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New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 1:14-31

141I thank God that I 2baptized none of you except 3Crispus and 4Gaius, 15so that no one would say you were baptized 5in my name. 16Now I did baptize also the 6household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other. 177For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, 8not in 9cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.

18For the word of the cross is 10foolishness to 11those who 12are perishing, but to us who 13are being saved it is 14the power of God. 19For it is written, “15I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.” 2016Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of 17this age? Has not God 18made foolish the wisdom of 19the world? 21For since in the wisdom of God 20the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, 21God was well-pleased through the 22foolishness of the 23message preached to 24save those who believe. 22For indeed 25Jews ask for 26signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23but we preach 2728Christ crucified, 29to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles 30foolishness, 24but to those who are 31the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ 32the power of God and 33the wisdom of God. 25Because the 34foolishness of God is wiser than men, and 35the weakness of God is stronger than men.

26For 36consider your 37calling, brethren, that there were 38not many wise according to 39the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27but 40God has chosen the foolish things of 41the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of 42the world to shame the things which are strong, 28and the base things of 43the world and the despised God has chosen, 44the things that are not, so that He may 45nullify the things that are, 29so that 46no 47man may boast before God. 30But 48by His doing you are in 49Christ Jesus, who became to us 50wisdom from God, 51and 52righteousness and 53sanctification, and 54redemption, 31so that, just as it is written, “55Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

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  1. 1. 1 Corinthians 1:14 Two early mss read I give thanks that ↩
  2. 2. 1 Corinthians 1:14 Acts 18:8 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Corinthians 1:14 Acts 18:8 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Corinthians 1:14 Rom 16:23 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Corinthians 1:15 Lit into ↩
  6. 6. 1 Corinthians 1:16 1 Cor 16:15, 17 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Corinthians 1:17 John 4:2; Acts 10:48 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Corinthians 1:17 1 Cor 2:1, 4, 13; 2 Cor 10:10; 11:6 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Corinthians 1:17 Lit wisdom ↩
  10. 10. 1 Corinthians 1:18 1 Cor 1:21, 23, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Acts 2:47; 2 Cor 2:15; 4:3; 2 Thess 2:10 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Or perish ↩
  13. 13. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Or are saved ↩
  14. 14. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:24 ↩
  15. 15. 1 Corinthians 1:19 Is 29:14 ↩
  16. 16. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Job 12:17; Is 19:11f; 33:18 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Matt 13:22; 1 Cor 2:6, 8; 3:18, 19 ↩
  18. 18. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Rom 1:20ff ↩
  19. 19. 1 Corinthians 1:20 John 12:31; 1 Cor 1:27f; 6:2; 11:32; James 4:4 ↩
  20. 20. 1 Corinthians 1:21 John 12:31; 1 Cor 1:27f; 6:2; 11:32; James 4:4 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Luke 12:32; Gal 1:15; Col 1:19 ↩
  22. 22. 1 Corinthians 1:21 1 Cor 1:18, 23, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  23. 23. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Lit preaching ↩
  24. 24. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Rom 11:14; James 5:20 ↩
  25. 25. 1 Corinthians 1:22 Matt 12:38 ↩
  26. 26. 1 Corinthians 1:22 Or attesting miracles ↩
  27. 27. 1 Corinthians 1:23 I.e. Messiah ↩
  28. 28. 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 2:2; Gal 3:1; 5:11 ↩
  29. 29. 1 Corinthians 1:23 Luke 2:34; 1 Pet 2:8 ↩
  30. 30. 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  31. 31. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 8:28 ↩
  32. 32. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:18 ↩
  33. 33. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Luke 11:49; 1 Cor 1:30 ↩
  34. 34. 1 Corinthians 1:25 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 23; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  35. 35. 1 Corinthians 1:25 2 Cor 13:4 ↩
  36. 36. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Lit see ↩
  37. 37. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Rom 11:29 ↩
  38. 38. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Matt 11:25; 1 Cor 1:20; 2:8 ↩
  39. 39. 1 Corinthians 1:26 I.e. human standards ↩
  40. 40. 1 Corinthians 1:27 James 2:5 ↩
  41. 41. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  42. 42. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  43. 43. 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  44. 44. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Rom 4:17 ↩
  45. 45. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Job 34:19; 1 Cor 2:6; 2 Thess 2:8; Heb 2:14 ↩
  46. 46. 1 Corinthians 1:29 Eph 2:9 ↩
  47. 47. 1 Corinthians 1:29 Lit flesh ↩
  48. 48. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Lit of Him ↩
  49. 49. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Rom 8:1; 1 Cor 4:15 ↩
  50. 50. 1 Corinthians 1:30 1 Cor 1:24 ↩
  51. 51. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Or both ↩
  52. 52. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Jer 23:5f; 33:16; 2 Cor 5:21; Phil 3:9 ↩
  53. 53. 1 Corinthians 1:30 1 Cor 1:2; 6:11; 1 Thess 5:23 ↩
  54. 54. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Rom 3:24; Eph 1:7, 14; Col 1:14 ↩
  55. 55. 1 Corinthians 1:31 Jer 9:23f; 2 Cor 10:17 ↩

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