1 Corinthians 1:17-29

17For ChristG5547 sentG649 me not to baptizeG907, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdomG4678 of wordsG3056, lestG3361 the crossG4716 of ChristG5547 should be made voidG2758.

18For the wordG3056 of the crossG4716 isG1510 to them that perishG622 foolishnessG3472; but unto us who areG1510 savedG4982 it isG1510 the powerG1411 of GodG2316. 19For it is writtenG1125,

20WhereG4226 is the wiseG4680? whereG4226 is the scribeG1122? whereG4226 is the disputer of this worldG2889? hath not GodG2316 made foolish the wisdomG4678 of the worldG2889? 21For seeing that in the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 the worldG2889 through its wisdomG4678 knewG1097 not GodG2316, it was God’s good pleasureG2106 through the foolishnessG3472 of the preachingG2782 to saveG4982 them that believeG4100. 22Seeing that JewsG2453 askG154 for signsG4592, and GreeksG1672 seekG2212 after wisdomG4678: 23but we preachG2784 ChristG5547 crucifiedG4717, unto JewsG2453 a stumblingblock, and unto GentilesG1484 foolishnessG3472; 24but unto them that are calledG2822, both JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672, ChristG5547 the powerG1411 of GodG2316, and the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316. 25Because the foolishness of GodG2316 isG1510 wiser than menG444; and the weaknessG772 of GodG2316 isG1510 strongerG2478 than menG444.

26For behold your callingG2821, brethren, that not manyG4183 wiseG4680 after the fleshG4561, not manyG4183 mightyG1415, not manyG4183 noble, are called: 27but GodG2316 chose the foolishG3474 things of the worldG2889, that he might put to shameG2617 them that are wiseG4680; and GodG2316 chose the weakG772 things of the worldG2889, that he might put to shameG2617 the things that are strongG2478; 28and the base things of the worldG2889, and the things that areG1510 despisedG1848, did GodG2316 choose, yea and the things that areG1510 not, that he might bring to nought the things that areG1510: 29that no fleshG4561 should glory before GodG2316.