3 Grace to you and peace from God our Fatheri and the Lord Jesus Christ.

THANKSGIVING

4 I always thankj my God for you because of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus, 5 that you were enriched in himk in every way, in all speech and all knowledge.l 6 In this way, the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you,m 7 so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly waitn for the revelationo of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8 He will also strengthen you to the end,p so that you will be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.q 9 God is faithful;r you were called by hims into fellowship with his Son,t Jesus Christ our Lord.

DIVISIONS AT CORINTH

10 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction. 11 For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers and sisters, by members of Chloe’s people, that there is rivalryu among you. 12 What I am saying is this: One of you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,”v or “I belong to Cephas,”w or “I belong to Christ.”x 13 Is Christ divided?y Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in Paul’s name? 14 I thank GodA,B that I baptized none of you except Crispusz and Gaius,aa 15 so that no one can say you were baptized in my name.