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1 Corinthians 1:17-26

17ForChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547hasnotsentG649metobaptise,buttopreachglad tidings;notinwisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678ofwordG3056,thatthecrossσταυρὸςstaurosG4716oftheChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547maynotbemadevain.

18ForthewordG3056ofthecrossσταυροῦstaurouG4716isG1510tothemthatperishἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472,buttousthatareG1510savedG4982itisG1510God'spowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411.

19ForitiswrittenG1125,IwilldestroyἀπολῶapolōG622thewisdomσοφίανsophianG4678ofthewiseσοφῶν,sophōnG4680,andsetG114asideG114theunderstandingG4907oftheunderstandingG4907ones.

20WhereποῦpouG4226[isthe]wiseσοφός;sophosG4680?whereποῦpouG4226scribeγραμματεύς;grammateusG1122?whereποῦpouG4226disputerofthisworldκόσμουkosmouG2889?hasnotGodθεὸςtheosG2316madefoolishthewisdomσοφίανsophianG4678oftheworldG2889?

21Forsince,inthewisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,theworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889bywisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678hasnotknownG1097Godθεόν,theonG2316,GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasbeenpleasedbythefoolishnessμωρίαςmōriasG3472ofthepreachingG2782tosaveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982thosethatbelieveG4100.

22SinceJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453indeedaskαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154forsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592,andGreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672seekζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678;

23butwepreachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547crucifiedG4717,toJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453anoffence,andtonationsG1484foolishnessμωρίανmōrianG3472;

24buttothosethat[are]calledκλητοῖς,klētoisG2822,bothJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andGreeksἝλλησιν,HellēsinG1672,ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547God'spowerδύναμινdunaminG1411andGod'swisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678.

25BecausethefoolishnessofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510wiserthanmenG444,andtheweaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510strongerG2478thanmenG444.

26ForconsiderΒλέπετεBlepeteG991yourcallingκλῆσινklēsinG2821,brethren,that[thereare]notmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680accordingκατὰkataG2596tofleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,notmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183powerfulδυνατοί,dunatoiG1415,notmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183high-born.

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