1 Corinthians 1:3-12
1:3 Grace and peace to you
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
Thanksgiving
1:4 I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.
1:5 For you were made rich in every way in him, in all your speech and in every kind of knowledge –
1:6 just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you –
1:7 so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1:8 He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1:9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Divisions in the Church
1:10 I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together, to end your divisions, and to be united by the same mind and purpose.
1:11 For members of Chloe’s household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters, that there are quarrels among you.
1:12 Now I mean this, that each of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” or “I am with Cephas,” or “I am with Christ.”