Atua te whakaaro nui o tenei ao?

²¹for, seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom knew not God, it did please God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing.

²¹I te mea hoki i runga i to te Atua whakaaro nui, kihai nga whakaaro nui o te ao i mohio ki te Atua, na ka pai te Atua kia meinga te kuware o te kupu kauwhau hei whakaora i te hunga e whakapono ana.

²²Since also Jews ask a sign, and Greeks seek wisdom,

²²Ina hoki ko ta nga Hurai he tono tohu, ko ta nga Kariki he rapu whakaaro nui:

²³also we — we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness,

²³Ko ta matou ia he kauwhau i a te Karaiti i ripekatia he tutukitanga waewae ki nga Hurai, he mea kuware ki nga Kariki;

²⁴and to those called — both Jews and Greeks — Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God,

²⁴Ki te hunga ia e karangatia ana, ahakoa Hurai, ahakoa Kariki, ko te Karaiti, ko te kaha o te Atua, ko te whakaaro mohio o te Atua.

²⁵because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men;

²⁵No te mea he kuware no te Atua nui atu te mohio i nga tangata; he ngoikore no te Atua kaha atu i nga tangata.

²⁶for see your calling, brethren, that not many [are] wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

²⁶Titiro oti ki to koutou karangatanga, e oku teina, kihai i tokomaha te hunga whakaaro o te wahi ki te kikokiko, kihai i tokomaha te hunga nunui, kihai i tokomaha nga rangatira, e karangatia ana:

²⁷but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong;

²⁷Engari i whiriwhiria e te Atua ko nga mea kuware o te ao, hei mea e whakama ai te hunga whakaaro; i whiriwhiria ano e te Atua ko nga mea ngoikore o te ao, hei mea e whakama ai nga mea kaha.

²⁸and the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless —

²⁸Ko nga mea ware o te ao, ko nga mea e whakahaweatia ana, ko ena i whiriwhiria e te Atua, ae, ko nga mea kahore noa iho, kia whakakahoretia ai e ia nga tino mea ake;

²⁹that no flesh may glory before Him;

²⁹Kia kore ai tetahi kikokiko e whakamanamana i te aroaro o te Atua.

³⁰and of Him ye — ye are in Christ Jesus, who became to us from God wisdom, righteousness also, and sanctification, and redemption,

³⁰Nana hoki koutou i roto i a Karaiti Ihu, kua meinga nei ia hei take whakaaro nui mo tatou, he mea na te Atua, hei tika, hei whakatapu, hei hoko:

³¹that, according as it hath been written, `He who is glorying — in the Lord let him glory.`

³¹Kia rite ai ki te mea kua oti te tuhituhi, Ki te whakamanamana tetahi, me whakamanamana ia ki te Ariki.