King James Version · Under Rome
1 Corinthians 1
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, called to be of through the will of , and our brother, Unto of which is at , to them that are in Christ , called to be , with all that in every place call upon the name of our , both theirs and ours: be unto you, and peace, from , and from . I thank my always on your behalf, for the of which is given you by ; That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; Even as the of Christ was confirmed in you: So that ye come behind in no gift; for the coming of our : Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our . is , by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son our . Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our , that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same and in the same . For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of ; and I of ; and I of ; and I of Christ. Is Christ divided? was for you? or were ye in the name of ? I thank that I none of you, but and ; Lest any should say that I had in mine own name. And I also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I any other. For Christ sent me not to , but to preach : not with of words, lest of Christ should be made of none effect. For the preaching of is to them that foolishness; but unto us which are it is the of . For , I will destroy the of , and will bring to nothing the of the prudent. Where is ? where is the ? where is the disputer of this world? hath not made foolish the of this world? For after that in the of the world by knew not , it pleased by the foolishness of preaching to them that . For the require a sign, and seek after : But we preach Christ , unto the a stumblingblock, and unto foolishness; But unto them which are called, both and , Christ the of , and the of . Because the foolishness of is wiser than men; and the weakness of is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many men after , not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound ; and hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no should in his . But of him are ye in Christ , who of is made unto us , and , and sanctification, and : That, according as , He that glorieth, let him in .
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.