1 Corinthians 1:18-24

18The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.

19As the Scriptures say, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.”

20So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish.

21Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.

22It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom.

23So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense.

24But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.