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New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Corinthians 1:18-28

18For the word of the cross is 1foolishness to 2those who 3are perishing, but to us who 4are being saved it is 5the power of God. 19For it is written: “6I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the understanding of those who have understanding, I will confound.” 207Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of 8this age? Has God not 9made foolish the wisdom of 10the world? 21For since in the wisdom of God 11the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, 12God 13was pleased through the 14foolishness of the 15message preached to 16save those who believe. 22For indeed 17Jews ask for 18signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23but we preach 1920Christ crucified, 21to Jews a stumbling block, and to Gentiles 22foolishness, 24but to those who are 23the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ 24the power of God and 25the wisdom of God. 25For the 26foolishness of God is wiser than mankind, and 27the weakness of God is stronger than mankind.

26For 28consider your 29calling, brothers and sisters, that there were 30not many wise according to 31the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27but 32God has chosen the foolish things of 33the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of 34the world to shame the things which are strong, 28and the 35insignificant things of 36the world and the despised God has chosen, 37the things that are not, so that He may 38nullify the things that are,

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Corinthians 1:18 1 Cor 1:21, 23, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Acts 2:47; 2 Cor 2:15; 4:3; 2 Thess 2:10 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Or perish ↩
  4. 4. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Or are saved ↩
  5. 5. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:24 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Corinthians 1:19 Is 29:14 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Job 12:17; Is 19:11f; 33:18 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Matt 13:22; 1 Cor 2:6, 8; 3:18, 19 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Corinthians 1:20 Rom 1:20ff ↩
  10. 10. 1 Corinthians 1:20 John 12:31; 1 Cor 1:27f; 6:2; 11:32; James 4:4 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Corinthians 1:21 John 12:31; 1 Cor 1:27f; 6:2; 11:32; James 4:4 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Luke 12:32; Gal 1:15; Col 1:19 ↩
  13. 13. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Or resolved ↩
  14. 14. 1 Corinthians 1:21 1 Cor 1:18, 23, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  15. 15. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Lit preaching ↩
  16. 16. 1 Corinthians 1:21 Rom 11:14; James 5:20 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Corinthians 1:22 Matt 12:38 ↩
  18. 18. 1 Corinthians 1:22 Or confirming miracles ↩
  19. 19. 1 Corinthians 1:23 I.e., the Messiah ↩
  20. 20. 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 2:2; Gal 3:1; 5:11 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Corinthians 1:23 Luke 2:34; 1 Pet 2:8 ↩
  22. 22. 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 25; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  23. 23. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 8:28 ↩
  24. 24. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:18 ↩
  25. 25. 1 Corinthians 1:24 Luke 11:49; 1 Cor 1:30 ↩
  26. 26. 1 Corinthians 1:25 1 Cor 1:18, 21, 23; 2:14; 4:10 ↩
  27. 27. 1 Corinthians 1:25 2 Cor 13:4 ↩
  28. 28. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Lit see ↩
  29. 29. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Rom 11:29 ↩
  30. 30. 1 Corinthians 1:26 Matt 11:25; 1 Cor 1:20; 2:8 ↩
  31. 31. 1 Corinthians 1:26 I.e., human standards ↩
  32. 32. 1 Corinthians 1:27 James 2:5 ↩
  33. 33. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  34. 34. 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  35. 35. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Or lowly ↩
  36. 36. 1 Corinthians 1:28 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
  37. 37. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Rom 4:17 ↩
  38. 38. 1 Corinthians 1:28 Job 34:19; 1 Cor 2:6; 2 Thess 2:8; Heb 2:14 ↩

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