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1 Corinthians 1:18-24

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 understandingG4907 of thoseG3588 who haveG4908 understandingG4908, I will confoundG114.” 207WhereG4226 is the wiseG4680 personG4680? WhereG4226 is the scribeG1122? WhereG4226 is the debaterG4804 of 8thisG3778 ageG165? Has GodG2316 not 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 13was pleasedG2106 throughG1223 the 14foolishnessG3472 of the 15messageG2782 preachedG2782 to 16saveG4982 thoseG3588 who believeG4100. 22For indeedG2532 17JewsG2453 askG154 for 18signsG4592 and GreeksG1672 searchG2212 forG2212 wisdomG4678; 23but we preachG2784 1920ChristG5547 crucifiedG4717, 21to JewsG2453 a stumblingG4625 blockG4625, and to GentilesG1484 22foolishnessG3472, 24but to thoseG3588 who are 23the calledG2822, bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672, ChristG5547 24the powerG1411 of GodG2316 and 25the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316.

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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 ↩

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