1 Corinthians 1:18-20

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Christ the Power and Wisdom of God

¹⁸For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is the power of God to us who are being saved.^(A) ¹⁹For it is written,

I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and I will set aside the intelligence of the intelligent.^[a]^(B)

²⁰Where is the one who is wise? Where is the teacher of the law?^[b] Where is the debater of this age?^(C) Hasn’t God made the world’s wisdom foolish?

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Footnotes

1:19 Is 29:14
1:20 Or scholar

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