11. For it has been shewn to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of the house of Chloe, that there are strifes among you.
12. But I speak of this, that each of you says, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.
13. Is the Christ divided? has Paul been crucified for you? or have ye been baptised unto the name of Paul?
14. I thank God that I have baptised none of you, unless Crispus and Gaius,
15. that no one may say that I have baptised unto my own name.
16. Yes, I baptised also the house of Stephanas; for the rest I know not if I have baptised any other.
17. For Christ has not sent me to baptise, but to preach glad tidings; not in wisdom of word, that the cross of the Christ may not be made vain.
18. For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but to us that are saved it is God's power.
19. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and set aside the understanding of the understanding ones.
20. Where is the wise? where scribe? where disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
21. For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom has not known God, God has been pleased by the foolishness of the preaching to save those that believe.
22. Since Jews indeed ask for signs, and Greeks seek wisdom;
23. but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews an offence, and to nations foolishness;
24. but to those that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ God's power and God's wisdom.
25. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26. For consider your calling, brethren, that there are not many wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many high-born.
27. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may put to shame the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may put to shame the strong things;
28. and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, and things that are not, that he may annul the things that are;
29. so that no flesh should boast before God.