1 Corinthians 111 CorinthiansDivisions and the message of the crossArabic Simplified Text

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1. 1ARST{ I,} Paul,{ write this letter to you,} and Sosthenes our fellow believer{ is with me}. God chose to send me to represent the Messiah Jesus, because that is what God wanted.BSBBSB: Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
2. 2ARST{ I send this letter} to{ you who are part of} the groups of believers belonging to God, which are in the city of Corinth.{ God has} set{ you} apart for himself by uniting you to the Messiah Jesus, and{ he has} chosen{ you} to be his own people.{ You are} part of the group of believers who worship our Lord Jesus the Messiah in many countries and cities.{ Jesus the Messiah is} their{ Lord} and our{ Lord}.BSBBSB: To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
3. 3ARST{ May} God,{ who is} our Father, and the Lord Jesus the Messiah{ continue to be} kind to you and{ make you} peaceful.BSBBSB: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4. 4ARSTI often thank my God about you.{ I do this} because{ I know how} God is acting kindly towards you by uniting you to the Messiah Jesus.BSBBSB: I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
5. 5ARST{ When I say that God has acted kindly towards you, I mean} that he has abundantly blessed you by uniting you to the Messiah in every area{ of your lives}, including whatever you say and whatever you know.BSBBSB: For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,
6. 6ARST{ God has blessed you} because he has proved to you that what we told you about the Messiah was true.BSBBSB: because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.
7. 7ARST{ God has done these things for you} so that you are completely equipped spiritually{ during this time when you} confidently expect our Lord Jesus the Messiah to return.BSBBSB: Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
8. 8ARST{ Just as he proved our message to be true,} God will also prove your trust{ in the Messiah} true until{ your earthly lives} end.{ Because of this,} he will judge you not guilty when our Lord Jesus the Messiah returns{ to earth}.BSBBSB: He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9. 9ARSTGod always does what he promises,{ and he is the one} who has specially chosen you to share everything with his Son, Jesus the Messiah, our Lord.BSBBSB: God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
10. 10ARSTMy fellow believers, as one whom our Lord Jesus the Messiah has authorized, I appeal to you,{ asking} that all of you agree with one another.{ I ask that} you do not split up into rival groups but that you reconcile with each other by agreeing in what you think and by agreeing in what you decide to do.BSBBSB: I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
11. 11ARST{ I appeal to you} because some{ members} of Chloe’ s{ household} have talked to me about you, my fellow believers.{ They said} that you quarrel among yourselves.BSBBSB: My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
12. 12ARSTWhat I am talking about is how many of you are claiming that you belong to Paul’ s group, for example, or that you belong to Apollos’ group, or that you belong to Cephas’ group, or that you belong to the Messiah’ s group.BSBBSB: What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
13. 13ARSTNo one has split the Messiah into pieces{, so you also should not split into pieces}. No one crucified Paul in your behalf, and no one baptized you so that you belong to Paul.BSBBSB: Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?
14. 14ARSTI give thanks{ to God} that I baptized no people who belong to your group except for{ two individuals:} Crispus and Gaius.BSBBSB: I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
15. 15ARSTBecause{ I baptized so few of you,} no person is able to claim that I baptized you, so that you belong to my group.BSBBSB: so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.
16. 16ARSTOh yes, I remember that I also baptized those who live in the house of Stephanas. Other than that, I do not think that I baptized any other people{ in your group}.BSBBSB: Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.
17. 17ARSTThe reason{ I baptized so few of you} is that the Messiah did not commission me to baptize{ people}. Rather,{ he commissioned me} to proclaim the good news.{ I do this} without using words that are wise{ by human standards}. That way, I do not destroy{ the power of the message about} the Messiah dying on the cross.BSBBSB: For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
18. 18ARST{ I do not use wise words,} because the message that I proclaim about{ the death of the Messiah on} the cross sounds foolish to people who are bringing destruction on themselves. However, God works powerfully in this message for us whom he is rescuing.BSBBSB: For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
19. 19ARST{ You can tell that this is true,} because the prophet Isaiah wrote,“I will render useless the wise things that wise people think, and I will make the intelligent things that intelligent people think worthless.”BSBBSB: For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
20. 20ARST{ So then,} wise people are not really wise, and experts are not really experts, and people who are good at arguing are not really good at it, as they all belong to the current world system.{ In fact,} God has shown that what seems to be wise in this current world is not wise at all.BSBBSB: Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
21. 21ARSTHere is how{ God has done this}. Just as God wisely chose, unbelievers did not get to know God by means of their wise thinking. So, God decided to rescue those who have faith{ in the Messiah} by means of the foolish message that believers proclaim.BSBBSB: For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
22. 22ARSTOn the one hand,{ many} Jewish people want to see powerful deeds. On the other hand,{ many} Greek people search for wise thinking.BSBBSB: Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
23. 23ARSTWe, however, proclaim that the Messiah died on a cross.{ Many} Jewish people{ find this message} offensive, and{ many} non- Jewish people{ think that this message is} foolish.BSBBSB: but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
24. 24ARSTWe, however, whom God has chosen, whether{ we are} Jewish{ people} or Greek{ people}, have learned that God works powerfully and wisely through{ this message about} the Messiah.BSBBSB: but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
25. 25ARST{ This is} because what God does that seems foolish is wiser than{ anything that} humans{ do}, and what God does that seems weak is stronger than{ anything that} humans{ do}.BSBBSB: For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
26. 26ARSTFor{ proof that this is so,} think about the fact that God chose you{ the way you are}, fellow believers. From a human perspective, most of you did not think wisely, do powerful deeds,{ or} belong to important families.BSBBSB: Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
27. 27ARSTRather, God decided to use what seems foolish to humans to humble those who think wisely. God decided to use what seems weak to humans to humble those people and things that act powerfully.BSBBSB: But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
28. 28ARSTGod decided to use what seems unimportant to people and what people look down on.{ It is as if} these things do not{ even} exist,{ but God decided to use them} to make the things that everyone knows about insignificant.BSBBSB: He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
29. 29ARST{ God did these things with the goal} that no humans would say great things about themselves in God’ s sight.BSBBSB: so that no one may boast in His presence.
30. 30ARSTIt is God who has united you to the Messiah Jesus. By working through the Messiah, God has made us wise. He has declared us innocent, chosen us to be his own people, and delivered us{ from evil powers}.BSBBSB: It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
31. 31ARSTSo,{ because God is the one who does all these things, we should do what} the prophet Jeremiah wrote:“If people want to say great things about something, they should say those great things about the Lord.”BSBBSB: Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

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