1 Corinthians 1:18-25

New American Standard Bible 1995

The Wisdom of God

¹⁸ For the word of the cross is ^(A)foolishness to ^(B)those who ^[a]are perishing, but to us who ^[b]are being saved it is ^(C)the power of God. ¹⁹ For it is written,

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