1 Corinthians 1:14-31

141I thankG2168 GodG2316 that I 2baptizedG907 noneG3762 of you exceptG1508 3CrispusG2921 and 4GaiusG1050, 15soG2443 that noG3361 oneG5100 would sayG3004 you were baptizedG907 5in my nameG3686. 16NowG1161 I did baptizeG907 alsoG2532 the 6householdG3624 of StephanasG4734; beyondG3062 that, I do not knowG3609 whetherG1487 I baptizedG907 anyG5100 otherG243. 177For ChristG5547 did not sendG649 me to baptizeG907, but to preachG2097 the gospelG2097, 8not in 9clevernessG4678 of speechG3056, soG2443 that the crossG4716 of ChristG5547 would not be madeG2758 voidG2758.

18For the wordG3056 of the crossG4716 is 10foolishnessG3472 to 11thoseG3588 who 12are perishingG622, but to us who 13are being savedG4982 it is 14the powerG1411 of GodG2316. 19For it is writtenG1125, “15I will destroyG622 the wisdomG4678 of the wiseG4680, And the clevernessG4907 of the cleverG4908 I will setG114 asideG114.” 2016WhereG4226 is the wiseG4680 manG4680? WhereG4226 is the scribeG1122? WhereG4226 is the debaterG4804 of 17thisG3778 ageG165? Has not GodG2316 18madeG3471 foolishG3471 the wisdomG4678 of 19the worldG2889? 21For sinceG1894 in the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 20the worldG2889 throughG1223 its wisdomG4678 did not come to knowG1097 GodG2316, 21GodG2316 was well-pleasedG2106 throughG1223 the 22foolishnessG3472 of the 23messageG2782 preachedG2782 to 24saveG4982 thoseG3588 who believeG4100. 22For indeedG2532 25JewsG2453 askG154 for 26signsG4592 and GreeksG1672 searchG2212 for wisdomG4678; 23but we preachG2784 2728ChristG5547 crucifiedG4717, 29to JewsG2453 a stumblingG4625 blockG4625 and to GentilesG1484 30foolishnessG3472, 24but to thoseG3588 who are 31the calledG2822, bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672, ChristG5547 32the powerG1411 of GodG2316 and 33the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316. 25BecauseG3754 the 34foolishnessG3474 of GodG2316 is wiserG4680 than menG444, and 35the weaknessG772 of GodG2316 is strongerG2478 than menG444.

26For 36considerG991 your 37callingG2821, brethrenG80, that there were 38not manyG4183 wiseG4680 accordingG2596 to 39the fleshG4561, not manyG4183 mightyG1415, not manyG4183 nobleG2104; 27but 40GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the foolishG3474 thingsG3474 of 41the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the wiseG4680, and GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the weakG772 thingsG772 of 42the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the things whichG2478 are strongG2478, 28and the baseG36 thingsG36 of 43the worldG2889 and the despisedG1848 GodG2316 has chosenG1586, 44the things that are not, soG2443 that He may 45nullifyG2673 the things that are, 29soG3704 that 46noG3361G3956 47manG4561 may boastG2744 beforeG1799 GodG2316. 30But 48by His doing you are in 49ChristG5547 JesusG2424, whoG3739 becameG1096 to us 50wisdomG4678 from GodG2316, 51and 52righteousnessG1343 and 53sanctificationG38, and 54redemptionG629, 31soG2443 that, justG2531 as it is writtenG1125, “55Let him who boastsG2744, boastG2744 in the LordG2962.”