1 Corinthians 1:17-31

171For ChristG5547 did not sendG649 me to baptizeG907, but to preachG2097 the gospelG2097, 2not in 3clevernessG4678 of speechG3056, soG2443 that the crossG4716 of ChristG5547 would not be madeG2758 voidG2758.

18For the wordG3056 of the crossG4716 is 4foolishnessG3472 to 5thoseG3588 who 6are perishingG622, but to us who 7are being savedG4982 it is 8the powerG1411 of GodG2316. 19For it is writtenG1125, “9I will destroyG622 the wisdomG4678 of the wiseG4680, And the clevernessG4907 of the cleverG4908 I will setG114 asideG114.” 2010WhereG4226 is the wiseG4680 manG4680? WhereG4226 is the scribeG1122? WhereG4226 is the debaterG4804 of 11thisG3778 ageG165? Has not GodG2316 12madeG3471 foolishG3471 the wisdomG4678 of 13the worldG2889? 21For sinceG1894 in the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 14the worldG2889 throughG1223 its wisdomG4678 did not come to knowG1097 GodG2316, 15GodG2316 was well-pleasedG2106 throughG1223 the 16foolishnessG3472 of the 17messageG2782 preachedG2782 to 18saveG4982 thoseG3588 who believeG4100. 22For indeedG2532 19JewsG2453 askG154 for 20signsG4592 and GreeksG1672 searchG2212 for wisdomG4678; 23but we preachG2784 2122ChristG5547 crucifiedG4717, 23to JewsG2453 a stumblingG4625 blockG4625 and to GentilesG1484 24foolishnessG3472, 24but to thoseG3588 who are 25the calledG2822, bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672, ChristG5547 26the powerG1411 of GodG2316 and 27the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316. 25BecauseG3754 the 28foolishnessG3474 of GodG2316 is wiserG4680 than menG444, and 29the weaknessG772 of GodG2316 is strongerG2478 than menG444.

26For 30considerG991 your 31callingG2821, brethrenG80, that there were 32not manyG4183 wiseG4680 accordingG2596 to 33the fleshG4561, not manyG4183 mightyG1415, not manyG4183 nobleG2104; 27but 34GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the foolishG3474 thingsG3474 of 35the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the wiseG4680, and GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the weakG772 thingsG772 of 36the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the things whichG2478 are strongG2478, 28and the baseG36 thingsG36 of 37the worldG2889 and the despisedG1848 GodG2316 has chosenG1586, 38the things that are not, soG2443 that He may 39nullifyG2673 the things that are, 29soG3704 that 40noG3361G3956 41manG4561 may boastG2744 beforeG1799 GodG2316. 30But 42by His doing you are in 43ChristG5547 JesusG2424, whoG3739 becameG1096 to us 44wisdomG4678 from GodG2316, 45and 46righteousnessG1343 and 47sanctificationG38, and 48redemptionG629, 31soG2443 that, justG2531 as it is writtenG1125, “49Let him who boastsG2744, boastG2744 in the LordG2962.”