1 Corinthians 1:14-31

14I amG2168 thankfulG2168 that I 1baptizedG907 noneG3762 of you exceptG1508 2CrispusG2921 and 3GaiusG1050, 15soG2443 thatG2443 noG3361 oneG5100 would sayG3004 you were baptizedG907 4in my nameG3686! 16But I did baptizeG907 the 5householdG3624 of StephanasG4734 alsoG2532; beyondG3062 thatG3062, I do not knowG3609 ifG1487 I baptizedG907 anyoneG5100 elseG243. 176For ChristG5547 did not sendG649 me to baptizeG907, but to preachG2097 the gospelG2097, 7not with 8clevernessG4678 of speechG3056, soG2443 thatG2443 the crossG4716 of ChristG5547 would not be madeG2758 ofG2758 noG2758 effectG2758.

18For the wordG3056 of the crossG4716 is 9foolishnessG3472 to 10thoseG3588 who 11are perishingG622, but to us who 12are being savedG4982 it is 13the powerG1411 of GodG2316. 19For it is writtenG1125: “14I will destroyG622 the wisdomG4678 of the wiseG4680, And the understandingG4907 of thoseG3588 who haveG4908 understandingG4908, I will confoundG114.” 2015WhereG4226 is the wiseG4680 personG4680? WhereG4226 is the scribeG1122? WhereG4226 is the debaterG4804 of 16thisG3778 ageG165? Has GodG2316 not 17madeG3471 foolishG3471 the wisdomG4678 of 18the worldG2889? 21For sinceG1894 in the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 19the worldG2889 throughG1223 its wisdomG4678 did not come to knowG1097 GodG2316, 20GodG2316 21was pleasedG2106 throughG1223 the 22foolishnessG3472 of the 23messageG2782 preachedG2782 to 24saveG4982 thoseG3588 who believeG4100. 22For indeedG2532 25JewsG2453 askG154 for 26signsG4592 and GreeksG1672 searchG2212 forG2212 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. 25For the 34foolishnessG3474 of GodG2316 is wiserG4680 than mankindG444, and 35the weaknessG772 of GodG2316 is strongerG2478 than mankindG444.

26For 36considerG991 your 37callingG2821, brothersG80 and sisters, 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 thingsG2478 which are strongG2478, 28and the 43insignificantG36 thingsG36 of 44the worldG2889 and the despisedG1848 GodG2316 has chosenG1586, 45the things that are not, soG2443 thatG2443 He may 46nullifyG2673 the things that are, 29soG3704 thatG3704 47noG3361G3956 48humanG4561 may boastG2744 beforeG1799 GodG2316. 30But it is 49dueG1537 toG1537 Him that you are in 50ChristG5547 JesusG2424, whoG3739 becameG1096 to us 51wisdomG4678 from GodG2316, 52and 53righteousnessG1343 and 54sanctificationG38, and 55redemptionG629, 31soG2443 thatG2443, justG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125: “56Let the one who boastsG2744, boastG2744 in the LordG2962.”