Christ the Power and Wisdom of God

¹⁸ For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is the power of God to us who are being saved.^(A)

²³ but we preach Christ crucified,^(A) a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles.^{[a] 24} Yet to those who are called,^(B) both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God,