Greetings from Paul and Sosthenes (Acts 18:1–11; 2 Corinthians 1:1–2)
1 TNT Paul by vocacion an Apostle of Iesus Christ thorow the will of God and brother Sostenes. BSB BSB: Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
2 TNT Vnto the congregacion of God which is at Corinthum. To them that are sanctified in Christ Iesu sainctes by callynge with all that call on the name of oure lorde Iesus Christ in every place both of theirs and of oures. BSB BSB: 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 TNT Grace be with you and peace from God oure father and from the lorde Iesus Christ. BSB BSB: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thanksgiving (Philippians 1:3–11; Colossians 1:3–14)
4 TNT I thanke my God all wayes on youre behalfe for the grace of God which is geuen you by Iesus Christ BSB BSB: I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
5 TNT that in all thinges ye are made riche by him in all lerninge and in all knowledge BSB BSB: For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,
6 TNT even as the testimony of Iesus Christ was confermed in you BSB BSB: because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.
7 TNT so that ye are behynde in no gyft and wayte for the apperynge of oure lorde Iesus Christ BSB BSB: Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
8 TNT which shall streght you vnto the ende that ye maye be blamelesse in the daye of oure lorde Iesus Christ. BSB BSB: He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 TNT For god is faythfull by whom ye are called vnto the fellishyppe of his sonne Iesus Christe oure lorde. BSB BSB: God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
Unity in the Church (Psalm 133:1–3; Ephesians 4:1–16)
11 TNT It is shewed vnto me (my brethren) of you by them that are of the housse of Cloe that ther is stryfe amonge you. BSB BSB: My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
12 TNT And this is it that I meane: how that comelie amonge you one sayeth: I holde of Paul: another I holde of Apollo: the thyrde I holde of Cephas: the four ye I holde of Christ. BSB BSB: What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
13 TNT Ys Christ devided? was Paul crucified for you? ether were ye baptised in the name of Paul? BSB BSB: Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?
14 TNT I thanke God that I christened none of you but Crispus and Gayus BSB BSB: I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
15 TNT lest eny shulde saye that I had baptised in myne awne name. BSB BSB: so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.
16 TNT I baptised also the housse of Stephana. Forthermore knowe I not whether I baptised eny man or no. BSB BSB: Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.
17 TNT For Christ sent me not to baptyse but to preache the gospell not with wysdome of wordes lest the crosse of Christ shuld have bene made of none effecte. BSB BSB: 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.
The Message of the Cross 19 TNT For it is written: I will destroye the wysdome of the wyse and will cast awaye the vnderstondinge of the prudet. BSB BSB: For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
21 TNT For when the worlde thorow wysdome knew not God in the wysdome of God: it pleased God thorow folisshnes of preachinge to save them that beleve. BSB BSB: 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 TNT For the Iewes requyre a signe and the Grekes seke after wysdome. BSB BSB: Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
24 TNT but vnto the which are called both of Iewes and Grekes we preache Christ the power of God and the wysdome of God. BSB BSB: but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
25 TNT For the folishnes of God is wyser then men: and the weakenes of God is stronger then men. BSB BSB: For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
Wisdom from God 26 TNT Brethren loke on youre callinge how that not many wyse men after the flesshe not many myghty not many of hye degre are called: BSB BSB: 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 TNT but God hath chosen the folysshe thinges of the worlde to confounde the wyse. And God hath chosyn the weake thinges of the worlde to confounde thinges which are mighty. BSB BSB: 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 TNT And vile thinges of the worlde and thinges which are despysed hath God chosen yee and thinges of no reputacion for to brynge to nought thinges of reputacion BSB BSB: He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
29 TNT that no flesshe shulde reioyce in his presence. BSB BSB: so that no one may boast in His presence.
30 TNT And vnto him partayne ye in Christ Iesu which of God is made vnto vs wysdome and also rightewesnes and saunctifyinge and redempcion. BSB BSB: 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 TNT That accordinge as it is written: he which reioyseth shulde reioyce in the Lorde. BSB BSB: Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
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