1 Corinthians 1:20-31

New American Standard Bible

²⁰^(A)Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of ^(B)this age? Has God not ^(C)made foolish the wisdom of ^(D)the world? ²¹For since in the wisdom of God ^(E)the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, ^(F)God ^[a]was pleased through the ^(G)foolishness of the ^[b]message preached to ^(H)save those who believe. ²²For indeed ^(I)Jews ask for ^[c]signs and Greeks search for wisdom; ²³but we preach ^[d]^(J)Christ crucified, ^(K)to Jews a stumbling block, and to Gentiles ^(L)foolishness, ²⁴but to those who are ^(M)the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ ^(N)the power of God and ^(O)the wisdom of God. ²⁵For the ^(P)foolishness of God is wiser than mankind, and ^(Q)the weakness of God is stronger than mankind.

²⁶For ^[e]consider your ^(R)calling, brothers and sisters, that there were ^(S)not many wise according to ^[f]the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; ²⁷but ^(T)God has chosen the foolish things of ^(U)the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of ^(V)the world to shame the things which are strong, ²⁸and the ^[g]insignificant things of ^(W)the world and the despised God has chosen, ^(X)the things that are not, so that He may ^(Y)nullify the things that are, ²⁹so that ^(Z)no ^[h]human may boast before God. ³⁰But it is ^[i]due to Him that you are in ^(AA)Christ Jesus, who became to us ^(AB)wisdom from God, ^[j]and ^(AC)righteousness and ^(AD)sanctification, and ^(AE)redemption, ³¹so that, just as it is written: “^(AF)Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”