New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 1:18-28

18For the wordG3056 of the crossG4716 is 1foolishnessG3472 to 2thoseG3588 who 3are perishingG622, but to us who 4are being savedG4982 it is 5the powerG1411 of GodG2316. 19For it is writtenG1125, “6I will destroyG622 the wisdomG4678 of the wiseG4680, And the clevernessG4907 of the cleverG4908 I will setG114 asideG114.” 20 7WhereG4226 is the wiseG4680 manG4680? WhereG4226 is the scribeG1122? WhereG4226 is the debaterG4804 of 8thisG3778 ageG165? Has not GodG2316 9madeG3471 foolishG3471 the wisdomG4678 of 10the worldG2889? 21For sinceG1894 in the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 11the worldG2889 throughG1223 its wisdomG4678 did not come to knowG1097 GodG2316, 12GodG2316 was well-pleasedG2106 throughG1223 the 13foolishnessG3472 of the 14messageG2782 preachedG2782 to 15saveG4982 thoseG3588 who believeG4100. 22For indeedG2532 16JewsG2453 askG154 for 17signsG4592 and GreeksG1672 searchG2212 for wisdomG4678; 23but we preachG2784 18 19ChristG5547 crucifiedG4717, 20to JewsG2453 a stumblingG4625 blockG4625 and to GentilesG1484 21foolishnessG3472, 24but to thoseG3588 who are 22the calledG2822, bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672, ChristG5547 23the powerG1411 of GodG2316 and 24the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316. 25BecauseG3754 the 25foolishnessG3474 of GodG2316 is wiserG4680 than menG444, and 26the weaknessG772 of GodG2316 is strongerG2478 than menG444.

26For 27considerG991 your 28callingG2821, brethrenG80, that there were 29not manyG4183 wiseG4680 accordingG2596 to 30the fleshG4561, not manyG4183 mightyG1415, not manyG4183 nobleG2104; 27but 31GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the foolishG3474 thingsG3474 of 32the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the wiseG4680, and GodG2316 has chosenG1586 the weakG772 thingsG772 of 33the worldG2889 to shameG2617 the things whichG2478 are strongG2478, 28and the baseG36 thingsG36 of 34the worldG2889 and the despisedG1848 GodG2316 has chosenG1586, 35the things that are not, soG2443 that He may 36nullifyG2673 the things that are,

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Notes

1. 1 Corinthians 1:18 1 Cor 1:21, 23, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
2. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Acts 2:47; 2 Cor 2:15; 4:3; 2 Thess 2:10 ↩
3. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Or perish ↩
4. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Or are saved ↩
5. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:24 ↩
6. 1 Corinthians 1:19 Is 29:14 ↩
7. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Job 12:17; Is 19:11f; 33:18 ↩
8. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Matt 13:22; 1 Cor 2:6, 8; 3:18, 19 ↩
9. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Rom 1:20ff ↩
10. 1 Corinthians 1:20 John 12:31; 1 Cor 1:27f; 6:2; 11:32; James 4:4 ↩
11. 1 Corinthians 1:21 John 12:31; 1 Cor 1:27f; 6:2; 11:32; James 4:4 ↩
12. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Luke 12:32; Gal 1:15; Col 1:19 ↩
13. 1 Corinthians 1:21 1 Cor 1:18, 23, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
14. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Lit preaching ↩
15. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Rom 11:14; James 5:20 ↩
16. 1 Corinthians 1:22 Matt 12:38 ↩
17. 1 Corinthians 1:22 Or attesting miracles ↩
18. 1 Corinthians 1:23 I.e. Messiah ↩
19. 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 2:2; Gal 3:1; 5:11 ↩
20. 1 Corinthians 1:23 Luke 2:34; 1 Pet 2:8 ↩
21. 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
22. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 8:28 ↩
23. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:18 ↩
24. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Luke 11:49; 1 Cor 1:30 ↩
25. 1 Corinthians 1:25 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 23; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
26. 1 Corinthians 1:25 2 Cor 13:4 ↩
27. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Lit see ↩
28. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Rom 11:29 ↩
29. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Matt 11:25; 1 Cor 1:20; 2:8 ↩
30. 1 Corinthians 1:26 I.e. human standards ↩
31. 1 Corinthians 1:27 James 2:5 ↩
32. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
33. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
34. 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
35. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Rom 4:17 ↩
36. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Job 34:19; 1 Cor 2:6; 2 Thess 2:8; Heb 2:14 ↩

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